Workshop & Training
ADB-Tongji Urban Knowledge Sharing Workshop Balancing and Integrating Urban-Rural Development in the PRC
13 Nov 2014 - 14 Nov 2014 Shanghai, The People's Republic of ChinaADB PRC Resident Mission’s Country Director Hamid Sharif, ADB East Asia Department’s Senior Advisor Edgar Cua, and Director Sangay Penjor addressed the workshop organized by the East Asia Department and Tongji University on 13-14 November. Over 120 participants discussed lessons from the PRC’s good practices on balancing and integrating urban-rural development. Experts from ADB South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub shared lessons from their countries.
Agenda:
| Time | Program |
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| 08:30 | Registration and Networking |
| 09:00 | Opening Remarks Moderator: Prof. Zilai TANG, Department of Urban Planning, CAUP, Tongji University
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| Keynote Speeches Session 1: The PRC and Europe Moderator: Prof. Zilai TANG, Department of Urban Planning, CAUP, Tongji University |
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| 09:15 | Policies and Programs of Urban-Rural Integration in the PRC: Case of Village Environment Improvement, Jiangsu Province Dr. Lan ZHOU, Director, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development CN |
| 09:45 | Rural-Urban Partnerships in Europe Dr. Rupert Kawka, Federal Institute for Building and Regional Planning, Germany |
| 10:15 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| Keynote Speeches Session 2: From the South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub Moderators: Mr. Stefan Rau, Urban Development Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB, and Ms. Maria Pia Ancora, Urban Development Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB |
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| 10:30 | Introduction to the ADB South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub Dr. Debjani Gosh, Team Leader, ADB South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub (SAUKH) Dr. Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh Urban Knowledge Hub (SAUKH) |
| 10:40 | Rural Development and Urban-Rural Development Policies in India Mr. Kirtee Shah, President, India Habitat Forum |
| 11:00 | Urban-Rural Development, Policies and Trends in Sri Lanka Prof. P.K.S. Mahanama, Sri Lanka Urban Knowledge Hub as part of SAUKH |
| 11:20 | Panel Discussion: Lessons for Urban-Rural Policies for the PRC
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| 12:10 | Group Photo |
| 12:15 | Lunch Break, Sanhaowu Restaurant, 2nd Floor |
| 13:30 | Case Study Project 1: Jiangsu Province Moderator: Ms. Hinako Maruyama, Urban Development Specialist, ADB Village Environment Improvement and Revitalization Program, Jiangsu Province Dr. Dongfeng ZHU, Director, Urban Development Research Institute CN Mr. Jianye WANG, Alcalde of Yaxi Town, Gaochun District, Nanjing |
| 14:00 | Questions and Answers |
| 14:15 | Case Study Project 2: Chengdu City Moderator: Prof. Lan WANG, CAUP, Tongji University Chengdu Urban-Rural Integration Program, Sichuan Province CN Prof. Yuming YE, Chief Specialist, Public Policy Platform of Urban-Rural Collaboration and Innovation Center, Renmin University Mr. Jia ZHANG, Deputy Director of Chengdu Planning and Administration Bureau, Sichuan Province |
| 14:45 | Questions and Answers |
| 15:00 | Case Study Project 3: Tengtou Village Moderator: Prof. Weiqiang WANG, CAUP, Tongji University Tengtou Village Comprehensive Development Project, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province Mr. Guoyu ZHAO, Director, Department of Planning Research, Ningbo Urban Planning and Design Institute Mr. Qing YU, Chief Engineer of Tengtou Village, Fenghua District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province |
| 15:30 | Questions and Answers |
| 15:45 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 16:00 | Case Studies from ADB’s Portfolio in the PRC Moderator: Ms. Irene Bain, Senior Social Sector Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB, ADB Loans and Technical Assistance Projects Promoting Urban-Rural Integration Mr. Sangay Penjor, Officer in Charge, Urban and Social Sector Division, East Asia Department, ADB with contributions from ADB project teams |
| 16:20 | Panel and Plenary Discussion Moderator: Mr. Hamid Sharif, Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned from the Case Studies
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| Urban Knowledge Hub Awards Ceremony Moderator: Prof. Lan WANG, CAUP, Tongji University |
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| 17:00 | Best Practices Awards 2014 |
| 17:15 | Workshop Closing Remarks Mr. Edgar Cua, Senior Advisor, East Asia Department, ADB Prof. Zilai TANG, CAUP, Tongji University |
| 18:00 | Dinner Reception, Tang Gong Restaurant, 2nd Floor of Magnolia Hotel |
Study Tour Tengtou Village, Zhejiang Province
Study tour to villages from case studies
| Time | Program |
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| Site visit of Tengtou outside Ningbo | |
| 08:00 | Departure from Tongji University Guest House |
| 11:00 | Lunch in Tengtou Village |
| 12:30 | Tour and walk in Tengtou Village |
| 15:00 | Questions & Answers session with planners, local officials and residents |
| 16:00 | Leave Tengtou Village |
| 17:00 | Stop at Ningbo Railway Station |
| 17:15 | Dinner in Ningbo |
| 20:30 | Arrival at Shanghai |
