DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY



Researcher : Chan TW

List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X. and Chan T.W., Producer Services Industries in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Integration or Territorization, Workshop on China’s Changing Regional Development: Trends, Strategies and Challenges in the 12th Five Year Plan Period. 2011.


Researcher : Chan YM

List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., 挺進前海 共建未來, 明報, 2011.


Researcher : Chen Y

Project Title:Landscape amenity preferences: A comparative hedonic study of residential housing in Hong Kong and Shenzhen
Investigator(s):Chen Y, Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2009
Completion Date:07/2010


List of Research Outputs

Chen Y. and Jim C.Y., Floristic Diversity of Managed Green Spaces in Guangzhou, China, Acta Horticulturae. Leuven, Belgium, International Society for Horticultural Science, 2010, 881: 525-528.
Jim C.Y. and Chen Y., Bioreceptivity of Buildings for Spontaneous Arboreal Flora in Compact City Environment, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 10: 19-28.


Researcher : Cheng HT

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and Cheng H.T., Are there Useful Yardsticks of Population Size and Income Level for Building Metro Systems? Some Worldwide Evidence, Cities. New York, Elsevier, 2010, 27: 299-306.
Loo B.P.Y. and Cheng H.T., Building Rail Transit at the City Level: An Empirical analysis, IGU Regional Conference 2010: Bridging Diversity in a Globalizing World, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12-16, 2010.


Researcher : Cheng ICY

List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S., Cheng I.C.Y. and Lee A.K.Y., China's Urban Responses to Climate Change: The Effects of Central-Local Relations on Environmental Governance, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010. Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Lee F.Y.S., Cheng I.C.Y. and Lee A.K.Y., China's Urban Responses to Climate Change: The Effects of Central-Local Relations on Environmental Governance, International Conference on China's Urban Development. Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, 2010.


Researcher : Fung CKW

List of Research Outputs

Tao T.C.H. and Fung C.K.W., Management for sustainable development in Mai Po Nature Reserve and Hong Kong Wetland Park, International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration (IFPRA) World Congress Hong Kong 2010. IFPRA World Congress Hong Kong 2010, 2011.


Researcher : Hart MA

Project Title:Developing Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data files under climate change scenarios for use in building energy simulations in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2008
Completion Date:12/2010


Project Title:Developing Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data files under climate change scenarios for use in building energy simulations: a case study of Hong Kong and California
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2008


Project Title:Temporal (from diurnal to decadal) variability in urban heat island magnitude in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2009
Completion Date:12/2010


Project Title:IGU/UGI Regional Conference The influence of synoptic weather patterns on the intensity of the urban heat island (UHI) in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010
Completion Date:07/2010


Project Title:Rural weather station site selection for use in urban climate studies
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:06/2011


Project Title:An assessment of the impacts of outdoor thermal perception and acceptability on visitors to Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2011


List of Research Outputs

Hart M.A., Sailor D.J. and Low C.T., A comparison of typical meteorological year (TMY) data files for different regions of a city., Association of American Geographers, 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.
Hart M.A., Book Review: Tropical urban heat islands: climate, buildings and greenery, Authors: Nyuk Hien Wong and Yu Chen. , Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Boston, American Meteorological Society, 2011, 92.
Hart M.A., It’s Hot in the City — An Investigation of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Hong Kong, Earth as a Habitable Planet. HKU Emerging SRT. Newsletter.. 2010.
Hart M.A. and Low C.T., The influence of synoptic weather patterns on the intensity of the urban heat island (UHI) in Hong Kong, IGU/UGI Regional Conference. International Geographical Union, 2010.
Siu L.W. and Hart M.A., Features of the urban heat island (UHI) and land use in subtropical Hong Kong, IGU/UGI Regional Conference. International Geographical Union, 2010.


Researcher : He H

List of Research Outputs

He H. and Jim C.Y., Estimating Heat Flux Transmission Of Vertical Greenery Ecosystem, Ecological Engineering. Elsevier, 2011, 37: 1112–1122.
He H. and Jim C.Y., Simulation of Thermodynamic Transmission In Green Roof Ecosystem, Ecological Modelling. Elsevier, 2010, 221 (2010): 2949–2958.
Jim C.Y. and He H., Coupling Heat Flux Dynamics With Meteorological Conditions In The Green Roof Ecosystem, Ecological Engineering. Elsevier B.V. All, 2010, 36: 1052–1063.


