DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY



Researcher : CHEN K

List of Research Outputs

CHEN K., Champion -- Trans-disciplinary Challenge Award Competition 2017 (HKU-Graduate School), 2017.


Researcher : CHENG W

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B.M., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tang H.K.R., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., YANG Y., Tsui T.H., Allen R. and Brauer M., The Hong Kong D3D Study: A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, HEI Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 30 April – 2 May 2017. 2017.


Researcher : CHEUNG PK

List of Research Outputs

CHEUNG P.K., Characterisation of Plastic Microbeads in Facial Scrubs and their Estimated Emissions in Mainland China, Water Research. Elsevier, 2017, 122: 53-61.
CHEUNG P.K. and Jim C.Y., Determination and Application of Outdoor Thermal Benchmarks, Building and Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 123: 333-350.


Researcher : Chen S

List of Research Outputs

Chen S., Lai P.C. and Stimson R., An objective measure to assessing urban quality of life based on land use characteristics, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All. 2016.
Low C.T., Stimson R., Chen S., Cerin E., Wong P.Y.P. and Lai P.C., Personal and Neighbourhood Indicators of Quality of Urban Life: A Case Study of Hong Kong, Social Indicators Research. 2017.
Wong H.T., Lai P.C. and Chen S., Biometeorological modelling and forecasting of monthly ambulance demand for Hong Kong, Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017, 24(1): 3-11.
Wong H.T., Wang J., Yin Q., Chen S. and Lai P.C., The potential benefits of location-specific biometeorological indexes, International Journal of Biometeorology. 2017.


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
Completion Date:12/2016


Project Title:Will China’s environmental information disclosure affect public participatory behaviors? A comparative contingent valuation study of urban river water quality improvement between two Pearl River Delta cities
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2016


Project Title:Environmental information transparency and societal preference heterogeneity in restoring urban rivers’ ecosystem services: A comparative study using discrete choice experiments
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:The World Green Infrastructure Congress; Indoor greening in China: advance in research and practices
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2017
Completion Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs

Chen W.Y., Environmental externalities of urban river pollution and restoration: a hedonic analysis in Guangzhou (China), Landscape and Urban Planning. 2017, 157: 170-179.
Chen W.Y. and HUA J., Heterogeneity in resident perceptions of a bio-cultural heritage in Hong Kong: A latent class factor analysis, Ecosystem Services. 2017, 24: 170-179.
Chen W.Y., Liekens I. and Broekx S., Identifying societal preferences for river restoration in a densely populated urban environment: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in central Brussels, Environmental Management. 2017, 60: 263-279.


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
Completion Date:12/2016


Project Title:Will China’s environmental information disclosure affect public participatory behaviors? A comparative contingent valuation study of urban river water quality improvement between two Pearl River Delta cities
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2016


Project Title:Environmental information transparency and societal preference heterogeneity in restoring urban rivers’ ecosystem services: A comparative study using discrete choice experiments
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:The World Green Infrastructure Congress; Indoor greening in China: advance in research and practices
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2017
Completion Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : DU VERLE FD

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and DU VERLE F.D., Transit-oriented Development in Hong Kong: Opportunities beyond Public Transit, 33rd International Geographic Congress, Beijing, 21-25 August, 2016.. 2016.


Researcher : Fung CKW

List of Research Outputs

Fung C.K.W. and Jim C.Y., Assessing the Cooling Effects of Different Vegetation Settings in a Hong Kong Golf Course, Procedia Environmental Sciences. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 37: 626-636.


Researcher : GUO S

List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X., GUO S., LI C.L.K. and Smith C., Megacities, the World Largest Cities Unleashed: Major Trends and Dynamics in Contemporary Global Urban Development, World Development. 2017, 98: 257-289.


Researcher : HUA J

List of Research Outputs

Chen W.Y. and HUA J., Heterogeneity in resident perceptions of a bio-cultural heritage in Hong Kong: A latent class factor analysis, Ecosystem Services. 2017, 24: 170-179.


Researcher : Hart MA

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




Researcher : JOHN DA

List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X. and JOHN D.A., Growth Theory, In: D. Richardson, N. Castree, M. F. Goodchild, A. L. Kobayashi, W. Liu, & R. A. Marston, The Wiley-AAG International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. USA: John Wiley & Sons; AAG (American Association of Geograp, 2017.


