Identity of Cities and City of Identities

Ali Cheshmehzangi, urbanist/urban designer by profession, is Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET) at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He is also Director of the Urban Innovation Lab, which is pursuing two on-going projects on ‘eco-urbanism’ and ‘organic urban regeneration’. Ali is the co-author of three books: Sustainable Urban Development in the Age of Climate Change; Eco-Development in China (Springer Award 2018); and Designing Cooler Cities.

• Introduction to Notion of Identity.- Identity and the City.- Urban Identity, Human and Environment.- Place, Temporary and Temporality.- Reflecting on Urban Identities.- Identity of Cities and City of Identities: Examples.- Urban Identity Matters.