University of Lethbridge.

Department of Geography

Presentation

A. KEYNOTE SPEAKER

1. Wei Xu, Keynote  Lecture, “Going global and being flexible: Market transition & labor market segmentation in urban China,” the International Conference on Globalization, Innovation, and Urban-Regional Development, ECNU, China, June 19-20, 2009

2. Wei Xu, Keynote  Lecture, “Geographic Structure of Labor Market Inequality,” the International Symposium on Urban Dynamics v.s. Unban Sustainability, East China Normal University, May 20 , 2009

3. Wei Xu, Keynote Lecture, “Global Climate Change, Drought, and Agricultural Vulnerability,” the conference on Research and Teaching of World Economic Geography. Chinese Association of Geographers, Chongqing, China. July 7-9, 2009

 

B. INVITED TALKS

4. Xu, Wei, Zbigniew Brzezinski and US Global Security Strategy, High Level Forum on Geography and China’s Global Strategy, The Geographical  Society of China, Beijing, September 21-22, 2013

5. Xu, Wei, Network City, Production Flow and Regional Industrial Upgrading: A case of the YRD, Shanghai Forum 2013, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 25-28, 2013

6. Xu, Wei “Vulnerability of agricultural production to drought, a case of southern Alberta. NERCITA, Beijing, July 16, 2012.

7. Ning, Yuemin Xu Wei Wang, Mingfeng “Population and Housing Suburbanization in Shanghai” Shanghai Forum 2012, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 25-28, 2012

8. Wei Xu, “Spatial structure of labor market inequality in the Yangtze River Delta, China.” Shanghai Forum 2011, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 28-31, 2011

9. Wei Xu, “Integrated Water Resource Management: Connecting Science and Policy.” Heilongjiang-Alberta Water Forum, January 27, 2011

10. Wei Xu, “Urban renewal, functional upgrading, and waterfront redevelopment: the making of Shanghai as a global city.” Brownbag Speaker Series, Prentice Institute, University of Lethbridge, January 14, 2011

11.  Wei Xu, “Urban renewal, functional upgrading, and waterfront redevelopment: the making of Shanghai as a global city.” International Conference of China Urban Development, Hong Kong, December 7 – 9, 2010

12. Wei Xu, “Food Security and Sustainable Rural Development in China.” Forum by Alberta Ministry of Advanced Education, December 1, 2010

13. Wei Xu, “Market transition and dynamics of China's labor market” The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, Kokurakita, Kitakyushu, Japan, July 13, 2010.

14. Wei Xu, “Going global and being flexible: Market transition & labor market segmentation in urban China.” Shanghai Forum 2010, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 28-31, 2010

15. Wei Xu, “Yangtze River Delta in China: Regional Development and Integration.” China-US Future Leader Program, East China Normal University, Shanghai, July 23, 2010

16. Wei Xu, “Market Transition, Labor Market Dynamics, and Geographic Reconfiguration of Inequality.” Shanghai Forum 2009, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 10-13, 2009

17. Wei Xu,  “Urban renewal, functional upgrading, and waterfront redevelopment: the making of Shanghai as a global city.” the Conference on Fixity and Flow of Urban Waterfronts, Hamburg, Germany, October 10 - 11, 2008

18. Wei Xu,  “Dynamic transformation into a post-industrial city: the rise of Shanghai as a global city.” Shanghai Forum 2008, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 25-27

19. Wei Xu,  “Global Climate Change and Agricultural Vulnerability: some theoretical and methodological issues.’ Resource and Environment Forum, Fujian Normal      University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, Nov. 17-19, 2007

20. Wei Xu,  “Thematic and Theoretical Development in Contemporary Human Geography: Challenges and Opportunities to Young Geographers.” A two-days seminars, Presented to graduate faculty and students, College of Resources and   Environment, Fujian University, Fuzhou, China, November 14-15, 2007

21. Wei Xu,  “Human Geography Research Methods.”  Seminar presentation given to graduate students,  College of Resources and Environment, Fujian University, Fuzhou, China, November 16, 2007

22. Wei Xu, “Labour Market Segmentation: Theories and Empirical Studies.” Presented at the Inauguration Ceremony Conference of Urban and Regional Development Research Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, July 2, 2005

