Dr Yunqing Xu is Senior Associate Professor at Department of Urban Planning and Design and Director for University Research Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies (UES). She obtained PhD at Oxford Brookes University, UK and joined XJTLU in 2013. Her expertise lies in sustainable and livable cities, planning and property development, land and housing, urban policies, discretionary planning and knowledge transfer. She has published 4 books and over 70 journal, book chapters, reports, policy papers and conference papers. Previous work experience includes international organisation (UN-HABITAT), university (e.g. Oxford Brookes and Northumbria), and international consultancy company (e.g. Winkworth, Zhongcheng, Zerstart). Dr Xu has developed rich experience of international research grants and has led over 30 government grant projects and government-education-industry collaborations. She serves roles as Member of International Advisory Board for the UN World Cities Report, Think Tank Expert for Construction Branch of CCPIT, China etc. She also welcomes enquiries for PhD supervision in the below areas of research interests.

徐蕴清博士现任城市规划与设计系高级副教授、博士生导师，城市与环境研究中心主任。她获得英国牛津布鲁克斯大学博士学位，并于2013年加入西交利物浦大学。她的专长在于可持续城市和宜居城市、规划和房地产开发、土地和住房、城市政策、自由裁量规划和知识转移等。她编撰出版了4本书，完成了70多份期刊文章、书籍章节、研究报告、政策论文和会议论文。之前的工作经验还包括国际组织（联合国人居署）、高校大学（如英国牛津布鲁克斯大学，英国诺桑比亚大学）和国际咨询公司（如英国温克沃斯，上海中城联行、正成房地产公司）。徐博士在国际研究基金项目方面积累了丰富经验，主导完成了30多个国内政府资助项目和政产学研合作项目。她还担任联合国世界城市报告国际咨询委员会委员、中国国际贸易促进委员会建设行业分会智库专家等。她欢迎对以下研究领域感兴趣的博士生指导计划的咨询讨论。

• Incentive-based urban regeneration; green and low-carbon transition; sustainable city and assessment; regional coordinated development
• Urban planning and property development; discretionary planning; transfer of development rights
• Housing and livability; housing policies; land and housing market

Member, International Advisory Board for UN World Cities Report - 2025

Senior Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Design School, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) - 2023

Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) - 2013

Senior Research Consultant, Winkworth Franchising Ltd. - 2012 to 2013

Vice President Director of Low Carbon and Sustainable Development, Chinese Built Environment Experts (C-BEEs) - 2012 to Present

Researcher, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Nairobi, Kenya - 2011 to 2012

Programme Manager, Oxford Cultural Exchange Centre (OCEC), Oxford, UK - 2009 to 2011

UPD315 Planning Practice Studio

UPD106 Issues and Practice of Planning in China II

UPD105 Urban and Environmental Economics

UPD311 Planning and Property Development

UPD310 International Planning Studies

UPD305 Final Year Project and Dissertation Supervision

UPD409 Master Dissertation Supervision

2024, University-Enterprise Mutually Employed Mentors (Visiting Engineers), awarded by Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation Zone Management Committee, Suzhou Industrial Park

2023, Third Prize of Kaifeng Municipal Government Decision Research Project Award, research report on integrated development of health, tourism and culture

2022, Second Prize of the 2021 Jiangsu Social Science Applied Research Outstanding Project Award, book publication on Future Suzhou

2017, The Second prize of The Third Outstanding Achievement Award of Applied Social Science Projects, Publicity Department of CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee.

2016, The Third Paper Prize of the 10th Chinese Real Estate Academic Symposium, China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA) and Chinese Real Estate Scholars Association