DEPT OF URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN



Researcher : ADEEL M

List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O., Zhang F. and ADEEL M., Towards an Inclusive Public Transport System in Pakistan, Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP). Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacif, 2016, 85: 33-44.


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:Annual Conference of American Association of Geographers; Spatial Organization and Governance of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone
Investigator(s):Chan RCK
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2016
Completion Date:04/2016


List of Research Outputs

Chan R.C.K. and Li L., Entrepreneurial city and the restructuring of urban space in Shanghai Expo, Urban Geography. 2016.
Chan R.C.K., Growth Pole Theory and its application to the governance of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone, The Nepal Institute Of Engineering. 2016.
Chan R.C.K., Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Cross-border Cooperation between Hong Kong and Zhuhai, The Zhuhai Housing, Urban-rural Planning And Development Bureau, Zhuhai Municipal Government. 2016.
Chan R.C.K. and Mai X., How could economic resilience interpret regional economic development? Towards a theoretical discourse, Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2016.
Chan R.C.K., In search of sustainable development In Hong Kong: Urban and Land Use Policy, The Polytechnic University. 2016.
Chan R.C.K., Chen H.W. and SUN Y., Incorporating Place-based Education in Teaching Urbanism, Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union, Moscow, 2015.
Chan R.C.K., Sun Y. and Chen H.W., Learning with Geographical Sensitivity: Place-Based Education and Its Praxis, Professional Geographer. 2016.
Chan R.C.K. and Bhatta K.D., Planning for Heritage Conservation and Community Development: Study of Historic Town “Thimi” of Kathmandu Valley, South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage. 2016, Vol. 9, No. 1: 57-78.
Chan R.C.K., Regional Planning and Making of New State Space in China: Evidence from the Pearl River Delta Region, 4th Global Conference on Economic Geography, University of Oxford, UK, 2015.
Chan R.C.K., Smart Cities and Land Supply in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Institute Of Engineers. 2016.
Chan R.C.K., Yao S.M., Chen W.X. and Peng L.H., Some Key Aspects of the New Urbanization process under the New Normal of China's Economic Growth, Areal Research and Development. 2016, 35 (1): 1-4.
Chan R.C.K., Spatial Organisation and Governance of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone, The American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2016.
Chan R.C.K., State-Space and Urban Regional Development in China, Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union, Moscow 2015.
Chan R.C.K. and Wei X. .J., The making of rural community (shequ): a new attempt of peri-urban governance in China, Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2016.
Chan R.C.K., Urban Development of Macao: Challenges and Opportunities, China City Planning Review. Beijing, Urban Planning Society of China, 2016, 25 (1): 68-75.


Researcher : Cheung MW

List of Research Outputs

Cheung M.W. and Tang B.S., Recreation space and urban land reserve? Land use zoning pattern and transformation of open space in Hong Kong, In: Gang-Len Chang, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2016.


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:Transferability of subsidized housing policy from a liberal interventionist to a marketized socialist system: the case of Hong Kong and Shenzhen
Investigator(s):Chiu RLH
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:Spatial policy transfer under the One Road One Belt Initiative: A preliminary study of Hong Kong and Dhaka
Investigator(s):Chiu RLH
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Chiu R.L.H., Alzheimer’s disease and neigbourhood environment: the opportunities and constraints of compact Hong Kong, The International Alzheimer’s Disease Conference. 2016.
Chiu R.L.H., Hong Kong as Asia’s World City: more livable through better planning strategy?, the Planning Department Annual Forum 2015: Champion Opportunities For Change. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., Hong Kong as Asia’s world city: more livable through smarter strategies?, the HKIS Annual Conference 2015: Development for a Smarter World City: Hong Kong. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., Housing Challenges in Hong Kong’s Dualistic Housing System, the International Symposium on Land Policy and Housing Market in the Plenary Session “Land and Housing Challenges in Mainland China and Hong Kong. 2016.
Chiu R.L.H., In Search Of Socio-spatial Sustainability: The Case Of High-density & High-rise Hong Kong, Shadow EU-Summit Managing Tomorrow’s Cities. 2016.
Chiu R.L.H., In search of socio-spatial sustainability: the case of high-density & high-rise Hong Kong, the Shadow EU-Summit Managing Tomorrow’s Cities organized by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and the Amsterdam Municipal Government. 2016.
Chiu R.L.H., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Affairs . 2016.
Chiu R.L.H., The Integration Of The Housing Markets Of Hong Kong And The Pearl River Delta, The Forum On The Real Estate Development Of Chinese Cities Cum The Second International Conference On China’s (shenzhen’s) Housing Policy, Organized By The Shenzhen Real Estate Research Centre And The China Real Estate Research Association. 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., The Social Sustainability Of Hong Kong's High-rise Housing Estates: The Planning And Design Perspectives, The Second Habitechno International Seminar . 2015.
Chiu R.L.H., The social sustainability of Hong Kong's high-rise housing estates: the planning and design perspectives, the Second Habitechno International Seminar organized by the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. 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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:11/2013


