Full-time Faculty

WANG Fang

Second-Level Professor and Boya Distinguished Professor, Peking University; Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor, Ministry of Education

Field of expertise：Watershed Human Settlement System: Theory and Method of Human-Water Adaptation Domain

Prof. Fang Wang, Ph.D. is a Grade-II Professor and Boya Distinguished Professor of Peking University, Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, project leader of the National Key Research and Development Program of China and chief expert of the Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China. Her research focuses on the “Riv-habitats System: the Theory and Methodology of Human-Water Adaptability Domains,” with a spatial emphasis on the “Yellow-Canal-Yangtze” Watershed Community, aiming to promote the transmission of cultural heritage values and the synergistic sustainable development between settlement and water systems.

Research Interests

Urban and Rural Planning / Architecture. Research focuses on "Watershed Human Settlement Systems: Theory and Methodology of Human-Water Adaptation Domains," with spatial emphasis on the "Yellow River–Grand Canal–Yangtze River" watershed community. The aim is to promote the inheritance of cultural heritage values and sustainable development through coordinated urban-water systems.

1. Research Awards

First-place recipient. Institution: Peking University. Awarded work: “Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context.” First Prize, 8th Outstanding Research Achievement Award in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences).
First-place recipient. Institution: Peking University. Awarded project: “Planning Theories and Methods for the Local Character of the Built Environment.” First Prize, 2017 Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

2. Monographs

Wang, F.. Geo-Architecture Wandering in the Landscape (Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context Series, Volume 1). Springer Nature, 2016.
Wang, F.. Geo-Architecture Inhabiting the Universe (Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context Series, Volume 2). Springer Nature, 2016.
Wang, F.. Geo-Architecture Blending into Nature (Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context Series, Volume 3). Springer Nature, 2016.
Wang, F.. Symbolism and the Language of Geo-Architecture (Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context Series, Volume 4). Springer Nature, 2016.
Wang, F.. Beijing Urban Memory: Historic Buildings and Historic Areas, Central Axes and City Walls. Springer Nature, 2016.
Wang, F., & Prominski, M. Water-Related Urbanization and Locality: Protecting, Planning, and Designing Urban Water Environments in a Sustainable Way. Springer Nature, 2020.
Wang, F., & Prominski, M. Urbanization and Locality: Strengthening Identity and Sustainability through Site-Specific Planning and Design. Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2016.
Wang, F. *Charles Correa* (Part of the Series on Renowned Foreign Architects). Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press,2003.

3. Academic Papers

Wang, F.*, He, P.W., Yuan, C.C., Wang, S.Y. Isolated or integrated? Evaluation of ageing-friendly communities in Old Beijing City based on accessibility, social inclusion, and equity. Indoor and Built Environment, 2020, 29(3): 465-479, https://doi.org/ 10.1177/1420326X19896834journals.sagepub.com/home/ibe.
Zeng, M., Wang, F.*, Xiang, S.N., Lin, B.Y., Gao, C.G., Li, J.N. Inheritance or variation? Spatial regeneration and acculturation via the implantation of cultural and creative industries in Beijing’s traditional compounds. Habitat International, 2020, 95: 102071, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102071.
Liu, Z., Wang, F.*, Tang, Z.Y.*, Tang, J.T.. Predictions and driving factors of production-based CO2 emissions in Beijing, China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019, 53(2020) 101909, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101909.
Liu, Z., Wang, S.Y., Wang, F.*. Isolated or integrated? Planning and management of urban renewal for historic areas in old Beijing city, based on the association network system. Habitat International, 2019, 93: 102049, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102049.
Wang, F.*, Peng, X., Qin, Y.L., Wang, C.S.*. What can the news tell us about the environmental performance of tourist areas? A text mining approach to China’s National 5A Tourist Areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019, 52(2020) 101818, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101818.
Wang Fang. Interpreting Historic Districts as “Living Museums”: A Case Study of the Wuxi Ancient Grand Canal Historic and Cultural District. Architectural Journal, 2007(12): 82–85.

