DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY



Researcher : Chan TW

List of Research Outputs

Chan T.W. and Zhao S.X., Producer Services Industries in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Struggling for Integration, Asian Pacific Viewpoint. 2012, 53:1: 69-84.


Researcher : Chan YM

List of Research Outputs

Ramón-Berjano C.B., Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Hong Kong’s Transformation into a Service Hub: Regional Development within ‘One Country Two Systems', Asian Survey. Sage, 2011, 51:4: 584-609.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., China’s urbanization and Hong Kong’s role in the national 12th Five-Year Plan , 「十二五」中國城市化新路向及香港的角色, Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2011, 2: 2-9.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Development of Qianhai Modern Service Industry Zone and its opportunity to Hong Kong , 發展前海現代服務業合作區與香港的機遇及思考, Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2011.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Direction of China’s economic transformation: reference from the world experience, 世界經驗與中國經濟轉型的路向, Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2012, 1: 22-29.
Zhao S.X., Chan Y.M. and Ramon-Berjano C.B., Industrial structural changes in Hong Kong, China under one country, two systems framework, Chinese Geographical Science. 2012, 22: 302-318.
Zhao S.X., Chan R.C.K. and Chan Y.M., Spatial polarization and dynamic pathways of Foreign Direct Investment in China 1990–2009, Geoforum. 2012, 43:4: 836-850.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., The rise and fall of International Financial Centers and its implication to Hong Kong and China , 國際金融中心的興衰與啟示, Buahinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2012, 4: 2-12.


Researcher : Chen Y

Project Title:Environmental externalities of river water pollution: a spatial hedonic modeling of the Pearl River in Guangzhou
Investigator(s):Chen WY, Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chen Y. and Jim C.Y., Contingent Valuation of Ecotourism Development in the Country Parks in the Urban Shadow, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. Abingdon, UK, Taylor & Francis, 2012, 19(1): 44-53.
Chen Y. and Jim C.Y., Resident Valuation and Expectation of the Urban Greening Project in Zhuhai, China, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Abingdon, UK, Taylor and Francis, 2011, 54(7): 851-869.


Researcher : Fok L

List of Research Outputs

Lee F., Fok L. and Zhang D., Time Lag in the Climate-War Relationship, Asian Geographer. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geographical Association, 2011, 26: 83-94.
Peart M.R., Fok L. and Chen J., Environmental Observations on the Kam Tin River, Hong Kong , 2011.


Researcher : Fok L

List of Research Outputs

Lee F., Fok L. and Zhang D., Time Lag in the Climate-War Relationship, Asian Geographer. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geographical Association, 2011, 26: 83-94.
Peart M.R., Fok L. and Chen J., Environmental Observations on the Kam Tin River, Hong Kong , 2011.


Researcher : Hart MA

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
Completion Date:06/2012


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
Completion Date:06/2012


Project Title:Impacts of air quality and outdoor thermal comfort on visitors to The Peak, Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:19th International Congress of Biometeorology Development of Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data files for use in building energy modelling for different regions across a city under current and future climatic conditions
Investigator(s):Hart MA
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:12/2011
Completion Date:12/2011




Researcher : He H

List of Research Outputs

He H. and Jim C.Y., Coupling Model of Energy Consumption with Changes in Environmental Utility, Energy Policy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 43: 235-243.
He H., Zhou J., Peart M.R., Chen J. and Zhang Q., Sensitivity of hydrogeomorphological hazards in the Qinling Mountains, China, Quaternary International. 2012.


Researcher : Hu Z

Project Title:Property rights reform and urban economic efficiency in Chinese metropolises: A comparative study of Beijing and Guangzhou
Investigator(s):Hu Z, Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2012
Completion Date:09/2012


Project Title:the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers The Geography of China's Private Economy, 2001-2008: An Empirical Examination
Investigator(s):Hu Z
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2012
Completion Date:02/2012




Researcher : Hu Z

List of Research Outputs

Li Y. and Hu Z., Communist Identity In China: A Case Study Of Red Tourism, International Journal Of Arts And Sciences . USA, 2011, 4: 55-73.


