DEPT OF URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN



Researcher : Al SJ

List of Research Outputs

Al S.J., Chu H.S., Juhre C.S., Valin I.A. and Wang N.H., Contributing Editor, In: Stefan Al, Villages in the City: A Guide to South China's Informal Settlements. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2014.


Researcher : CHEUNG MW

List of Research Outputs

CHEUNG M.W. and Tang B.S., Social order, leisure, or tourist attraction? The changing planning missions for waterfront space in Hong Kong, Habitat International. 2015, 47: 231-240.


Researcher : Chan RCK

Project Title:Urban Entrepreneurialism and Governance of Flagship Developments in Shanghai
Investigator(s):Chan RCK
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:Development beyond growth poles: new districts in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region
Investigator(s):Chan RCK
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2014


Project Title:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2013-14
Investigator(s):Chan RCK
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:12/2014


Project Title:2015 Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers; Shenzhen's Qianhai:Lessons from London's Docklands
Investigator(s):Chan RCK
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2015
Completion Date:04/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chan R.C.K., Xian S.I. and Qi Z., Booming provincial-led North-South City-to-city cooperation in China: A case study of Suzhou-Suqian Industrial Park of Jiangsu Province, Cities. 2015, 46: 44-54.
Chan R.C.K., Expert Panel on Macau Reclamation and City Planning, Macau Urban Planning Institute. 2014.
Chan R.C.K., Honorary Professor, School of Real Estate, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China. 2014.
Chan R.C.K., New Wine in Old Bottle? - from Growth Pole Theory to Free Trade Zone in the GPRD Region, The 3rd International Conference on China Urban Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. 2015.
Chan R.C.K., Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Awards 2013-14, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Chan R.C.K., Planning and Development of the Pearl River Delta under China's "New Normal" era, 新時期珠江三角洲地區區域發展與規劃問題的探討與反思, "New Normal" era: Advancement in Planning and Cooperation within Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. 新常態下粵港澳合作升級與城鄉規劃之應對, 2015.
Chan R.C.K., Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, 2014.
Chan R.C.K., Shenzhen's Qianhai: Lessons from London's Docklands, Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 2015.
Chan R.C.K., Yao S.M., Ye G. and Chen W., The Recognition of Basic Concepts of Urban Agglomeration in China, Urban Insight. 2015, 1: 73-82.


Researcher : Chiu RLH

Project Title:Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships 2010-11
Investigator(s):Chiu RLH
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships
Start Date:09/2010


