
Ruishan Chen
Professor, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Introduction
Dr. Ruishan Chen is professor in the School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a geographer and a professor of human-environmental interaction. He has been involved in the Global land degradation and restoration assessment of the International Platform on Bioversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Over the past 14 years, he has been working on land-use change, urban disaster risk reduction, climate change, and coastal land reclamation. He is working as a shepherd for UCCRN's climate change, covid-19, and cities, and a lead author for nature-based solutions in cities.