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:AAS-in-Asia: "Horizon of Hope"; City of Experts for the People: In search of spaces of hope in the intersections of power and knowledge
Investigator(s):Chu CL
Department:Architecture
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Chu C.L., 2015 International Research and Research Training Fund, The University of Melbourne. 2015.
Chu C.L., Aspects Of Urbanization In China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Planning Perspectives. 2015.
Chu C.L. and Sanyal R., Guest Editor (special issue), Geoforum. 2015.


Researcher : He S

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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015


Project Title:International Geographical Union (IGU) Regional Conference Moscow 2015; China's new generation migrant workers' urban experience and well-being
Investigator(s):He S
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2015
Completion Date:08/2015


List of Research Outputs

Fu Q., He S., Zhu Y..., Li S.-.M., He Y., Zhou H. and Lin N., Toward a Relational Account of Neighborhood Governance: Territory-Based Networks and Residential Outcomes in Urban China, American Behavioral Scientist. 2015, 59: 992-1006.
He S., 2016 Lincoln Institute China Program International Fellowship, Lincoln Institute. 2016.
He S., China's new generation migrant workers' urban experience and well-being, International Geographical Union (IGU) Regional Conference Moscow 2015.
He S. and WANG K., China’s New Generation Migrant Workers’ Urban Experience and Well-Being., In Mobility, Sociability and Well-being of Urban Living. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016, 67-91.
He S. and WANG K., China’s New Generation Migrant Workers’ Urban Experience and Well-Being, In: Donggen Wang and Shenjing He, Mobility, Sociability and Well-being of Urban Living. Springer, 2016.
He S., Consuming urban living in ‘villages in the city’: Studentification in Guangzhou, China, Urban Studies. SAGE, 2015, 52: 2849-2873.
He S., Homeowner Association and Neighborhood Governance in Guangzhou, China, Eurasia Geography and Economics. 2015, 56(3): 260-284.
He S., Liu L..., Yang G...B... and Wang F...L..., Housing Differentiation and Housing Poverty in Chinese Low-income Urban Neighborhoods under the Confluence of State-Market Forces, Urban Geography. 2016.
He S., Kong L... and Lin G.C.S., Interpreting China’s new urban spaces: 
State, market, and society in action, Urban Geography . 2016.
He S., Li S.M. and Chan K.W., Migration, communities, and segregation in Chinese cities: introducing the special issue, Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2015, 56: 223-230.
He S. and Lin G.C.S., Producing and consuming China's new urban space: State, market and society, Urban Studies. 2015, 52: 2757-2773.
He S., Small Property Right Housing Development in China, 2016 Urban China Research Network Conference: China's Urbanization in a New Era, Xi'an, 27-29, June, 2016. 2016.
He S., Small Property Right Housing Development in China, Urban Affairs Association 2016 Annual Conference, San Diego, USA, 16-19 March, 2016.
He S., Spatial rights, aestheticisation of collective memories, and resistance to gentrification in Guangzhou, China, international conference “On Cities and Citizenship”, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8-10 June 2016. 2016.
He S., listed by Elsevier in 2016 as one of the most cited researchers in mainland China (ranked No. 13 among social scientists). The data source Elsevier used was from Scopus which tracks publications in international journals and citations worldwide. , Elsevier. 2016.
Wang D...G... and He S., Mobility, Sociability and Well-being of Urban Living, In: Donggen Wang and Shenjing He, Mobility, Sociability and Well-being of Urban Living. Berlin, Springer, 2016.


