Land policy innovation supports sustainable urban renewal

Papers, research reports, books, and translations that have been published or not yet published are eligible for review (translations must obtain written consent from the original authors); Submitted works should revolve around the theme, have clear viewpoints, unique insights, incisive arguments, sufficient evidence, and possess both theoretical and practical value; The main text of papers and research reports should be 8,000~15,000 words; two works for publications and translations should be mailed, and a content summary of 8,000~15,000 words should be submitted; All submitted works must submit abstracts of about 300 words in both Chinese and English, along with author information; Each applicant may submit no more than two works. Each work may only be submitted on one theme. Translations must indicate the original author and their profile, and the author's name shall be based on the submission date.

Participation methods include author self-submission, recommendation by experts or institutions, and selection by the organizer. The submission deadline for submitted works is June 30, 2026. Submitted works must comply with the "16th Qian Xuesen Urban Scholarship Gold Award Outstanding Achievement Format Specification" (scan the QR code at the end of the article to download). Please submit the following application materials by mail or email (submission email and address are at the end of the document):

1. Work and author information, including abstracts of about 300 words each in Chinese and English, publication or publication status, names of all authors with credits, job titles/titles of their employers, and contact information;

2. For submitted works, please submit the full text of the Word version of papers and research reports. The full text must not include author, journal, or other information; For published works and translations, two printed works must be mailed and a Word summary of 8,000~15,000 words. The summary must not include information about the author;

3. "16th Qian Xuesen Urban Scholarship Gold Award Achievement Usage Authorization Letter" (scanned at the end to download), signed by all signed authors, scanned and sent to the submission email;

4. Works that have not been publicly published or published must submit a plagiarism check report for the submitted works; works that have already been published or publicly published do not need to provide such information, and the publication period is within the last 5 years.

5. Submission email naming format: "Money Award + Corresponding Author's Name + Work Title".

Qian Xuesen City Scholarship Gold Award (1 winner), prize money of 500,000 yuan (before tax, of which 400,000 yuan is self-raised for think tank services); 10 nominees for the Qian Xuesen City Scholarship Award, each receiving 20,000 yuan (pre-tax); Several Excellence Awards were won. The organizers encourage participants to submit relevant papers to the journal "Urban Studies" for publication. The organizing committee will present awards to the winners at the "(China) Urban Annual Conference 2026."

Focusing on the theme "Seeking Increment from Stock: The Road to Industrial Park Renewal," the goal is to solve problems such as inefficient space utilization, homogeneous business formats, incomplete supporting facilities, and lagging operation and management. Guided by the "four-in-one" approach of spatial reconstruction, business format upgrading, mechanism innovation, and digital intelligence empowerment, the goal is to focus on spatial transformation, business format upgrades, and operational model innovation. In areas such as digital transformation and green low-carbon transformation, practical cases and countermeasures for promoting high-quality development of industrial parks were solicited.

1. Applicants can download the submission form through the "What to Do in the City" new media, including WeChat, Weibo, and websites (www.urbanchina.org), and submit their entries (ideas) by email.

2. Submitted works (ideas) may include countermeasures and suggestions, planning and design schemes, problem solutions, practical cases, typical application scenarios, etc. The format should be three parts: title, main text (main measures, innovations, expected effects, etc.), and attachments. The title should be concise and straightforward, with no more than 20 characters; The main text should include main measures, innovations, expected effects, etc., with clear and well-organized language; Attachments are optional. If you need to supplement or elaborate on your ideas, you may submit a file in jpg or PDF format, with a file size not exceeding 10MB.

3. Encourage ideas and cases to include "videos" for their presentation. The video content should present the ideas' "main initiatives, innovations, expected effects" in a clear and concise way, or the "implementation background, main practices, and key results/innovation insights" of the case. The video length should generally not exceed 1 minute, and it can be recorded on mobile phones, tablets, DSLRs, or other video devices. It can be submitted as an email attachment to the collection email. High-quality videos can be promoted on the official Weibo account of "What to Do in the City," WeChat, or Douyin, and during the review process, Priority will be given to the review experts.

4. To leverage the intellectual advantages of the broad youth masses, stimulate active participation in urban governance, and better publicize and promote the West Lake Gold Award Collection Activity, the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League and the Hangzhou International Urban Studies Research Center jointly organized the West Lake Gold Award Youth Promotion event, encouraging youth League members from districts, counties (cities), universities, vocational colleges, independent colleges in Hangzhou, various government agencies, enterprises, and "two new" organizations to participate, as well as related youth entrepreneurship projects interested in urban studies research and urban governance. Ideas and projects collected by West Lake Gold Award Youth will simultaneously enter the West Lake Gold Award Collection Platform to participate in related award evaluations.

5. The number of works (ideas) submitted by the same author must not exceed one, and the intellectual property rights of the works (ideas) should not be disputed. If this rule is violated, after verification, the organizer reserves the right to immediately disqualify the author from the competition. If any awards have already been awarded, the full amount will be reclaimed.

Participating authors must fill out the "16th West Lake Urban Scholarship Gold Award Submission Form" (scan the QR code at the end to download) by June 30, 2026, and submit the form along with related attachments/videos via email. The submission email should be named "West Award + Corresponding Author's Name + Work Title."。

Each submission theme includes: 1 Special Award from the West Lake City Academic Gold Award Jury and a prize of 200,000 yuan (pre-tax); Ten Top Ten Works (Ideas) each, each with a prize of 10,000 yuan (pre-tax). The organizing committee will present awards to the winners at the "China Urban Academic Annual Conference 2026."

Additionally, to encourage innovation and creativity, the event will offer 20 Creative Idea Awards and 10 Creative Video Awards, each with a cash prize of 1,000 yuan (after tax); 10 West Lake Gold Awards and Outstanding Youth Organization Awards, each with a prize of 2,000 yuan (after tax).

For more details, please visit the official website of the Hangzhou International Urban Studies Research Center (www.urbanchina.org) and scan the QR code to download the relevant documents.

Contact person: Teacher Li

Contact number: 0571-85215329

Submission email: cstd@vip.126.com

Mailing address: Room 304, Hangzhou International Urban Studies Research Center, Cangqian Campus, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 2318 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang (Postal Code: 311121)

The final interpretation rights for this collection event belong to the Organizing Committee of the Qian Xuesen Urban Scholarship Gold Award and the West Lake Urban Scholarship Gold Award Collection and Evaluation Event.