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:Assessing the impacts of three-dimensional urban morphology on urban climate
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2010
Completion Date:08/2011


Project Title:Assessing the impacts of three-dimensional urban morphology on urban climate
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:4th ESP International Conference 2011 Assessing and valuating the ecosystem service of air pollution by urban forest
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2011
Completion Date:10/2011


List of Research Outputs

Chen Y. and Jim C.Y., Contingent Valuation of Ecotourism Development in the Country Parks in the Urban Shadow, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. Abingdon, UK, Taylor & Francis, 2012, 19(1): 44-53.
Chen Y. and Jim C.Y., Resident Valuation and Expectation of the Urban Greening Project in Zhuhai, China, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Abingdon, UK, Taylor and Francis, 2011, 54(7): 851-869.
He H. and Jim C.Y., Coupling Model of Energy Consumption with Changes in Environmental Utility, Energy Policy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 43: 235-243.
Jim C.Y., Appreciating Outstanding Specimens of Stonewall Trees. Tsimshatsui, Commercial Press Conference Rm., 2012.
Jim C.Y., Assessing and Valuating Ecosystem Services of Air Pollution Abatement by Urban Forest, Fourth Ecosystem Service Partnership Conference. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2011.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. Champaign, Illinois, International Society of Arboriculture, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Urban Ecosystems. New York (ISI Journal), Springer, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Awarded for the Green Roof for Schools Project. Open competition organized by the HKSAR Government Development Bureau in conjunction with seven professional institutions, Skyrise Greenery Awards 2012: Merit Award for Schools and NGO Projects. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Baptist Lui Ming Choi School, 04 July 2011, Climate Change and Green Roof Benefits. 2011.
Jim C.Y., Ecological and Thermal Performance of Vertical Greening. Revenue Tower, Wanchai, Drainage Services Dept. Headquarters, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Effect of Vegetation Biomass Structure on Thermal Performance of Tropical Green Roof, Landscape and Ecological Engineering. New York, Springer, 2012, 8: 173-187.
Jim C.Y., HKU Centenary Heritage Trail: Landscape Tour. Univ. of HK Main Building, 2012.
Jim C.Y., MTRC Community of Practice Seminar, Stonewall Trees as a Natural-cum-cultural Heritage. Shatin, Fotan Railway House, 2011.
Jim C.Y., Member of Board of Consulting Editor, Environmental Awareness. Vadodara, India, International Society of Naturists, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Arboricultural Journal. UK, International Journal of Urban Forestry, Arboricultural Ass., 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Cities. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Forest Ecology and Management. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Interdisciplinary Environmental Review. New York, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Science. Taipei, Dept. of Geography, National Univ. of Taiwan, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Sciences. Beijing (ISI Journal), Springer Science Press, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Modern Urban Research. Nanjing, Urban Research Association, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Pedosphere: A Quarterly Journal of Soil Science. Beijing and New York, Science Press (ISI Journal), 2012.
Jim C.Y., Native Urban Woodland Design for Hong Kong'. Kowloon Bay, Construction Industry Council Training Academy, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Opening competition organized by the HKSAR Government Development Bureau in conjunction with seven professional institutions, Skyrise Greenery Awards 2012: Merit Award for Planning and Research Projects, Awarded for the Study of Climbing Plant Species for Vertical Greening. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Parts I and II. Drainage Services Department Headquarters, Concepts and Practice of Visual Tree Assessment. Wanchai, Revenue Tower, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Public Talk organized by the Tree Management Office of the Development Bureau, Y-Theatre, Chai Wan, Preservation of Stonewall Trees in Hong Kong. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Stonewall Trees: From Key Research Findings to Management Plan. Admiralty, Architectural Services Dept. Headquarters, 2012.
Jim C.Y. and Peng L., Substrate Moisture Effect on Water Balance and Thermal Regime of a Tropical Extensive Green Roof, Ecological Engineering. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 47: 9-23.
Jim C.Y., United Nations 2011 International Year of Forests, Public Talk on Rural and Urban Forests, Urban Forestry: From Environmental-landscape to Social-economic Functions. Kowloon Park, Tsimshatsui, HK Heritage Discovery Centre, 2011.
Jim C.Y., Urban Forest on a Rooftop: Exploring Ecological and Environmental Functions, Fifteen European Forum on Urban Forestry Conference. Leipzig, Germany, 2012.
Jim C.Y. and Peng L., Weather Effect on the Thermal and Energy Performance of an Extensive Tropical Green Roof, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 11: 73-85.
Jim C.Y., Yang Aijun, PhD thesis on Visitor Perception of the Natural Environment: A Case Study of the Laojunshan Mountain Areas. (As sole supervisor). 2011.
Lo Y.H. and Jim C.Y., Citizen Attitude and Expectation Towards Greenspace Provision in Compact Urban Milieu, Land Use Policy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 29: 577-586.
Tian Y., Jim C.Y. and Tao Y., Challenges and Strategies for Greening the Compact City of Hong Kong, Journal of Urban Planning and Development. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012, 138: 101-109.
Tian Y. and Jim C.Y., Development Potential of Sky Gardens in the Compact City of Hong Kong, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 11: 223-233.
Tian Y. and Jim C.Y., Factors Influencing the Spatial Pattern of Sky Gardens in the Compact City of Hong Kong, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 101: 299-309.
Tian Y., Jim C.Y., Tao Y. and Shi T., Landscape Ecological Assessment of Green Space Fragmentation in Hong Kong, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 10: 79-86.