Researcher : Hu Z

List of Research Outputs

Hu Z., Ownership and innovation in China's manufacturing sector: Preliminary findings from the national economic census, The 3rd global conference on economic geography. Seoul, Korea, 2011.


Researcher : Jim CY

Project Title:The process of desertification and its control in Northern China
Investigator(s):Jim CY, Peart MR, Zhang D
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Fund for National Key Basic Research Development Scheme (973 Projects)
Start Date:07/2001


Project Title:Sustainable environment
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:12/2008


Project Title:Ecobalance 2010 Ecological design of green roofs for sustainable cities
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2010
Completion Date:11/2010


List of Research Outputs

Chen Y. and Jim C.Y., Floristic Diversity of Managed Green Spaces in Guangzhou, China, Acta Horticulturae. Leuven, Belgium, International Society for Horticultural Science, 2010, 881: 525-528.
He H. and Jim C.Y., Estimating Heat Flux Transmission Of Vertical Greenery Ecosystem, Ecological Engineering. Elsevier, 2011, 37: 1112–1122.
He H. and Jim C.Y., Simulation of Thermodynamic Transmission In Green Roof Ecosystem, Ecological Modelling. Elsevier, 2010, 221 (2010): 2949–2958.
Jim C.Y., An Urban Greening Action Plan to Foster Sustainable Development of South Cities, Technology & Sustainability in the Built Environment. Riyadh, College of Architecture & Planning, King Saud University, 2010, 497-530.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. Champaign, Illinois, International Society of Arboriculture, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Urban Ecosystems. New York, Springer, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, (ISI journal). Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2010.
Jim C.Y. and Tsang S.W., Biophysical Properties and Thermal Performance of an Intensive Green Roof, Building and Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 46: 1263-1274.
Jim C.Y. and Chen Y., Bioreceptivity of Buildings for Spontaneous Arboreal Flora in Compact City Environment, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 10: 19-28.
Jim C.Y., CLP Strafford House, Tai Po, 30 September 2010, Environmental Benefits of the Sky Woodland. 2010.
Jim C.Y., Cheung Ting On, Lewis (2010): PhD thesis on Understanding Ecotourist Perception of Ecotourism Services and Development in Hong Kong, 2010.
Jim C.Y. and He H., Coupling Heat Flux Dynamics With Meteorological Conditions In The Green Roof Ecosystem, Ecological Engineering. Elsevier B.V. All, 2010, 36: 1052–1063.
Jim C.Y., Development Bureau Seminar on Skyrise Greenery, Central Library, 02 December 2010, Green Roof Research in Hong Kong: Key Findings and their Applications to Policy and Practice. 2010.
Jim C.Y., Ecological Design of Green Roofs for Sustainable Cities, Proceedings EcoBalance 2010 Conference, Tokyo, 9-12 November 2010. Tokyo, 2010, 1-4.
Jim C.Y., Ecological Design of Rooftop Native Woodland for Sustainable Cities, EcoBalance 2010 Conference, Tokyo, 9-12 November 2010.
Jim C.Y. and Tsang S.W., Ecological Energetics of Tropical Intensive Green Roof, Energy and Buildings. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 43: 2696-2704.
Jim C.Y., Education Bureau, Kowloon Tong, 09 October 2010, Use of A New Geography of Hong Kong for Teaching Geography. 2010.
Jim C.Y., Holistic Research Agenda for Sustainable Management and Conservation of Urban Woodlands, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 100: 373-379.
Jim C.Y., Holy Family Canossian School, 30 June 2011, Amenity and Environmental Functions of School Green Roofs. 2011.
Jim C.Y., Hong Kong Housing Authority Headquarters, 25 May 2011, Key Findings and Recommendations of the Tree Survey in Public Housing Estates. 2011.
Jim C.Y., Hong Kong Institute of Planners, 24 June 2011, Urban Greenery and Green Spaces: What are the Roles of Land Use Planners?. 2011.
Jim C.Y., Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Causeway Bay, 05 October 2010, Application of Tree Hazard Assessment to Property Management. 2010.
Jim C.Y., Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, 15 June 2011, Body Language of Trees. 2011.
Jim C.Y., Member of Board of Consulting Editor, an international journal, Environmental Awareness. Vadodara, India, International Society of Naturists, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, the international journal of urban forestry, Arboricultural Journal. UK, Arboricultural Association, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Cities, (ISI journal). Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Forest Ecology and Management, (ISI journal). Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Interdisciplinary Environmental Review. New York, Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Sciences. Taipei, Dept. of Geography, National Univ. of Taiwan, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Sciences. Beijing, Springer Science Press, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Landscape and Urban Planning, (ISI journal). Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Modern Urban Research. Nanjing, Urban Research Association, 2010.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Pedosphere: A Quarterly Journal of Soil Science. Beijing and New York, Science Press, 2010.
Jim C.Y. and Tsang S.W., Modeling the Heat Diffusion Process in the Abiotic Layers of Green Roofs, Energy and Buildings. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 43: 1341-1350.
Jim C.Y., Savantas Liberal Arts Academy, 30 April 2011, Understanding Body Language of Trees: Towards Improed Tree Risk Assessment. 2011.
Jim C.Y., Urban Woodlands as Distinctive and Threatened Nature-in-city Patches, In: I. Douglas, D. Goode, M.C. Houck, R. Wang (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology. New York, Routledge, 2011, 323-337.
Lo A...Y...H... and Jim C.Y., Differential Community Effects on Perception and Use of Urban Greenspaces, Cities. New York, Elsevier Science, 2010, 27: 430-442.
Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., Game-theory Approach for Resident Coalitions to Allocate Green Roof Benefits, Environment and Planning A. London, Pion, 2011, 43: 363-377.
Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., Theoretical Evaluation of Thermal and Energy Performance of Tropical Green Roofs, Energy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 36: 3590-3598.


