DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY



Researcher : CHEN S

List of Research Outputs

CHEN S. and Lai P.C., A Case study of Urban Morphological Indicators and Quality of Life, Poster presentation, Poster presentation, 4521 Urban Geography, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
CHEN S. and Lai P.C., GIS-Based Methodology for Characterising Neighbourhood Morphology in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (Third place of Best poster award). 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and CHEN S., Identifying H1N1 influenza infection risk factors by using geographic information system , 地理信息系统于识别流感感染风险因素的应用, Chinese Human Geography Conference, Held in Central China Normal University, Wuhan on 27-28 October 2012.
Wong F.H.T., Lai P.C. and CHEN S., Predicting emergency ambulance demand based on regional demographic differences: a feasibility study, 利用区域人口差异预测救护车需求的试点研究, Chinese Human Geography Conference, Held in Central China Normal University, Wuhan on 27-28 October 2012.


Researcher : CHEUNG CSC

List of Research Outputs

CHEUNG C.S.C., Climate Change and Thermal Comfort in Hong Kong, International Journal of Biometeorology. Springer, 2012.


Researcher : CHOI YK

List of Research Outputs

CHOI Y.K. and Ng C.N., Wetland Habitat Change in the Shenzhen River Cross-boundary Catchment, The 15th International Riversymposium, Melbourne, 8-11 October 2012.


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


Project Title:International conference ‘Urban Forests and Political Ecologies – Celebrating Transdisciplinarity’; Urban forest development in China: natural endowment or socioeconomic product?
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2013


Project Title:The economic value of veteran trees in Hong Kong: A contingent valuation study
Investigator(s):Chen WY, Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013




Researcher : Cheung TOL

List of Research Outputs

Cheung T.O.L. and Jim C.Y., Ecotourism service preference and management in Hong Kong, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. Taylor & Francis, 2013, 20: 182-194.
Fang W., Cheung T.O.L. and Fok L., Visitors' preferences and willingness to pay for visiting the Global Geopark in Hong Kong, The 2nd International Confernece on Sustainable Tourism in Urban Environments on 2013.05.08-10. 2013.
Fok L. and Cheung T.O.L., Evaluating the impact reduction strategies for the tropical cyclone hazard in Hong Kong, Asian Geographer. 2012, 29: 121-129.


Researcher : Fang W

List of Research Outputs

Fang W., Cheung T.O.L. and Fok L., Visitors' preferences and willingness to pay for visiting the Global Geopark in Hong Kong, The 2nd International Confernece on Sustainable Tourism in Urban Environments on 2013.05.08-10. 2013.


Researcher : Fok L

List of Research Outputs

Fok L., Peart M.R. and Chen J., The influence of geology and land use on the geochemical baselines of the East River basin, China, Catena. Elsevier, 2013, 101: 212-225.
Lee E.K.S., Fok L. and Lee F., An Evaluation of Hong Kong's Tropical Cyclone Warning System, Asian Geographer. 2012, 29: 131-144.


Researcher : Hart MA

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




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


List of Research Outputs

Hu Z. and Lin G.C.S., Beyond State-market Connection: Regional Institutional Milieu and the Transformation of State-owned Enterprises in Northeast China, Regional Studies. London, UK, Routledge, 2013, 47(4): 563-579.
Lin G.C.S., Yang F. and Hu Z., The New Geography of Information and Consulting Services in China: Comparing Beijing and Guangzhou, Habitat International. 2012, 36: 481-492.


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:07/2011


Project Title:9th International Phytotechnology Society Conference; Thermal performance of tropical green roofs with different vegetation growth forms
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2012