Researcher : Lai K

List of Research Outputs

Lai K. and Li Y., CORE-PERIPHERY STRUCTURE OF DESTINATION IMAGE: Concept, Evidence, and Implication , Annals of Tourism Research. UK, Pergamon, 2012, 39: 1359 - 1379.


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
Completion Date:02/2012


Project Title:Measuring and modelling Quality of Urban Life (QOUL) in Hong Kong: Stage 1- Focusing on objective determinants at multiple levels of spatial scale
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2011


List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Environmental GIS Applications, Field course on sustainable urban development toward Green City: the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD), China" organised by Asian Program for Incubation of Environmental Leaders (APIEL) and Graduate Program in Sustainability Science: Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI), the University of Tokyo (UT) in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Asian Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (AIEES) at Seoul National University (SNU), Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), Feb 16-25, 2012. 2012.
Lai P.C., Programme Committee, The 4th Forum on Environmental Remote Sensing for Pearl River Delta Region, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 24-25 February 2012. 2012.
Lai P.C., Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 地理資訊系統之應用, Invited lecture (Cantonese), held at the Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay on 17 June 2012. 2012.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W...S..., Tsui C...K..., Lee H. and Hui P...K..., Risk of Tuberculosis in High-rise and High Density Dwellings: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis, Urban Environmental Pollution Conference: Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities. Poster Presentation. Best Student Paper Award. Amsterdam, 2012.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Risk of tuberculosis in high-rise and high density dwellings: an exploratory spatial analysis, Urban Environmental Pollution Conference: Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities, held in Amsterdam on 17-20 June 2012. . 2012.


Researcher : Lam WYW

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y., Lam W.Y.W. and Yao S., Integrating Activity-based and Spatial Crash Analysis: Some Preliminary Thoughts and Findings, Behavior in Networks (BiNs) Workshop: Sustainability in Transport Networks, Jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering and Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Hong Kong, The Center for Transport Research at the University of Seoul, and The Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, 16 December 2011.


Researcher : Lee AKY

List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S., Lo W...H...C... and Lee A.K.Y., Environment, In: William Tay and Alvin Y. So, Handbook for Contemporary China. Singapore, World Scientific, 2011, 205-236.


Researcher : Lee F

Project Title:Revealing the Long-term Dynamics of Drought: The Reconstruction of Drought History in Northwestern China over the Past Millennium
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:11/2011


List of Research Outputs

Lee F., Changes in climate and secular population cycles in China, Institute of Population Research, Fudan University. 2012.
Lee F., Global warming issues, Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education. 2011.
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, 2011, 75(11): 1114-1120.
Lee F., Fok L. and Zhang D., Time Lag in the Climate-War Relationship, Asian Geographer. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geographical Association, 2011, 26: 83-94.
Zhang D. and Lee F., Chine: Quand le climat dictait les guerres, Les Grands Dossiers des Sciences Humaines. Auxerre Cedex: Sciences Humaines, 2011, 25: 12-14.
Zhang D. and Lee F., Climate Change, Food Shortage and War: A Quantitative Case Study in China During 1500-1800, Cartina. Egypt, The Egyptian Society for Environmental Sciences, 2011, 5(1): 63-71.
Zhang D., Lee F., Wang C., Li B., Pei Q., Zhang J. and An Y., The Causality Analysis of Climate and Large-scale Human Crisis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, 2011, 108(42): 17296-17301.