23. Wei Xu,  “Contemporary Research in Human Geography in the West.” Department of Geography, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, June 21, 2005

24. Wei Xu, “Segmented Labour Market in China” Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, East China Normal University, Jul. 1, 2005

25. Wei Xu, “Contemporary Trends of Human Geography in the West: New Challenges Facing New Generation of Geographers in China, I & II.” Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, East China Normal University. June 18 and July 2, 2004

26. Wei Xu, “Labour Market Segmentation in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions, China.” Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University. November 14, 2004

27. Wei Xu, “Institutional Reform, Market Incorporation, and Economic Growth: Changing Sustainability in Rural China.” Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, November 14, 2003

28. Wei Xu, “Reform and Economic Restructuring in Rural China.” Department of Geography, University of Calgary, October 4, 2002

29. Wei Xu, “Impact of reform and economic restructuring in rural China: a case study of Yuhang.” Department of Geography, York University, February 18, 2002

C. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

30. Montgomery, Jenna, Xu, Wei and Henning Bjornlund (2013) A tale of good governance: using stakeholder perceptions to evaluate water governance in the South Saskatchewan River Basin, Alberta. Presented 2013 CMOS-CGU-CWRA Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 26-29, 2013.

31. Henning Bjornlund, Xu, Wei, Zhao, Xinzheng (2013) Same Region, different policy preferences. Presented 2013 CMOS-CGU-CWRA Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 26-29, 2013.

32. Khoshroo, Nader, Xu, Wei and Bjornlund, Henning (2013) Evaluating Alternative Water Allocation Policies Among Competing Users in Bow River Basin.Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013.

33. Montgomery, Jenna, Xu, Wei and Henning Bjornlund (2013) A tale of good governance: using stakeholder perceptions to evaluate water governance in the South Saskatchewan River Basin, Alberta. Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013.

34. Hall, Matthew, Bjornlund, H. and Xu, Wei (2013) Exploring irrigators’ perceptions of market. Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013

35. Qiu, Rongxu and Xu, Wei (2013) A gravity-spatial entropy model for measurement of urban sprawl. Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013.

36. Yu, Li, Xu, Wei and Dong, Jiexia (2013) Leaves falling back to their roots? Internal return migrants in China. Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013.

37. Zary, Amber, Xu, Wei and Bjornlund, Henning (2013) Stakeholder perception of capacity and capacity-building needs in Alberta's water governance structure. Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013

38. Lu, Hui and Xu, Wei (2013) Urban land development in metropolitan Shanghai: 1980 TO 2010. Presented at the 55th Annual Meetting, Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 7-9 March, 2013.

39. Bjornlund, H. and Xu, Wei (2012) Sustainable irrigation – Alberta perspectives, presented at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage: Management, Technologies and Policies, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 11-13 December, 2012.

40. Bewer, R., Xu, Wei and Bjornlund, H. (2012) Recreational value of irrigation infrastructure: A case study of Chestermere Lake, Alberta, Canada, presented at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage: Management, Technologies and Policies, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 11-13 December, 2012.

41. Wei Xu (2012) Land development governance in China. Presented to International conference on Urban and regional governance and spatial restructuring. Nanjing University, Nanjing, July 2-3, 2012.

42. Wei Xu (2012) Measuring and explaining labor market income inequality in the YRD, China. Presented at the International Conference, Urbanization: Dynamics, Problems and Institutional Responses, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, June 30-July 1, 2012.

43. Wei Xu, Kyle Howard and Henning Bjornlund (2012) The provision of ecosystem goods and services by landowners in southern Alberta: A stakeholder perspective. Proceedings of the 2012 CWRA-CGU National Conference, Banff, June 5 – 8, 2012.

44. Bjornlund, H.; Xu, W.; Zuo, A and Wheeler, S. (2012)  Resource dependence and water scarcity; how do they influence policy preferences for water sharing? Presented at the IWREC 10th Annual Meeting, August 28-29, Stockholm, Sweden.