Researcher : Ho DCW

Project Title:CIBW70 2004 Hong Kong International Symposium: Facilities Management & Asset Maintenance Building Safety and Conditions Index: A Benchmarking Tool for Maintenance Managers
Investigator(s):Ho DCW
Department:Real Estate & Construction
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:12/2004
Completion Date:12/2500


Project Title:Public awareness of and attitudes towards heritage in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ho DCW, Liusman E
Department:Real Estate & Construction
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2014


Project Title:Evaluating the Performance of Property Management Agents in Apartment Buildings in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ho DCW
Department:Real Estate & Construction
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2015
Completion Date:12/2015


List of Research Outputs

Lai L.W.C., Ho D.C.W., Chau K.W., Chua M.H. and Yu K.K., Repeated Planning Applications by Developers under Statutory Zoning: a Technical Note on Delays in Private Residential Development, Surveying and Built Environment. Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, 2016, 24: 8-36.


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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:10/2013
Completion Date:10/2015


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


Project Title:Urban Canopy Layer Modelling in High Density Cities
Investigator(s):Huang J
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:09/2015
Completion Date:11/2015


List of Research Outputs

Huang J., Zhang A. and Peng R., Evaluating the MultiZone Model for Street Canyon Airflow in High Density Cities, 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, India, Dec.7-9, 2015.
Huang J., Zhou C., Zhuo Y., Xu L. and Jiang Y., Outdoor Thermal Environments and Activities in Open Space: An Experiment Study in Humid Subtropical Climates, In: Qingyan Chen, Building and Environment. Elsevier, 2016, 103: 238-249.


Researcher : LIU J

List of Research Outputs

LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Shaw J., Mapping ethnic migration in mainland China from the early 1960s to 2010, Environment and Planning A. Environment and Planning A, 2015, 47: 1-3.
LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Wu J., Rethinking Big Data: A Review On The Data Quality And Usage Issues., Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISPRS, 2016, 115: 134-142.
Li J., Liu X., LIU J. and Li W., City profile: Taipei, Cities. 2016, 55: 1-8.
Sarkar C., Webster C.J., Pryor M.R., Tang D.S.W., Melbourne S.J., Zhang X. and Liu J., Exploring associations between urban green, street design and walking: Results from the Greater London boroughs, Landscape and Urban Planning. 2015, 143: 112-125.
ZHOU X., LIU J., Yeh A.G.O., Yue Y. and Li W., The Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Identifying Activity Centers Using Mobile Phone Positioning Data and Point of Interest Data, 2015, 107-119.


Researcher : Lau MHM

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


Project Title:2015 International Sociological Association RC-43 Conference; Landlord-tenant policies in Hong Kong: how have they changed, and why?
Investigator(s):Lau MHM
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2015


Project Title:A framing analysis of the inadequate housing problem in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lau MHM
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016


List of Research Outputs

Lau M.H.M., Affordability Problems In The Low-end Rental Market In Hong Kong, The European Network For Housing Research (enhr) Conference, In Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2016.
Lau M.H.M., Effective Governance Of Recreational Open Space? Insights From A Case Study In Hong Kong, The Association Of European Schools Of Planning (aesop) Congress, In Prague, Czech Republic. 2015.
Lau M.H.M., Landlord-tenant Policies In Hong Kong: How Have They Changed, And Why?, The International Sociological Association Rc-43 Conference, In Chicago, Usa. 2015.


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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:09/2012




Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Shaw J., Mapping ethnic migration in mainland China from the early 1960s to 2010, Environment and Planning A. Environment and Planning A, 2015, 47: 1-3.
LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Wu J., Rethinking Big Data: A Review On The Data Quality And Usage Issues., Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISPRS, 2016, 115: 134-142.
Li J., Liu X., LIU J. and Li W., City profile: Taipei, Cities. 2016, 55: 1-8.


Researcher : Li L

List of Research Outputs

Chan R.C.K. and Li L., Entrepreneurial city and the restructuring of urban space in Shanghai Expo, Urban Geography. 2016.


