Speakers

Professor Richard Wright

Orvil E. Dryfoos Chair in Public Affairs and Professor of Geography Emeritus

Professor Richard Wright (Dartmouth College, USA).

Richard's research focuses on the operation of housing and labor markets, migration, and immigration.

PLENARY TITLE: Changes in Racial-Ethnic Diversity and the Reconfiguration of White Space in the US, 1990-2020

Professor Shenjing He

Professor and Head, Department of Urban Planning and Design

Professor Shenjing He (University of Hong Kong).

Shenjing’s research interests cover urban redevelopment/gentrification, policy mobility and entrepreneurial urbanism, rural-urban migration and informal housing, urban development and housing price mechanism, rural-urban interface, and health geography.

PLENARY TITLE: The Changing Landscape of Low-Income Housing in Urban China

Professor Darren Smith

Professor of Geography

Professor Darren Smith (Loughborough University, UK).

Darren’s research is positioned at the interfaces between Population Studies, Urban Studies, Rural Studies, and Migration Studies.

PLENARY TITLE: The Challenges and Opportunities for a Planetary Population Geography