Project Title:Social sustainability of gated communities in a high density city: the case of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chiu RLH
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:The Precarious Home: Socio-legal Perspectives on the Home in Insecure Times; Large high-rise housing estates in Hong Kong: safety, social cohesion and inclusion
Investigator(s):Chiu RLH
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chiu R.L.H., A Comprehensive Study on Housing in An Ageing Community, commissioned by the Hong Kong Housing Society. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., Concepts of Social and Cultural Sustainability of Neighbourhoods, The seminar on "Creating Sustainable Neighbourhood", organized by the Hong Kong Green Building Council, 28 November 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., Evolution of Affordable Housing Estates in Guangzhou: A Social Sustainability Perspective,, In: Chiu, R.L.H. and Wei, Zongcai, The European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) 2014, Edinburgh, UK, 30 June to 4 July 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., Heritage preservation and sustainable development, The Forum of Environmental Protection and Rural Development: Balances and Synergies, organized by Heung Yi Kuk, in celebration of its 60th Anniversary on the New Territories Day, 24 October 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., Land supply, planning politics and housing in Hong Kong, the Public Seminar on Urban Governance, Land Supply, and Housing: Power, Politics, and Planning in England, Australia, and Hong Kong, jointly organized by the Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning and the Affordable Housing Research Network of The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Institute of Planners, and sponsored by the University of Sydney, 19 July 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., Large high-rise housing estates in Hong Kong: an urban tool for advancing socio-spatial justice?, the European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) 2014, Edinburgh, UK, 30 June to 4 July 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., Large high-rise housing estates in Hong Kong: how socially sustainable?, The 2015 APNHR Conference Housing 2.0: Search for New Paradigms for Collaborative Housing, organized by the Korean Housing Association, Gwangju, South Korea, 9-12 April 2015.. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., Planning and Design for Environmental Sustainability: Suburban Private Housing Estates in Guangzhou (China), In: Chiu, R.L.H. and Zhang, Tianyao, The European Network for Housing Research (ENHR) 2014, Edinburgh, UK, 30 June to 4 July 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., Social sustainability of gated communities in a high density city: the case of Hong Kong, The series of Subject Talks on Cosmopolitan Hong Kong, organized by the University Grants Committee and the Hong Kong Public Libraries, 23 November 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., The Future of Home Ownership and Housing Security in Hong Kong: Implications for Fast Growing Chinese Cities, Invited by the Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 26 February 2015.. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., The Housing Strategy of Hong Kong and Mainland China: Market Function and Government Roles, Shanghai Forum 10th Anniversary (2005-2015), organized by Fudan University, 24 May 2015.. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., The Roles of the Government and the Market in Housing: A comparison between Mainland China and Hong Kong, The 2015 Land and Real Estate Summit Forum, organized by School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China (RUC), 9-10 May 2015.. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., The future of home ownership and housing security in Hong Kong: implications for fast growing Chinese cities, The Urban Studies Seminar Series - Edges of Homeownership, funded by the Urban Studies Foundation, TU Delft, The Netherlands,30 September - 1 October 2014.. 2014.
Chiu R.L.H., The future of home ownership and housing security in Hong Kong: the implications for fast growing Chinese cities, The Urban Planning and Housing Research Institute at the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing, on 8 May 2015.. 2015.


Researcher : Chu CL

Project Title:Constructing Enclaves: The Garden City Movement and the Advent of Modernist Planning in Colonial Hong Kong, 1911-1939
Investigator(s):Chu CL
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:11/2013


Project Title:Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2014; PAPER: "The Propensity of Land: Housing Crisis, Speculative Craze and the Advent of Modernist Planning in Hong Kong, 1912-1925" (presenter)
Investigator(s):Chu CL
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2014


Project Title:Speculative Urbanism: Modernist Planning and Housing Practices in Colonial Hong Kong, 1912-1939
Investigator(s):Chu CL
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2015


Project Title:Society of Architectural Historians 68th Annual Meeting; Constructing a New Moral Topography: Architecture and Urban Living in Early 20th Century South China.
Investigator(s):Chu CL
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chu C.L., Associate Editor, The Journal for Education in the Built Environment. 2014.
Chu C.L., Building the Capacity to Aspire: Heritagization and Governmentality in Postcolonial Macau, The 2014 Biennale Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-17 December 2014.. 2014.
Chu C.L., Constructing a New Moral Topography: Architecture and Urban Living in Hong Kong and Canton, Society of Architectural Historians 2015 Annual Conference. 2015.
Chu C.L., Constructing “Asia” and the “West”: Discourses of Orientalism and Occidentalism in Early 20th Century Building Journals, 1st SEAARC (Southeast Asia Architecture Research Collaborative) Symposium: "Questioning Southeast Asia’s Architecture / Southeast Asia’s Architecture in Question" . 2015.
Chu C.L., Editorial Advisor, International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. 2014.
Chu C.L., Editorial Advisor, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 2014.
Chu C.L. and Sanyal R., Spectacular Cities Of Our Time, Geoforum. 2015.
Chu C.L., Spectacular Macau: Visioning futures for a World Heritage City, Geoforum. 2015.
Chu C.L., The Speculative City: Introduction, The Speculative City: Emergent Forms and Norms of the Built Environment. 2015.


Researcher : Chu HS

List of Research Outputs

Al S.J., Chu H.S., Juhre C.S., Valin I.A. and Wang N.H., Contributing Editor, In: Stefan Al, Villages in the City: A Guide to South China's Informal Settlements. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2014.


Researcher : Echeverri N

List of Research Outputs

Echeverri N. and Valin I.A., Scenario-Planning in Yangon: Two Futures for an Urban Waterfront, International Burma Studies Conference 2014.