45. Henning Bjornlund. Wei Xu, Alex Zuo and Sally Wheeler (2012) Exploring policy preferences for water sharing in Southern Alberta. Proceedings of the 2012 CWRA-CGU National Conference, Banff, June 5 – 8, 2012.

46. Matthew Hall, Henning Bjornlund, and Wei Xu (2012) Exploring  Irrigators’ perception towards water sharing policies in Southern Saskatchewan River basin.  Proceedings of the 2012 CWRA-CGU National Conference, Banff, June 5 – 8, 2012.

47. Xu Wei (2012) A reflection on geographic research: from ideas to geographic reality. Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 28 – June 2, Waterloo, Canada.

48. Matthew Hall, Henning Bjornlund, and Wei Xu (2012)  Whisky is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting: Perceptions of Irrigators towards Water Re-Allocation Strategies in Southern Alberta. Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 28 – June 2, Waterloo, Canada.

49. Li Yu, Wei Xu, Jiexia Dong, Yu Zhu and Liyue Lin (2012) Leaves Falling Back to Their Roots: Internal Return Migrants in China. Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 28 – June 2, Waterloo, Canada.

50. Xinzheng Zhao, Amber Zary, Henning Bjornlund and Wei Xu (2012) Provision of Ecosystem, a Study of Landowners in South Saskatchewan River Basin. Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 28 – June 2, Waterloo, Canada.

51. Xu Wei (2012) Winners and losers in migrant labor markets in urban China: a theoretical generalization. Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New York City, NY, Feb 24-28, 2012.

52. Xu, Wei, Yu, Li, Zhu, Yu and Lin, Liyue (2011) Labor market outcomes in urban migrant labor market: exploring the unexpected factors. Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Fuzhou, China, 10-12 December 2011.

53. Yu, Li, Xu, Wei, Zhu, Yu, Lin, Liyue. Escaping the neon glamour? Potential return migration of rural migrants in China. Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Fuzhou, China, 10-12 December 2011.

54. Lin, Liyue, Yu, Li, Zhu, Yu and Xu, Wei (2011) Characteristics of Women Migrants and Their Migration Processes. Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Fuzhou, China, 10-12 December 2011.

55. Lin, Liyue, Yu, Li, Zhu, Yu and Xu, Wei (2011) Women Migrants’ Contribution to the Destination Cities: The Case of Fujian Province. Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Fuzhou, China, 10-12 December 2011.

56. Tang, Qingyuan and Xu, Wei (2011) Impacts of female migrant workers on local economic development in host cities: a case of Shanghai. Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Fuzhou, China, 10-12 December 2011

57. Niu, Xuefeng and Xu, Wei (2011) The effect of labor market intermediaries on female migrant workers: a case of Shanghai. Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Fuzhou, China, 10-12 December 2011 .

58. Howard, Kyle, Xu, Wei. and Bjornlund, Henning (2011) Values and attitudes of landowners toward the supply of ecosystem services in Southern Alberta. XIVth IWRA World Water Congress, September 25-29, 2011,  Porto de Galinhas / Recife, PE, Brazil.

59. Russenberger, Martin, Bjornlund, Henning and Xu, Wei (2011) Exploring the links between values, beliefs, attitudes and social norms and policy preferences for water reallocation in Southern Alberta, Canada. XIVth IWRA World Water Congress, September 25-29, 2011,  Porto de Galinhas / Recife, PE, Brazil.

60. Xu, Wei (2011) Market transition and the reproduction of labor market inequality in the Yangtze River Delta. Third Global Economic Geography Conference, June 28 – July 3, Seoul, South Korea

61. Xu, Wei (2011) Market Transition, Labor Market Transformation, and Geographies of Inequality: A Case of Fujian, Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada.

62. Yu, Li and Xu, Wei (2011) Escaping the Neon Glamour: Return Migrant in China, Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

63. Xu, Wei, Yu and Lin, Liyue Lin (2011) Barely holding up half of the sky:  Socialist market transformation, migration and local labor market outcomes, April 12 – 16, Seattle, Washington. 