Researcher : Kwong KH

List of Research Outputs

Kwong K.H. and Lai P.C., Spatial Modelling of the 2003 SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010, held in Hong Kong on 27 November 2010. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Association.


Researcher : Lai PC

Project Title:GIS and GPS Training Course for Senior Secondary Geography Teachers
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Education and Manpower Bureau - General Award
Start Date:03/2008


Project Title:GIS and GPS Training Course for Senior Secondary Geography Teachers
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Education Bureau - General Award
Start Date:06/2009


Project Title:Geographic information systems for early detection of pandemic influenza outbreak in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:05/2010


Project Title:Forecasting daily ambulance demand using spatio-temporal models
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2011


Project Title:Estimating Demand for Emergency Ambulance Services of Hong Kong in 2016-2036
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:01/2011


List of Research Outputs

Cerin E., Chan K.W., Macfarlane D.J., Lee K.Y. and Lai P.C., Objective assessment of walking environments in ultra-dense cities: development and reliability of the Environment in Asia Scan Tool – Hong Kong version (EAST-HK). , Health and Place. 2011, 17: 937-945.
Che J., Lai P.C. and Zhou Q., MSc Programme in Earth system Science, Taught Postgraduate Programme Review Report , Chinese University of Hong Kong, December 2010 – May 2011. 2011.
Kwong K.H. and Lai P.C., Spatial Modelling of the 2003 SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010, held in Hong Kong on 27 November 2010. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Association.
Lai P.C., Geo-Science Applications in Public Health and the Environment, Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA) 20th Workshop cum HKU Centennial IT Conference, held in Hong Kong on 2-4 March 2011. 2011.
Lai P.C. and Mak A.S.H., Resource Package on the Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Geography Lessons, Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section, Education Bureau. 2011, 350 pages.
Lai P.C., Spatial analysis of fall incidents in Kowloon West , Kwong Wah Hospital. 2011.
Lai P.C. and Low C.T., Use of GIS in geocoding tuberculosis cases in Kowloon West , Kwong Wah Hospital. 2011.
Lai P.C., User-Centered and Usability-Centred Map Design for Navigation, ICA Workshop on Theories of Map Design in Digital Era, held in Hong Kong on 23-25 September 2010. 2010.
Lai P.C. and Mak A.S.H., 應用地理資訊系統(GIS)中學地理課程教學資源套裝, 應用地理資訊系統(GIS)中學地理課程教學資源套裝, 香港特別行政區教育局 - 個人、社會及人文教育部, 2011, 350 pages.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H. and Wong M., Geographic Distribution of Elderly Falls in Mongkok, Sixth International Symposium on Healthy Aging, held in Hong Kong on 5-6 March 2011.


Researcher : Lee AKY

List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S., Cheng I.C.Y. and Lee A.K.Y., China's Urban Responses to Climate Change: The Effects of Central-Local Relations on Environmental Governance, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010. Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Lee F.Y.S., Cheng I.C.Y. and Lee A.K.Y., China's Urban Responses to Climate Change: The Effects of Central-Local Relations on Environmental Governance, International Conference on China's Urban Development. Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, 2010.