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: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: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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015
Completion Date:05/2016


Project Title:2016 American Association of Geographers' Annual Meeting; Planning for Clean Air in China's Megacities: Linking Urban Structure and Air Pollution in Beijing
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2016
Completion Date:04/2016


Project Title:Planning for Resilient Cities: Linking Urban Resilience to Spatial Structure
Investigator(s):Li W
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2016


List of Research Outputs

LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Shaw J., Mapping ethnic migration in mainland China from the early 1960s to 2010, Environment and Planning A. Environment and Planning A, 2015, 47: 1-3.
LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Wu J., Rethinking Big Data: A Review On The Data Quality And Usage Issues., Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISPRS, 2016, 115: 134-142.
Li J., Liu X., LIU J. and Li W., City profile: Taipei, Cities. 2016, 55: 1-8.
Li W., Integrating Urban Modelling in Land Use, Transportation and Environmental Interactions, The Research Center Of Intelligent Transportation System At Sun Yat-sen University. 2015.
Li W. and Wu J., Linking Urban Structure and Air Quality: A Geographically Weighted Regression Model for PM2.5 Concentrations in Beijing, the 14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM). 2015.
Li W. and Wu J., Planning for Clean Air in China's Megacities: Linking Urban Structure and Air Pollution in Beijing, the 55th Annual Conference of Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), Houston, Texas, USA, 22-25 October 2015.
Li W., Towards Sustainable Development of Megacities in China: Linking Urban Structure and Air Pollution in Beijing, Regional Studies Association (RSA) China Conference 2015, Hangzhou, China, 25-27 November 2015.
Lin Q., Mao M., Wu J., Li W. and Yang J., Ecological Security Pattern Analysis Based on InVEST and Least-Cost Path Model: A Case Study of Dongguan Water Village, Sustainability. 2016, 8: 172.
Wu J., Xie W., Li W., Li J. and Zhang Y., Effects of Urban Landscape Pattern on PM2.5 Pollution—A Beijing Case Study, PLOS ONE. 2015, 10: e0142449.
Wu J., SONG J., Li W. and Zheng M., The Accumulation Of Heavy Metals In Agricultural Land And The Associated Potential Ecological Risks In Shenzhen, China, Environmental Science And Pollution Research. 2015.
ZHOU X., LIU J., Yeh A.G.O., Yue Y. and Li W., The Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Identifying Activity Centers Using Mobile Phone Positioning Data and Point of Interest Data, 2015, 107-119.


Researcher : Liu J

List of Research Outputs

LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Shaw J., Mapping ethnic migration in mainland China from the early 1960s to 2010, Environment and Planning A. Environment and Planning A, 2015, 47: 1-3.
LIU J., Li J., Li W. and Wu J., Rethinking Big Data: A Review On The Data Quality And Usage Issues., Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISPRS, 2016, 115: 134-142.
Li J., Liu X., LIU J. and Li W., City profile: Taipei, Cities. 2016, 55: 1-8.
Sarkar C., Webster C.J., Pryor M.R., Tang D.S.W., Melbourne S.J., Zhang X. and Liu J., Exploring associations between urban green, street design and walking: Results from the Greater London boroughs, Landscape and Urban Planning. 2015, 143: 112-125.
ZHOU X., LIU J., Yeh A.G.O., Yue Y. and Li W., The Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Identifying Activity Centers Using Mobile Phone Positioning Data and Point of Interest Data, 2015, 107-119.


Researcher : Liu X

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


Project Title:Mapping the gastronomical landscape in transforming urban China
Investigator(s):Liu X
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2015


Project Title:Understanding the evolution of the spatial structure of polycentric urban regions in China: A network perspective
Investigator(s):Liu X
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - Science Fund for Young Scholars
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:2016 Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers; Measuring polycentric urban China at multiple scales
Investigator(s):Liu X
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2016
Completion Date:04/2016