List of Research Outputs

Cheung T.O.L. and Jim C.Y., Ecotourism service preference and management in Hong Kong, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. Taylor & Francis, 2013, 20: 182-194.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. International Society of Arboriculture, Champaign, Illinois, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Urban Ecosystems. New York (ISI Journal), Springer, 2013.
Jim C.Y., BEAM Seminar, BEC Auditorium of Jockey Club Environmental Building, Kowloon Tong, 28 October 2012, Research Findings on Environmental and Energy Benefits of Green Roofs in Hong Kong. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Be Our Green Partner Tree Seminar, Central Library, Causeway Bay, 25 May 2013, How to Avoid Bungling Tree Transplanting. 2013.
Jim C.Y., Drivers for Colonization and Sustainable Management of Tree-dominated Stonewall Ecosystem, Ecological Engineering. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2013, 57: 324-335.
Jim C.Y., Effect of Different Vegetation Types on Environmental Benefits of Tropical Greenroof, Asian Conference on Civil, Material and Environmental Sciences (ACCMES'2013). Tokyo, 15-17 March, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Floristic and Habitat Differentiation of Heritage Trees in Hong Kong's Urban Forest, 16th European Forum on Urban Forestry Conference. Milan, Italy, 7-11 May, 2013.
Jim C.Y., From Forestry to Geology: The Sustainable Development of Hong Kong Global Geopark of China, Keynote Speech for the Hong Kong Global Geopark of China Roundtable Conference. Hong Kong, 9-13 October, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Green Project Environmental Future Sharing Forum, Science Museum, Tsimshatsui, 10 April 2013, The Art and Science of Body Language of Trees. 2013.
Jim C.Y., Green Roof as Ecodesign for Thermal Performance and Energy Conservation in Tropical City, EcoBalance 2012 Conference. Yokohama, 2012, 1-4.
Jim C.Y., Green Roof as Ecodesign for Thermal Performance and Energy Conservation in Tropical City, International EcoBalance 2012 Conference. Yokohama, Japan, 20-23 November, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Hong Kong Housing Authority Headquarters, Homantin, 31 May 2013, Environmental Benefits of Green Roofs at Public Housing Estates. 2013.
Jim C.Y., Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA) Design Award 2012: Landscape Planning and Research Study Category, Vertical Greening Experimental Study at Shatin, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Innovative Greening Technology for EVA in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Housing Authority, 18 September, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Member of Board of Consulting Editor, Environmental Awareness. Vadodara, India, International Society of Naturists, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Aboricultural Journal. The internatlonal journal of urban forestry, Arboricultural Association, U.K., 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Cities. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Interdisciplinary Environmental Review. Rowman & Littlefield, New York, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Science. Taipei, Dept. of Geography, National University of Taiwan, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Sciences. Beijing (ISI Journal), Springer Science Press, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Landscape and Urban Planning. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam (ISI Journal), 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Modern Urban Research. Urban Research Association, Nanjing, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Pedosphere: A Quarterly Journal of Soil Science. Beijing and New York, Science Press, 2013.
Jim C.Y., Munsang College Opening Ceremony of the Butterfly Garden and EcoGarden, Kowloon City, 08 March 2013, Trees and the Next Generation. 2013.
Jim C.Y., Peng, Lihua Lillian (2013) Green-roof Thermal Effects in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Design (as sole supervisor), 2013.
Jim C.Y., Research Grants Council Public Lecture, Science Museum, Tsimshatsui, 8 December 2012, Multiple Environmental and Energy Benefits of Green Roofs in Compact Cities. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Research and Development Forum of Drainage Services Department, Charles Kao Auditorium, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, 27 November 2012, Study of Climbing Plant Species for Application of Vertical Greening. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Restoration of Forests Associated with New Town Development in Hong Kong, In: J. Stanturf, P. Madsen and D. Lamb (eds.), A Goal-Oriented Approach to Forest Landscape Restoration. New York, Springer, 2012, 129-148.
Jim C.Y., Seminar for Hong Kong Garden Society, 05 November 2012, Appreciating and Conserving Stone Wall Trees in Hong Kong. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Seminar for principals and teachers of Po Leung Kuk schools, Po Leung Kuk, 01 December 2012, School Green Roofs: Turning Dream to Reality. 2012.
Jim C.Y., Social Science Faculty, University of Hong Kong, 21 March 2013, Green Roof as Teaching and Learning Tool. 2013.
Jim C.Y. and Zhang A.H., Species Diversity and Spatial Differentiation of Old-valuable Trees in Urban Hong Kong, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2013, 12: 171-182.
Jim C.Y., Thermal Performance of Tropical Green Roofs with Different Vegetation Growth Forms, Ninth International Phytotechnology Conference. Hasselt University, Belgium, 11-14 September, 2012.
Jim C.Y., Trees and Life Programme, City Hall, Shatin, 18 May 2013, Co-existence Between Trees and People. 2013.
PENG L. and Jim C.Y., Green-roof Effects on Neighborhood Microclimate and Human Thermal Sensation, Energies. Switzerland, MDPI, Basel, 2013, 6: 598-618.
Shan X. .Z. and Jim C.Y., Socioeconomic Effect on Perception of Urban Green Spaces in Guangzhou, China, Cities. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2013, 31: 123-131.
Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., A Stochastic Model to Optimize Forecast and Fulfillment of Green Roof Demand, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2013, 12: 53-60.


Researcher : LOW CT

List of Research Outputs

LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, and population health: a case study of Hong Kong, C1131, 13th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Held in Hong Kong on 1 June 2013.
LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, environment, and disease occurrence: a spatial epidemiological study, Poster presentation, 3521 Human-Environment Geographies, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
LOW C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S.C., Tsui C.K. and Hui P.K., Tuberculosis (TB) incidence and types of housing settlement, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (First place of Best poster award). 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H., Low C.T. and Wong M., Managing Environmental Hazards of Outdoor Falls among the Elderly Population of Hong Kong, In: Stimson, R.J. and Haynes, K.E. , Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis: Addressing Real World Issues. UK, Edward Elgar, 2012, chapter 20.
Lai P.C., Low C.T., 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, Environmental Pollution. UK, Elsevier, 2013.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Does It Matter to Live on Lower or Higher Grounds? An Analysis of tuberculosis Prevalence and Building Height, Respirology. Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 2012, 17(Suppl.2): 69-73.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Exploring Tuberculosis by Types of Housing Development, Social Science & Medicine. UK, Elsevier, 2013.


