Cosmologies #05 TALK - Zhengli Huang
COSMOLOGIES. Rethinking Anomalies in Urban and Architectural Research on China and Beyond
A series marking the 10th anniversary of the China Room research group
Fifth event of the Cosmologies series: "Global China and Urban Africa: Infrastructure, Connectivity and Emergent Urbanisms"
Tracing two decades of fluctuating Chinese infrastructure investment in Africa, this talk examines its changing scale and geography before turning to connectivity projects in Kenya. Through cases of Chinese-financed rail and road projects, it explores their urban impacts and how these investments contribute to emergent African urbanisms shaped by shifting global relations and local dynamics.
About the Guest - Zhengli Huang
PhD, she is an urban researcher and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) at Politecnico di Torino. Prior to joining Politecnico di Torino, she was a Research Associate at the Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, working on projects examining global infrastructure corridors and China’s role in low-carbon transitions. Her research over the past decade has examined Chinese-financed infrastructure, urban development and territorial transformation across African cities, with extensive fieldwork in East and Southern Africa.
Introduced by Giorgia Greco (DAD) and Francesca Governa (DIST)
in dialogue with Emanuele Sciuva (DIST)
The talk will be held in English and will be available online at the following link.
Further details can be found in the attached poster and at this link.
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