Researcher : Jiang Y

Project Title:2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts April 5-9, 2017 -- Boston, MA ; Global East: a challenge to polarized geographies/Politics, contestations and its mechanism in mega urban project in China (Chair)
Investigator(s):Jiang Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:04/2017


List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X., Zhan H., Jiang Y. and Pan W., How Big Is China’s Real Estate Bubble and Why Hasn’t It Burst Yet?, Land Use Policy. 2017, 66: 153-162.


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:Green Infrastructure: Nature Based Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Cities; Biodiversity and quality of cultivated trees in domestic gardens of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Jim CY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:04/2017


List of Research Outputs

CHEUNG P.K. and Jim C.Y., Determination and Application of Outdoor Thermal Benchmarks, Building and Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 123: 333-350.
Deng H.J.I. and Jim C.Y., Spontaneous Plant Colonization and Bird Visits of Tropical Extensive Green Roof, Urban Ecosystems. New York, Springer, 2017, 20: 337-352.
Fung C.K.W. and Jim C.Y., Assessing the Cooling Effects of Different Vegetation Settings in a Hong Kong Golf Course, Procedia Environmental Sciences. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 37: 626-636.
Jim C.Y., Archaeological and Historical Exploration of the Origins of Green Roofs, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 27: 32-42.
Jim C.Y., Ascertaining Thermal and Energy Benefits of Intensive Tropical Green Roof, World Green Infrastructure Congress, Berlin, Germany, 20-22 June 2017. 2017.
Jim C.Y., Assessing the Cooling Effects of Different Vegetation Settings in a Hong Kong Golf Course, International Conference on Green Urbanism, Rome, 12-14 October 2016 (with PhD student Charmaine Fung). 2016.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. Champaign, Illinois, International Society of Arboriculture, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Associate Editor, Urban Ecosystems. New York (ISI Journal), Springer, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Biodiversity and Quality of Cultivated Trees in Domestic Gardens of Hong Kong, International Conference on Green Infrastructure: Nature Based Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Cities, Orvieto, Italy, 04-07 April 2017. 2017.
Jim C.Y., Citizen Tree Warden: Learning Body Language of Trees, Public seminar jointly organized by HKU and New World Group, University of Hong Kong, 18 February 2017. 2017.
Jim C.Y., Conservation and Creation of Urban Woodlands, In: Tan, P.Y., Jim, C.Y., Greening Cities: Forms and Functions. Singapore, Springer Nature, 2017, 307-330.
Jim C.Y., Constraints to Urban Trees and their Remedies in the Built Environment, In: Ferrini, F., Konijnendijk van den Bosch, C., Fini, A., Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry. London, Routledge, 2017, 273-290.
Jim C.Y., Highrise Greenery: Ancient Invention with New Lease of Life, In: Tan, P.Y., Jim, C.Y., Greening Cities: Forms and Functions. Singapore, Springer Nature, 2017, 227-249.
Jim C.Y., Innovative Soil Design and Management for Urban Trees, Drainage Services Department, Headquarters, Wanchai, 03 October 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Intense Summer Heat Fluxes in Artificial Turf Harm People and Environment, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 157: 561-576.
Jim C.Y. and Tan P.Y., Introduction to Green City Idea and Ideal, In: Tan, P.Y., Jim, C.Y. , Greening Cities: Forms and Functions. Singapore, Springer Nature, 2017, 1-11.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Arboricultural Journal. Arboricultural Association, UK, International Journal of Urban Forestry, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Cities. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Science. Taipei, Dept. of Geography, National University of Taiwan, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Geographical Sciences. Beijing (ISI Journal), Springer Science Press, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Board, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Amsterdam (ISI Journal), Elsevier Science, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Member of Editorial Committee, Pedosphere: A Quarterly Journal of Soil Science. Beijing and New York, Science Press, 2017.
Jim C.Y., Never Shall the Twain Meet: Challenges of Inserting Greenery into our Compact City, Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Club, 02 March 2017. 2017.
Jim C.Y., Soil Constraints to Urban Trees and their Remedies in Compact Built Environment, Public seminar co-organized by HKU and THEi, HKU, 30 September 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Transplanting Large Trees: Learning from an Object Lesson, Drainage Services Department, Headquarters, Wanchai, 03 October 2016. 2016.
Jim C.Y., Tree Management in Hong Kong's Compact Urban Environment, Annual Meeting of the London Tree Officers Association, London, 26 June 2017. 2017.
Jim C.Y., Urban Biogeography, In: Richardson, D., Castree, N., Goodchild, M.F., Kobayashi, A., Liu, W.D., Marston, R.A., The International Encyclopedia of Geography. New York, Wiley, 2017, 4 pp.
Jim C.Y., Urban Heritage Trees: Natural-cultural Significance Informing Management and Conservation, In: Tan, P.Y., Jim, C.Y., Greening Cities: Forms and Functions. Singapore, Springer Nature, 2017, 279-305.
Jim C.Y., Urban Trees in Compact Cities: Soil Constraints and Solutions, Expert Panel on Tree Management, Development Bureau, HKSAR Government, 02 November 2016. 2016.
Lo A.Y.H., Byrne J.A. and Jim C.Y., How Climate Change Perception is Reshaping Attitudes Towards the Functional Benefits of Urban Greenery: Lessons from Hong Kong, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 23: 74-83.
Tan P.Y. and Jim C.Y., Concluding Remarks, In: Tan, P.Y., Jim, C.Y., Greening Cities: Forms and Functions. Singapore, Springer Nature, 2017, 359-366.
Tan P.Y. and Jim C.Y., In: Tan, P.Y., Jim, C.Y., Greening Cities: Forms and Functions. Singapore, Springer Nature, 2017, 372 pp.
Wong K.L. and Jim C.Y., Urban-microclimate Effect on Vector Mosquito Abundance of Tropical Green Roofs, Building and Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 112: 63-76.
Zhang A., Lai P.Y. and Jim C.Y., Species Diversity and Spatial Pattern of Old and Precious Trees in Macau, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 162: 56-67.