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
Completion Date:12/2012


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


Project Title:ESRI International User Conference 2012; Paper: Towards the development of an early-warning system on disease outbreak/Screenshots: Spatial distribution of observed and forecast Human Swine Influenza (H1N1) of Hong Kong, cumulated cases 1-17 June 2009
Investigator(s):Lai PC
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2012


List of Research Outputs

CHEN S. and Lai P.C., A Case study of Urban Morphological Indicators and Quality of Life, Poster presentation, Poster presentation, 4521 Urban Geography, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
CHEN S. and Lai P.C., GIS-Based Methodology for Characterising Neighbourhood Morphology in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (Third place of Best poster award). 2012.
LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, and population health: a case study of Hong Kong, C1131, 13th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Held in Hong Kong on 1 June 2013.
LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, environment, and disease occurrence: a spatial epidemiological study, Poster presentation, 3521 Human-Environment Geographies, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
LOW C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S.C., Tsui C.K. and Hui P.K., Tuberculosis (TB) incidence and types of housing settlement, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (First place of Best poster award). 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and CHEN S., Identifying H1N1 influenza infection risk factors by using geographic information system , 地理信息系统于识别流感感染风险因素的应用, Chinese Human Geography Conference, Held in Central China Normal University, Wuhan on 27-28 October 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H., Low C.T. and Wong M., Managing Environmental Hazards of Outdoor Falls among the Elderly Population of Hong Kong, In: Stimson, R.J. and Haynes, K.E. , Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis: Addressing Real World Issues. UK, Edward Elgar, 2012, chapter 20.
Lai P.C. and Wong F.H.T., Projecting the Demand for Emergency Ambulance Services, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. UK, Sage, 2013.
Lai P.C., Low C.T., 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, Environmental Pollution. UK, Elsevier, 2013.
Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and Kwong K.H., Spatial distribution of observed and forecast Human Swine Influenza (H1N1) of Hong Kong, cumulated cases 1-17 June 2009, Image portal to showcase screenshots of research results, The Esri International User Conference, held in San Diego on 23-27 July 2012.. 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and Kwong K.H., Towards the development of an early-warning system on disease outbreak, The Esri International User Conference, held in San Diego on 23-27 July 2012.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Does It Matter to Live on Lower or Higher Grounds? An Analysis of tuberculosis Prevalence and Building Height, Respirology. Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 2012, 17(Suppl.2): 69-73.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Exploring Tuberculosis by Types of Housing Development, Social Science & Medicine. UK, Elsevier, 2013.
MA X., Thach T.Q., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Lai P.C. and Wong C.M., A pilot study on traffic related exposure in Hong Kong , Poster presentation, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 48.
MA X., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Investigating the Association Between Traffic-Related Exposure and Mortality Risk in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, URISA's Fourth GIS in Public Health Conference, Held in Miami on 17-20 June 2013.
Ma X., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K., Chan W.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Wong C.M., Traffic related exposure and health effects among Hong Kong older population (abstract and poster presentation), 17th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12-13 December 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2012, 151.
WONG P.P.Y., Lai P.C. and Hart M., A case study of thermal effects, microclimate conditions, and marathon runners, Poster presentation, 4521 Urban Geography, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
WONG P.P.Y., Hart M. and Lai P.C., A low-cost sensor applied to microclimate monitoring of marathon courses in Hong Kong, 8th International Conference on Urban Climates, held in Dublin Ireland on 6-10 August 2012.
WONG P.P.Y., Lai P.C. and Hart M., Microclimate monitoring of marathon courses in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (Second place of Best poster award). 2012.
WONG P.P.Y. and Lai P.C., Microclimate variations of Urban Heat Island effects within urban areas of Hong Kong, C1102, 13th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Held in Hong Kong on 1 June 2013.
Wong F.H.T., Lai P.C. and CHEN S., Predicting emergency ambulance demand based on regional demographic differences: a feasibility study, 利用区域人口差异预测救护车需求的试点研究, Chinese Human Geography Conference, Held in Central China Normal University, Wuhan on 27-28 October 2012.
Wong F.H.T. and Lai P.C., Weather factors in the short-term forecasting of daily ambulance calls, International Journal of Biometeorology. NY, Springer, 2013.


