DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY



Researcher : CHEN S

List of Research Outputs

Low C.T., Lai P.C., Li H.D., Ho W.K., Wong P.Y.P., CHEN S. and Wong W.C., Neighbourhood effects on body constitution–A case study of Hong Kong, Social Science and Medicine. 2016, 158: 61-74.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C., Low C.T., CHEN S. and Hart M.A., The impact of environmental and human factors on urban heat and micro-climate variability, Building and Environment . 2016, 95: 199-208.


Researcher : CHENG W

List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Choi C.Y., Wong P.Y.P., Thach T.Q., Wong M.S., CHENG W., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Spatial analytical methods for deriving a historical map of physiological equivalent temperature of Hong Kong, Building and Environment. 2016, 99: 22-28.


Researcher : Chan WHM

List of Research Outputs

Jim C.Y. and Chan W.H.M., Urban greenspace delivery in Hong Kong: Spatial-institutional limitations and solutions, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2016, 18: 65-85.


Researcher : Chen WY

Project Title:Institutional and cultural sensitivities of public willingness-to-pay for river restoration: A comparative contingent valuation study in Guangzhou (China) and Flanders (Belgium)
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Our common future under climate change; Producing nature for public: panel data analysis of public green spaces provision in Chinese cities
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2015
Completion Date:07/2015




Researcher : Chen Y

Project Title:Institutional and cultural sensitivities of public willingness-to-pay for river restoration: A comparative contingent valuation study in Guangzhou (China) and Flanders (Belgium)
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Our common future under climate change; Producing nature for public: panel data analysis of public green spaces provision in Chinese cities
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2015
Completion Date:07/2015




Researcher : GUO S

List of Research Outputs

GUO S. and Zhao S.X., Megacity Triumph: Big Trend and Big Factors in Contemporary Human Settlement, Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography 2015.


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


List of Research Outputs

Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C., Low C.T., CHEN S. and Hart M.A., The impact of environmental and human factors on urban heat and micro-climate variability, Building and Environment . 2016, 95: 199-208.


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:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2002-2003
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:07/2003


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:Our Common Future Under Climate Change; Green roof cooling effect as climate-adaptation tool for tropical cities
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2015
Completion Date:07/2015


List of Research Outputs

Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. Champaign, Illinois, International Society of Arboriculture, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Urban Ecosystems. New York (ISI Journal), Springer, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Banyan trees in natural and human history, Education Bureau, Kowloon Tong, 08 January 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Cold-season solar input and ambivalent thermal behavior brought by climber greenwalls, Energy. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2015, 90: 926-938.
Jim C.Y., Complex urban forest for dense city area, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities (H-City), University of Hong Kong, 21-24 June 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Conservation of old stonewall trees: What, why and How, Hang Seng Management College, Inaugural Lecture of Residential College, Shatin, 18 November 2015. 2015.
Jim C.Y., Conservation strategy for old stone walls and their companion trees, Hong Kong Institute of Conservation, University of Hong Kong, 25 November 2015. 2015.
Jim C.Y., Creating an ecodiverse indigenous urban woodland embedded in compact urban milieu, European Forum on Urban Forestry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 31 May - 04 June 2016.
Jim C.Y., Green roof cooling effect as climate-adaptation tool for tropical cities, International Conference on Our Common Future under Climate Change, Paris, 7-10 July 2015.
Jim C.Y., Green roof cooling effect as climate-change adaptation tool, Earth Day Summit, Friends of the Earth, Open University, Homantin, 22 April 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Green roof installation: Hints for decision-makers, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, United Building, Central, 29 June 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Green roofs and green walls: Potentials and prospects, China Light and Power, Tseng Kwan O, 14 September 2015. 2015.
Jim C.Y., Green wall experimental study: Effects of solar irradiance and orientation, Seminar on Urban Greening, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, 10 April 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Arboricultural Journal. UK, International Journal of Urban Forestry, Arboricultural Asso, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Cities. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Science. Taipei, Dept. of Geog., National Univ. of Taiwan, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Sciences. Beijing (ISI Journal), Springer Science Press, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Pedosphere: A Quarterly Journal of Soil Sciences. Beijing and New York, Science Press, 2016.
Jim C.Y., Planning sustainable urban green infrastructure in compact cities, Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos Conference, Hong Kong, 07-12 March 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Solar-terrestrial radiant-energy regimes and temperature anomalies of natural and artificial turfs, Applied Energy. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2016, 173: 520-534.
Jim C.Y., Stonewall tree collapse at Bonham Road, Central and Western District Council Special Meeting, 30 July 2015. 2015.
Jim C.Y., Urban ecological exploration of stonewall trees in Hong Kong, Faculty of Social Sciences Summer Programme, University of Hong Kong, 15 July 2015. 2015.
Jim C.Y., Urban green infrastructure for compact cities: Soil constraints and remedies, First Asia Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting, Zhuhai, China, 6-8 April 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y. and Chan W.H.M., Urban greenspace delivery in Hong Kong: Spatial-institutional limitations and solutions, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2016, 18: 65-85.
Jim C.Y., Urban soil: Critical but neglected factor in tree management, Seminar on Tree Preservation, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Homantin, 21 April 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Urban trees in compact cities: Challenges and opportunities, 2nd International Conference on Urban Tree Biodiversity, Melbourne, 22-24 February 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y. and Zhang A., Urbanization effects on spatial-temporal differentiation of landscape tree communities, Urban Ecosystems. New York, Springer, 2015, 18: 1081-1101.
Lo A.Y.H. and Jim C.Y., Come rain or shine? Public expectation on local weather change and differential effects on climate change attitude, Public Understanding of Science. 2015, 24: 928-942.
Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., Applying artificial intelligence modeling to optimize green roof irrigation, Energy and Buildings. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2016, 127: 360-369.
WONG K.L. and Jim C.Y., Do vegetated rooftops attract more mosquitoes? Monitoring disease vector abundance on urban green roofs, Science of the Total Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2016, 573: 222-232.
WONG K.L. and Jim C.Y., Identifying Keystone Meteorological Factors of Green-roof Stormwater Retention to Inform Design and Planning, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elesiver Science, 2015, 143: 173-182.