Researcher : He S

Project Title:2015 Association of American Geographers Annual Conference; Creativity syndrome and the political economy of creativity in Chinese metropolises
Investigator(s):He S
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2015


Project Title:Enclave urban living in post-reform China — An empirical investigation in Guangzhou
Investigator(s):He S
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015


List of Research Outputs

He S., A Review of “Housing inequality in Chinese cities”, Edited by Youqin Huang and Si-ming Li, “Housing inequality in Chinese cities”, Edited by Youqin Huang and Si-ming Li. 2015.
He S., Creative syndrome and the political economy of creativity in China, Annual conference of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, USA, 21-25 April 2015; the 3rd International Conference on China Urban Development ― Urbanization and Urban Transformation in China, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 5-7 June 2015.. 2015.
He S., Evolving enclave urbanism in China and its socio-spatial implications, invited by the Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, May 5, 2015.. 2015.
He S., Evolving enclave urbanism in China and its socio-spatial implications, invited by the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, April 17, 2015.. 2015.
He S., Migration, mobility, and community change in Chinese cities: introducing the special issue, In: Li, S. M., Chan, K. W., and He, S., Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2015.
He S., Right to the City: A Liberal-Democratic Perspective, In: James Wright, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition. Oxford: Elsevier, 2015.
He S., Understanding residential relocation satisfaction and intention in Guangzhou, China, the Asia-Pacific Network for Housing Research (APNHR) Conference, Gwangju, Korea, 9 – 12 April 2015.. 2015.
He S., guest lecture at the Urban Planning Summer program, invited by NYU-Shanghai University, Shanghai, June 8, 2015.. 2015.
He S., invited talk at the workshop on Making Cultural Cities, A Dialogue on Mobility and Assemblage, invited by City University of Hong Kong, June 4-5, 2015.. 2015.
He S., listed by Elsevier on Feb 2, 2015 as one of the most cited researchers in mainland China (ranked No. 9 among social scientists). The data source Elsevier used was from Scopus which tracks publications in international journals and citations worldwide., Elsevier. 2015.
SUN Y., Yeh A.G.O., He S., Xu X. and Zhou C., Incorporating place-based education in teaching of sustainable urban development: Insights from urban geographers, 城市可持续发展议题下开展“地方本位”教学的实践!以城市地理学者的角度思考", Incorporating place-based education in teaching of sustainable urban development: Insights from urban geographers. 城市可持续发展议题下开展“地方本位”教学的实践!以城市地理学者的角度思考", Beijing, Science Press, 2015, 489-500.


Researcher : Ho KOW

List of Research Outputs

Tang B.S. and Ho K.O.W., Cross-sectoral Influence, Planning Policy And Industrial Property Market In A High-density City: A Hong Kong Study 1978-2012, Environment and Planning A. 2014, 46: 2915-2931.
Tang B.S. and Ho K.O.W., Land-use planning and market adjustment under de-industrialization: Restructuring of industrial space in Hong Kong, Land Use Policy. 2015, 43: 28-36.


Researcher : Huang J

Project Title:Towards a General Simulation Platform for Urban Microclimate: Case Study of Hong Kong, San Francisco and Boston
Investigator(s):Huang J
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:10/2013


Project Title:Simulation of Urban-Scale Thermal Environment for Inhabitants (SUSTEIN)
Investigator(s):Huang J
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2015


Project Title:Healthy Future Cities: Scoping Conference; Assessment and Management of Urban Micro-climate for the Public Realm
Investigator(s):Huang J
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2015


List of Research Outputs

Huang J. and Spengler J.A.C.K. .S.P.E.N.G., Assessment and Management of Urban Micro-Climates for the Public Realm, Gave a webinar together with Prof. Jack Spengler of Harvard University. 2015.
Huang J., Assessment and Management of Urban Micro-climate in Dense Cities, Hong Kong Green Building Council, November 21, 2014.. 2014.
Huang J., Green Building Forum of Harvard ChinaGSD - Yuexiu Real Estate Group, Guangzhou, China on Jan.5, 2015. 2015.
Huang J., Zhuo Y., Xu L. and Zhou C., Thermal Comfort and Outdoor Activities in China’s Residential Communities: The Wuhan Experiment, In: Yuguo Li, Indoor Air 2014.
Huang J., Zhou Y., Xu L. and Zhou C., Thermal Comfort and Outdoor Activities in China’s Residential Communities: The Wuhan Experiment, Indoor Air Conference. 2014.