Researcher : Lee F

List of Research Outputs

Lee F. and Zhang D., Changes in Climate and Secular Population Cycles in China, 1000 CE to 1911, Climate Research. Amelinghausen, Inter-Research, 2010, 42: 235-246.
Lee F. and Zhang D., Relationship Between NAO and Drought Disasters in Northwestern China in the Last Millennium, Journal of Arid Environments. New York, Academic Press, 2010, 41: 245-257.
Zhang D., Lee F., Wang C., Li B., Zhang J. and Chen J., Climate Change and Large Scale Human Population Collapses in the Pre-Industrial Era, Global Ecology and Biogeography. Oxford, Blackwell Science, 2011, 20: 520-531.
Zhang D. and Lee F., Climate Change, Food Shortage and War: A Quantitative Case Study in China During 1500-1800, Catrina. The Egyptian Society for Environmental Sciences, 2011, 5: 63-71.


Researcher : Lee FYS

Project Title:Towards Sustainable River Basin Governance in China: A Case Study of Dongjiang
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2006


Project Title:Urban Water Management in Southern China: The Promises and Limitations of Water Services Bureaus
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2007


Project Title:The Conservation of Cultural Heritage Assets in China: The Changing Role of the State in the Fast-Growing Metropolises of Guangzhou and Shanghai
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2009


Project Title:Barriers to the Adoption of Cleaner Production Measures in Guangdong Province: An Institutional Analysis of a Policy Implementation Problem
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2010


List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S., Cheng I.C.Y. and Lee A.K.Y., China's Urban Responses to Climate Change: The Effects of Central-Local Relations on Environmental Governance, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010. Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Lee F.Y.S., Cheng I.C.Y. and Lee A.K.Y., China's Urban Responses to Climate Change: The Effects of Central-Local Relations on Environmental Governance, International Conference on China's Urban Development. Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, 2010.


Researcher : Leung MWH

Project Title:Charting transnationalism from the shop floor: A pilot study of small-to-medium-size migrant/ethnic entrepreneurship in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Leung MWH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2008


Project Title:Refabricating the Hong Kong story: A study of industrial heritage and its valorisation
Investigator(s):Leung MWH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:08/2008
Completion Date:10/2010


Project Title:Collecting intellectual mileage: A study of transnational academic mobility of Hong Kong scholars
Investigator(s):Leung MWH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2009


Project Title:Industrial heritage in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study
Investigator(s):Leung MWH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust - General Award
Start Date:06/2009


Project Title:Transnational mobility, capital production and knowledge exchange: A study of research visits of Chinese scholars to Germany
Investigator(s):Leung MWH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:08/2009
Completion Date:08/2010




Researcher : Li Y

Project Title:A STUDY OF THE IMPACTS OF SPORT EVENTS ON HONG KONG
Investigator(s):Li Y
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2008


List of Research Outputs

Li Y., Communist Identity In China: A Case Study Of Red Tourism, International Journal Of Arts & Sciences Conference For Academic Disciplines. Toronto, Canada, May 25-28, 2011.
Li Y., Seeking The Sacred From The Profane: A Phenomenology Of Tourists’ Travel Experiences., Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011.
Li Y., Transformation Of An Island Community: observations Of ‘modernization’ In Hainan Island Of China, Island Dynamics Conference, Malta, May 2011.


Researcher : Lin GCS

Project Title:Administrative change and regional development in globalizing southern China: New patterns and practices in Guangdong Province
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2008
Completion Date:11/2010


Project Title:Joint initiatives between UK and Hong Kong higher education institutions - an examination of student and employer perspectives
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:ESRC/RGC JRS
Start Date:06/2009
Completion Date:04/2011


Project Title:Urban Land Development and Local Public Finance in Coastal China: A Comparative Study of Guangdong and Jiangsu, 1996-2006
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2009
Completion Date:11/2011


Project Title:China's new dynamics of urbanization: Land development and municipal finance in the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou city-regions
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2009


Project Title:2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Urban land development in China's metropolises: A preliminary enquiry
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2011
Completion Date:04/2011


