SPA Academic Workshop - Lecture 61: Transport infrastructure, land value capture and imputed rent: A public policy comparison between UK, USA and China

Title: Transport infrastructure, land value capture and imputed rent:A public policy comparison between UK, USA and China

Speaker: Dr. WANG Yiming

Time: 10:00, Thursday, October 25, 2018

Venue: Room 204, NO.5 Building, Wushan Campus

Biography:

WANG Yiming directs the MSc Public Policy (MPP) Programme at the University of Bristol. He is currently a senior lecturer in cities and public policy based at the University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies and Centre for Urban and Public Policy Research.

Yiming's academic interest is mainly in economic and social policies relating to the urban built environment, including land use, housing, transport infrastructure and commercial property development. His research work involves the application of both quantitative and qualitative methods, featuring an international comparative perspective and the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to analyse empirical data for public policy research.