Researcher : LEUNG YK

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and LEUNG Y.K., Transport Resilience in Hong Kong: The Occupy Central Movement from Another Perspective., The iBUILD Assembly, June 6-7, Double Tree by Hilton, Granary Wharf, Leeds, LS1 4BR, UK.. 2016.


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: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:Measuring and modelling Quality of Urban Life (QOUL) in Hong Kong -- ian Perspective
Investigator(s):Lai PC, Cerin E
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

Cerin E., Sit C.H.P., ZHANG J., Barnett A., Cheung M.M.C., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M. and Lee R.S.Y., Neighbourhood environment, physical activity, quality of life and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong older adults: A protocol for an observational study, BMJ Open. 2016, 6(1): e010384.
Lai P.C., Chow C.B., Wong H.T., Kwong K.H., Liu S.H., Tong W.K., Cheung W.K., Wong W.L. and Kwan Y.W., Effects of Geographic Scale on Population Factors in Disease Diffusion Analysis , Journal of Acute Disease . Singapore, Elsevier BV, 2015, 4(4): 287-291.
Lai P.C., Choi C.Y., Wong P.Y.P., Thach T.Q., Wong M.S., CHENG W., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Spatial analytical methods for deriving a historical map of physiological equivalent temperature of Hong Kong, Building and Environment. 2016, 99: 22-28.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Li H.D., Ho W.K., Wong P.Y.P., CHEN S. and Wong W.C., Neighbourhood effects on body constitution–A case study of Hong Kong, Social Science and Medicine. 2016, 158: 61-74.
Sallis J., Cerin E., Conway T.L., Adams M.A., Frank L.D., Pratt M., Salvo D., Schipperijn J., Smith G., Cain K.L., Davey R., Kerr J., Lai P.C., Mitas J., Reis R., Sarmiento O.L., Schofield G., Troelsen J., Van Dyck D., De Bourdeaudhuij I. and Owen N., Physical activity in relation to urban environments in 14 cities worldwide: a cross-sectional study, The Lancet. UK, Elsevier Ltd, 2016, 387: 2207-17.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C. and Hart M., Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community, Best poster award - Professional category, Hong Kong GIS Association at the International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All. 2016.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C., Low C.T., CHEN S. and Hart M.A., The impact of environmental and human factors on urban heat and micro-climate variability, Building and Environment . 2016, 95: 199-208.


