Local Traditional Knowledge in Its Urban Context

Huier Ma is a Researcher at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She has a BA in Economics and Geography from McMaster University and an MA in Geography from the University of Ottawa, Canada. She specialises in human geography, and, in recent years, has studied the transformation of the human landscape in China’s ethnic minority cities by using both quantitative and qualitative methods. She strives to translate knowledge into practice and policy through participatory research.

Dr Huhua Cao is currently a Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He specialises in urban studies, particularly topics related to the city, population, mobility and environment from an international perspective, using advanced geospatial and statistical analysis methods. In recent years, his research has focused on engaging ethnic minority peoples in urban contexts. He is the author of near 100 publications, including nine authored and edited books, such as Regional Minorities and Development in Asia (2010), The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century (2010), and Facing China as a New Global Superpower: Domestic and International Dynamics from a Multidisciplinary Angle (2016).