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[Speaker] Dr. Stephen Skinner [Synopsis] Much of Chinese Metaphysics is concerned with the measurement of time and space, two dimensions which are also of interest to modern geography, architecture and geophysics. In Chinese Metaphysics, the study of time includes the natural cycles of the seasons, the selection of appropriate hours in which to begin important projects, and the significance of birth at specific dates and times. Space is also of great importance, including the measurement of facing and sitting directions of buildings right down to one degree of accuracy, the mapping of rivers and interfluves, the effect of the geography of rivers and mountains on the life of people living nearby. Dr Skinner proposes to re-examine these connections, and how they can be modified in the environment of the modern high-rise city. [Topic] 
Dragons in the City: the dynamics of landform geography in Chinese Metaphysics
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