Researcher : Lam WWY

Project Title:Mobility and neighbourhood environment: An investigation of activity space among elderly in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam WYW, Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2015




Researcher : Lam WYW

Project Title:Mobility and neighbourhood environment: An investigation of activity space among elderly in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam WYW, Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2015




Researcher : Lee F

Project Title:Climate change and internal disturbances in pre-industrial Europe
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2013


Project Title:Climate change, population growth, and population cycles in historical agrarian China: The influence of spatial scale and regional geographic context
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Tracing the hydro-climatic influence of atmospheric circulations with multiple drought anomalies indicators in Northwestern China
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:From macro-general to micro-contextual: Scaling climate-conflict nexus in historical agrarian China
Investigator(s):Lee F, Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016; Quantifying the Intra-Regional Precipitation Variability in Northwestern China over the Past 1,400 Years
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2016
Completion Date:05/2016


List of Research Outputs

Fei J., Zhang D. and Lee F., 1600 AD Huaynaputina Eruption (Peru), abrupt cooling, and epidemics in China and Korea, Advances in Meteorology. 2016, 2016.
Pei Q., Zhang D. and Lee F., Contextualizing human migration in different agro-ecological zones in ancient China, Quaternary International. 2016.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Lee F. and Li G., Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate in early modern era: A comparative study of Eastern and Western Europe, Agriculture. Basel: MDPIAG, 2016, 6(3): 29.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Li G., Foret P. and Lee F., Temperature and precipitation effects on agrarian economy in late imperial China, Environmental Research Letters. 2016, 11(6).


Researcher : Lee FYS

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


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


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


Project Title:The Conservation of Modern Heritage in Urban China: An Application of the “Implementation Gap” Conceptual Framework to Analyzing the Cases of Guangzhou and Shanghai
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2014


Project Title:The problem of conserving Historic and Cultural Precincts in urban China: An application of a hybrid conceptual framework--implementation gap-cum-urban governance--to analyzing the cases of Guangzhou and Shanghai
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015


Project Title:International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change; Water Governance and Sustainability Dilemmas in Global Cities: The Case of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:12/2015
Completion Date:12/2015


List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S. and Nickum J.E., Water Governance and Sustainability Dilemmas in Global Cities: The Case of Hong Kong, International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change, UNESCO HQ, Paris, 1-4 December 2015.
Lee F.Y.S. and Nickum J.E., Water Governance and Sustainability Dilemmas in Global Cities, International Conference on Sustainable Utilization and Management of Water Resources Under Changing Environment, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 5 October 2015.
Nickum J.E. and Lee F.Y.S., Sustainability Dilemmas in Global Cities, The 7th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 7 June 2016.


Researcher : Lenzer Jr JH

Project Title:Firm creation, sector development and the agglomeration of entrepreneurial hedge fund firms: The City of London
Investigator(s):Lenzer Jr JH, Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2015
Completion Date:11/2016


List of Research Outputs

Wang Y.R., Ng C.N., Lenzer Jr J.H., Dang H.P., Liu T. and Yau S.J., Unpacking Water Conflicts: A Reinterpretation of Coordination Problems in China’s Water Governance System., International Journal of Water Resources Development.. 2016.
Zhao S.X. and Lenzer Jr J.H., Gauging and Understanding the Growth and Decline of Global Financial Centers over Past Decades: Big Trend and Big Factors, Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography 2015.


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 Fund 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 Fund 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:Climate change over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau and its influence on the Mekong River steamflow during the past eight centuries
Investigator(s):Li J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2013


Project Title:Hydroclimatic change over the eastern Tibetan Plateau during the past seven centuries
Investigator(s):Li J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:12/2013


Project Title:Tree-ring reconstruction of spatio-temporal drought variability over the Pearl River basin for the past five centuries
Investigator(s):Li J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:11/2014


Project Title:2015 AGU Fall Meeting; Moisture increase in response to elevated high-altitude warming evidenced by tree-rings on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau
Investigator(s):Li J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:12/2015
Completion Date:12/2015