List of Research Outputs

Lin G.C.S., A Review of Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State, Pacific Affairs. Vancouver, UBC, 2010, 83(3): 572-573.
Lin G.C.S., A Review of The Great Urban Transformation: Politics of Land and Property in China, Annals of the Association of American Geographers. New York, Routledge, 2011, 101(2): 445-447.
Lin G.C.S., Urban China in Transformation: Hybrid Economy, Juxtaposed Space, and New Testing Ground for Geographical Enquiries, The Chinese Geographical Science. Beijing, Science Press & Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011, 21(1): 1-16.
Lin G.C.S. and Yi F., Urbanization of Capital or Capitalization on Urban Land? Land Development and Municipal Finance Urbanizing China, Urban Geography. Columbia, USA, Bellwether, 2011, 32(1): 50-79.
Wang C., Lin G.C.S. and Li G., Industrial Clustering and Technological Innovation in China: New Evidence from the ICT Industry in Shenzhen, Environment and Planning A. London, Pion, 2010, 42(9): 1987-2010.
Zhou Y., Sun Y., Wei Y...H... and Lin G.C.S., De-centering Spatial-fix - Patterns of Territorialization and Regional Technological Dynamism of ICT Hubs in China, Journal of Economic Geography. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011, 11(1): 119-150.


Researcher : Liu S

List of Research Outputs

Liu S. and Tao T.C.H., Assessing livelihood impacts of tourism: Case studies of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010.


Researcher : Loo BPY

Project Title:Rail-based Transit-oriented Development: Urban Structure and Geographical Characteristics
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2009


Project Title:Understanding and Enhancing the Mobility and Safety of Elderly Pedestrians
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2011


List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y., An Analysis of Traffic Injury in China, 中国交通伤害与特点分析, Fifth National Injury Control and Prevention Conference, Wuhan, China, October 21-24, 2010. 第五届全国伤害预防与控制学术会议, 2010.
Loo B.P.Y. and Cheng H.T., Are there Useful Yardsticks of Population Size and Income Level for Building Metro Systems? Some Worldwide Evidence, Cities. New York, Elsevier, 2010, 27: 299-306.
Loo B.P.Y. and Yao S., Area Deprivation and Traffic Casualties: The Case of Hong Kong, In: Agachai Sumalee, William H.K. Lam, H.W. Ho and Barbara Siu , Transportation and Urban Sustainability: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS). Hong Kong, HKSTS, 2010, 67-72.
Loo B.P.Y. and Tsui K.L., Bicycle crash casualties in a highly motorized city, Accident Analysis and Prevention. Elsevier, 2010, 42: 1902-1907.
Loo B.P.Y. and Cheng H.T., Building Rail Transit at the City Level: An Empirical analysis, IGU Regional Conference 2010: Bridging Diversity in a Globalizing World, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12-16, 2010.
Loo B.P.Y., Different Dimensions of the E-society: Convergence or Divergence, IGU Regional Conference 2010: Bridging Diversity in a Globalizing World, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12-16, 2010. 2010.
Loo B.P.Y. and Lam W.W.Y., Importance of Walkability near Elderly Health Care Centres, NUS, Duke- NUS, APRU Joint Conference 2010 on Healthy Aging at Singapore, October 11-15. 2010.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2007 - now), International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. Francis & Taylor, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - 12/2010), Transportation. Dordrecht, Springer, 2010.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - now), International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Inderscience Publishers, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - now), The Open Civil Engineering Journal. Bentham, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - now), The Ergonomics Open Journal. Bentham, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - now), The Open Urban Studies Journal. Bentham, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Asian Geographer. Routledge, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Transport and Land Use. University of Minnesota, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Technology. Routledge, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member, Editorial Board, Asian Transport Studies. EASTS, 2010.
Loo B.P.Y., Metro Systems, In: Kenneth Button, Henry Vega and Peter Nijkamp, A Dictionary of Transport Analysis. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2011, 259-261.
Loo B.P.Y., Chen C. and Chan T.H., Rail-based Transit-oriented Development: Lessons From New York City And Hong Kong, Landscape and Urban Planning. Elsevier, 2010, 97: 202-212.
Loo B.P.Y., Yao S. and Wu J., Spatial Point Analysis of Road Crashes in Shanghai: A GIS-based Network Kernel Density Method, The 19th International Conference on GeoInformatics, 2011 (June 24-25 2011, Shanghai, China). 2011.
Loo B.P.Y. and Chow A.S.Y., Spatial Restructuring to Facilitate Shorter Commuting: An Example of the Relocation of Hong Kong International Airport, Urban Studies. Sage, 2011, 48: 1681-1694.
Loo B.P.Y. and Chow S.Y., The Relevance of Transport-development Strategies to Understanding Travel Behaviour and Transport Sustainability in Hong Kong, Asian Geographer. Hong Kong, Department of Geography, HKU and HKGA, 2011, 26 (2009): 67-82.
Loo B.P.Y., Cheung W.S. and Yao S., The Rural-Urban Divide in Road Safety: The Case of China, Open Transportation Journal. Benthan Open, 2011, 5: 9-20.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Sensitivity Analysis of the Hot Zone Methodology in Identifying Hazardous Road Locations, Research Postgraduate Conference 2011, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, May 21, 2011.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