List of Research Outputs

Derudder B. and Liu X., How international is the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers? A social network analysis perspective, Environment and Planning A. 2015.
Li J., Liu X., LIU J. and Li W., City profile: Taipei, Cities. 2016, 55: 1-8.
Liu X., (Co)Editor for a book, Cities as Social and Spatial Networks. 2016.
Liu X., A Early Career Scheme (ecs) Grant, The Hong Kong Research Grant Council (rgc). 2016.
Liu X., A Grant, The National Natural Science Foundation Of China (nsfc). 2015.
Liu X. and Long Y., Automated identification and characterization of parcels with OpenStreetMap and points of interest, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. 2015.
Liu X., Guest editor for a special issue, Chinese Geographical Sciences. 2016.
Liu X., Guest editor for a special issue, Environment and Planning B. 2016.
Liu X., How polycentric is urban China and why? A case study of 318 cities, Landscape and Urban Planning, Elsevier. Elsevier, 2016, 151: 10-20.
Liu X., RSA & Routledge Early Career Award, Regional Studies Association. 2015.
Liu X., Dai L. and Derudder B., Spatial Inequality in the Southeast Asian Intercity Transport Network, Geographical Review. 2016.


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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:10/2014


Project Title:Cost of Excess Air Pollution in China and Its Cross-provincial Distribution: Focusing on the Health Effects
Investigator(s):Nam K
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:10/2015


Project Title:62nd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International; Is the Spatial Distribution of China’s Population Excessively Unequal?: A Cross-Country Comparison
Investigator(s):Nam K
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2015
Completion Date:11/2015


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture)
Investigator(s):Nam K
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:02/2016


Project Title:Fiscal Decentralization and Local Economic Growth: Evidence from China
Investigator(s):Nam K
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Li X. and Nam K., One Country Two “Urban” Systems: Focusing on Bimodality in China’s City-Size Distribution, Annual Meetings of the Western Regional Science (Waikoloa, HI, USA). 2016.
Nam K., 2015 Research Output Prize, The University of Hong Kong. 2016.
Nam K., Climate Change And Policy Responses: Toward An Interdisciplinary Research Agenda, The Hku Social Sciences Faculty Public Policy Workshop On Social, Economic And Environmental Sustainability. 2016.
Nam K., Climate Change and Smart City: Exploring the Link, PlanD-HKU Joint Professional Seminar “Green-smart” City: How ICT Can Help Tackle Local and Global Environmental Challenges”. 2016.
Nam K., Does Fiscal Decentralization Promote Economic Growth?: Evidence From Korea, The 2016 Western Regional Science Association Annual Conference. 2016.
Nam K., Health Damage From Excess Pm2.5 Pollution In China And Its Cross-provincial Distribution, The International Association Of China Planning Conference. 2016.
Nam K., Health Effects of O3 and PM2.5 Pollution in China and Carbon Co-benefits of NOx and SO2 Abatement, HKU Social Sciences Faculty Public Workshop on Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability (Hong Kong). 2016.
Nam K., Is the Spatial Distribution of China’s Population Excessively Unequal?: A Cross-country Comparison, North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (Portland, OR, USA). 2015.
Nam K., Member of the Editorial Board, In: Myounggu Kang & Euijune Kim, International Journal of Urban Sciences. Taylor & Francis, 2016.
Nam K., One Country, Two Urban Systems: Focusing on Bimodality in China’s City-size Distribution, HKU Center for Urban Studies and Urban Planning Research Seminar Series (Hong Kong). 2016.
Nam K., Pollution Abatement As Carbon Mitigation Strategy: China’s Case, The Business Environment Council Enviroseries Conference. 2016.
Nam K., Pollution Abatement as Carbon Mitigation Strategy: China’s Case, Business Environment Council EnviroSeries Conference (Hong Kong). 2016.
Nam K., Toward A “green-smart” City: How Ict Can Help Tackle Local And Global Environmental Challenges, Pland-hku Joint Professional Seminar. 2016.
Nam K., Visiting Scholar, Earth Institute, Columbia University (May 27, 2015 - Jun 30, 2015), Columbia University. 2016.
Nam K., Visiting Scholar, Institute of Energy, Environment & Economy, Tsinghua University (June 27-29, 2016), Tsinghua University. 2016.
Nam K., Visiting Scholarship, The Institute Of Energy, Environment, And Economy, Tsinghua University (27-29 June 2016). 2016.
Park S., Park M. and Nam K., Does Fiscal Decentralization Promote Economic Growth?: Evidence from Korea. Annual Meetings of the Western Regional Science, Annual Meetings of the Western Regional Science (Waikoloa, HI, USA). 2016.


