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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr. Linjun Xie is an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Urbanism at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). She has a background in urban planning, and her interdisciplinary research focuses on the governance of urban sustainability transitions. In particular, her work explores various urban sustainability experiments including nature-based solutions and smart eco-city in addressing urban biodiversity, climate, and societal challenges. She received the Green Talents Award in 2017, and she was a visiting scholar at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in 2018. Before joining UNNC, she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Geography at Durham University. She currently serves as a Lead-Author of the IPBES Nexus Assessment report. Till December 2022, she has published more than twenty articles in top peer-reviewed journals, including Environmental Science & Policy, Political Geography, Journal of Urban Technology, Cities, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Environmental and Planning E: Nature and Space.
Teaching
MSc Urbanism and Sustainable Environments
2022-23
- ABEE4082 Sustainable Urbanism Project, Module Convener, 30 credits;
- ABEE4083 Eco- and Smart Cities, Module Convener, 20 credits;
- ABEE4085 Integrated and Innovative Environmental Design - Research Studio, Module Convener, 30 credits.
2021-22
- ABEE4082 Sustainable Urbanism Project, Module Convener, 30 credits;
- ABEE4083 Eco- and Smart Cities, Module Convener, 20 credits;
- ABEE4085 Integrated and Innovative Environmental Design - Research Studio, Module Convener, 30 credits.
PhD supervisions in the following areas:
Urban governance, urban planning, Nature-based soltuions, Sustainable and just transitions, climate and biodiversity
Research Interests
Dr. Linjun Xie’s research interests have covered: urban sustainability transitions, environmental governance, political ecology, critical smart/eco urbanism, nature-based solutions, and social and environmental justice.
She has worked on two international research projects:
- 2016-2018: ESRC/NSFC/DFG/NOW/ANR co-funded research project – ‘Smart eco-cities for a green economy: a comparative study of Europe and China’ (http://www.smart-eco-cities.org/)
- 2019-2021: EU Horizon 2020 Programme – ‘NATURVATION: Nature Based Urban Innovation’ project (https://naturvation.eu/)
Person Types
- Staff
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Mainstreaming sustainable innovation: unlocking the potential of nature-based solutions for climate change and biodiversity
Xie, L., Bulkeley, H. & Tozer, L., Jun 2022, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 132, p. 119-130 12 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus) -
Nature-based solutions for urban biodiversity governance
Xie, L. & Bulkeley, H., Aug 2020, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 110, p. 77-87 11 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
57 Citations (Scopus) -
Contextual factors for transnational municipal network's local environmental action: a study of ICLEI Africa's LAB Wetlands SA Programme
Rochell, K., Xie, L., Fisher, R. & Griffin, K., 28 Feb 2022, (Published Online) In: Local Environment. 28, 7, p. 882-899 18 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Catalyzing sustainability pathways: Navigating urban nature based solutions in Europe
Tozer, L., Bulkeley, H., van der Jagt, A., Toxopeus, H., Xie, L. & Runhaar, H., May 2022, In: Global Environmental Change. 74, 102521.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Disappearing reeds on Chongming Island: An environmental microhistory of Chinese eco-development
Xie, L., Mauch, C., Tan-Mullins, M. & Cheshmehzangi, A., Mar 2022, In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. 5, 1, p. 225-249 25 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)