Researcher : Juhre CS

List of Research Outputs

Al S.J., Chu H.S., Juhre C.S., Valin I.A. and Wang N.H., Contributing Editor, In: Stefan Al, Villages in the City: A Guide to South China's Informal Settlements. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2014.


Researcher : LAN T

List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O., Qi Z., LAN T. and ZHANG X., A Geo-Fencing Tour Information System for Self-Guided Exploration of Urban Heritage, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : LIU J

List of Research Outputs

LIU J. and Li W., A nighttime light imagery estimation of ethnic disparity in economic well-being in mainland China and Taiwan (2001–2013), Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2015, 55: 691-714.
Yeh A.G.O., Li W., ZHOU X. and LIU J., Discovering Functional Regions from Mobile Phone Positioning Data and POIs, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : Lau MHM

Project Title:The spatial dimensions of allocating public housing: a conceptual framework
Investigator(s):Lau MHM
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:Legitimate or illegitimate NIMBYs? Understanding opposition to public housing through an interpretive approach
Investigator(s):Lau MHM
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

Lau M.H.M., Flexibility with a purpose: Constructing the legitimacy of spatial governance partnerships, Urban Studies. 2014, 51: 1943–1959.
Lau M.H.M., Increasing public housing density in hyper-dense Hong Kong: implications for recreation space, The Asia-Pacific Network for Housing Research (APNHR) Conference, in Gwangju, Korea, 9 – 12 April 2015.. 2015.
Lau M.H.M., Sectoral integration and meta-governance: lessons beyond the ‘spatial planning’ agenda in England, Town Planning Review. 2014, 85: 617-637.
Lau M.H.M., Tackling uncertainties in plan implementation: lessons from a growth area in England, Town Planning Review. 2015, 86: 7-28.


Researcher : Lejano RP

Project Title:Investigation of Postmaterialism in the Urban Milieu: Investigations on (I) Valuing Traditional Spaces, and (II) Non-Utilitarian Reasoning and Collective Action
Investigator(s):Lejano RP, Chui EWT
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:09/2012




Researcher : Li W

Project Title:Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers PLANNING FOR LAND-USE AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES: TOWARDS HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITY-BASED URBAN MODELING FOR METRO LISBON
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2012


Project Title:Housing Choices and Constraints of Migrant Workers and the Impact on Urban Spatial Transformation in Chinese Cities
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2013


Project Title:Application of Land Use Regression Model to Estimate Long-term Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in Beijing
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2014
Completion Date:04/2015


Project Title:Neighbourhood Design and Energy Efficiency in Post-industrial Urban China: Evidence from Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:10/2014


Project Title:the 2nd International Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) Conference on ‘Urban transitions and transformations: Science, synthesis and policy’; Vegetation Cover Dynamics associated with Rapid Urbanization in China's Metropolitan Areas (1998‐2010)
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2014
Completion Date:11/2014


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture)
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2014


Project Title:Remote Sensing Monitoring of PM2.5 Concentrations and Analysis of Socio-economic Driving Forces in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Based on VIIRS Data
Investigator(s):Li W, Qi Z
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - General Program
Start Date:01/2015


Project Title:Vegetation Cover Dynamics associated with Rapid Urbanization in China's Metropolitan Areas (1998-2010)
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015