Researcher : Lam WYW

List of Research Outputs

Lam W.Y.W., Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Insights about Pedestrian Crashes from a Time-space Perspective, Transportgraphy Workshop. Jointly organized by the Institute of Transport Studies, The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, December 12, 2012.. 2012.
Loo B.P.Y. and Lam W.Y.W., Geographic accessibility around health care facilities for elderly residents in Hong Kong: a microscale walkability assessment, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. London, Pion, 2012, 39: 629-646.


Researcher : Lee AKY

List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S. and Lee A.K.Y., Conflicts between Urban Renewal and Cultural Heritage Conservation in China: An Application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework to Analyzing the Case of Guangzhou, International Conference on Spatial and Social Transformation in Urban China, Hong Kong. Baptist University, December 3-14. 2012.


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


Project Title:Population growth, climate change, and secular population cycles in historical agrarian China
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2012


Project Title:32nd International Geographical Congress; Drought disaster and its driving mechanism in northwestern China over the past millennium
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2012


Project Title:The Causal Mechanism of Drought in Northwestern China over the Past Millennium
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2013


List of Research Outputs

Fei J., Zhang D., Lee F. and Hou Y. .J., Extreme Dust Storm Disaster in Northern China in AD 1523, Asian Geographer. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Routledge, 2012, 29(2): 77-87.
Kwong K.H., Chung V.W.K. and Lee F., The Longitudinal Assessment of Preventive Measures and Policies for Earthquake Disasters in China, Asian Geographer. 2012, 29: 109-120.
Lee E.K.S., Fok L. and Lee F., An Evaluation of Hong Kong's Tropical Cyclone Warning System, Asian Geographer. 2012, 29: 131-144.
Lee F. and Zhang D., A Tale of Two Population Crises in Recent Chinese History, Climatic Change. Netherlands, Springer, 2013, 116(2): 285-308.
Lee F., Guest Editor, Asian Geographer. Hong Kong, Hong Kong Geographical Association, 2012, 29.
Lee F., Natural Disasters and their Management in Hong Kong and Mainland China, Asian Geographer. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Routledge, 2012, 29(2): 75-76.
Lee F., Zhang D., Brecke P. and Fei J., Positive Correlation between the North Atlantic Oscillation and Violent Conflicts in Europe, Climate Research. Amelinghausen: Inter-Research, 2013, 56(1): 1-10.
Lee F., Research Output Prize, 2011–2012, The University of Hong Kong. 2013.
Lee F. and Zhang D., Temperature Change and Natural Disasters in Northwestern China, Asian Geographer. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Routledge, 2012, 29(2): 89-108.
PEI Q., Zhang D., Li G. and Lee F., Short and long term impacts of climate variations on the agrarian economy in pre-industrial Europe, Climate Research. 2013, 56: 169-180.


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:From "Property-led Redevelopment" to "Conservation-led Redevelopment"--An Application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework to explain the case of Historic Precinct Conservation in Guangzhou, China
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2012


Project Title:The conservation of "Historically and Culturally Famous Towns" in China: Policies, Problems and Prospects
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S. and Lee A.K.Y., Conflicts between Urban Renewal and Cultural Heritage Conservation in China: An Application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework to Analyzing the Case of Guangzhou, International Conference on Spatial and Social Transformation in Urban China, Hong Kong. Baptist University, December 3-14. 2012.
Lee F.Y.S. and Hilary D. .C., Cultural Heritage Management in Southern China: Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou, In: Kapila D. Silva and Neel Kamal Chapagain, Managing Asian Heritage: Contexts, Concerns and Prospects. London and New York, Routledge, 2013, Chapter 5: 105-121.
Tsang P. .K. .E. and Lee F.Y.S., Towards, Weak Sustainability in the Formal Curricula: A Case Study of Research-driven Pedagogical Reform in Hong Kong, International Conference on Bridging Sustainability in Research to Pedagogy: Theory and Practice, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, April 19-20. 2013.


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 J

Project Title:ENSO DIVERSITY WORKSHOP; El Niño Dynamics During the Past Seven Centuries
Investigator(s):Li J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2013




Researcher : Li L

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and Li L., Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Transport in China since 1949: Implications for Developing Sustainable Transport, Energy Policy. Elsevier, 2012, 50: 464-476.


