PAIR Seminar: Prof. JIN Ying of The University of Cambridge, UK delivers "What does improving longevity mean for the future of our cities?"
PAIR Seminar Series
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Date
14 Apr 2026
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Organiser
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
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Time
10:30 - 12:00
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Venue
Senate Room (M1603), 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU (Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis) Map
Speaker
Prof. JIN Ying
Enquiry
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research info.pair@polyu.edu.hk
Summary
Abstract
Since the end of the Second World War, there has been a dramatic rise in people’s life expectancy in most countries, rich or poor. Young people today can expect to live for even longer than in the past. However, rather than welcoming this precious gift of extra life, most cities in the world regards the improved longevity as a growing burden. In particular, cities in Asia are predicted to have the most rapid rise in ageing population in the coming decades. There is only a very narrow time window to act, in order to prevent the negative effects of longevity from overwhelming urban living for all citizens. This lecture considers what need to and can change in the planning, design and operation of cities, such that our cities will become an uplifting place to live, especially for the young people who have the most to gain/lose.
Prof. JIN Ying
Professor of Architecture and Urbanism
Director of Research
Director of Studies for Robinson College
The University of Cambridge
JIN Yin is Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at University of Cambridge. His research deploys data science including AI to investigate and measure urban change, using mathematical models as digital labs to predict social, economic and environmental effects of policy interventions, and mitigate potentially harmful scenarios. His research has been widely used in actual urban and rural policy, planning and design work in the UK, the EU, South America and China. For many years he was Head of the Martin Centre of Architectural and Urban Studies, a world-leading research establishment at University of Cambridge. He is now a Commissioner of the Independent Transport Commission of the UK, of the UK2070 Commission and of the International Society for Urban Informatics, devoting his time to developing fresh data science tools and policy applications for a radically different prospect of the world’s cities.
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