Researcher : LEUNG YK

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Association of Children's Wellbeing and Their Travel Behaviour: A Case Study in Hong Kong, The 21st International Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS): Smart Transportation. HK, HKSTS, 2016.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Childhood in Hong Kong: Extracurricular Activities, Mobility and Happiness, Annals of the Geographical, Geological & Archaeological Society SSS HKUSU. 2016, 39: 16-25.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Mobility and wellbeing of primary school children: a case study in Hong Kong, AAG 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2017.


Researcher : LI L

List of Research Outputs

LI L. and Loo B.P.Y., Geography of Railroads, In: Warf, Barney, Handbook on Geographies of Technology. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2017, 242-253.
LI L. and Loo B.P.Y., Mobility impairment, social engagement, and life satisfaction among the older population in China: a structural equation modeling analysis, Quality of Life Research. 2017, 26: 1273-1282.
LI L. and Loo B.P.Y., Rail Transport: Passenger, In: Douglas Richardson, Noel Castree, Michael F. Goodchild, Audrey Kobayashi, Weidong Liu, Richard A. Marston, International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology. Oxford, UK, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016, 1-5.


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
Completion Date:12/2016


Project Title:Three-dimensional (3D) urban models and geoprocessing facilities for promoting research on healthy cities
Investigator(s):Lai PC, Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Small Equipment Grant
Start Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs

Barratt B.M., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tang H.K.R., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., YANG Y., Tsui T.H., Allen R. and Brauer M., The Hong Kong D3D Study: A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, HEI Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 30 April – 2 May 2017. 2017.
Cerin E., ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Cheung M.M.C., Johnston J.M., Lai P.C. and Lee R.S.Y., Associations of objectively-assessed neighborhood characteristics with older adults’ total physical activity and sedentary time in an ultra-dense urban environment: Findings from the ALECS study, Health & Place. 2016, 42: 1-10.
Chen S., Lai P.C. and Stimson R., An objective measure to assessing urban quality of life based on land use characteristics, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All. 2016.
Ge E., Zhang R., Li D., Wei X., Wang X. and Lai P.C., Estimating Risks of Inapparent Avian Exposure for Human Infection: Avian Influenza Virus A (H7N9) in Zhejiang Province, China, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 40016.
Lai P.C., Developing guidance for health and quality of life in the built environment, International Workshop on the Environment and Health: Challenges and Opportunities. 2016.
Lai P.C., Establishing guidance on quality of life and healthy living in the built environment, 如何设定城市环境內的生活质量指引, Keynote Speaker from Hong Kong, The 9th Greater China GIS Conference, Embrace the challenges and opportunities of GIS. 2016.
Lai P.C., Low C.T. and Wong P.Y.P., Guest editor, In: PC Lai, CT Low, and P Wong, Procedia Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 2016.
Lai P.C. and Wong H.T., Weather and age-gender effects on the projection of future emergency ambulance demand in Hong Kong, Paramedics Training Centre Academic Meeting, Hong Kong Fire Services Department. 2016.
Lai P.C., Wang J.J. and Ng C.N., 地理眼看世界,地理電子教科書初中版, 香港大學地理系, 2016.
Low C.T. and Lai P.C., Personal Factors Influencing the Perception of Quality of Life in Hong Kong – A Classification Tree Approach, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All, Healthy Cities 2016.
Low C.T., Stimson R., Chen S., Cerin E., Wong P.Y.P. and Lai P.C., Personal and Neighbourhood Indicators of Quality of Urban Life: A Case Study of Hong Kong, Social Indicators Research. 2017.
Wong H.T., Lai P.C. and Chen S., Biometeorological modelling and forecasting of monthly ambulance demand for Hong Kong, Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017, 24(1): 3-11.
Wong H.T., Wang J., Yin Q., Chen S. and Lai P.C., The potential benefits of location-specific biometeorological indexes, International Journal of Biometeorology. 2017.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C. and Hart M., Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community, Procedia Environmental Sciences, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All. 2016.