Hart M.A., Sailor D.J. and Low C.T., A comparison of typical meteorological year (TMY) data files for different regions of a city., Association of American Geographers, 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.
Hart M.A. and Low C.T., The influence of synoptic weather patterns on the intensity of the urban heat island (UHI) in Hong Kong, IGU/UGI Regional Conference. International Geographical Union, 2010.
Lai P.C. and Low C.T., Use of GIS in geocoding tuberculosis cases in Kowloon West , Kwong Wah Hospital. 2011.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H. and Wong M., Geographic Distribution of Elderly Falls in Mongkok, Sixth International Symposium on Healthy Aging, held in Hong Kong on 5-6 March 2011.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

Hart M.A., Sailor D.J. and Low C.T., A comparison of typical meteorological year (TMY) data files for different regions of a city., Association of American Geographers, 2011 Annual Meeting. 2011.
Hart M.A. and Low C.T., The influence of synoptic weather patterns on the intensity of the urban heat island (UHI) in Hong Kong, IGU/UGI Regional Conference. International Geographical Union, 2010.
Lai P.C. and Low C.T., Use of GIS in geocoding tuberculosis cases in Kowloon West , Kwong Wah Hospital. 2011.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H. and Wong M., Geographic Distribution of Elderly Falls in Mongkok, Sixth International Symposium on Healthy Aging, held in Hong Kong on 5-6 March 2011.


Researcher : Mak ASH

List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C. and Mak A.S.H., Resource Package on the Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Geography Lessons, Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section, Education Bureau. 2011, 350 pages.
Lai P.C. and Mak A.S.H., 應用地理資訊系統(GIS)中學地理課程教學資源套裝, 應用地理資訊系統(GIS)中學地理課程教學資源套裝, 香港特別行政區教育局 - 個人、社會及人文教育部, 2011, 350 pages.


Researcher : Mak KL

List of Research Outputs

Mak K.L. and Tao T.C.H., Community Participation in Sustainable Tourism: A case study of Tai O, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010.


Researcher : Ng CN

Project Title:A study of the urban-rural interaction and ecological consequences of urban growth in cities of the Pearl River Delta, China
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2008
Completion Date:12/2010


Project Title:One River, Two Systems - the changing landscape ecology of Shenzhen River Catchment
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2009
Completion Date:08/2010


Project Title:A Review of the effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment Process in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:02/2010


Project Title:31st Annual Meeting of the IAIA The role of NGOs in Hong Kong's EIA process
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2011


Project Title:Institutional Change and Integrated River Basin Management in Transitional China: Can Decentralization Perform Better?
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2011




Researcher : Peart MR

Project Title:Natural organic matter and its spatial and temporal variation in a small basin in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Peart MR
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:07/1998


Project Title:Sediment source determination in the East River, China
Investigator(s):Peart MR, Aydin NS, Fok L
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2007


Project Title:Visiting Research Professors Scheme 2009-10
Investigator(s):Peart MR
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Visiting Research Professors Scheme
Start Date:09/2009


List of Research Outputs

Xu Q., Chen J. and Peart M.R., Numerical simulation of streamflow process in a small headwater catchment in Hong Kong, PRAGMA20. 2011.


Researcher : Siu LW

List of Research Outputs

Siu L.W. and Hart M.A., Features of the urban heat island (UHI) and land use in subtropical Hong Kong, IGU/UGI Regional Conference. International Geographical Union, 2010.


Researcher : Tao TCH

Project Title:A SWOT Analysis of Tourism in Hong Kong and its implications to tourism policy
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:11/2008
Completion Date:10/2011


Project Title:Tourism as a form of livelihood diversification: A case study from Lautau, Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2009


Project Title:International Geographical Union Regional Conference 2010 Tourism as a Livelihood Diversification Strategy in an Aboriginal Community in Taiwan
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010
Completion Date:07/2010


Project Title:Profiling and comparing ecotourists in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2011