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
Completion Date:10/2011


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
Completion Date:11/2011


List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S., Lo W...H...C... and Lee A.K.Y., Environment, In: William Tay and Alvin Y. So, Handbook for Contemporary China. Singapore, World Scientific, 2011, 205-236.
Lee F.Y.S. and Moss T..., Spatial Fit and Water Politics: Managing Asymmetries in the Dongjiang River Basin , EU-China River Basin Governance Research Network Third Workshop, Beijing, Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2011.
Lee F.Y.S. and Lo C...W...H..., The Political Economy of Water Resources Conservation in China: Reconciling Bureaucratic Conflicts in Conserving Dongjiang's Water Resources , EU-China River Basin Governance Research Network Third Workshop, Beijing, Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2011.
Lo W...H...C..., Lee F.Y.S. and Zha X., China's Green Challenges in its Rise to Becoming a Global Power, In: Joseph Cheng, China: A New Stage of Development for an Emerging Superpower. Hong Kong, City University Press, 2011, 421-457.


Researcher : Lee KS

List of Research Outputs

Lee K.S. and Zhao S.X., Command and Control Cities in the Global Space-Economy before and after the 2008 Geo-economic Transition, Chinese Geographical Sciences. 2012, 22:3: 334-342.


Researcher : Lenzer JJH

List of Research Outputs

Lenzer J.J.H. and Zhao S.X., Roles of financial innovation and information technology: Lessons from US sub-prime mortgage crisis and its implications for China, Chinese Geographical Science. 2012, 22: 343-355.


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: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




Researcher : Li L

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and Li L., Some Trends in the Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Travel in China, 16th HKSTS Conference: Transportdynamics, 17-20 December 2011.. 2011.
Voula P., Ioanna P., Loo B.P.Y. and Li L., Airspace-based Carbon Emission Estimations: Methodology and Results from Greece and South China, The 2012 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society (ATRS), Tainan, Taiwan, June 27-30. 2012.


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
Completion Date:12/2011


Project Title:Nation-state Involvement in Heritage Tourism: A Study of Red Tourism in China
Investigator(s):Li Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2011


List of Research Outputs

Lai K. and Li Y., CORE-PERIPHERY STRUCTURE OF DESTINATION IMAGE: Concept, Evidence, and Implication , Annals of Tourism Research. UK, Pergamon, 2012, 39: 1359 - 1379.
Li Y. and Hu Z., Communist Identity In China: A Case Study Of Red Tourism, International Journal Of Arts And Sciences . USA, 2011, 4: 55-73.
Li Y. and Luk Y.M., Impacts Of The 4th East Asian Games On Resifents' Participation In Leisure Sports And Physical Activities: The Case Of Macau, China , Acta Geographica Slovenica . Ljubljana, Slovenia, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Scien, 2011, 51: 377-390.


Researcher : Lin GCS

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:2012 Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers Labor Market Reconstruction in China's Economic Transformation: Insights from National Economic Censuses
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2012
Completion Date:02/2012


Project Title:Economic Restructuring and Uneven Regional Development in Guangdong Province, 2001-2010
Investigator(s):Lin GCS, Hu Z
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2012




Researcher : Liu S

List of Research Outputs

Liu S. and Tao T.C.H., Assessing livelihood impacts of tourism: A case study of Hong Kong, A Symposium on Sustainable Tourism in Urban Environments. 2012.


Researcher : Lo YH

List of Research Outputs

Lo Y.H. and Jim C.Y., Citizen Attitude and Expectation Towards Greenspace Provision in Compact Urban Milieu, Land Use Policy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 29: 577-586.