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


List of Research Outputs



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


List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y., Mahendran R., Katagiri K. and Lam W.Y.W., Walking, neighbourhood environment and quality of life among older people, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2017, 25: 8-13.


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: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:Climate-epidemics relationship in Chinese history
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2016


Project Title:JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017; Hydro-climatic variation in northwestern China and its teleconnection with the Pacific Ocean over the last millennium
Investigator(s):Lee F
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2017
Completion Date:05/2017


List of Research Outputs

Li J., Dobson J., Yan H., Zhang D., Zhang X., Xu Q., Lee F., Pei Q., Cheng B., Li C., Ni J., Sun A., Lu F. and Zong Y., Quantifying climatic variability in monsoonal northern China over the last 2200 years and its role in driving Chinese dynastic changes, Quaternary Science Reviews. Elsevier, 2017, 159: 35-46.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Li J. and Lee F., Proxy-based Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstruction for the mid-to-late Holocene, Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2016.
Shi J., Li J., Zhang D., Zheng J., Shi S., Ge Q., Lee F., Zhao Y., Zhang J. and Lu H., Two centuries of April-July temperature change in southeastern China and its influence on grain productivity, Science Bulletin. 2017, 62: 40-45.


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 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:HKJC Water Sustainability in Hong Kong Project
Investigator(s):Lee FYS, Ng CN
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Award
Start Date:09/2016


List of Research Outputs

Lee F.Y.S. and Nickum J.E., The Tried and Untrue Path to Resilience: Hong Kong's Total Water Management Strategy, Workshop on "Urban Resilience: The Impacts of Droughts and Floods", National University of Singapore, Singapore, 9-10 July 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




Researcher : Leung MWH

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: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


List of Research Outputs

Fang K., Guo Z., Chen D., Linderholm H., Li J., Zhou F., Guo G., Dong Z. and Li Y., Drought variation of western Chinese Loess Plateau since 1568 and its linkages with droughts in western North America, Climate Dynamics. 2017.
Huo Y., Gou X., Liu W., Li J., Zhang F. and Fang K., Climate–growth relationships of Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana) along an altitudinal gradient in the western Tianshan mountains, northwest China, Trees. 2017, 31: 429-439.
Liu Y., Cobb K., Song H., Li Q., Li C., Nakatsuka T.A.K.E.S.H.I., An Z., Zhou W., Cai Q., Li J., Leavitt S., Sun C., Mei R., Shen C., Chan M., Sun J., Yan L., Lei Y., Ma Y., Li X., Chen D. and Linderholm H., Recent enhancement of central Pacific El Niño variability relative to last eight centuries, Nature Communications. 2017, 8: 15386.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Li J. and Lee F., Proxy-based Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstruction for the mid-to-late Holocene, Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2016.
Shi J., Li J., Zhang D., Zheng J., Shi S., Ge Q., Lee F., Zhao Y., Zhang J. and Lu H., Two centuries of April-July temperature change in southeastern China and its influence on grain productivity, Science Bulletin. 2017, 62: 40-45.


