Tianyi Tang
- PhD Student (Urban Studies)
Email: t.tang.2@research.gla.ac.uk
https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-2507-7808
Research title: Ecological Gentrification and Socio-Spatial Inequality in Shanghai’s Sustainable Urban Transformation
Research Summary
My PhD project situates a critical inquiry into environmental gentrification in the context of Shanghai, China’s largest metropolis, which has demonstrated strong ambitions for promoting sustainable urban transformation at both local and global scales. Specifically, this research examines how Shanghai’s shift towards urban sustainability generates new forms of socio-spatial and environmental inequalities while also reshaping existing ones.
Supervisors
Grants
China Scholarship Council - University of Glasgow PhD Scholarship, 2021–2025
Conferences
"Geographies of ‘being’ displaced in redeveloping urban peripheries in Shanghai, China” | Annual International Conference of Royal Geographical Society, London, UK, 08/2024
“Gentrification with urban greening practices in the making of ecological Shanghai: an embedded case study”｜Gentrification and Displacement: An International Dialogue, Boston University, Boston, US, 10/2023
“Gentrifying with urban greening? Reflecting on green regeneration practices in Shanghai” | Global Symposium on Chinese Urban Governance and Policy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, 07/2023
“Studentification in Chinese urbanization context: case study of Nanjing” | International Conference on China’s Urban Development, Peking University, Beijing, China, 06/2019
Teaching
Seminar Tutor:
SPP1A Foundations of Welfare
SPP1B Understanding Glasgow
SPP2A Perspectives on Public Policy: Conflicting Ideas and Changing Agendas
Lab Demonstrator
GEOG1001 Geography 1: Living in a Changing World
Additional Information
Educational Background
BSc in Geographical Science (National Fundamental Sciences Training Program), with a Minor Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Studies, Nanjing University
MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research), London School of Economics and Political Science
Professional Experience
Research Intern in China Sustainable Cities Program, World Resources Institute China (05/2021 - 12/2021)
Assistant to Director, Ethiopian Women’s Empowerment Group, London (12/2019 - 09/2022)