Researcher : Qi Z

List of Research Outputs

Qi Z., Yeh A.G.O., Li X. and Zhang X., A three-component method for timely detection of land cover changes using polarimetric SAR images, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensin. 2015.
Qi Z., Yeh A.G.O., Li X., Xian S. and Zhang X., Monthly short-term detection of land development using RADARSAT-2 polarimetric SAR imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment. 2015, 164: 179-196.
Yeh A.G.O. and Qi Z., Land Use and Land Cover Mapping and Change Detection and Monitoring Using Radar Remote Sensing, Prasad S. Thenkabail (ed.) Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing, New York: CRC Press. 2015, 605-636.


Researcher : SONG J

List of Research Outputs

Wu J., SONG J., Li W. and Zheng M., The Accumulation Of Heavy Metals In Agricultural Land And The Associated Potential Ecological Risks In Shenzhen, China, Environmental Science And Pollution Research. 2015.


Researcher : SUN Y

List of Research Outputs

Chan R.C.K., Chen H.W. and SUN Y., Incorporating Place-based Education in Teaching Urbanism, Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union, Moscow, 2015.
SUN Y., Place-based Education and its Praxis, IGU Regional Conference “Geography, Culture and Society for Our Future Earth". 2015.


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., Recreation space and urban land reserve? Land use zoning pattern and transformation of open space in Hong Kong, In: Gang-Len Chang, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2016.
Tang B.S., Belt and Road and Going Global, 2015 Mainland and Hong Kong Construction Industry Forum. Development Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Yinchuan, Ningxia. 2015.
Tang B.S., Green belt in Hong Kong: from past to present, Land Development and Conservation in Hong Kong: Roundtable and Workshop, Division of Landscape Architecture, HKU Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2016.
Tang B.S., Livability, Lantau Development Forum: Living, Employment and Attractions. Sing Tao News Corporation, InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. 2015.
Tang B.S., Multiple Urbanisms: the case of China, Multiple Urbanisms : Urban Theory and the Global South. Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. 2015.
Tang B.S., Soul of the city: open space and public interest, Professional Seminar on Future Public Open Space in Hong Kong: Planning, Design and Management. CUSUP/HKU and Planning Department of the HKSAR Government, City Gallery, Central, Hong Kong. 2016.
Tang B.S., Transit-oriented urban development: development principles and operational models. , Invited Lecture to Qingyuan City Bureau of Housing and Rural-Urban Development Delegation. China Business Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 2015.
Tang B.S., Urban planning and development in Hong Kong, Invited lecture to NUS visiting students at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2015.
Tang B.S., Urban transformation under metro railway development in Hong Kong, The 13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA 2015), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. 2015.
Wang H., Shen Q.P. and Tang B.S., GIS-based framework for supporting land use planning in urban renewal: case study in Hong Kong, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2015, 141 (3): 1-13.


Researcher : WANG K

List of Research Outputs

He S. and WANG K., China’s New Generation Migrant Workers’ Urban Experience and Well-Being., In Mobility, Sociability and Well-being of Urban Living. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016, 67-91.
He S. and WANG K., China’s New Generation Migrant Workers’ Urban Experience and Well-Being, In: Donggen Wang and Shenjing He, Mobility, Sociability and Well-being of Urban Living. Springer, 2016.


Researcher : Wang J

List of Research Outputs

Wang J., Zhang X. and Yeh A.G.O., Spatial proximity and location dynamics of KIBS in the PRD, China, Habitat International. 2016, 53.
Yeh A.G.O., Yang F. and Wang J., Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: a case study of the Pearl River Delta, Urban Studies. 2016, 52(13): 2458-2482.


