Contact Details
| Organization: | Architecture, Building and Planning |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - URBAN PLANNING |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 03 8344 7055 |
| Fax: | 03 8344 5532 |
| Room: | 414 |
| Building: | Old Commerce Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Sun Sheng Han's research and teaching expertise are in the areas of urban and regional development, strategic planning and analytical methods in urban studies. He joined the University of Melbourne in mid 2007. Sun Sheng taught at the National University of Singapore for over ten years, and was a tenured Associate Professor before relocating to Melbourne. In his career he also worked for the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (Beijing, China) as a planner; taught at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) as a lecturer; and researched in the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (Nagoya, Japan) as a UN Fellow.
Sun Sheng has been working on a research agenda which links theories of the spatial organization of urban activities with the dynamics of institutional and economic restructuring in the Pacific-Asia region. He has been active in pursuing his research agenda and successful in fund raising, graduate student supervision, research collaborations and publications. His works have received recognition internationally, and he has served as consultant to government and private organizations, proposal assessor to funding agencies, and external examiner to PhD examinations. Sun Sheng has been a member of the Editorial Board in Progress in Planning (UK), GeoJournal (the Netherlands), and Urban Planning International (China).
Sun Sheng has been working on a research agenda which links theories of the spatial organization of urban activities with the dynamics of institutional and economic restructuring in the Pacific-Asia region. He has been active in pursuing his research agenda and successful in fund raising, graduate student supervision, research collaborations and publications. His works have received recognition internationally, and he has served as consultant to government and private organizations, proposal assessor to funding agencies, and external examiner to PhD examinations. Sun Sheng has been a member of the Editorial Board in Progress in Planning (UK), GeoJournal (the Netherlands), and Urban Planning International (China).
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | Speak, Read & Write |
| English | Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctrate of Philosophy | Simon Fraser University | 31-Dec-1994 | |
| Masters in Science | Asian Institute of Technology | 31-Dec-1987 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Urban and Regional Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310103)
- Economic Geography (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340212)
- Urban and Regional Studies (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370401)
- Cultural Policy Studies (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420301)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Civil (PLANNING) (680103)
- Understanding other countries (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750702)
- Understanding Australia's past (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750901)
- Institutional arrangements (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760201)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTEGRATION OF LAND USE AND URBAN TRANSIT IN CHINA | Chief Investigator | LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY | Research Fellowship | 17/04/2008 |
| PERI-URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: EXAMPLES FROM CHINA AND INDIA PROJECT ARCP2008-17NMY-SELLERS | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Call for Proposals (THE ASIA-PACIFIC NETWORK FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH) | 29/08/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.