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


Project Title:A STUDY OF HOST-GUEST ENCOUNTER UNDER "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS
Investigator(s):Li Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2016




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:Advancing China's Urbanization Inside Out: Urban Redevelopments in Chinese Cities Amidst Accelerated Urban Transition
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Incubating Group-based Collaborative Research Projects
Start Date:03/2016


Project Title:Building Sustainable Cities in China: Sustainable Development and Uneven Urban Transformation in the Pearl River Delta and Jing-Jin-Ji (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) Urban Regions
Investigator(s):Lin GCS, Kao S
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Boston, USA, 5-9 April 2017; "Profiting without producing" in Urban China? Hypermobile housing markets in Chinese cities amidst economic downturn and sluggish industrial production
Investigator(s):Lin GCS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:04/2017


Project Title:Advancing China's Urbanization Inside Out: Urban Redevelopments in Chinese Cities Amidst Accelerated Urban Transition
Investigator(s):Lin GCS, He S, Liu X, Yeh AGO
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:06/2017




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
Completion Date:03/2017


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


Project Title:The regional development of domestic carbon markets in China
Investigator(s):Lo AYH, Pei Q
Department:The Kadoorie Institute
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Economic Resilience to Natural Disaster: What Determine Household’s Financial Preparation for Catastrophic Flooding and Storm?
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs

Ambrey C., Byrne J., Matthews T., Portanger C., Baker D., Lo A.Y.H. and Davison A., Can green infrastructure cultivate climate justice? Insights from suburban Australia, Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2016. Institute of Australian Geographers.
Andres V., Lo A.Y.H., Howes M. and Rohde N., The Problem of Inclusion in Deliberative Environmental Valuation, Environmental Values. 2017, 26: 157-176.
Byrne J., Ambrey C., Portanger C., Lo A.Y.H., Matthews T., Baker D. and Davison A., Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity?: the role of residents’ dispositions and household practices, Environmental Research Letters. 2016, 11: 095014.
Cheung L.T.O., Lo A.Y.H. and Fok L., Recreational specialization and ecologically responsible behaviour of Chinese birdwatchers in Hong Kong, Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 2017, 25: 817-831.
Cong R. and Lo A.Y.H., Emission trading and carbon market performance in Shenzhen, China, Applied Energy. 2017, 193: 414-425.
Lo A.Y.H. and Cong R., After CDM: Domestic carbon offsetting in China, Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017, 141: 1391-1399.
Lo A.Y.H., China’s plan to increase coal power by 20% is not the climate disaster it seems, The Conversation. 2016.
Lo A.Y.H., Xu B., Chan F. and Su R., Household economic resilience to catastrophic rainstorms and flooding in a Chinese megacity, Geographical Research. 2016, 54: 406-419.
Lo A.Y.H., Byrne J.A. and Jim C.Y., How Climate Change Perception is Reshaping Attitudes Towards the Functional Benefits of Urban Greenery: Lessons from Hong Kong, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 23: 74-83.
Lo A.Y.H., National income and environmental concern: Observations from 35 countries, Public Understanding of Science. SAGE, 2016, 25: 873-890.
Lo A.Y.H., Plenary speech on 'Small-business resilience to climate change: A development perspective', International Conference on Regional Development. 2016.
Lo A.Y.H., Public support for environmental organisations in BRIC countries, The Geographical Journal. 2016, 182: 438-443.


Researcher : Lo YH

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
Completion Date:03/2017


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


Project Title:The regional development of domestic carbon markets in China
Investigator(s):Lo AYH, Pei Q
Department:The Kadoorie Institute
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Economic Resilience to Natural Disaster: What Determine Household’s Financial Preparation for Catastrophic Flooding and Storm?
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs



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: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