List of Research Outputs

Liu S. and Tao T.C.H., Assessing livelihood impacts of tourism: Case studies of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010.
Mak K.L. and Tao T.C.H., Community Participation in Sustainable Tourism: A case study of Tai O, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geography Day 2010.
Tao T.C.H., Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: Principles and Practice, In: John Tribe (Editor-in-Chief), Annals of Tourism Research (SSCI, 5 year impact factor: 2.2) . 2010.
Tao T.C.H., International Tourism Policy , School of Tourism and Hotel at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 2010.
Tao T.C.H. and Fung C.K.W., Management for sustainable development in Mai Po Nature Reserve and Hong Kong Wetland Park, International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration (IFPRA) World Congress Hong Kong 2010. IFPRA World Congress Hong Kong 2010, 2011.
Tao T.C.H., Tourism as a Livelihood Diversification Strategy in an Aboriginal Community in Taiwan, Regional Conference of International Geographical Union (IGU), Tel Aviv, Israel, CD-ROM. 2010.
Tao T.C.H., Tourism as a livelihood strategy in indigenous communities: Case studies of Taiwan, Department of Geography and Resource Management The Chinese University of Hong Kong . 2011.


Researcher : Tsang SW

Project Title:An artificial intelligence model of optimal irrigation strategy for green roof
Investigator(s):Tsang SW, Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:02/2010


List of Research Outputs

Jim C.Y. and Tsang S.W., Biophysical Properties and Thermal Performance of an Intensive Green Roof, Building and Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 46: 1263-1274.
Jim C.Y. and Tsang S.W., Ecological Energetics of Tropical Intensive Green Roof, Energy and Buildings. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 43: 2696-2704.
Jim C.Y. and Tsang S.W., Modeling the Heat Diffusion Process in the Abiotic Layers of Green Roofs, Energy and Buildings. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 43: 1341-1350.
Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., Game-theory Approach for Resident Coalitions to Allocate Green Roof Benefits, Environment and Planning A. London, Pion, 2011, 43: 363-377.
Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., Theoretical Evaluation of Thermal and Energy Performance of Tropical Green Roofs, Energy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 36: 3590-3598.


Researcher : Wang C

List of Research Outputs

Wang C., Lin G.C.S. and Li G., Industrial Clustering and Technological Innovation in China: New Evidence from the ICT Industry in Shenzhen, Environment and Planning A. London, Pion, 2010, 42(9): 1987-2010.


Researcher : Wang JJ

Project Title:8th Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science Conference Rapid Relocation of Retail Business in a Fast Growing City: A Case Study of Shenzhen, China
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2001


Project Title:98th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Port Competition and Governance in China: A Case Study of Shanghai and Ningbo
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2002


Project Title:Service differentiation as a strategy for regional ports integration: a case study of Pearl River Delta
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003


Project Title:IGU Conference 2006 The Spatial Jump of Terminals as a Competing Means for Being Global: The Development Dilemma in Coastal China
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2006


Project Title:2010 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME 2010) The Inland Waterway Transport in the Pearl River Delta: The Weakest Link in Intermodal Networks due to the Market Failure?
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010
Completion Date:07/2010


List of Research Outputs

Wang J.J. and Ng A.D.O.L.F., The geographical connectedness of Chinese seaports with foreland markets: a new trend? , Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011, 102: 188=204.
Wang J.J., Transport Geography, 运输地理, In: C.Y. Jim, Li Si Ming, Fung Tung, A New Geography of Hong Kong. 新香港地理, Hong Kong, Cosmos Books, 2010, II: 135-160.


Researcher : Yao S

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and Yao S., Area Deprivation and Traffic Casualties: The Case of Hong Kong, In: Agachai Sumalee, William H.K. Lam, H.W. Ho and Barbara Siu , Transportation and Urban Sustainability: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS). Hong Kong, HKSTS, 2010, 67-72.
Loo B.P.Y., Yao S. and Wu J., Spatial Point Analysis of Road Crashes in Shanghai: A GIS-based Network Kernel Density Method, The 19th International Conference on GeoInformatics, 2011 (June 24-25 2011, Shanghai, China). 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Cheung W.S. and Yao S., The Rural-Urban Divide in Road Safety: The Case of China, Open Transportation Journal. Benthan Open, 2011, 5: 9-20.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Sensitivity Analysis of the Hot Zone Methodology in Identifying Hazardous Road Locations, Research Postgraduate Conference 2011, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, May 21, 2011.


Researcher : Yi F

List of Research Outputs

Lin G.C.S. and Yi F., Urbanization of Capital or Capitalization on Urban Land? Land Development and Municipal Finance Urbanizing China, Urban Geography. Columbia, USA, Bellwether, 2011, 32(1): 50-79.


