Huijie Sun
Research Areas
- Sustainable urban development;
- Urban energy transition;
- Smart energy system
Education
| 2011-2014 | Master in Software Engineering, Peking University, China |
| 09/2007-10/2010 | Bachelor in English Language and Literature, Shanghai Finance University, China |
Work Experience
| 2023-present | Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Institute of Building Climatology, Faculty of Architecture, TU Dresden |
| 2014-present | China Center for Urban Development, research assistant and project manager |
Research Projects
| 2023-present | Integrated Smart Energy Approaches for Carbon-neutral Cities, funded by German Chancellor Fellowship |
| 2020-2021 | Research on Cooperation Models of the BRI Cities’ Green and Low-carbon Development |
| 2020-2021 | Research on the Digital Transition for Small and Medium-sized Cities |
| 2017-2019 | U.S.-China Energy Cities Cooperation Project |
| 2017-2018 | Interim Evaluation on National New Urbanization Plan |
| 2017-2018 | Case Study on Best Practices of European and Chinese Cities on Sustainable Urban Development |
| 2017-2018 | Research on Promoting the BRI Local Governments’ Cooperation |
| 2015-2016 | U.K.-China Urbanization Platform Project |
| 2014-2015 | Research on Land Management Systems in China’s Urbanization |
Selected Publications
- Decarbonizing Industrial Clusters: Policy Framework and Best Practices from the U.K., the U.S.A. and Germany and Their Inspirations for China, Urban Studies Journal (to be published in July 2023)
- The Belt and Road Cities’ Connectivity Index, Weforum.org., 2021
- Development Practices and Enlightenment of European Snow Towns, Urban Studies Journal, 2019
- (Book Translation) Second Metropolis: Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka, Dongfang Publishing House (to be published in 2023)