About Me
Xiaowen Zhan is a PhD researcher in Human Geography at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on environmental justice and urban sustainability, with a particular emphasis on nature-based solutions in Chinese cities. Using mixed methods, her work examines spatial patterns of environmental inequality resulting from NBS interventions and investigates how they are shaped by local governance and global theoretical frameworks. She is particularly interested in the challenges of applying dominant urban theories across different socio-political contexts, and in developing more inclusive, reflexive approaches to knowledge production.