Researcher : Loo BPY

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


Project Title:International Geographical Union Commission on the Geography of Global Information Society Annual Meeting Google, Yahoo, Baidu and QQ: Do You Get Similar Results for Different Events? What do They Tell us about the Internet Regulatory Regime in China?
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2011
Completion Date:07/2011


Project Title:Promoting Active Transportation for the Elderly: A Comparative Study of Three Asian Cities
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:NUS-Global Asia Institute NIHA Research Grant
Start Date:05/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chen C., Lin H. and Loo B.P.Y., Exploring the Impacts of Safety Culture on Immigrants’ Vulnerability in Non-motorized Crashes: A Cross-sectional Study, Journal of Urban Health. Springer, 2012, 89: 138-152.
Cheng Y.S., Loo B.P.Y. and Vickerman R., Cross border integration through high-speed rail: Hong Kong-EU comparative study , Sustaining Regional Futures. RSA Global Conference, 24-26 June 2012, Beijing Conference Center, China.. 2012.
Chow C.B., Leung M., Kwong J.T.H., Lai A. and Loo B.P.Y., The Most Outstanding Community Partnership Award, Hong Kong SAR Government, Food and Health Bureau. 2011.
Hau T.D., Loo B.P.Y., Wong K.I. and Wong S.C., An estimation of efficient time-varying tolls for cross harbor tunnels in Hong Kong, The Singapore Economic Review. Singapore, World Scientific Publishing, 2011, 56(4): 467-488.
Loo B.P.Y., Collaborative Regional Development in Northeast Asia: Towards a Sustainable Regional and Sub-regional Future. (Book Review), Asian Geographer. Routledge, 2012, 29: 71-73.
Loo B.P.Y. and Ngai Y.L., Differential Provision of Internet Information: Do Search Engines Play a Role?, Proceedings of 2012 e-CASE & e-Tech International Conference, March 30-April 1, 2012, Hong Kong (on CD-ROM). 2012.
Loo B.P.Y. and Wu Y., Effects of the Probationary Driving Licence Scheme on Motorcycle Safety in Hong Kong, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2012, 24-28 February, New York, USA. 2012.
Loo B.P.Y. and Yao S., Geographical Information Systems , In: Guohua Li and Susan P. Baker, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches. New York, Springer, 2012, 447-464.
Loo B.P.Y. and Ngai Y.L., Google, Yahoo, Baidu and QQ: Do you Get Similar Results for Different Events? What do They Tell us about the Internet Regulatory Regime in China?, Heritage, Planning and E-Participation: The Evolving Forms of Information Society, Athens, Greece, July 3-5, 2011.. Athens, National Technical University of Athens, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Yao S., Wu J., Yu P. and Zhong H., Identification Method of Road Hot Zone Based on GIS, 基于GIS的道路热区鉴别方法, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. 交通运输工程学报, Xian, 長安大學, 2011, 11: 97-102.
Loo B.P.Y., Lam W.Y.W. and Yao S., Integrating Activity-based and Spatial Crash Analysis: Some Preliminary Thoughts and Findings, Behavior in Networks (BiNs) Workshop: Sustainability in Transport Networks, Jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering and Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Hong Kong, The Center for Transport Research at the University of Seoul, and The Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, 16 December 2011.
Loo B.P.Y. and Chow A.S.Y., Jobs-housing Balance in an Era of Population Decentralization: An Analytical Framework and a Case Study, Journal of Transport Geography. Elsevier, 2011, 19: 552-562.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2007 - now), International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. Francis & Taylor, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - 12/2010), Transportation. Dordrecht, Springer, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - now), International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Inderscience Publishers, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - now), The Open Civil Engineering Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (07/2007 - now), The Open Transportation Journal. Bentham, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (07/2009 - 12/2013), Journal of Transport Geography. ELSEVIER, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - now), The Ergonomics Open Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - now), The Open Geography Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - now), The Open Urban Studies Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board , International Journal of Geosciences (IJG). 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Asian Geographer. Routledge, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Transport and Land Use. University of Minnesota, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Technology. Routledge, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member, Editorial Board, Asian Transport Studies. EASTS, 2011.
Loo B.P.Y. and Li L., Some Trends in the Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Travel in China, 16th HKSTS Conference: Transportdynamics, 17-20 December 2011.. 2011.
Loo B.P.Y., The E-Society. New York, Nova Science, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Urbanization and Mobility Outlook, China 2010-2030: Global Industry Transformation – China Future Auto Market Analysis: Global China Expert Panel, December 19-20, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. Hosted by Fundacao Dom Cabral (FDC) & Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao (CBMM)[. 2011.
Voula P., Ioanna P., Loo B.P.Y. and Li L., Airspace-based Carbon Emission Estimations: Methodology and Results from Greece and South China, The 2012 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society (ATRS), Tainan, Taiwan, June 27-30. 2012.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., An event-based hot zone method for the identification of hazardous road locations, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2012, 24-28 February, New York, USA. 2012.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