64. Hall, Matthew, Bjomlund, Henning and Xu, Wei (2011) Values and Attitudes of Irrigators towards Water Reallocation Policies. Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

65. Howard, Kyle, Xu, Wei and Bjomlund, Henning (2011) Provision of Ecosystem Services: Landowners’ Acceptance off Market-Based Instruments. Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

66. Khoshroo, Nader, Xu, Wei and Bjomlund, Henning (2011) Evaluating Alternative Water Allocation Policies among Competing Users, Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

67. Russenberger, Martin, Bjomlund, Henning and Xu, Wei (2011) Public Values and Attitudes towards Irrigation Water Transfers in Alberta’s South Saskatchewan River, Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

68. Bewer, Robert, Xu, Wei and Bjomlund, Henning (2011)Recreational Value of Irrigation Infrastructure, Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, May 31 – June 3, Calgary, Canada

69. Xu, Wei (2010) The evolving geography of innovative labor markets in China. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, April 14 -18, 2010

70. Khoshroo, N., Xu, Wei, Bjornlund, H. (2010) Rural Sustainability, Land use Change and Tree Plantation Options: From Peasant Consensus to Public Land Use Policies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Regina, June 1-5, 2010

71. Russenberger,  M., Bjornlund, H., Xu, Wei (2010)  Public Values and Attitudes Towards Irrigation Water Transfers in Alberta‟s South Saskatchewan River Basin. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Regina, June 1-5, 2010

72. Bewer, B., Bjornlund, H.,  Xu, Wei (2010) Water Irrigation Infrastructure, Multiple Water Demand and Current Use Conflicts: Towards a Synthesis of the Literature. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Regina, June 1-5, 2010

73. Howard, K., Bjornlund, H., Xu, Wei (2010) Effects of Market-Based Instruments on Landowners’ Willingness to Supply Ecosystem Goods and Services in Southern Alberta. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Regina, June 1-5, 2010

74. MacLachlan, Ian, Townshend, Ivan, Xu, Wei (2010) Immigration as a Component of Population Change in Alberta's Second and Third-Tier Cities. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, April 14 -18, 2010

75. Xu, Wei (2009) Theorizing Geographies of Chinese Transitional Economy: a Labour Market Perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009

76. Xu, Wei (2008) Immigration and Labor Market Dynamics: A Research Agenda. Paper presented at Prentice Institute Dialogue, Organized by the Prentice Institute, University of Lethbridge, June 20-21, 2008

77. Yongyuan Yin, Peng Gong, Wang, Guixin and Wei Xu (2008) How to Select Best Adaptation Practices to Reduce Drought and Flood Risks Associated with Climate Change: Some Cases. Paper presented at the Forum on Climate Change and Science & Technology Innovation, Beijing, China, April 24-25, 2008

78. Wu, Qianbo, Xu, Wei (2007) Migrant labor and urban development of metropolitan Shanghai. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Chinese Association of Geographers, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Nov. 2-4, 2007

79. Ren, X. Wei Xu, and A. Smith (2008) Quantifying Agricultural Vulnerability to Drought Using

80. Remote Sensing Estimated Yield: A Case Study in Southern Alberta. Poster presentation at the Science Forum: Learning about our watershed, The University of Lethbridge, October 28, 2008

81. Xu, Wei (2007) Dynamics of Chinese Labor  Markets: Space, Capital, and the State in the globalization era. Paper presented at the Second Global Conference on Economic Geography, jointly Organized by the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China and the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China, June 25-28, 2007

82. Xu, Wei (2007) Development processes of Toronto as a global city-region in the era of globalization. Paper presented at the International Conference on Globalization and Transformation of Magacity, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, June 22-23, 2007

83. Xu, Wei (2006) Combating Environmental Degradation in China: “Grain for Green” as a Rural Development Alternative. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Il. USA, March 7-11, 2006

84. Xu, Wei (2005) Carbon sequestration, land use change, and socio-economic impacts on peasant households in rural China: a case of Liping, Guizhou Province. Paper presented at the Canada-China Carbon Sequestration Policy Forum, University  of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, May 2-6, 2005

85. Xu, Wei and Yin, Y. (2005) Impact of Agricultural to Forest Land Conversion: A Case of Mountainous Areas in China. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Denver CO. USA, April 5-9 2005