List of Research Outputs

Chow A.S.Y. and Loo B.P.Y., Higher Education Activities in World Cities: A Spatial Study of Global Leadership and Connectivity, In: Ka Ho Mok, Managing International Connectivity, Diversity of Learning and Changing Labour Markets: East Asian Perspectives. Springer, 2017, 91-104.
Cui J., Loo B.P.Y. and Lin D., Travel Behaviour and Mobility Needs of Older Adults in an Ageing and Car Dependent Society, International Journal of Urban Sciences. 2017, 21(2): 109-128.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Association of Children's Wellbeing and Their Travel Behaviour: A Case Study in Hong Kong, The 21st International Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS): Smart Transportation. HK, HKSTS, 2016.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Childhood in Hong Kong: Extracurricular Activities, Mobility and Happiness, Annals of the Geographical, Geological & Archaeological Society SSS HKUSU. 2016, 39: 16-25.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Mobility and wellbeing of primary school children: a case study in Hong Kong, AAG 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2017.
LI L. and Loo B.P.Y., Geography of Railroads, In: Warf, Barney, Handbook on Geographies of Technology. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2017, 242-253.
LI L. and Loo B.P.Y., Mobility impairment, social engagement, and life satisfaction among the older population in China: a structural equation modeling analysis, Quality of Life Research. 2017, 26: 1273-1282.
LI L. and Loo B.P.Y., Rail Transport: Passenger, In: Douglas Richardson, Noel Castree, Michael F. Goodchild, Audrey Kobayashi, Weidong Liu, Richard A. Marston, International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology. Oxford, UK, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016, 1-5.
Li L. and Loo B.P.Y., Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Urban Transport in China: Geographical Characteristics and Future Challenges, 中国客运交通的碳排放地理特征与展望, Geographical Research. 地理研究, CAS, 2016, 35: 1230-1242.
Li L. and Loo B.P.Y., Impact analysis of airport infrastructure within a sustainability framework: case studies on the Hong Kong International Airport, International Journal of Sustainable Transport. 2016, 10: 781-793.
Li L. and Loo B.P.Y., Towards people-centered integrated transport: A case study of Shanghai Hongqiao Comprehensive Transport Hub, Cities. 2016, 58: 50-58.
Loo B.P.Y., Conservation Education in a Marine Theme Park” A New Model Linking Emotion, Time and Spatial Behaviour, First Academic Conference on Tourist Travel Behaviour Research, Shandong University, September 23-25, 2016.. 2016.
Loo B.P.Y., Decarbonizing Transport: Worldwide Trends and Challenges in China, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research on May 20, 2017. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and Banister D., Decoupling transport from economic growth: Extending the debate to include environmental and social externalities, Journal of Transport Geography. 2016, 57: 134-144.
Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Factors associated with home-based e-working and e-shopping in Nanjing, China, Transportation. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y., Final Report: PLB(Q)016/2015 Consultancy Services on Walkability in Pedestrian Planning and Enhancement of Pedestrian Network in Hong Kong, Development Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Progress of e-development in China since 1998, Telecommunications Policy. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y., Realising car-free developments within compact cities, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer. ICE, 2017, 1-10.
Loo B.P.Y., Task 2 Report: PLB(Q)016/2015 Consultancy Services on Walkability in Pedestrian Planning and Enhancement of Pedestrian Network in Hong Kong, Development Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2016.
Loo B.P.Y., Task 3 Report: PLB(Q)016/2015 Consultancy Services on Walkability in Pedestrian Planning and Enhancement of Pedestrian Network in Hong Kong, Development Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2016.
Loo B.P.Y., Task 4 Report: PLB(Q)016/2015 Consultancy Services on Walkability in Pedestrian Planning and Enhancement of Pedestrian Network in Hong Kong, Development Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2016.
Loo B.P.Y. and DU VERLE F.D., Transit-oriented Development in Hong Kong: Opportunities beyond Public Transit, 33rd International Geographic Congress, Beijing, 21-25 August, 2016.. 2016.
Loo B.P.Y., Mahendran R., Katagiri K. and Lam W.Y.W., Walking, neighbourhood environment and quality of life among older people, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2017, 25: 8-13.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Factors affecting Homeworking and E-shopping in Nanjing, China, The 21st International Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS). HK, HKSTS, 2016.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Home as a multifunctional hub: an alternative workplace and shopping site, International Symposium on ICT, Activities, Time Use and Travel. Nanjing, July 16-18, 2016.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Hubs of Internet Entrepreneurs: The Emergence of Coworking Offices in Shanghai, China, Journal of Urban Technology. 2017, 1-18.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., The progress of e-development in China since 1998, 33rd International Geographic Congress, Beijing, 21-25 August, 2016.. 2016.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Travel time use and its impact on high-speed-rail passengers' satisfaction: Some empirical findings from China, AAG 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2017.
WU Y. and Loo B.P.Y., Changes in novice motorcyclist safety in Hong Kong after the probationary driving license scheme, Transportmetrica A: Transport Science. 2017, 13(5): 435-448.
YANG Z. and Loo B.P.Y., Land use and traffic collisions: A link-attribute analysis using Empirical Bayes method, Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2016, 95: 236-249.


Researcher : Low CT

List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Low C.T. and Wong P.Y.P., Guest editor, In: PC Lai, CT Low, and P Wong, Procedia Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 2016.
Low C.T. and Lai P.C., Personal Factors Influencing the Perception of Quality of Life in Hong Kong – A Classification Tree Approach, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All, Healthy Cities 2016.
Low C.T., Stimson R., Chen S., Cerin E., Wong P.Y.P. and Lai P.C., Personal and Neighbourhood Indicators of Quality of Urban Life: A Case Study of Hong Kong, Social Indicators Research. 2017.