4. Patents

Wang Fang, Liu Zhao, Peng Xiao, Xu Yiyi. Title of Invention Patent: “A Method for Functional and Structural Planning of Cross-Regional Cultural Landscapes Based on Web Data.” Country of Patent Grant: China. Patent No. 201810605200.8.
Wang Fang, Liu Zhao, He Jing. Invention Patent Title: “A Measurement Method for the Correlation Between Urban Transportation and Commercial Spaces Based on Spatial Syntax.” Country of Application: China. Country of Grant: China. Patent No. 201811099483.X.

1. Research Grants

Chinese Principal Investigator: Wang Fang; German Principal Investigator: Martin Prominski. NSFC-DFG Sino-German Collaborative Research Group Project (Sino-German Science Center). Urbanization and Locality: Developing a Locality Pattern System with Cities along the Yellow River and the Rhine River as Cases. Duration: 2018–2021.
Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program. The Spatial Logic and Local Practices of Urban Memory in Old Cities from a Mobility Perspective. Duration: 2018–2021.
Chinese Principal Investigator: Wang Fang; German Principal Investigator: Martin Prominski. NSFC-DFG Sino-German Bilateral Collaborative Research Project (Sino-German Science Center). Urbanization and Locality: Preserving and Developing Identity in Large-Scale Urbanization Processes with Urban Landscapes along Canals as Case Studies. Duration: 2016–2019.
Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program. Research on Urban Memory and Its Application in the Conservation and Renewal of Historic Urban Districts. Duration: 2011–2013.
Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project. Research on Sense of Place and Its Application in the Conservation and Renewal of Historic Urban Districts. Duration: 2010–2011.
Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. Beijing Natural Science Foundation. Theoretical Models and Spatial Construction of Beijing’s Urban Memory Planning. Beijing Natural Science Foundation Committee. Duration: 2009–2011.

2. Teaching Projects

Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. Peking University Undergraduate Teaching Reform Project (Practical Innovation in Education Project). Establishment of an Interdisciplinary Social Practice Survey Base for the Planning and Design Major and Exploration of Innovative Education. Duration: 2019–2021.
Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. Peking University Graduate Education Innovation Program (Project for Deepening Comprehensive Reform of Doctoral Education). Exploration of Teaching Reform Models for Doctoral Students in Planning and Design with a Focus on Interdisciplinary and International Enhancement. Duration: 2019–2020.
Principal Investigator: Wang Fang. Peking University Graduate Course Development Project. Landscape Cultural Systems and Evaluation. Duration: 2014–2016.

2025 First-place recipient. First Prize, Peking University Teaching Achievement Award (awarded every four years). “Scientific Understanding of Chinese Human Settlements: Construction and Practice of a Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Talent Development System for ‘Watershed Human Settlements’.”
2022 Primary Recipient. Second Prize, Beijing Municipal Teaching Achievement Award (awarded every four years). “Integrating Humanities and Scientific Literacy: Innovative Teaching in Comprehensive Practical Surveys of Urban and Rural Cultural Heritage Based on Interdisciplinary Approaches,” Beijing Municipal Education Commission.
2021 Primary Recipient. First Prize, Peking University Teaching Achievement Award (awarded every four years). “Integrating Humanities and Scientific Literacy: Innovative Teaching in Comprehensive Practical Surveys of Urban and Rural Cultural Heritage Based on Interdisciplinary Approaches.”
2020 Course Director. Course Title: “Comprehensive Social Practice Survey.” Ministry of Education “First Batch of National First-Class Undergraduate Courses.”
2013 Primary Recipient. Peking University Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize (awarded every four years). “Experimental Teaching Reform of Comprehensive Social Practice Surveys for Cultivating Interdisciplinary Innovative Talent.”
2009 Primary Recipient. Peking University Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize (awarded every four years). “Explorations in Teaching Innovation through Guidance for the National Urban Planning Competition.”
2006 Baosteel Education Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award.
2007–2016 In the teaching achievement evaluations for undergraduate urban planning programs organized by the National Higher Education Urban Planning Professional Guidance Committee, the teaching achievements of the course “Comprehensive Social Practice Survey,” which I taught, won a total of 8 first prizes in the competition.

Member, Degree Committee of the Geography Branch, Peking University
Council Member, Chinese Society of Urban Studies
Vice Chair, Professional Committee on River Basin Development Strategy, Chinese Society of Hydraulic Engineering

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