List of Research Outputs

LIU J. and Li W., A nighttime light imagery estimation of ethnic disparity in economic well-being in mainland China and Taiwan (2001–2013), Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2015, 55: 691-714.
Li W., Integrating Urban Modelling in Land Use, Transportation and Environmental Interactions, Peking University Planning Forum. 北京大學規劃論壇, 2015.
Li W., Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture) , Faculty of Architecture. 2015.
Li W., Lin Q. and Wu J., Vegetation Cover Dynamics associated with Rapid Urbanization in China's Metropolitan Areas (1998‐2010), the 2nd International Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) Conference on ‘Urban transitions and transformations: Science, synthesis and policy’. 2014.
MA L., Wu J., Li W., Peng J. and Liu H., Evaluating Saturation Correction Methods for DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data: A Case Study from China’s Cities, Remote Sensing. 2014, 6: 9853-9872.
Wu J., Li J., Peng J., Li W., Xu G. and Dong C., Applying land use regression model to estimate spatial variation of PM2.5 in Beijing, China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2014, 22: 7045-7061.
Wu J., Ma L., Li W., Peng J. and Liu H., Dynamics of Urban Density in China: Estimations Based on DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 2014, 7: 4266-4275.
Wu J., Wang M., Li W., Peng J. and Huang L., Impact of Urban Green Space on Residential Housing Prices: Case Study in Shenzhen, Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2014, 05014023.
Yeh A.G.O., Li W., ZHOU X. and LIU J., Discovering Functional Regions from Mobile Phone Positioning Data and POIs, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : Liu X

Project Title:Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers; Changing geographies of Southeast Asian cities in the world city network, 2000-2013
Investigator(s):Liu X
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2015


Project Title:Urban Form and Economic Productivity in Chinese Urban Regions.
Investigator(s):Liu X
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2015


List of Research Outputs

Liu X., Derudder B. and Wu K., Measuring Polycentric Urban Development in China: An Intercity Transportation Network Perspective, Regional Studies. 2015, 1-14.
Liu X., Song Y., Wu K., Wang J., Li D. and Long Y., Understanding urban China with open data, Cities. 2015.
Zhao M., Liu X., Derudder B., Zhong Y. and Shen W., Mapping producer services networks in mainland Chinese cities, Urban Studies. 2014.


Researcher : Nam K

Project Title:Development of an assessment tool for the subnational level analysis of pollution-health effects in China
Investigator(s):Nam K
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:10/2014


Project Title:61st Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International; ONE COUNTRY, MULTIPLE URBAN SYSTEMS: Focusing on Bimodality in China’s City-Size Distribution
Investigator(s):Nam K
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2014
Completion Date:11/2014


List of Research Outputs

Nam K., China Regional Energy Model Extended for Health-Effects Analysis, Tsinghua 3E Institute. 2014.
Nam K., Climate Co-benefits of Air Pollution Abatement in China, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University. 2014.
Nam K., Compact Organizational Space and Technological Catch-up: A Comparative Study of China's Three Leading Automotive Groups, Research Policy. Elsevier, 2015, 44: 258-272.
Nam K., Cost of Air Pollution in China and Carbon Co-benefits from Its Abatement, Tsinghua University. 2014.
Nam K., Is the Spatial Distribution of China’s Population Excessively Unequal?: A Cross-country Comparison, 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (Chicago, IL). 2015.
Nam K., Local Actions for Global Effects: Local Air-Pollution Control as Carbon-Mitigation Strategy, Center for Urban Studies and Urban Planning, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Nam K. and Li X., One Country Multiple Urban Systems: Focusing on Bimodality in China’s City-Size Distribution, The 61st Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (Washington, DC). 2014.
Nam K., Waugh C.J., Paltsev S., Reilly J.M. and Karplus V.J., Synergy between Pollution and Carbon Emissions Control: Comparing China and the United States, Energy Economics. Elsevier, 2014, 46: 186-201.
Nam K., Urbanization, Air Pollution, and Carbon Emissions in China, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University. 2014.
Park S., Kim B., Jang W. and Nam K., Imperfect Information and Labor Market Bias against Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: A Korean Case, Small Business Economics. 2014, 43: 725-741.