Researcher : MAK YL

List of Research Outputs

Hau C.H., Law W.W.Y., Chow W.C., Leung S.H., Leung H.S., Yiu S.I.S., LO W.F. and MAK Y.L., Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2017, Faculty of Science, HKU: Global Forest Observatory: Pubic Involvement and Training in Scientific Research in Hong Kong, Dr. Billy C.H. Hau, School of Biological Sciences, HKU. 2017.


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:Eco-compensation mechanisms in southern China: A case study of Dongjiang from the analytical perspective of institutional fit and interplay
Investigator(s):Ng CN, Lee FYS
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:07/2016


List of Research Outputs

Choi Y.K. and Ng C.N., Land Use Change And Its Drivers In The Transboundary Shenzhen River Catchment, China, Mondes en Développement. 2017, 45: 29-46.
Lai P.C., Wang J.J. and Ng C.N., 地理眼看世界,地理電子教科書初中版, 香港大學地理系, 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: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., Xu Q. and Peart M.R., Extreme Storms and Associated Floods at a Small Catchment in Hong Kong, AOGS2016.
Chen J., Shi H., Sivakumar B. and Peart M.R., Locations of future dams for supporting future population growth and the demand increase of water, food, and energy, The AOGS 13th Annual Meeting. 2016.
Xu Q., Chen J. and Peart M.R., Estimation of peak flow in an ungauged catchment in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2016.
Xu Q., Chen J. and Peart M.R., Field Survey and Modeling Evaluation of Flood Risks and Water Resources in the Lai Chi Wo (LCW) Catchment in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2016.


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




Researcher : Ran L

Project Title:Riverine Carbon Cycle in the Wuding River Catchment on the Loess Plateau
Investigator(s):Ran L
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2017


List of Research Outputs

Ran L., Dynamics of riverine CO2 in the Yangtze River fluvial network and their implications for carbon evasion, Biogeosciences. Copernicus Publications, 2017, 14: 2183-2198.
Ran L., Emissions of riverine CO2 in the Wuding River catchment on the Loess Plateau: environmental controls and dam impact, Workshop on Human Impacts on Carbon Fluxes in Asian River Systems. 2017.
Ran L., Hydrological and geomorphological control on CO2 outgassing from low-gradient large rivers: An example of the Yangtze River system, Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier, 2017, 550: 26-41.


Researcher : WANG B

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Factors associated with home-based e-working and e-shopping in Nanjing, China, Transportation. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Progress of e-development in China since 1998, Telecommunications Policy. 2017.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Factors affecting Homeworking and E-shopping in Nanjing, China, The 21st International Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS). HK, HKSTS, 2016.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Home as a multifunctional hub: an alternative workplace and shopping site, International Symposium on ICT, Activities, Time Use and Travel. Nanjing, July 16-18, 2016.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Hubs of Internet Entrepreneurs: The Emergence of Coworking Offices in Shanghai, China, Journal of Urban Technology. 2017, 1-18.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., The progress of e-development in China since 1998, 33rd International Geographic Congress, Beijing, 21-25 August, 2016.. 2016.
WANG B. and Loo B.P.Y., Travel time use and its impact on high-speed-rail passengers' satisfaction: Some empirical findings from China, AAG 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2017.


Researcher : WU Y

List of Research Outputs

WU Y. and Loo B.P.Y., Changes in novice motorcyclist safety in Hong Kong after the probationary driving license scheme, Transportmetrica A: Transport Science. 2017, 13(5): 435-448.


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
Completion Date:10/2016


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
Completion Date:05/2017


List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Wang J.J. and Ng C.N., 地理眼看世界,地理電子教科書初中版, 香港大學地理系, 2016.


Researcher : Wong KL

List of Research Outputs

Wong K.L. and Jim C.Y., Urban-microclimate Effect on Vector Mosquito Abundance of Tropical Green Roofs, Building and Environment. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2017, 112: 63-76.


Researcher : Wong PYP

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B.M., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tang H.K.R., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., YANG Y., Tsui T.H., Allen R. and Brauer M., The Hong Kong D3D Study: A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, HEI Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 30 April – 2 May 2017. 2017.
Lai P.C., Low C.T. and Wong P.Y.P., Guest editor, In: PC Lai, CT Low, and P Wong, Procedia Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 2016.
Low C.T., Stimson R., Chen S., Cerin E., Wong P.Y.P. and Lai P.C., Personal and Neighbourhood Indicators of Quality of Urban Life: A Case Study of Hong Kong, Social Indicators Research. 2017.
Wong P.Y.P., Lai P.C. and Hart M., Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community, Procedia Environmental Sciences, International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities: Making Cities Healthy for All. 2016.