Low C.T., Risk of Tuberculosis in High-rise and High Density Dwellings: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis (Poster), Urban Environmental Pollution Conference: Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities. Amsterdam, 17-20 June 2012.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W...S..., Tsui C...K..., Lee H. and Hui P...K..., Risk of Tuberculosis in High-rise and High Density Dwellings: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis, Urban Environmental Pollution Conference: Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities. Poster Presentation. Best Student Paper Award. Amsterdam, 2012.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Risk of tuberculosis in high-rise and high density dwellings: an exploratory spatial analysis, Urban Environmental Pollution Conference: Creating Healthy, Liveable Cities, held in Amsterdam on 17-20 June 2012. . 2012.


Researcher : Luk YM

List of Research Outputs

Li Y. and Luk Y.M., Impacts Of The 4th East Asian Games On Resifents' Participation In Leisure Sports And Physical Activities: The Case Of Macau, China , Acta Geographica Slovenica . Ljubljana, Slovenia, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Scien, 2011, 51: 377-390.


Researcher : Mak BKL

List of Research Outputs

Mak B.K.L. and Tao T.C.H., Community Participation in Tourism Planning, A symposium on Sustainable Tourism in Urban Environments. 2012.


Researcher : Ng CN

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: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


Project Title:"One River, Two Systems": issues of spatial integration and environmental management in the Shenzhen River Catchment
Investigator(s):Ng CN, Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:32nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment Stakeholder engagement in the EIA Follow-up in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2012


List of Research Outputs

Ng C.N., Journal of Arid Land. 干旱区科学, China, Science Press, 2012.
Ng C.N., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning. Elsevier, 2012.


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


Project Title:Sediment quality in a Hong Kong river
Investigator(s):Peart MR
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:Wild-fire and Water Quality; Processes, Impacts and Challenges Fire and sediment in an upland stream in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Peart MR
Department:School of Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:06/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chen J., Xu Q. and Peart M.R., Evaluation of storm direct runoff at a headwater catchment in Hong Kong, AGU 2011 Fall Meeting. 2011.
Chen J., Xu Q., Peart M.R. and Bellie S., Evolution of storm direct runoff recorded at a headwater catchment in Hong Kong, AOGS2011.
He H., Zhou J., Peart M.R., Chen J. and Zhang Q., Sensitivity of hydrogeomorphological hazards in the Qinling Mountains, China, Quaternary International. 2012.
Peart M.R., Fok L. and Chen J., Environmental Observations on the Kam Tin River, Hong Kong , 2011.


Researcher : Pei Q

List of Research Outputs

Pei Q., CRCG Conference Grant for Research Postgraduate Students, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New York, USA, 2012.
Pei Q. and Zhang D., Climate Change and Chinese Migration over the Last Millennia, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New York City, New York, USA, 2012.
Pei Q., Li Ka Shing Prize, 2011.
Pei Q., Swire Scholarship, 2012.
Zhang D. and Pei Q., Global Climate Change and War Outbreaks in the Pre-industrial Era, World Congress on Risk 2012: Risk and Development in a Changing World. Sydney, Australia, 2012.
Zhang D., Lee F., Wang C., Li B., Pei Q., Zhang J. and An Y., The Causality Analysis of Climate and Large-scale Human Crisis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, 2011, 108(42): 17296-17301.


Researcher : Peng L

List of Research Outputs

Jim C.Y. and Peng L., Substrate Moisture Effect on Water Balance and Thermal Regime of a Tropical Extensive Green Roof, Ecological Engineering. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 47: 9-23.
Jim C.Y. and Peng L., Weather Effect on the Thermal and Energy Performance of an Extensive Tropical Green Roof, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 11: 73-85.


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
Completion Date:02/2012


Project Title:Conserving Chinese Buddhist Monastic System: An Oral History of Sangha in Luk Wu, Lantau, Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust - General Award
Start Date:03/2011


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


Project Title:Participatory development in community-based tourism: Case studies from Hong Kong and mainland China
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:Profiling and comparing ecotourists in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:International Symposium on Society and Resource Management Institutional arrangements and sustainable livelihoods: The experience of an indigenous community in Taiwan
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:06/2012


List of Research Outputs

Liu S. and Tao T.C.H., Assessing livelihood impacts of tourism: A case study of Hong Kong, A Symposium on Sustainable Tourism in Urban Environments. 2012.
Mak B.K.L. and Tao T.C.H., Community Participation in Tourism Planning, A symposium on Sustainable Tourism in Urban Environments. 2012.
Tao T.C.H., Institutional arrangements and sustainable livelihoods: The experience of an indigenous community in Taiwan., 18th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. 2012.