Researcher : Zhang D

Project Title:Travertine (tufa) deposit at waterfall sites: a field study on hydraulic changes and associated hydrochemical evolution in the Chinese and Jamaican karst rivers
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:11/2001


Project Title:Climate Change and War-peace Cycles in Eurasia in the Recent Human History
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:08/2008


Project Title:Research Output Prize
Investigator(s):Zhang D, Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:10/2008


Project Title:Long-term Climate Change and the Seventeenth-Century General Crisis in Europe
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2009


List of Research Outputs

Du S., Li B., Niu D., Zhang D., Wen X., Chen D., Yang Y. and Wang F., Age of MGSS Segment of the Milanggouwan Stratigraphica; Section and Evolution of the Desert Environment on a Kiloyear Scale During the Last Interglacial in China's Salawusu River Valley: Evidence from Rb and Sr Contents and Ratios, Chmie Erde-Geochemistry. Elsevier, 2011, 71: 87-95.
Lee F. and Zhang D., Changes in Climate and Secular Population Cycles in China, 1000 CE to 1911, Climate Research. Amelinghausen, Inter-Research, 2010, 42: 235-246.
Lee F. and Zhang D., Relationship Between NAO and Drought Disasters in Northwestern China in the Last Millennium, Journal of Arid Environments. New York, Academic Press, 2010, 41: 245-257.
Zhang D., Lee F., Wang C., Li B., Zhang J. and Chen J., Climate Change and Large Scale Human Population Collapses in the Pre-Industrial Era, Global Ecology and Biogeography. Oxford, Blackwell Science, 2011, 20: 520-531.
Zhang D. and Lee F., Climate Change, Food Shortage and War: A Quantitative Case Study in China During 1500-1800, Catrina. The Egyptian Society for Environmental Sciences, 2011, 5: 63-71.


Researcher : Zhao SX

Project Title:International joint center China's globalization and spatial transformation studies
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:The University of Hong Kong Foundation Seed Grant
Start Date:04/2002


Project Title:Dynamic Changes, Polarization and Spatial Paths of Foreign Direct Investment in China
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2009


Project Title:Innovation Park & its Strategic Location and Cross-border Development
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:06/2009
Completion Date:03/2011


Project Title:Comparative Study of Regulatory Regimes and Financial Centers among Anglo-American, Continental European, and Japanese Systems and Reference to Hong Kong and China
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2010


Project Title:Formation and Spatial Structure of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Mega-city Region – A Perspective of Cooperation in Advanced Producer Services Sector
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Enhancing Hong Kong’s Competitiveness – Development and Construction of a New Global City Power Index
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:06/2011


Project Title:Third Global Conference on Economic Geography 2011 The Nature of IFC studies and Hong Kong Endeavors – Studies for global IFC development and their shifting trend
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2011
Completion Date:07/2011


List of Research Outputs

Wang D., Zhang L., Zhang Z. and Zhao S.X., Urban infrastructure financing in reform-era China, Urban Studies . Carfax, 2011.
Zhao S.X., Chinese Geographical Science. Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, 2011.
Zhao S.X., Competitions of Global Financial Centres: Determinants and the Rise of Financial Centres in China and Hong Kong, China Studies Research Seminar Series. 2011.
Zhao S.X., Conclusion Remark, Public Forum on China's Spatial Strategic Planning and Development in the National 12th Five-year Plan. 2011.
Zhao S.X., Mode of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Cooperation: joint development of Innovation Park in Lok Ma Chau Loop, Hong Kong-Shenzhen Cooperation Conference. 2010.
Zhao S.X. and Chan T.W., Producer Services Industries in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Integration or Territorization, Workshop on China’s Changing Regional Development: Trends, Strategies and Challenges in the 12th Five Year Plan Period. 2011.
Zhao S.X., The Centennial Competition of Global Financial Centers and the Rise of China’s Financial Centers, Regional Studies Association Annual International Conference 2010.
Zhao S.X., The Centennial Competition of Global Financial Centres: Key Determinants and Theorization, The University Lecture Series at the Oxford University invited by School of Geography and the Environment, the Oxford University. Oxford, UK, 2010.
Zhao S.X., The Prospect and Opportunity of Qianhai Modern Service Industries Cooperation Zone for Hong Kong, Qianhai Development Forum. 2011.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., 挺進前海 共建未來, 明報, 2011.
Zhao S.X., 发展前海不会威胁中环价值, 深圳特區報, 2011.


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