List of Research Outputs

Francisco F., Patrick H., Li J., Cook E. and Patrick B., Annual rings in a native Hawaiian tree, Sophora chrysophylla, on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi, Journal of Tropical Ecology. 2015, 31: 567-571.
Hu X., Lei C.U., Li J., Iseli-Chan N.C., Siu F.L.C. and Chu S.K.W., Access Moodle Using Mobile Phones: Student Usage and Perceptions, In: Daniel Churchill, Jie Lu, Thomas K.F. Chiu, Bob Fox, Mobile Learning Design: Theories and Application. Singapore, Springer, 2015, 155-171.
Li J., Asian Geographer. Taylor & Francis, 2016.
Li J., Moisture increase in response to high-altitude warming evidenced by tree-rings on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, 2015.
Li J., Shi J., Zhang D., Yang B., Fang K. and Pak H.Y., Moisture increase in response to high-altitude warming evidenced by tree-rings on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, Climate Dynamics. 2016.
Liu W., Gou X., Li J., Huo Y. and Fang K., A method to separate temperature and precipitation signals encoded in tree-ring widths for the western Tien Shan Mountains, northwest China, Global and Planetary Change. 2015, 133: 141-148.
Shi J., Lu H., Li J., Shi S., Wu S., Hou X. and Li L., Tree-ring based February–April precipitation reconstruction for the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, southeastern China, Global and Planetary Change. 2015, 131: 82-88.


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:Festival Tourism and Place Identity of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Li Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2013


Project Title:Sense of Place: Affective Link between Casino Impact Perception and Support for Casino
Investigator(s):Li Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2015




Researcher : Lin GCS

Project Title:Redevelopment of state-owned enterprises occupied land and urban spatial restructuring in Chinese cities: a comparative study of Beijing, Shenyang, and Guangzhou
Investigator(s):Lin GCS, Zhao SX, Yang F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - General Program
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:China's Urbanization in Question: Mega Events, Overdrawn Capital, and Uneven Urban Transformation in the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou City-Regions
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Land Property Rights and Urban Redevelopment in Chinese Cities: An Institutional Evaluation
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2015


Project Title:Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers; Hastened Urbanization as a Jumping Frog: Mega-events, spectacular urbanism, and the spatialization of state power in urbanizing China
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2016
Completion Date:04/2016


List of Research Outputs

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.


Researcher : Lo AYH

Project Title:Beyond Neoliberalism? The Regional Carbon Markets in China and the Activity of Financial Industry
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:The Kadoorie Institute
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Grant
Start Date:06/2015


Project Title:A systematic discourse analysis of the climate change policy in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:The Kadoorie Institute
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:08/2015


Project Title:The 2015 Australian Political Studies Association 2015 Annual Conference ; The Storyline of Power: Environmental Discourse and the Politics of Carbon Trading in China
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:The Kadoorie Institute
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2015
Completion Date:09/2015


Project Title:Research Project for Reviewing the Performance of the Environmental and Conservation Fund
Investigator(s):Lo AYH, Lo YH, Leung THD, Lau SCB, Yiu SIS
Department:The Kadoorie Institute
Source(s) of Funding:Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Lo A.Y.H., Carbon Trading in China. London, Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016.
Lo A.Y.H., China's carbon markets: Challenges and prospects, Energy Development in China, Hong Kong Baptist University. 2016.


Researcher : Loo BPY

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
Completion Date:12/2015


Project Title:Understanding Childrens Independent Mobility and Their Road-crossing Ability: Challenges and Opportunities in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2015


Project Title:Can cycling training enhance cycling safety in Hong Kong? A study from the perspectives of adolescent cyclists and their parents
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2015
Completion Date:05/2016