Researcher : Li Y

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


Project Title:Effects of World Heritage Inscription on Hakka Vernacular Tourism
Investigator(s):Li Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:10/2012




Researcher : Lin GCS

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
Completion Date:12/2012


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


Project Title:Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers April 9-13, 2013; Emerging spaces of neoliberal urbanism in China: State power reshuffling, land commodification, and uneven urban development
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2013


List of Research Outputs

Hu Z. and Lin G.C.S., Beyond State-market Connection: Regional Institutional Milieu and the Transformation of State-owned Enterprises in Northeast China, Regional Studies. London, UK, Routledge, 2013, 47(4): 563-579.
Lin G.C.S., Editorial Board Member, Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers with Routledge, 2012.
Lin G.C.S., Editorial Board Member, The Canadian Geographer. Ottawa, Canadian Association of Geographers with Wiley, 2012.
Lin G.C.S., Editorial Board Member, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. London, Royal Geog. Soc of the UK & Inst. of British Geographers, 2012.
Lin G.C.S., Editorial Board Member, Urban Geography. New York, Routledge, 2012.
Lin G.C.S., Yang F. and Hu Z., The New Geography of Information and Consulting Services in China: Comparing Beijing and Guangzhou, Habitat International. 2012, 36: 481-492.
WANG C. and Lin G.C.S., Dynamics of Innovation in Globalizing China: Regional Environment, Inter-firm Relations and Firm Attributes, Journal of Economic Geography. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 2013, 13(3): 397-418.
WANG C. and Lin G.C.S., Emerging Geography of Technological Innovation in China's ICT Industry: Region, Inter-firm Linkages and Innovative Performance in a Transitional Economy, Asia Pacific Viewpoint. Oxford, Blackwell, 2013, 54(1): 33-48.
WANG C., Lin G.C.S., Yang F. and Ouyang A.J., State-Firm Strategic Coordination and Technological Innovation in China, Issues and Studies. 2012, Vol. 48, No. 4: 37-71.
Wang C. .C., Lin G.C.S., Yang F. and Ouyang A. .J., State-firm Strategic Coordination and Tehnological Innovation in the Software Industry in China: A Comparative Study of Shanghai and Shenzhen, Issues & Studies. Taipei, National Chengchi University, 2012, 48(4): 37-71.


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: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


Project Title:Revisiting the Three Ds in Transit-oriented Development (TOD): A People-centred and Placed-based Perspective
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chow A.S.Y. and Loo B.P.Y., The Flow of International Students and Global City Network, The Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association 2012-13: Managing International Connectivity and Diversity: Experiences of Asian World Cities, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, February 22, 2013.. 2013.
Guo Z. and Loo B.P.Y., Pedestrian Environment and Route Choice: Evidence from New York City and Hong Kong, Journal of Transport Geography . Elsevier, 2013, 28: 124-138.
Lam W.Y.W., Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Insights about Pedestrian Crashes from a Time-space Perspective, Transportgraphy Workshop. Jointly organized by the Institute of Transport Studies, The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, December 12, 2012.. 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Bicycle Injury: Geographical and Behavioral Aspects, Bicycle Injury: From Global to Local, NTWC Injury Prevention Program cum Central Commissioned Training Program 2012, 15 November 2012.
Loo B.P.Y. and Li L., Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Transport in China since 1949: Implications for Developing Sustainable Transport, Energy Policy. Elsevier, 2012, 50: 464-476.
Loo B.P.Y. and Ngan Y.L., Developing Mobile Telecommunications to Narrow Digital Divide in Developing Countries? Some Lessons from China, Telecommunications Policy. Elsevier, 2012, 36: 888-900.
Loo B.P.Y. and Lam W.Y.W., Geographic accessibility around health care facilities for elderly residents in Hong Kong: a microscale walkability assessment, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. London, Pion, 2012, 39: 629-646.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - 12/2010), Transportation. Dordrecht, Springer, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - 12/2012), The Open Civil Engineering Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (01/2008 - now), International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Inderscience Publishers, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (07/2007 - now), The Open Transportation Journal. Bentham, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (07/2007 - now), The Open Transportation Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - 12/2012), The Ergonomics Open Journal. Bentham, 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - 12/2012), The Open Geography Journal. Bentham, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board (12/2007 - now), The Open Urban Studies Journal. Bentham, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board , International Journal of Geosciences (IJG). 2012.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Asian Geographer. Routledge, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Transport and Land Use. University of Minnesota, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Technology. Routledge, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Member, Editorial Board, Asian Transport Studies. EASTS, 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., Chow C.B., Leung M., Kwong T.H.J., Lai S.F.A. and Chau Y.H., Multi-disciplinary Efforts Toward Sustained Road Safety Benefits: Integrating Place-based and People-based Safety Analyses, Injury Prevention. BMJ, 2013, 19: 58-63.
Loo B.P.Y., Resiliency versus Sustainability: Conflicting or Complementary Goals in Cities, Building Urban Resilience and Sustainability: An International Symposium on the Design of Urban Systems of the Future, May 20-21, 2013. The University of Illinois at Chicago Forum. 2013.
Loo B.P.Y., The Relationship between Geographical and Behavioral Characteristics in Bicycle Injury, 88. Bicycle Injury: From Global to Local: NTWC Injury Prevention Program cum Central Commissioned Training Program 2012, November 11 2012.. 2012.
Ni J.M.C. and Loo B.P.Y., Vehicle Use Behavior and the Built Environment: A Case Study of Shanghai, China, In: Mak, Ho-Yin and Hong K. Lo, Transportation & Logistics Management: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS). Hong Kong, HKSTS, 2012, 563-570.
Wong S.C., Sze N.N., Loo B.P.Y., Chow A.S.Y., Lo H.K. and Hung W.T., Performance Evaluations of the Spiral-Marking Roundabouts in Hong Kong, Journal of Transportation Engineering. 2012, 138: 1377-1387.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Identification of Hazardous Road Locations for Pedestrians, Procedia Engineering. 2012, 45: 815-823.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, and population health: a case study of Hong Kong, C1131, 13th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Held in Hong Kong on 1 June 2013.
LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, environment, and disease occurrence: a spatial epidemiological study, Poster presentation, 3521 Human-Environment Geographies, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
LOW C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S.C., Tsui C.K. and Hui P.K., Tuberculosis (TB) incidence and types of housing settlement, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (First place of Best poster award). 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H., Low C.T. and Wong M., Managing Environmental Hazards of Outdoor Falls among the Elderly Population of Hong Kong, In: Stimson, R.J. and Haynes, K.E. , Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis: Addressing Real World Issues. UK, Edward Elgar, 2012, chapter 20.
Lai P.C., Low C.T., 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, Environmental Pollution. UK, Elsevier, 2013.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Does It Matter to Live on Lower or Higher Grounds? An Analysis of tuberculosis Prevalence and Building Height, Respirology. Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 2012, 17(Suppl.2): 69-73.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Exploring Tuberculosis by Types of Housing Development, Social Science & Medicine. UK, Elsevier, 2013.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, and population health: a case study of Hong Kong, C1131, 13th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Held in Hong Kong on 1 June 2013.
LOW C.T. and Lai P.C., Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) body constitution, environment, and disease occurrence: a spatial epidemiological study, Poster presentation, 3521 Human-Environment Geographies, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
LOW C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S.C., Tsui C.K. and Hui P.K., Tuberculosis (TB) incidence and types of housing settlement, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (First place of Best poster award). 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong W.C., Chan M.H., Low C.T. and Wong M., Managing Environmental Hazards of Outdoor Falls among the Elderly Population of Hong Kong, In: Stimson, R.J. and Haynes, K.E. , Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis: Addressing Real World Issues. UK, Edward Elgar, 2012, chapter 20.
Lai P.C., Low C.T., 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, Environmental Pollution. UK, Elsevier, 2013.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Does It Matter to Live on Lower or Higher Grounds? An Analysis of tuberculosis Prevalence and Building Height, Respirology. Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 2012, 17(Suppl.2): 69-73.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Tse W.S., Tsui C.K., Lee H. and Hui P.K., Exploring Tuberculosis by Types of Housing Development, Social Science & Medicine. UK, Elsevier, 2013.