86. Nicole J. Rabe, Derek R. Peddle, Anne M. Smith and Wei Xu (2005) Early season estimation of crop biophysical parameters from hyperspectral airborne imagery for site-specific agriculture. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Western Division of Canadian Association of Geographers, Lethbridge, Alberta, March 11-12, 2005

87. Xu, Wei (2004) Spatial transformation of Shanghai: the state and global capital. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, USA, March 14-20, 2004

88. Xu, Wei and Yin, Yongyuan (2004) Impact of agricultural to forest land conversion: a case of Changbaishan, China. Paper presented at the Changbaishan Conference on Enhancing China’s Capapcity for Carbon Sequestration: Progress and Prospects, Changbaishan,  Jilin, China,  June 20 – 24, 2004

89. Xu, Wei (2004) Dynamics of Shanghai’ spatial restructuring in an era of globalization. Paper presented at the International Conference on Urban Changes in the 21th Century, Shanghai, China, June 30 – July 1, 2004

90. Xu, Wei (2002) Land, capital and the state: dynamics of rural land use change in post-reform China. Paper presented at the CIDA sessions of 2002 Social Science and Humanity Congress, Toronto, Ontario, May 27 – 30, 2002

91. Xu, Wei (2002) Dynamics of rural land use change in China: an institutional perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Toronto, Ontario, May 29 – June 2, 2002

92. Xu, Wei and Tan, K.C. (2002) Local labour market segmentation in Rural China. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Los Anglos, California, March 17-23,  2002

93. Xu, Wei and Tan, K.C. (2001) Impact of reform and economic restructuring on rural systems in China: a case study of Yuhang, Zhejiang. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New York, February 27- March 3, 2001

94. Tan, K.C. and Xu, Wei (2001) Reform and the process of economic restructuring in rural China: a case study of Yuhang, Zhejiang. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New York, February 27- March 3, 2001

95. Shuai, Jiangping, Tan, K.C. and Xu, Wei  (2001) Governmental influence on key town development in Rural China: a case study of Huzhou City, Zhejiang. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New York, February 27- March 3, 2001

96. Xu, Wei (2000) A step further to market socialism: Chinese small town comprehensive reform in the 1990s. Paper presented to the Symposium on Canadian and Chinese Experience on Rural Development, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, January 8, 2000

97. Xu, Wei (1999) Agricultural land use change and its implication for agroecosystem health: a case study of southern Ontario. Paper presented to the 1999 Annual Conference: Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, July 3-8, 1999

98. Tan, K.C., Xu, Wei and Joseph, A. (1999) From production brigade to company town: rural transformation as China opens its door. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23-27, 1999

99. Xu, Wei (1998) Economic reforms and sustainable rural development in China. Paper presented to the International Symposium on Industrialization and Urbanization in the Chinese Countryside, Zhejiang Agricultural University, China, May 11-13, 1998

100. Xu, Wei, Mage, J.A. and Smit, Barry (1997) Assessing agricultural land use change and agroecosystem health. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Fort Worth, Texas April 1-5, 1997

101. Xu, Wei (1995) Assessing agricultural land use dynamics in relation to agroecosystem health: an application of a GIS/remote sensing approach. Paper Presented to CAGONT' 95 Conference, York University, North York, Ontario

102. Xu, Wei and Mage, Julius A. (1995) Land use indicator of agroecosystem health: a stress-response framework. Paper presented to the Agroecosystem Health Conference and Workshop Sharing Accomplishments and Knowledge, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

103. Xu, Wei and Smit, Barry (1994) Spatial/temporal patterns of farmland change in southern Ontario: a numerical and GIS-assisted approach. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario

104. Xu, Wei (1994) A stress-response model of agricultural land use dynamics. Poster presented to the First International Conference of Ecosystem Health, Ottawa, Ontario

105. Xu, Wei and Smit, Barry (1993) Farmland changes: a big picture of southern Ontario. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Canadian Association of Geographers, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

106. Tan, K.C. and Xu, Wei (1993) Urbanization under strict regulation: the case of Shanghai: 1949-1990. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Atlanta, Georgia, April 6-10, 1993

107. Tan, K.C. and Xu, Wei (1992) Development and opening of Shanghai's Pudong area. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, San Diego, California