List of Research Outputs

Li L. and Loo B.P.Y., RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT AND AIR PATRONAGE IN CHINA, 1993-2012: IMPLICATIONS FOR LOW-CARBON TRANSPORT, Journal of Regional Science. 2016.
Loo B.P.Y., Bicycle Collisions: Geographical and Behavioral Aspects, PedBike Trans, Brisbane, Australia. August 5, 2015.. 2015.
Loo B.P.Y. and Tsui K.L., Contributory Factors to Critically Wrong Road-crossing Judgments among Older People: An Integrated Research Study, Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016, 23: 13-24.
Loo B.P.Y., Neighbourhood, Social Capital and Health of the Seniors, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane, Australia, 30th July 2015. 2015.
Loo B.P.Y., Pegsus Medal, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport . 2016.
Loo B.P.Y. and Anderson T.K., Spatial Analysis Methods Of Road Traffic Crashes. Boca Raton, London, New York, CRC Press, 2016.
Loo B.P.Y., Sustainable Railway Futures: Supporting Cities and Beyond, Seoul Metropolitan Forum (Theme: Future Cities), International Conference Hall, Natural Science Building, University of Seoul, November 19-20, 2015. 2015.
Loo B.P.Y. and LEUNG Y.K., Transport Resilience in Hong Kong: The Occupy Central Movement from Another Perspective., The iBUILD Assembly, June 6-7, Double Tree by Hilton, Granary Wharf, Leeds, LS1 4BR, UK.. 2016.
Wong S.C., Sze N.N., Loo B.P.Y., Tsui K.L., So F.L., Lee H.S. and So S.S., Outstanding Health Promotion Project Award, Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2015.
Wu C.Y.H. and Loo B.P.Y., Motorcycle safety among motorcycle taxi drivers and non-occupational motorcyclists in developing countries: A case study of Maoming, South China, Traffic Injury Prevention. 2016, 17: 170-175.
YANG Z. and Loo B.P.Y., Different Approaches in Detecting Hazardous Road Locations: Land Use and Road Safety, AAG 2016 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (March 27- April 2, 2016). 2016.
Yao S. and Loo B.P.Y., Safety in numbers for cyclists beyond national-level and city-level data: a study on the non-linearity of risk within the city of Hong Kong, Injury Prevention. 2016, injuryprev-2016-041964.
Yao S., Loo B.P.Y. and YANG Z., Traffic Collisions in Space: Four Decades of Advancement in Applied GIS, Annals of GIS. Taylor & Francis, 2016, 22: 1-14.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

Low C.T., Lai P.C., Li H.D., Ho W.K., Wong P.Y.P., CHEN S. and Wong W.C., Neighbourhood effects on body constitution–A case study of Hong Kong, Social Science and Medicine. 2016, 158: 61-74.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C., Low C.T., CHEN S. and Hart M.A., The impact of environmental and human factors on urban heat and micro-climate variability, Building and Environment . 2016, 95: 199-208.


Researcher : Ng CN

Project Title:Trust in Food: An Investigation of Public Perception of Food Safety, Food Networks and Regulatory Institutions in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2014


Project Title:IAIA16: Resilience and Sustainability; Sustainability Assessment in Hong Kong: who cares?
Investigator(s):Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2016


List of Research Outputs

Wang Y.R., Ng C.N., Lenzer Jr J.H., Dang H.P., Liu T. and Yau S.J., Unpacking Water Conflicts: A Reinterpretation of Coordination Problems in China’s Water Governance System., International Journal of Water Resources Development.. 2016.


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 Fund 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

Chen J., Shi H., Sivakumar B. and Peart M.R., Population, water, food, energy and dams, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2016, 56: 18-28.


Researcher : Pei Q

Project Title:Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships 2014-15 (Second Round)
Investigator(s):Pei Q
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships
Start Date:09/2014


Project Title:The Spatial-temporal Dynamics of Human Migration under Climate Change in Historical China
Investigator(s):Pei Q, Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2015
Completion Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Pei Q., Zhang D. and Lee F., Contextualizing human migration in different agro-ecological zones in ancient China, Quaternary International. 2016.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Lee F. and Li G., Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate in early modern era: A comparative study of Eastern and Western Europe, Agriculture. Basel: MDPIAG, 2016, 6(3): 29.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Li G., Foret P. and Lee F., Temperature and precipitation effects on agrarian economy in late imperial China, Environmental Research Letters. 2016, 11(6).
Zhang D. and Pei Q., Gone with winds: A quantitative analysis of battlefield locations and climate shifts in Imperial China, In: Peter Dennis, Geo-strategy and War: Enduring Lessons for Australian Army. Commonwealth of Australia, Big Sky Publishing, 2015.


Researcher : Tjia YNL

List of Research Outputs

Tjia Y.N.L., Explaining Railway Reform In China: A Train Of Property Rights Re- arrangements . London, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015, 272 pages.