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


Project Title:The 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Association of Impact Assessment; One Country, Two EIA Systems: the public engagement and decision making process in the EIA systems of Hong Kong and China
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2013


List of Research Outputs

CHOI Y.K. and Ng C.N., Wetland Habitat Change in the Shenzhen River Cross-boundary Catchment, The 15th International Riversymposium, Melbourne, 8-11 October 2012.
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.
Ng C.N. and WONG C.C., One Country, Two EIA System - The Public Engagement in the EIA Systems of Hong Kong and China, The 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Calgary, Canada, 12-16 May. 2013.
WANG Y. and Ng C.N., Asymmetric Payoff Mechanism and Information Effects in Water Sharing Interactions: A Game Theoretic Model of Collective Cooperation, The 14th Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons, June 3-7, Kita Fuji, Japan. 2013.
WANG Y., Ng C.N. and Buskens V., In Coping with the Tragedy of the Commons: A Game Theoretic Perspective on Water Sharing Interactions and Cooperation, The Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health, Galway, Ireland, 20-25 August 2012.
XIE Y. and Ng C.N., Exploring Spatio-temporal Variations of Habitat Loss and its Causal Factors in the Shenzhen River Cross-border Watershed, Journal of Applied Geography. Elsevier, 2013, 39: 140-150.


Researcher : PEI Q

List of Research Outputs

PEI Q., Zhang D., Li G. and Lee F., Short and long term impacts of climate variations on the agrarian economy in pre-industrial Europe, Climate Research. 2013, 56: 169-180.
Pei Q., Liu L. and Zhang D., Carbon Emission Right as a New Property Right: Rescue CDM Developers in China from 2012, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. The Netherlands, Springer, 2012.
Pei Q., Swire Travel Grant, World Congress on Risk 2012: Risk and Development in a Changing World. Sydney, Australia, 2012.