Researcher : Tian Y

List of Research Outputs

Tian Y., Jim C.Y. and Tao Y., Challenges and Strategies for Greening the Compact City of Hong Kong, Journal of Urban Planning and Development. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012, 138: 101-109.
Tian Y. and Jim C.Y., Development Potential of Sky Gardens in the Compact City of Hong Kong, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2012, 11: 223-233.
Tian Y. and Jim C.Y., Factors Influencing the Spatial Pattern of Sky Gardens in the Compact City of Hong Kong, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 101: 299-309.
Tian Y., Jim C.Y., Tao Y. and Shi T., Landscape Ecological Assessment of Green Space Fragmentation in Hong Kong, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2011, 10: 79-86.


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
Completion Date:01/2012




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 Support 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 Support 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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2006


Project Title:Transforming Hong Kong's Ocean Container Transport Logistics Network
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Theme-based Research Scheme
Start Date:11/2011


Project Title:2012 AAG Annual Meeting High-Speed Railways in China: The Improved Accessibility for Whom?
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2012
Completion Date:02/2012




Researcher : Wu Y

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and Wu Y., Effects of the Probationary Driving Licence Scheme on Motorcycle Safety in Hong Kong, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2012, 24-28 February, New York, USA. 2012.


Researcher : Xie Y

List of Research Outputs

Xie Y. and Yu X., Measuring the spatio-temporal variation of habitat isolation due to rapid urbanization: A case study of Shenzhen River cross-boundary catchment, China, Jnl. of Landscape & Urban Planning. Elsevier, 2011, 103: p. 44-54.


Researcher : Yao S

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and Yao S., Geographical Information Systems , In: Guohua Li and Susan P. Baker, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches. New York, Springer, 2012, 447-464.
Loo B.P.Y., Yao S., Wu J., Yu P. and Zhong H., Identification Method of Road Hot Zone Based on GIS, 基于GIS的道路热区鉴别方法, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. 交通运输工程学报, Xian, 長安大學, 2011, 11: 97-102.
Loo B.P.Y., Lam W.Y.W. and Yao S., Integrating Activity-based and Spatial Crash Analysis: Some Preliminary Thoughts and Findings, Behavior in Networks (BiNs) Workshop: Sustainability in Transport Networks, Jointly organized by Department of Civil Engineering and Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Hong Kong, The Center for Transport Research at the University of Seoul, and The Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, 16 December 2011.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., An event-based hot zone method for the identification of hazardous road locations, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2012, 24-28 February, New York, USA. 2012.


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
Completion Date:01/2012


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


Project Title:The temporal consistency of climate-war association in Europe
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:08/2011


List of Research Outputs

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, 2011, 75(11): 1114-1120.
Lee F., Fok L. and Zhang D., Time Lag in the Climate-War Relationship, Asian Geographer. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geographical Association, 2011, 26: 83-94.
Li D...S..., Chen M. and Zhang D., Kilo-year Scale Climate Events and Evolution during the Last Interglacial, Mu Us Desert, China, Quaternary International. Elsevier, 2012, 263: 63-70.
Pei Q. and Zhang D., Climate Change and Chinese Migration over the Last Millennia, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New York City, New York, USA, 2012.
Zhang D. and Lee F., Chine: Quand le climat dictait les guerres, Les Grands Dossiers des Sciences Humaines. Auxerre Cedex: Sciences Humaines, 2011, 25: 12-14.
Zhang D. and Lee F., Climate Change, Food Shortage and War: A Quantitative Case Study in China During 1500-1800, Cartina. Egypt, The Egyptian Society for Environmental Sciences, 2011, 5(1): 63-71.
Zhang D. and Pei Q., Global Climate Change and War Outbreaks in the Pre-industrial Era, World Congress on Risk 2012: Risk and Development in a Changing World. Sydney, Australia, 2012.
Zhang D., Invited Speaker in Peace Research Institute of Norway, Oslo, 2012.
Zhang D., Keynote Speech, Ceremony of Academician Lu Scientific Achievements, Guiyang, 2011.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2012.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in Fudan University, 2011.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2012.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in Zhejiang University, 2011.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in the Ceremony of the 70 Years Anniversary of Guizhou Normal University, 2011.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2011.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture in the Institute of Geology & Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2011.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture, Chinese University of Science & Technology, Hefei, 2012.
Zhang D., Plenary Lecture, Fudan University, Shanghai, 2012.
Zhang D., Plenary Speaker (As the Outstanding Scholar of the University) in Lanzhou University, 2011.
Zhang D., Lee F., Wang C., Li B., Pei Q., Zhang J. and An Y., The Causality Analysis of Climate and Large-scale Human Crisis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences, 2011, 108(42): 17296-17301.