Researcher : Tsang SW

List of Research Outputs

Tsang S.W. and Jim C.Y., Applying artificial intelligence modeling to optimize green roof irrigation, Energy and Buildings. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2016, 127: 360-369.


Researcher : WONG KL

List of Research Outputs

WONG K.L. and Jim C.Y., Do vegetated rooftops attract more mosquitoes? Monitoring disease vector abundance on urban green roofs, Science of the Total Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2016, 573: 222-232.
WONG K.L. and Jim C.Y., Identifying Keystone Meteorological Factors of Green-roof Stormwater Retention to Inform Design and Planning, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elesiver Science, 2015, 143: 173-182.


Researcher : WU Y

List of Research Outputs

WU Y., Reproducing the city of the spectacle: Mega-events, local debts, and infrastructure-led urbanization in China, Cities. 2016, 53: 51-60.
WU Y., Reproducing urban space with over-drafted capital: Mega-events, local debts, and spectacular urbanism in China, 2016 AAG Annual Meeting (San Francisco) - 29 March - 2 April 2016.
WU Y., Reproducing urban space with over-drafted capital: Mega-events, local debts, and spectacular urbanism in China, Student Best Paper Award by the China Geography Specialty Group (CGSG) in the 2016 AAG Annual Meeting. 2016.


Researcher : Wang JJ

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


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


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


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


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


Project Title:Regional Conference of IGU Moscow 2015; On the duality of transport systems – a theoretical rethinking from a transport geography perspective
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2015
Completion Date:08/2015


Project Title:Hongkong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou as a Multi-gateway Trading City- region for Cross-border E-retailing: A Geographical Analysis
Investigator(s):Wang JJ
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/2016




Researcher : Wang YR

Project Title:The promises and limitations of a rights-based approach to water management in China: a case study of the Ningxia Hetao Region in the upper reaches of the Yellow River
Investigator(s):Wang YR, Lee FYS
Department:Social Sciences Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2015
Completion Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Wang Y.R., Ng C.N., Lenzer Jr J.H., Dang H.P., Liu T. and Yau S.J., Unpacking Water Conflicts: A Reinterpretation of Coordination Problems in China’s Water Governance System., International Journal of Water Resources Development.. 2016.


Researcher : Wong PYP

List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Choi C.Y., Wong P.Y.P., Thach T.Q., Wong M.S., CHENG W., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Spatial analytical methods for deriving a historical map of physiological equivalent temperature of Hong Kong, Building and Environment. 2016, 99: 22-28.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Li H.D., Ho W.K., Wong P.Y.P., CHEN S. and Wong W.C., Neighbourhood effects on body constitution–A case study of Hong Kong, Social Science and Medicine. 2016, 158: 61-74.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C. and Hart M., Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community, Best poster award - Professional category, Hong Kong GIS Association at the International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All. 2016.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C., Low C.T., CHEN S. and Hart M.A., The impact of environmental and human factors on urban heat and micro-climate variability, Building and Environment . 2016, 95: 199-208.


Researcher : Wong WSD

Project Title:A Comparative Spatiotemporal Analysis of Population Dynamics: An initial study of Hong Kong and Shanghai
Investigator(s):Wong WSD
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2014
Completion Date:08/2015




Researcher : YANG Z

List of Research Outputs

YANG Z. and Loo B.P.Y., Different Approaches in Detecting Hazardous Road Locations: Land Use and Road Safety, AAG 2016 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (March 27- April 2, 2016). 2016.
Yao S., Loo B.P.Y. and YANG Z., Traffic Collisions in Space: Four Decades of Advancement in Applied GIS, Annals of GIS. Taylor & Francis, 2016, 22: 1-14.


Researcher : Yao S

List of Research Outputs

Yao S., Loo B.P.Y. and YANG Z., Traffic Collisions in Space: Four Decades of Advancement in Applied GIS, Annals of GIS. Taylor & Francis, 2016, 22: 1-14.