Researcher : Qi Z

Project Title:Land use and land cover classification using multi-frequency and multi-polarization SAR images
Investigator(s):Qi Z, Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:05/2013
Completion Date:05/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chan R.C.K., Xian S.I. and Qi Z., Booming provincial-led North-South City-to-city cooperation in China: A case study of Suzhou-Suqian Industrial Park of Jiangsu Province, Cities. 2015, 46: 44-54.
Qi Z., Li Ka Shine Prize, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.
Yeh A.G.O., Qi Z., LAN T. and ZHANG X., A Geo-Fencing Tour Information System for Self-Guided Exploration of Urban Heritage, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : SUN Y

List of Research Outputs

SUN Y., Facilitating Generation of Local Knowledge Using a Collaborative Initiator: A NIMBY Case in Guangzhou, China, The 3rd Conference on China Urban Development. 2015.
SUN Y., Facilitating generation of local knowledge using a collaborative initiator: A NIMBY case in Guangzhou, China, Habitat International. ELSEVIER, 2015, 46: 130-137.
SUN Y., Yeh A.G.O., He S., Xu X. and Zhou C., Incorporating place-based education in teaching of sustainable urban development: Insights from urban geographers, 城市可持续发展议题下开展“地方本位”教学的实践!以城市地理学者的角度思考", Incorporating place-based education in teaching of sustainable urban development: Insights from urban geographers. 城市可持续发展议题下开展“地方本位”教学的实践!以城市地理学者的角度思考", Beijing, Science Press, 2015, 489-500.


Researcher : Tang BS

Project Title:Restructuring of Industrial Space in Hong Kong: Government Strategy and Market Responses
Investigator(s):Tang BS
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:Regulatory Delay and External Impact of Land Development Projects: A Study of “Comprehensive Development Area” (CDA) Zone in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Tang BS
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2012


Project Title:Brownfield Redevelopment and Land Use Transformation in Metro Rail Corridor: A Hong Kong Study
Investigator(s):Tang BS
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHEUNG M.W. and Tang B.S., Social order, leisure, or tourist attraction? The changing planning missions for waterfront space in Hong Kong, Habitat International. 2015, 47: 231-240.
Niu J., Liu J., Lee T.C., Lin Z.J., Mak C.M., Tse K.T., Tang B.S. and Kwok K.C.S., A new method to assess spatial variations of outdoor thermal comfort: Onsite monitoring results and implications for precinct planning, Building and Environment. 2015.
Tang B.S., Agenda of contemporary urban planning research, Invited Seminar at the Policy Research Bureau of the Guangzhou Luogang District Government, Guangzhou. 2014.
Tang B.S. and Ho K.O.W., Cross-sectoral Influence, Planning Policy And Industrial Property Market In A High-density City: A Hong Kong Study 1978-2012, Environment and Planning A. 2014, 46: 2915-2931.
Tang B.S., Developing future new towns: reflections on past lessons and international experiences., First Annual Planning Department Forum. Planning Department, City Gallery, Hong Kong. 2014.
Tang B.S., Integrated railway and property development model: international experience, Invited Seminar at the Zhejiang University-Hong Kong Polytechnic University International Executive Development Centre, Hangzhou, China. 2014.
Tang B.S. and Ho K.O.W., Land-use planning and market adjustment under de-industrialization: Restructuring of industrial space in Hong Kong, Land Use Policy. 2015, 43: 28-36.
Tang B.S., Leveraging real estate values for urban development in Hong Kong : experiences and lessons., Training Workshop and National Forum on Maximizing Value on Public Real Estate: Catalyzing Urban Regeneration. National Treasury of Republic of South Africa and World Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa,. 2014.
Tang B.S., Restructuring of industrial space in Hong Kong: planning regulations and market responses, CUSUP Research Seminar, Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2014.
Tang B.S., Study of integrated mass transit railway and property development: Hong Kong and international experiences, 2014 Public Forum on MTR Property Value, MTR (Shenzhen) Headquarters Building, Shenzhen, China. 2014.
Tang B.S., Transit-oriented development models, Invited Lecture to Qingdao Huangdao District Delegation. 2014.
Tang B.S., Urban rail transit-oriented development in Hong Kong : the rail+property model. Urban Rail-Transit Oriented Development: Town Planning and Valuation., RICS Continued Professional Development Lecture, Macau Science Centre, Macau. 2014.
Wang H., Shen Q.P., Tang B.S., Lu C., Peng Y. and Tang L.Y., A framework of decision-making factors and supporting information for facilitating sustainable site planning in urban renewal projects, Cities. 2014, 40: 44-55.


