On May 18, 2024, the 12th Jin Jingchang China Youth Planner Innovation Forum was held at the Zhongting Lecture Hall of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, in celebration of the university’s 117th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of the Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute. The forum was broadcast live online, attracting widespread attention from various sectors.

discussions on the path of urban and rural modernization in China. The theme of the forum was “Spatial Governance for High-Quality Development.” It emphasized the need to promote high-quality development in the new era and stage, which requires balanced governance across population, economy, and resource environments, as well as cooperation between the government, market, and society. High quality spatial governance was identified as a key path toward achieving the national land and spatial planning goals. The forum invited young talents from over thirty universities and planning institutions across China, facilitating interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional