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Overview
Yawei Zhao is a Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on digital technologies and infrastructures in the urban context, and she is particularly interested in data centers and PropTech. Yawei also works on the intersection of lifestyle migration and the urbanization of small cities. Her research has been funded by the British Academy, IJURR Foundation, and Mitacs Canada and appeared in Area, Cities, and Geoforum. Before joining the University of Manchester, Yawei worked as a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary, where she obtained her PhD in Geography. She previously studied at McGill University, City University of Hong Kong, and National University of Singapore.
Teaching
GEOG26011 Social and Cultural Geography
GEOG32062 Digital Technologies and the City
URBN70022 Researching the City
Further information
Current PhD students:
Yuhao Ren (2023-) Internal migration and inequalities in China (co-supervision with Dr Oliver Bakewell)
Yihan Yan (2022-) Right to the city of dogs: Dog-related conflicts, animaling public space and governance in urban China (co-supervision with Dr Aurora Fredriksen and Dr Cristina Temenos)
Yubo Liu (2021-) Intended and unintended effects of virtual tourism development on the sustainability of cultural heritage sites (co-supervision with Prof James Evans and Prof Alison Browne)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Manchester China Institute
- Manchester Urban Institute
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On and beyond gentrifiers: middling transnationals, rental agents, and the housing search
Zhao, Y., 16 Sept 2024, In: Housing Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tourism dreams in rubble: Mass demolition and the reconfiguration of growth coalitions within China's ecological civilization
Zhao, Y., 13 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chinese artificial intelligence governance platforms 2.0: The belt and road edition
Smart, A., Zhao, Y. & Curran, D., 1 Dec 2023, Artificial Intelligence and the City: Urbanistic Perspectives on AI. Cugurullo, F., Caprotti, F., Cook, M., Karvonen, A., McGuirk, P. & Marvin, S. (eds.). Abingdon, UK: Routledge, p. 258-274 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Place-makers in the digital age: Lifestyle migrants and the emergence of lifestyle-oriented urbanization in China
Zhao, Y., 15 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Urban Affairs.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
Schindler, S., Alami, I., DiCarlo, J., Jepson, N., Rolf, S., Bayırbağ, M. K., Cyuzuzo, L., DeBoom, M., Farahani, A. F., Liu, I. T., McNicol, H., Miao, J. T., Nock, P., Teri, G., Seoane, M. F. V., Ward, K., Zajontz, T. & Zhao, Y., 7 Sept 2023, In: Geopolitics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Making Rent: Generational Inequality and the Housing Crisis
Yawei Zhao (Chair)
2022 → 2023Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research