School of Public Administration and Policy - Renmin University of China

Lei Zhang Professor
Department	E-mail
Department of urban planning and management	leizhang1976@ruc.edu.cn
Office	Tel
Building Qiushi 430	8610-82502312

Education Experience

2008 Ph.D. in Urban Planning, the University of Tokyo, Japan 2005 M.Arch. in Architecture, Tsinghua University, China

Work Experience

2019-Present Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Management, Renmin University of China 2013-2018 Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Management, Renmin University of China 2008-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Management, Renmin University of China

Part time Job

Secretary of the Committee of Planning and Implementation among Urban Planning Society of China

Courses

Urban Planning and Designs Development Control Planning Theory China's Urban Planning (In English)

Research Expertise

Urban informality Urban Regeneration Plans Evaluation

Selected Publications

Zhang, L.*, Tochen R., Hibbard M., Tang Z.(2018) The Role of Local Leaders in Environmental Concerns in Master Plans: An Empirical Study of China’s Eighty Large Municipalities [J]. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 38(3):301-313. (ACSP Chester Rapkin Award as the Best Paper in the Journal of Planning Education and Research Vol.38 ) Yang, Y., Zhang, L., Ye, Y., Wang, Z. .(2019) Curbing Sprawl with Development-limiting Boundaries in Urban China: A Review of Literature [J]. Journal of Planning Literature. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0885412219874145 Zhang, L., Chen J., Tochen R. (2016) Shifts in governance modes in urban redevelopment: A case study of Beijing's Jiuxianqiao Area, Cities, 53:61-69. Zhang, L., Ye Y., Chen J. (2016) Urbanization, informality and housing inequality in indigenous villages: A case study of Guangzhou, Land Use Policy , 58 :32–42. Zhang, L., Wang S., Yu L. (2015) Is social capital eroded by the state-led urbanization in China? A case study on indigenous villagers in the urban fringe of Beijing, China Economic Review 35,232-246.