PROFILE
I am Hanming Duan, borned in 1954, male, Chinese. 1978, I graduated from the Dept. of Water Conservancy in Northwest Agricultural University with the major of hydraulic architecture. After graduation, i has been engaging in urban design and urban planning management. from 1993 to 1996, I served as the director of the Urban Planning and Design Office in HanZhong City, Shanxi province; in the May of 1995, I was promoted to senior city planner ; 1996, i transferred into Northwest University ;1997, I turned into associate professor, master student supervisor and registered city planner; 2003, i was promoted to professor and doctoral supervisor .
Professional Experiences
Since engaged in urban planning, i has successively taken charge of more than 60 projects of urban planning and design, of which the Hanzhong Earthquake Disaster Prevention Planning won the second award for Science and Technology Progress of Hanzhong, 1991. As one of the main designers, i participated in the design of Overall Planning Report Scheme of Yangling Agricultural Demonstration Area in 1997. After the establishment of Yangling agricultural demonstration area, with the cooperation of China City Designing Institute, i won the first prize in the nationwide bidding contest of the Overall Urban Planning of Yangling Agricultural Demonstration Area (planning and design collection of China's Urban Planning and Design Institute, page 106). i got the excellent design prize of the scheme bidding competition of the Scene Virescence Design in South Campus of Northwestern Uuniversity in 2004. In 2006, the paper CHINA'S TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND CITY DEVELOPMENT: A MUTUAL VERIFICATION won award in essay writing activities in the Second QIUSHI Academic Forum of Urban Planning Society of China. In 2007, the paper Urban Super-Circulation System under Circular Economy View won the third prize of Humanities and Social Science Excellent Achievements of Shanxi College. In 2008, the paper URBAN PLANNING THEORY BASED ON POSITIVE SPIRIT won award in essay writing activities in the third QIUSHI Academic Forum of Urban Planning Society of China.

Teaching (Since 1997)
Course teaching for postgraduates: Science of Human Settlement
Course teaching for undergraduate: City Aesthetics and Environment Design, Landscape Design, Detailed Planning, Urban Design
i has guided 46 graduate students in the major of Human Geography and Urban Planning and Design, including 3 doctors and 43 masters, of which one student received doctor's degree and 29 students received master's degree, respectively. All the dissertations have been evaluated as excellent theses and selected to the National Excellent Master and Doctorl Dissertation of Tsinghua Tongfang Database.
As the chief editor, i have compiled three sets of general higher education "Eleventh Five-Year" national planning teaching materials:
An Introduction to Urban Design, Science Press, 430 000 words, published in January 2006, independently completed and sixth printed already;
The Detailed Planning for a City, Science Press, 450 000 words, published in September 2006, independently completed and fifth printed already;
The Introduction of City Aesthetic and Landscape Design, Higher Education Press, 700 000 words, published in January 2008, and independently completed.
Scientific Research
1998-2000: Project of National Natural Science Foundation "Study of the Urban Structure in Northwest Regions" (Project Number: 59778011), project leader
In recent 5 years, he has taken charge of the following horizontal projects:
2006-2007: "Master Planning of China's Qinling ZhongNanShan World Geological Park", project leader
2006-2008: Project of National Natural Social Foundation "Study of the Interactive Mechanism of the Urbanization Process and Regional PREE System Coordinated Development in Northwest Regions" (Project Number: 05XRK010), project leader
2007: "Regulatory Detailed Planning in Dahenan area of Xunyang City and the Site Plan of The villagers site", project leader
2007: "Regulatory Detailed Planning in Inner Mongolia ALaShan ZuoQi AoLun Prague Tourist Area", project leader
2007-2008: "Master Planning of National Geological Park of Jinsi Canyon in ShangNan Shaanxi", project leader
2007-2009: Project of National Natural Science Foundation "Study of the Mechanism of PREE Coordinated Development in Northwest Cities and Regions" (Project Number: 50678149), project leader
2008: "Landscape Planning and Design of ZhouJiaquan Residential Quarter in Xining", project leader
2009-2010: "Grain and Oil Industrial Park Planning of Lingang Economic Zone in Tianjin ", project leader
Scientific Payoffs
Literatures:
1. Duan Hanming, "The Basic Theory of Urbanology", 300,000 words, Shaanxi Scientific and Technological Press, April of 2000
2. Duan Hanming, "City Aesthetic and Environment and Landscape Design”, 500,000 words, Shaanxi Scientific and Technological Press, October of 2000
(See contents of the two books in "planning bookstores", Urban Planning, 2001(7), pp:80)
3. Duan Hanming, "Geological Aesthetics", 300,000 words, Science Press, April of 2010
4. Duan Hanming, "The PREE Mechanisms, Processes, Patterns of Its Coordinated Development in Northwest Cities and Regions", 640,000 words, Science Press, July of 2010
Papers:
More than 90 papers have been published, of which 46 pieces was published as the first author. Important papers are listed as follows:
1. Duan Hanming, Ma Wenliang, Zhang Changhua, "Ramble on culture and city amorous feelings". Edited by QingHongling, Building ethics and city culture (the second album), China construction industry press, March of 2011, 260-268.
