Assistant Planning

XIAOYUAN WAN Tel +** 0-774******* E-mail ********@*****.***

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2009~2013 University of Sheffield Department of Town and Regional Planning PhD UK

[SCHOLARSHIP]: UK-China Scholarship for Excellence (2009-2012 ) China

Peking University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning B.E

2004~2009 [GPA]:3.45/4.00 Ranking: 7/33

[SCHOLARSHIP]: National Undergraduate Urban Investigation Competition(2008), Principal

Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2006); Wusi Scholarship (2006)

2008 UK

University of Cambridge, International Summer School

RESEARCH INTEREST

Social and planning theory, power and space, Neighborhood planning, Collaborative governance, Public participation, Citizenship

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

2013 Spring Public Participation (For Master Student). TA: community participation in China

2012 Autumn Critical Perspectives on Planning Practices (For undergraduate student). TA: land use conflicts in China’s urban

peripherial neighborhood-case study of Beijing

2011/2012 Qualitative Research Methods (For PhD student). TA: qualitative interview, coding, ethnographic and visual

Autumn methods

2011/2012/ International Student Tutor (For Master student). Workshop: plagiarism, critical thinking, collaborative work

2013 Autumn

PUBLICATIONS AND PRIZES

Wan, Xiaoyuan (2013). Governmentalities and Changing Power Relations in Chinese Government’s ‘Community Construction’

Practices. PhD Thesis. University of Sheffield.

Zheng Tong; Zhang Chun; Wan, Xiaoyuan; Man Yanyun. (2012).Urban Policies Transition by Post-earthquake Recovery: A Case

Study of Mexico City. Urban Studies. No 05, Pages 117-124.

Wan Xiaoyuan; Zhang Chun; Man Yanyun. (2011). The Role of mitigation planning system in community recovery: case study of

Northbridge in America. Urban Planning International. No 04. Pages 10 -16.

Wan Xiaoyuan; Liu Ruinan; Jiang Jixuan. (2008). Isle in Fog: the social segregation in post-industrial settlement –A

case study of Beixinan, Beijing. National Undergraduate Urban Investigation Competition-First Prize.

Wan Xiaoyuan; Mo, Lin. (2006). Sustainable Development in Beijing’s fast-urbanization Area: A case study of Changyingxiang,

Beijing. Peking University Principal Undergraduate Research Fellowship Winner.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

2013 Mapping Neighborhood Planning Research Workshop. Presentation: Neighborhood Planning London

September in China: street-level autonomy or a new method of control?

2013 July Joint AESOP/ACSP Congress Dublin

2012 WUN Contemporary China Centre Workshop. Presentation: public-private partnership in Leeds

February China’s community governance

2011 Dec RTPI Yorkshire Conference Series. Neighborhood planning in the big society Sheffield

2007 July National Natural Science Fund Program. Report: Digital industrial Cluster in Shenzhen Shenzhen

SOCIAL AND PLANNING PRACTICES

2011 Beijing

Shining Stone Community Action Centre. Volunteer work: organizing

March-June neighborhood-based self-governing projects, capacity building

2010 Beijing

Peking University Urban Planning and Design Centre. Project assistant: Mid-stage

September- planning assessment for Jiaodaokou Community Development Plan

December

2008 Cultural Department of UNESCO Bangkok Office, UN. Program Assistant for Asian-Pacific Bangkok

August-October Cultural Heritage conservation Award

LANGUAGE AND SKILL

English(iBT104/120(2008),GRE530+790+3.5(2007)), Mandarin, Photoshop CS, Sketch Up, Auto CAD

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