Theory of Urban Space Development

About Jin Duan

Born in December 1960 Duan Jin is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a National Master of Engineering Survey and Design. Currently he works at Southeast University as a professor doctoral director director of the Institute of Urban Space and chief planner of the Institute of Urban Planning and Design Institute. He was appointed as the director of the first batch of national virtual teaching and research laboratories of the Ministry of Education and the director of Technology Innovation Center for Space Development and Urban Design of Ministry of Natural Resource. He also serves as a member of the urban and rural planning discipline evaluation group of the National Academic Degree Committee vice president of the Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC) chairman of the Standardization Work Committee vice chairman of the Urban Design Academic Committee of UPSC vice chairman of the Urban Design Experts Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Construction vice chairman of the Technical Committee on Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Natural Resources and editor for core journals such as City Planning Review Modern Urban Research and Planners.Prof. Duan has dedicated over 30 years to academic research on space development theory and urban planning and design. He is a pioneer in Urban Space Development Theory introducing the concept of the Space Gene and developing analytical and inheritance techniques. His contributions have played a crucial role in addressing contemporary urban development challenges including environmental degradation and the fragmentation of historical and cultural heritage. Duan's theoretical work is evidenced by over 160 published papers and 15 authored books for which he has received three first prizes at the provincial and ministerial levels for scientific and technological progress. In the realm of planning and design Duan has been involved in numerous national and local strategic projects. These include the Xiongan New Area the Demonstration Zone of Green and Integrated Ecological Development of the Yangtze River Delta the Jinan Starting Area of the Conversion of Old and New Kinetic Energy the Core Area of the Youth Olympic Village and the Suzhou Historic Area. His innovative approaches have earned him 33 international and national awards for planning and design as well as 18 victories in international competitions.