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Seminars 2007 - Spring Term Schedule
All talks are held in Pierce Hall 100F, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, February 22, 3:30 PM.
“Gender Differences in Travel Behavior of Low-Income Residents: Case Studies in Chengdu (China) and Chennai (India)”
Dr. Sumeeta Srinivasan, Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences/China Project.
Thursday, March 8, 4:00 PM.
“Modeling of Travel Behavior in Chengdu, China”
Prof. Joan Walker, Center for Transportation Studies, Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University.
Thursday, March 22, 3:30 PM.
“NOx Emission Trends for China (1995-2004): View from the Ground, View from Space”
Dr. ZHANG Qiang, Argonne National Laboratory.
Thursday, April 12, 3:30 PM.
“Urban Planning in Chengdu: Process, Politics, and Policy -- A Provisional View”
Dr. Arnold Howitt, Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Kennedy School of Government.
Thursday, April 26, 3:30 PM.
"Autos, Transit and Bicycles: Comparing the Costs in Chinese Cities"
Mr. WANG Rui, Ph.D. candidate in public policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.
Monday, April 30, 10 AM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
"Essays on Environmental Tax Policy Analysis: Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Approaches Applied to China"
Ms. CAO Jing, Ph.D. candidate in public policy, Kennedy School of Government/Harvard GSAS.
NOTE LOCATION: 124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 160
Thursday, May 10, 3:30 PM **** POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 12 ****
"The Economic Value of Air-Pollution-Related Health Risks in Chengdu, China"
Prof. James K. Hammitt, Director, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis and Harvard School of Public Health
Wednesday, May 30, 12:00 PM
"Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in International Flows of E-Waste: Chinese Legislation and Implementation"
Ms. HU Yuan, Ph.D. candidate, School of Law, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Visiting Scholar, China Project and East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School
Monday, June 4, 4:00 PM
"The Co-Benefits of Mitigating Global Greenhouse Gases in China: An Integrated Top-Down and Bottom-Up Modeling Analysis"
Ms. CAO Jing, Ph.D. candidate in public policy, Kennedy School of Government/Harvard GSAS.