Introduction to the Lecture

Urban population and economic factors are highly concentrated, making it imperative to strike a balance between development and protection so as to maintain the health and safety of the urban system. In this study, ecological simulation, risk transference, resilience evaluation and other methods are integrated to carry out urban risk prevention and control and resilience management research. Meanwhile, with waterlogging events as an example, the diffusion process of disaster risk in social and economic systems is identified, and the risk spillover effect and potential economic losses are evaluated. The research results can provide reference for disaster risk management and ecological resilience improvement in cities.

Profile of the Speaker

Chen Bin is a professor at Beijing Normal University and director of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the university. He is winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and has been selected into the first group of outstanding young talents in Beijing. He is serving as Chairman of the International Society for Ecological Simulation (Asia-Pacific Region), member of the IUCN Special Committee on Ecological Management, member of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Environmental Protection Industry (SAC/TC275) and the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Environmental Management (SAC/TC 207). He has been engaged in teaching and research on environmental ecosystem engineering for a long time, and has presided over a series of projects such as major projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, national key R&D projects and sub-projects of major projects of the 863 Program. Prof. Chen has published over 300 papers in prestigious international journals such as Science Advances, Nature Communications, Nature Climate Change, and SCIENTA SINICA Terrae. He is serving as Editor-in Chief, Associate Editor-in-Chief and an editorial board member of over 10 English journals.