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: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
Completion Date:04/2012


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
Completion Date:06/2012


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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2011
Completion Date:07/2011


Project Title:Contesting the Status of the World’s Factory for Manufacturing: A Comparative Study of FDI and Trade in China, India, and Vietnam
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2012


Project Title:Global Studies Conference 2012 Competitions of Global Financial Centres and the Rise of Financial Centres in China and Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan T.W. and Zhao S.X., Producer Services Industries in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Struggling for Integration, Asian Pacific Viewpoint. 2012, 53:1: 69-84.
Lee K.S. and Zhao S.X., Command and Control Cities in the Global Space-Economy before and after the 2008 Geo-economic Transition, Chinese Geographical Sciences. 2012, 22:3: 334-342.
Lenzer J.J.H. and Zhao S.X., Roles of financial innovation and information technology: Lessons from US sub-prime mortgage crisis and its implications for China, Chinese Geographical Science. 2012, 22: 343-355.
Ramón-Berjano C.B., Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Hong Kong’s Transformation into a Service Hub: Regional Development within ‘One Country Two Systems', Asian Survey. Sage, 2011, 51:4: 584-609.
Wang T., Zhao S.X., Gu F...F... and Chen W...Y..., Power or Market? Location Determinants of Multinational Headquarters in China, Environment and Planning A. 2011, 43:10: 2364-2383.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., China’s urbanization and Hong Kong’s role in the national 12th Five-Year Plan , 「十二五」中國城市化新路向及香港的角色, Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2011, 2: 2-9.
Zhao S.X., Competitions of Global Financial Centres and the Rise of Financial Centres in China and Hong Kong, Fifth Global Studies Conference 2012, organized by Global Studies Association and Lomonosov Moscow State University. 2012.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Development of Qianhai Modern Service Industry Zone and its opportunity to Hong Kong , 發展前海現代服務業合作區與香港的機遇及思考, Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2011.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Direction of China’s economic transformation: reference from the world experience, 世界經驗與中國經濟轉型的路向, Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2012, 1: 22-29.
Zhao S.X., Editorial Board Member , Bauhinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2011.
Zhao S.X., Chan Y.M. and Ramon-Berjano C.B., Industrial structural changes in Hong Kong, China under one country, two systems framework, Chinese Geographical Science. 2012, 22: 302-318.
Zhao S.X., Chan R.C.K. and Chan Y.M., Spatial polarization and dynamic pathways of Foreign Direct Investment in China 1990–2009, Geoforum. 2012, 43:4: 836-850.
Zhao S.X., Strategic Planning for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Capital Region Development, Inaugural Ceremony and Symposium of the Research Institute of Issue of Social Management in Contemporary China. 2011.
Zhao S.X., The Future of Prime World Cities and Strategic Planning Issues for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Capital Region Development, China Academy of Urban Planning & Design. Beijing, 2011.
Zhao S.X., The nature of IFC studies and Hong Kong endeavors – Studies for global IFC development and their shifting trend, Third Global Conference on Economic Geography 2011. Seoul.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., The rise and fall of International Financial Centers and its implication to Hong Kong and China , 國際金融中心的興衰與啟示, Buahinia Tribune. 紫荊論壇, 2012, 4: 2-12.
Zhao S.X., Where is the Global Transaction Centre of RMB: Shanghai, Hong Kong or perhaps London?, at RSA Global Conference 2012, organized by Regional Studies Association and Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2012.


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