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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2009


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


Project Title:Paleo-precipitation Reconstruction over China for the Past Two Millennia
Investigator(s):Zhang D
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chen J., Yang H., Zhang D., Xu D., Luo J. and Wang J., A particular river-whiting phenomenon caused by discharge of hypolimnetic water from a stratified reservoir, PLoS ONE. 2015.
Fei J., Zhang D. and Lee F., 1600 AD Huaynaputina Eruption (Peru), abrupt cooling, and epidemics in China and Korea, Advances in Meteorology. 2016, 2016.
He Y., Zhao C., Song M., Liu W., Chen F., Zhang D. and Liu Z., Onset of frequent dust storms in northern China at AD 1100, Nature Scientific Reports. 2015.
He Y., Zhao C., SONG M., Liu W., Chen F., Zhang D. and Liu Z., Onset of frequent dust storms in northern China at D 1100, Scientific Reports. 2015, 5: 17111.
Li J., Shi J., Zhang D., Yang B., Fang K. and Pak H.Y., Moisture increase in response to high-altitude warming evidenced by tree-rings on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, Climate Dynamics. 2016.
Pei Q., Zhang D. and Lee F., Contextualizing human migration in different agro-ecological zones in ancient China, Quaternary International. 2016.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Lee F. and Li G., Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate in early modern era: A comparative study of Eastern and Western Europe, Agriculture. Basel: MDPIAG, 2016, 6(3): 29.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Li G., Foret P. and Lee F., Temperature and precipitation effects on agrarian economy in late imperial China, Environmental Research Letters. 2016, 11(6).
Zhang D. and Pei Q., Gone with winds: A quantitative analysis of battlefield locations and climate shifts in Imperial China, In: Peter Dennis, Geo-strategy and War: Enduring Lessons for Australian Army. Commonwealth of Australia, Big Sky Publishing, 2015.
Zhang D., Incorporating global and inter-disciplinary elements into physical geography, Progress in Physical Geography. 2016, 40(3): 367-368.


Researcher : Zhang J

Project Title:Social impacts of mainland Chinese day-trippers and parallel traders in a Hong Kong border town
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015


Project Title:Chinese heritage and identity at Upper Lascar Row: a walk down Hong Kong’s memory lane
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015; Paying homage to the ‘Heavenly Mother’: intimate geopolitics of the Mazu Pilgrimage in the midst of rapprochement between China and Taiwan
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2015
Completion Date:09/2015


List of Research Outputs

Zhang J., Everyday Geopolitics of Cross-border Tourism between Mainland China and Taiwan, Border Studies in Asia : a lecture for postgraduate students of the Comparative Studies on Politics in Asia course at Kyushu University, Japan . 2015.
Zhang J., Paying homage to the ‘Heavenly Mother’: intimate geopolitics of the Mazu Pilgrimage in the midst of rapprochement between China and Taiwan, RGS IBG Annual International Conference (1-4 September 2015) Exeter, UK . 2015.
Zhang J., Researching cross-border tourism: some reflections, Research Frontiers in Tourism and Human Geographies Conference (25-26 June 2016), South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China. 2016.


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: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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2012


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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:Path creation and the agglomeration effects of entrepreneurial hedge fund firms and their impact on International Financial Center development
Investigator(s):Zhao SX, Lenzer Jr JH, Song FM
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:09/2015


Project Title:Institute of Australian Geographers 2016 Conference; Where Does the Role of Chinese Government in Land Development Stand in a Global Context: An International Comparative Study
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:07/2016


List of Research Outputs

Thomas S. and Zhao S.X., Hong Kong as an offshore trading hub, In: Bart Lambregts, Niels Beerepoot, Robert C. Kloosterman, The Local Impact of Globalization in South and Southeast Asia - Offshore business processes in services industries. Routledge, 2016.
Zhao S.X. and Lenzer Jr J.H., Gauging and Understanding the Growth and Decline of Global Financial Centers over Past Decades: Big Trend and Big Factors, Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography 2015.
Zhao S.X., How Big is Chinese’s Real Estate Bubble and Why hasn’t it yet Burst: A Comparative Study Between China and World Major Financial Crises 1980-2014, International Symposium on Land Policy and Housing Market. 2016.
Zhao S.X., Interflow and interaction of financial and economic activities among Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, Regional forum "Strategic Thinking from a Hong Kong-Macau Perspective on Shenzhen’s 13th five-year plan". 2015.
Zhao S.X., Where Does the Role of Chinese Government in Land Development Stand in a Global Context: An International Comparative Study, Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG) - Annual Conference 2016. 2016.


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