Researcher : Wang NH

List of Research Outputs

Al S.J., Chu H.S., Juhre C.S., Valin I.A. and Wang N.H., Contributing Editor, In: Stefan Al, Villages in the City: A Guide to South China's Informal Settlements. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2014.


Researcher : Webster CJ

List of Research Outputs

Webster C.J. and Yoon S.W., Co-evolution of Gated Communities and Local Public Goods, Urban Studies. 2014, 51: 2539-2554.
Webster C.J., White J., Greene G., Dunstan F., Rodgers S., Lyons R.A., Humphreys I., Palmers S., Weightman A., Elliot E., Phillips C. and Fone D., Communities First, mental health and social cohesion (ComFi): protocol for a natural experiment to evaluate the impact of area-wide regeneration on mental health and social cohesion, BMJ Open. 2014.
Webster C.J., Cooper C, Webster C, Jones C and Orford S (2013) Exploring the ripple effect in house prices using interaction and reactive domain cross correlations. Environment and Planning B. volume 40(5) pages 763-782, DOI:10.1068/b37062. Shortlisted for E&PB prize paper, 2013., 2014.
Webster C.J., GRF Award with Koon Wee (Co-I), project titled “Producing Food and Enhancing Community in the City: using a hybrid design-land economy approach to investigate the barriers to urban farming in Hong Kong”, 2015.
Webster C.J., HKU Teaching Development Fund award with Anderson Lee (PI), project titled “Creativity Learning Module (CLM) for Architecture and Surveying Students”, 2015.
Webster C.J., Scott O. and Xiao Y., Identifying house price effects of changes in urban street configuration: An empirical study in Nanjing, China, Urban Studies. 2014.
Webster C.J., Webster C and Sarkar C. Winner, Royal Town Planning Institute Excellence in Spatial Planning Research Award 2014., 2014.


Researcher : Yang F

Project Title:Impact of High Speed Rail (HSR) on the Spatial Development of Producer Services in China
Investigator(s):Yang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2013
Completion Date:09/2015


Project Title:10th World Congress of the RSAI; Do Producer Services Really Serve Producers? A case Study on Guangdong of China
Investigator(s):Yang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2014




Researcher : Yeh AGO

Project Title:Constrained cellular automata (CA) models for land use planning
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO, Li X
Department:Ctr of Urban Planning & Env Mangt
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/2000


Project Title:Hong Kong - Pearl River Delta development
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Ctr of Urban Planning & Env Mangt
Source(s) of Funding:The University of Hong Kong Foundation Seed Grant
Start Date:04/2002


Project Title:Competitive development of GuangZhou
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Ctr of Urban Planning & Env Mangt
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:09/2002


Project Title:Dynamic Real Time Transport Information Intelligent Vehicle Navigation Software and System
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Fund for Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Projects)
Start Date:06/2007


Project Title:Economic, Infrastructure and Real Estate Development Forum for A Competitive Pan-Pearl River Delta Region
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO, Xu J
Department:Ctr of Urban Planning & Env Mangt
Source(s) of Funding:Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme
Start Date:05/2008


Project Title:Contemporary China
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:06/2008


Project Title:Research Output Prize
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO, Xu J
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:10/2008


Project Title:Producer Services and Urban Development in China
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture)
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Unsupervised Short-Term Monitoring of Human-Induced Land Cover Change Using Repeat-Pass RADARSAT-2 Polarimetric SAR Images
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2014


Project Title:High Speed Railway Accessibility and the Spatial Restructuring of Producer Services in China
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO, Yang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2014


Project Title:Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications; A Hierarchical Polygonization Method for Generating and Updating Lane-based Road Network Information for Navigation from Road Markings
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2014
Completion Date:10/2014


