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I am a PhD researcher with interests in urban–rural mobilities, rural housing, and community resilience. My research focuses on the social processes of rural housing renovation driven by counterurbanisation, and how these processes relate to community development. It is a case study in rural China, exploring how distinctive land institutions and socio-economic conditions shape housing stories beyond those commonly discussed in the Global North.

• Publications:

1. Zhang, N., Yan, N., Han, S., Zeng, C., Zhou, Y., Zhou, Z. (2026). Understanding the impact of rural in-migrants on locals’architectural tastes: Cultural assimilation or identity reinforcement. Journal of Rural Studies.

2. Yan, N., Zeng, C., Zhang, N., Han, S., Li, Y., Yokohari, M., Zhou, Z. (2025). Beyond the Idyll: Unveiling the realities of risk perception and neighborhood influence on rural in-migrants in the COVID-19 Era in Dali, China. Journal of Urban Management.