Researcher : PENG L

List of Research Outputs

PENG L. and Jim C.Y., Green-roof Effects on Neighborhood Microclimate and Human Thermal Sensation, Energies. Switzerland, MDPI, Basel, 2013, 6: 598-618.


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


List of Research Outputs

Fok L., Peart M.R. and Chen J., The influence of geology and land use on the geochemical baselines of the East River basin, China, Catena. Elsevier, 2013, 101: 212-225.
Xu Q., Chen J. and Peart M.R., An enhanced Topmodel for a headwater catchment in Hong Kong, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013. .


Researcher : Pei Q

List of Research Outputs

PEI Q., Zhang D., Li G. and Lee F., Short and long term impacts of climate variations on the agrarian economy in pre-industrial Europe, Climate Research. 2013, 56: 169-180.
Pei Q., Liu L. and Zhang D., Carbon Emission Right as a New Property Right: Rescue CDM Developers in China from 2012, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. The Netherlands, Springer, 2012.
Pei Q., Swire Travel Grant, World Congress on Risk 2012: Risk and Development in a Changing World. Sydney, Australia, 2012.


Researcher : Tao TCH

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:Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education; Globalization and theme park: a case study of Hong Kong Disneyland
Investigator(s):Tao TCH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2013




Researcher : Tsang SW

List of Research Outputs

Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., A Stochastic Model to Optimize Forecast and Fulfillment of Green Roof Demand, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2013, 12: 53-60.


Researcher : WANG C

List of Research Outputs

WANG C. and Lin G.C.S., Dynamics of Innovation in Globalizing China: Regional Environment, Inter-firm Relations and Firm Attributes, Journal of Economic Geography. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 2013, 13(3): 397-418.
WANG C. and Lin G.C.S., Emerging Geography of Technological Innovation in China's ICT Industry: Region, Inter-firm Linkages and Innovative Performance in a Transitional Economy, Asia Pacific Viewpoint. Oxford, Blackwell, 2013, 54(1): 33-48.
WANG C., Lin G.C.S., Yang F. and Ouyang A.J., State-Firm Strategic Coordination and Technological Innovation in China, Issues and Studies. 2012, Vol. 48, No. 4: 37-71.


Researcher : WANG Y

List of Research Outputs

WANG Y. and Ng C.N., Asymmetric Payoff Mechanism and Information Effects in Water Sharing Interactions: A Game Theoretic Model of Collective Cooperation, The 14th Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons, June 3-7, Kita Fuji, Japan. 2013.
WANG Y., Ng C.N. and Buskens V., In Coping with the Tragedy of the Commons: A Game Theoretic Perspective on Water Sharing Interactions and Cooperation, The Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health, Galway, Ireland, 20-25 August 2012.


Researcher : WONG CC

List of Research Outputs

Ng C.N. and WONG C.C., One Country, Two EIA System - The Public Engagement in the EIA Systems of Hong Kong and China, The 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Calgary, Canada, 12-16 May. 2013.


Researcher : WONG PPY

List of Research Outputs

WONG P.P.Y., Lai P.C. and Hart M., A case study of thermal effects, microclimate conditions, and marathon runners, Poster presentation, 4521 Urban Geography, 2013 AAG Annual Meeting, Held in Los Angeles, California on 9-13 April 2013.
WONG P.P.Y., Hart M. and Lai P.C., A low-cost sensor applied to microclimate monitoring of marathon courses in Hong Kong, 8th International Conference on Urban Climates, held in Dublin Ireland on 6-10 August 2012.
WONG P.P.Y., Lai P.C. and Hart M., Microclimate monitoring of marathon courses in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, Hong Kong Geography Day 2012, Held in Hong Kong on 13 October 2012. (Second place of Best poster award). 2012.
WONG P.P.Y. and Lai P.C., Microclimate variations of Urban Heat Island effects within urban areas of Hong Kong, C1102, 13th Annual Research Postgraduate Conference, Held in Hong Kong on 1 June 2013.


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




Researcher : Wong FHT

List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and CHEN S., Identifying H1N1 influenza infection risk factors by using geographic information system , 地理信息系统于识别流感感染风险因素的应用, Chinese Human Geography Conference, Held in Central China Normal University, Wuhan on 27-28 October 2012.
Lai P.C. and Wong F.H.T., Projecting the Demand for Emergency Ambulance Services, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. UK, Sage, 2013.
Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and Kwong K.H., Spatial distribution of observed and forecast Human Swine Influenza (H1N1) of Hong Kong, cumulated cases 1-17 June 2009, Image portal to showcase screenshots of research results, The Esri International User Conference, held in San Diego on 23-27 July 2012.. 2012.
Lai P.C., Wong F.H.T. and Kwong K.H., Towards the development of an early-warning system on disease outbreak, The Esri International User Conference, held in San Diego on 23-27 July 2012.
Wong F.H.T., Lai P.C. and CHEN S., Predicting emergency ambulance demand based on regional demographic differences: a feasibility study, 利用区域人口差异预测救护车需求的试点研究, Chinese Human Geography Conference, Held in Central China Normal University, Wuhan on 27-28 October 2012.
Wong F.H.T. and Lai P.C., Weather factors in the short-term forecasting of daily ambulance calls, International Journal of Biometeorology. NY, Springer, 2013.


