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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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GGIS Colloquium | Eco-Cities Beyond Failure: Reimagining the Everyday Socio-Natural Ecologies in Urban China

Event Type: Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor: Department of Geography & GIS
Location: 2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom
Date: Apr 11, 2025 3:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Colleen Chiu-Shee, Assistant Professor of Urban & Regional Planning (Illinois)
Cost: This talk is free and open to the public with a virtual option.
Registration: Zoom RSVP
Contact: UIUC Geography & GIS
E-Mail: geography@illinois.edu
Originating Calendar: Geography and Geographic Information Science; Some of the world’s most ambitious eco-cities have been built in China. In this talk, Dr. Chiu-Shee will explore this phenomenon to reflect on the ideals and practices of “the ecological city.” While urban scholarship has found many failures in existing practices, new forms of eco-cities continue spawning across China and other parts of the world. Are eco-cities mere greenwashing? Have there been any meaningful attempts? Do practices of “the ecological city” carry transformative potentials? And, what should “being ecological” mean in contemporary cities? Dr. Chiu-Shee will address these questions and invite dialogues about how we could (re)imagine our ecological urban futures.

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