2. Duan Hanming, Wang Zhenzhong, Yang Xiaolong, "Transform of Construction Concept in Modern Urban Landscape – A Case Study of Construction of Xi’an Urban Landscape". Journal of Yangtze University (Nat Sci Edit), Sep 2010, Vol 7, No.3: 348-349.
3. Duan Hanming, Zhou Zhen Yue Yumei, "Brief Analysis of Landscape Lighting in Xi'an- From Bell Tower to Guangji Street". Journal of NEW ARCHITECTURE, 2009, No.4: 123-127.
4. Duan Hanming, Yan Li, Yan Xiangcui, "Multi-Ethnic Settlements and Religious Architecture in Northwest China". Proceedings of ICAES, Dec 2009.
5. Duan Hanming, "URBAN PLANNING THEORY BASED ON POSITIVE SPIRIT".
Journal of CITY PLANNING REVIEW, 2008, No.11: 51-56. The paper won award in essay writing activities in the third QIUSHI Academic Forum of Urban Planning Society of China.
6. Duan Hanming, "TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND CITY DEVELOPMENT: A MUTUAL VERIFICATION" Journal of CITY PLANNING REVIEW, 2007, No.11: 21-25. The paper won award in essay writing activities in the Second QIUSHI Academic Forum of Urban Planning Society of China."
7. Duan Hanming,Yang Dawei, "Math Characterization of the Complexity of Urban System". Journal of Human Geography, 2007, No.3: 112-115.
8. Duan Hanming,Yang Dawei, "The Study on Urban Agglomeration and Guanzhong Urban Agglomeration Successions". Journal of Science, 2007, No.4: 51-54.
9. Duan Hanming,Yang Weiqiang, Wei Wei, "Coupling Relation of Ecosystem and Water Resource Development in Yinchuan Plain". Journal of Environmental Science & Technology, 2007, No. 12: 87-90.
10. Duan Hanming, Su Min, "Urban Super-Circulation System under Circular Economy View". Journal of MODERN URBAN RESEARCH, 2007, No.2: 5-10. The NPC press copy reprinted in its entirety. In 2007 attains the Shaanxi College of humanities and social science prize excellent results.
11. Duan Hanming, Su Min, ZhouXiaohui, "The Stability and Sustatinable Development Measures of Yinchuan Plain’s Oasis". Journal of northwestern university (natural science edition), 2007 No. 1: 141-144.
12. Duan Hanming, Su Min, ZhouXiaohui, "The Stability and Sustainable Development Measures of Yinchuan Plain's Oasis". JOURNAL OF ARID LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, 2006, NO.1: 1-6.
13. Duan Hanming, Huang Yan, Chen Xingwang, "Contruction of Ecological City and Super-Circulation System in City". Journal of Urban Environment & Urban Ecology, 2006, NO.4:4-6.
14. Duan Hanming, Chen Xingwang, "On the Dual Promotion Mechanism of “One-Line and Two Belts” Construction and the City Groups in Centre Shaanxi Province". Journal of Human Geography, 2005, NO.6: 78-82.
15. Duan Hanming, Zhanga Gang, "A Proposed Framework and the Development Mechanism for the Greater Xi’an Region". Journal of  CITY PLANNING REVIEW, 2001, No.12: 42-46.
16. Duan Hanming, "Problems and counter-measures of urban development in northwest". Journal of northwestern university, 2001, No.5: 421-425.
17. Duan Hanming, "The Strategy for Ecological Relocation Environment in Western China Development". Journal of CHINESE JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 2001, No.5: 39-41.
18. Duan Hanming, "THE FEATURE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE URBAN DISTRIBUTION IN XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS RE-GION". Journal of  CITY PLANNING REVIEW, 2000, No.6: 21-24.
19. Duan Hanming, "On urban development in less-developed areas". Journal of  CITY PLANNING REVIEW, 2000, No.11: 16-19.
20. Duan Hanming, "Architectural Scale and Spatial Characteristic". Journal of  NEW ARCHITECTURE, 2000, No.5: 12-20.
21. Duan Hanming, "The dynamic characteristics of the development of human settlement environment:As an example of Xinjiang province". Journal of northwestern university, 2000, No.5: 428-432.