Researcher : XIE Y

List of Research Outputs

XIE Y. and Ng C.N., Exploring Spatio-temporal Variations of Habitat Loss and its Causal Factors in the Shenzhen River Cross-border Watershed, Journal of Applied Geography. Elsevier, 2013, 39: 140-150.


Researcher : Yao S

List of Research Outputs

Lam W.Y.W., Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Insights about Pedestrian Crashes from a Time-space Perspective, Transportgraphy Workshop. Jointly organized by the Institute of Transport Studies, The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, December 12, 2012.. 2012.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Identification of Hazardous Road Locations for Pedestrians, Procedia Engineering. 2012, 45: 815-823.


Researcher : Zhang AH

List of Research Outputs

Jim C.Y. and Zhang A.H., Species Diversity and Spatial Differentiation of Old-valuable Trees in Urban Hong Kong, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2013, 12: 171-182.
Zhang A.H., Changes in Soil Seed Bank Composition during Early Succession of Rehabilitated Quarries, Ecological Engineering. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2013, 55: 43-50.
Zhang A.H., Defect-disorder and Risk Assessment of Heritage Trees in Urban Hong Kong, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2013, Online.
Zhang A.H., Plant Recruitment in Early Development Stages on Rehabilitated Quarries in Hong Kong, Restoration Ecology. Amsterdam, Wiley, 2013, 21: 166-173.


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: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


Project Title:Wavelet analysis of the time-series of climate change and social crises in history
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Prestigious Fellowship Scheme under the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Social Sciences)
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2013


List of Research Outputs

Fei J., Zhang D., Lee F. and Hou Y. .J., Extreme Dust Storm Disaster in Northern China in AD 1523, Asian Geographer. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Routledge, 2012, 29(2): 77-87.
Lee F. and Zhang D., A Tale of Two Population Crises in Recent Chinese History, Climatic Change. Netherlands, Springer, 2013, 116(2): 285-308.
Lee F., Zhang D., Brecke P. and Fei J., Positive Correlation between the North Atlantic Oscillation and Violent Conflicts in Europe, Climate Research. Amelinghausen: Inter-Research, 2013, 56(1): 1-10.
Lee F. and Zhang D., Temperature Change and Natural Disasters in Northwestern China, Asian Geographer. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Routledge, 2012, 29(2): 89-108.
PEI Q., Zhang D., Li G. and Lee F., Short and long term impacts of climate variations on the agrarian economy in pre-industrial Europe, Climate Research. 2013, 56: 169-180.
Pei Q., Liu L. and Zhang D., Carbon Emission Right as a New Property Right: Rescue CDM Developers in China from 2012, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. The Netherlands, Springer, 2012.


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: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
Completion Date:12/2012


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


Project Title:Economic Transformations and Changes of Hong Kong’s Industrial Structure under the One Country, Two Systems Framework
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:08/2012


Project Title:The Rise of China and the Development of Financial Centers among Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:3rd Annual International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning; Playing Games and Concepts: China’s Urban Development Model - the Case of Beijing and Beijing Olympics
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X., Beijing Olympics – Impact on Economic and Urban Development, International Workshop "The BRICS and Sports Mega-Events" organized by BRICS Policy Center. 2012.
Zhao S.X., Editorial Board Member, In: Fu Bojie, Chinese Geographical Science . 2012.
Zhao S.X., Global off-shore centres and impacts to Asian service centre development: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong’s Offshore Banking and Re-Exportation Industries, in International Workshop on Creating and capturing value in the next wave of globalization: experiences in (offshore) services production from India, East Asia and Southeast Asia. 2013.
Zhao S.X., Member of Editorial Board, Bulletin of Geography: Socio-economic Series. Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland, 2013.
Zhao S.X., Playing Games and Concepts: Beijing Olympics and China Urban Development Model, 3rd Annual International Conference on Urban Studies & Planning. 2013.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., Structural changes of Hong Kong industries under the One Country, Two Systems and Propositions to the new-term Government , 香港產業結構的轉變與「一國兩制」及對新一屆政府的建議, Bauhinia Tribune . 紫荊論壇, 2012, 6: 41-51.
Zhao S.X. and Chan Y.M., The contribution and cost of Individual Visit Scheme and its threats and opportunities to Hong Kong , 「自由行」的貢獻和成本與香港發展的機遇和挑戰, Bauhinia Forum. 紫荊論壇, 2012, 8: 45-52.


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