Researcher : Webster CJ

List of Research Outputs

Lu W., Webster C.J., Peng Y., CHEN X. and Zhang X., Estimating and calibrating the amount of building-related construction and demolition waste in urban China., International Journal of Construction Management. 2016.
Lu W., Peng Y., Webster C.J. and Zuo J., Stakeholders' willingness to pay for enhanced construction waste management: a Hong Kong study., Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2015, 47: 233–240.
Webster C.J., Orford S. and Xiao Y., Urban configuration, accessibility and property prices: a case study of Cardiff, Wales., Environment and Planning B. 2015, 43: 108-129.


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 Fund 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


Project Title:The Fourth Global conference on Economic Geography 2015; Producer Services and Industrial Productivity in China
Investigator(s):Yang F
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2015
Completion Date:08/2015


List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O. and Yang F., Growth and spatial development of producer services in China, J. Bryson and P. Daniels (Eds.), Handbook of Service Business, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016, 392-416.
Yeh A.G.O., Yang F. and Wang J., Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: a case study of the Pearl River Delta, Urban Studies. 2016, 52(13): 2458-2482.


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: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: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


Project Title:14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management,; An attempt to introduce Geodesign thinking into urban design practices – Form Syntax method
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2015
Completion Date:07/2015


Project Title:Distinguished Research Achievement Award 2014-15
Investigator(s):Yeh AGO
Department:Urban Planning & Design
Source(s) of Funding:Distinguished Research Achievement Award
Start Date:02/2016


List of Research Outputs

Qi Z., Yeh A.G.O., Li X. and Zhang X., A three-component method for timely detection of land cover changes using polarimetric SAR images, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensin. 2015.
Qi Z., Yeh A.G.O., Li X., Xian S. and Zhang X., Monthly short-term detection of land development using RADARSAT-2 polarimetric SAR imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment. 2015, 164: 179-196.
Wang J., Zhang X. and Yeh A.G.O., Spatial proximity and location dynamics of KIBS in the PRD, China, Habitat International. 2016, 53.
Yeh A.G.O., Distinguished Research Achievement Award, The University of Hong Kong. 2016.
Yeh A.G.O. and Yang F., Growth and spatial development of producer services in China, J. Bryson and P. Daniels (Eds.), Handbook of Service Business, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016, 392-416.
Yeh A.G.O. and Zhong T., Hierarchical polygonization for generating and updating lane-based road network information for navigation from road markings, International Journal of Geographical Information Science. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2016, 29:9: 1509-1533.
Yeh A.G.O., Invited To Be A Panel Member Of The International Conference On Hong Kong And The World Under The Belt And Road Initiative, The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O. and Qi Z., Land Use and Land Cover Mapping and Change Detection and Monitoring Using Radar Remote Sensing, Prasad S. Thenkabail (ed.) Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing, New York: CRC Press. 2015, 605-636.
Yeh A.G.O., Mega-City Regions in China : Past, Present, and Future, the 2015 International Symposium on Megaregions in China organized by the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning and co-sponsored by the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., Yang F. and Wang J., Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: a case study of the Pearl River Delta, Urban Studies. 2016, 52(13): 2458-2482.
Yeh A.G.O., Smart Technologies and Smart Cities, the 6th International Conference on 21st Century Urban Development organized by Urban Planning Society of China and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. 2015.
Yeh A.G.O., Zhang F. and ADEEL M., Towards an Inclusive Public Transport System in Pakistan, Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP). Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacif, 2016, 85: 33-44.
ZHOU X., LIU J., Yeh A.G.O., Yue Y. and Li W., The Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Identifying Activity Centers Using Mobile Phone Positioning Data and Point of Interest Data, 2015, 107-119.


Researcher : ZHOU X

List of Research Outputs

ZHOU X., LIU J., Yeh A.G.O., Yue Y. and Li W., The Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Identifying Activity Centers Using Mobile Phone Positioning Data and Point of Interest Data, 2015, 107-119.


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


List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O., Zhang F. and ADEEL M., Towards an Inclusive Public Transport System in Pakistan, Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP). Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacif, 2016, 85: 33-44.


Researcher : Zhong T

List of Research Outputs

Yeh A.G.O. and Zhong T., Hierarchical polygonization for generating and updating lane-based road network information for navigation from road markings, International Journal of Geographical Information Science. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2016, 29:9: 1509-1533.


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