Project Title:A Study of Urban Living and Employment Compactness Based on Multi-source Spatio-temporal Data
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO, Li W, Qi Z
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - General Program
Start Date:01/2015


List of Research Outputs

SUN Y., Yeh A.G.O., He S., Xu X. and Zhou C., Incorporating place-based education in teaching of sustainable urban development: Insights from urban geographers, 城市可持续发展议题下开展“地方本位”教学的实践!以城市地理学者的角度思考", Incorporating place-based education in teaching of sustainable urban development: Insights from urban geographers. 城市可持续发展议题下开展“地方本位”教学的实践!以城市地理学者的角度思考", Beijing, Science Press, 2015, 489-500.
Yeh A.G.O., 3th 5-Year Plan - Develop Quality Assurance Services to Help Mainland Chinese Enterprises to Go to the World Market, Bauhinia Magazine, 2015, No.293: 15.
Yeh A.G.O., Qi Z., LAN T. and ZHANG X., A Geo-Fencing Tour Information System for Self-Guided Exploration of Urban Heritage, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.
Yeh A.G.O., ZHONG T. and Yang Y.A.N.G.,.Y.U.E., A Hierarchial Polygonization Method for Generating and Updating Lane-based Road Network Information for Navigation from Road Markings, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.
Yeh A.G.O., Automatic Generation of Vehicle Navigation Information from Road Marking GIS, the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Caravan Workshop on Innovative Geo-spatial Technologies, organized the East China University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping & Remote Sensing of Wuhan University, and Commission VI of ISPRS, Nanchang, 21-22 June 2015.. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., City Planning and Management for Smart Cities, the 30th Anniversary Forum on Cross Generations Smart City of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 30 March 2015.. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., Li W., ZHOU X. and LIU J., Discovering Functional Regions from Mobile Phone Positioning Data and POIs, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.
Yeh A.G.O., How to Make Smart Cities Smarter?, the Advanced Forum on Smart City, invited and organized by the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping & Remote Sensing (LIESMARS) of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 20 June 2015. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., Smart Cities, Invited by the Rotrary Club of New Territories, on 16 March 2015.. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., The 8th Greater China GIS Conference, co-organized by The Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning and the Hong Kong GIS (Geographical Information System) Association, The University of Hong Kong, 7 and 8 January 2015.. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., The Spatial Relation between Producer Services and Manufacturing in Chinese Urban Development, the 3rd International Conference on China Urban Development ― Urbanization and Urban Transformation in China, jointly organized by the Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning of The University of Hong Kong, Centre for China Urban and Regional Studies of Hong Kong Baptist University and The Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 5-7 June 2015. . 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., Urban Applications of Radar Remote Sensing, the Round Table Discussion on High Resolution Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications of the 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Forum, organized by the Earth Observation System and Data Centre of the China National Space Administration and China Association of Remote Sensing Application, Zuhai, China, 10 November 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : ZHANG X

List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O., Qi Z., LAN T. and ZHANG X., A Geo-Fencing Tour Information System for Self-Guided Exploration of Urban Heritage, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : ZHONG T

List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O., ZHONG T. and Yang Y.A.N.G.,.Y.U.E., A Hierarchial Polygonization Method for Generating and Updating Lane-based Road Network Information for Navigation from Road Markings, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : ZHOU X

List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O., Li W., ZHOU X. and LIU J., Discovering Functional Regions from Mobile Phone Positioning Data and POIs, Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modelling and Applications that was organized by IGU (International Geographical Union) Commission on Geographical Information Science, Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, and ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Commission II and IV in Toronto, Canada, from 6-8 October 2014.. 2014.


Researcher : Zhang F

Project Title:Characterising and Modelling Transfers in the Multimodal Transport Networks in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Zhang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC GRF Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2011


Project Title:The 13th International Conference of the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR); Travelers' General Behavioral and Psychological Responses to Real-time Transit Passenger Information
Investigator(s):Zhang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2012


Project Title:Impacts of Urban Built Environment on Cycling Behavior in Nanjing, China
Investigator(s):Zhang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - Science Fund for Young Scholars
Start Date:01/2013




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