Researcher : YANG Z

List of Research Outputs

YANG Z. and Loo B.P.Y., Land use and traffic collisions: A link-attribute analysis using Empirical Bayes method, Accident Analysis & Prevention. 2016, 95: 236-249.


Researcher : Zhan H

List of Research Outputs

Zhao S.X., Zhan H., Jiang Y. and Pan W., How Big Is China’s Real Estate Bubble and Why Hasn’t It Burst Yet?, Land Use Policy. 2017, 66: 153-162.


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: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
Completion Date:02/2017


List of Research Outputs

Li J., Dobson J., Yan H., Zhang D., Zhang X., Xu Q., Lee F., Pei Q., Cheng B., Li C., Ni J., Sun A., Lu F. and Zong Y., Quantifying climatic variability in monsoonal northern China over the last 2200 years and its role in driving Chinese dynastic changes, Quaternary Science Reviews. Elsevier, 2017, 159: 35-46.
Pei Q., Zhang D., Li J. and Lee F., Proxy-based Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstruction for the mid-to-late Holocene, Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2016.
Shi J., Li J., Zhang D., Zheng J., Shi S., Ge Q., Lee F., Zhao Y., Zhang J. and Lu H., Two centuries of April-July temperature change in southeastern China and its influence on grain productivity, Science Bulletin. 2017, 62: 40-45.


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
Completion Date:06/2017


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:Southeast Asia’s Transboundary Haze Pollution: Assessing ASEAN’s engagement and its implications on ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund - General Award
Start Date:07/2016


Project Title:Borderless worlds - for whom? Ethics, moralities and (in)justice in migration and tourism; Traversing the frontier: Socio-cultural impacts of mainland Chinese day-tripping in a South China border town
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2016
Completion Date:09/2016


Project Title:Traversing the frontier: Socio-cultural impacts of mainland Chinese day-tripping in Hong Kong’s border towns
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2017


List of Research Outputs

Zhang J. and Kwong Y...M..., Reconceptualising host-guest relations at border towns, Annals of Tourism Research. Elsevier, 2017, 66: 196-199.
Zhang J., Recuperative materialities: the Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival, In: Luke Bennett, In the Ruins of the Cold War Bunker: Affect, Materiality and Meaning Making. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017, 131-144.
Zhang J., Research ethics and ethical research: some observations from the Global South, Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 2017, 41: 147-154.
Zhang J., Rethinking ‘heritage’ in post-conflict tourism, Annals of Tourism Research. Elsevier, 2017, 66: 194-196.
Zhang J., Sheung Shui on the Move: Photography Exhibition (11-18 October 2016) Hong Kong, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong. 2016.
Zhang J., Taming and consuming sensitive histories and difficult heritages in cross-strait rapprochement tourism, Taiwan imagined under the global gaze: The interplay of ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ perspectives in the formation of the idea of Taiwan (1-2 September 2016) SOAS, London, UK. 2016.
Zhang J., Traversing the frontier: Socio-cultural impacts of mainland Chinese day-tripping in a South China border town, Borderless worlds - for whom? Ethics, moralities and (in)justice in migration and tourism (7-8 September 2016) Oulu, Finland. 2016.
Zhang J., Traversing the frontier: cultural-geopolitics of mainland Chinese day-tripping in a Hong Kong border town, American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting (5-9 April 2017) Boston, USA. 2017.


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: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: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


Project Title:Developing rural lands for non-agricultural purposes in the fringe of China’s major megalopolis
Investigator(s):Zhao SX, Jiang Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:5th International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Management and Human Behaviour – SMHB’17; Megacities, the World Largest Cities Unleashed: Major Trends and Dynamics in Contemporary Global Urban Development
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2017
Completion Date:05/2018


List of Research Outputs

Pan F., Zhao S.X. and Wojcik D., The rise of venture capital centers in China: a spatial and network analysis, Geoforum. 2016, 75: 148-158.
Wójcik D., MacDonald-Korth D. and Zhao S.X., The Geography of Foreign Exchange Trading: Currencies and International Financial Centres, Journal of Economic Geography . 2017, 17:2: 267-286.
Zhao S.X., Beijing Olympics and China’s mega-event urbanization model with preliminary comparison to India, Invited public lecture organized by the World Bank and Indian Economic Association at the WB’s Indian Head Office in New Delhi. New Delhi, 2017.
Zhao S.X., Editorial Board Member, In: Professor Suisheng Zhao , Journal Contemporary China. Routledge: London; New York, USA, 2017.
Zhao S.X. and JOHN D.A., Growth Theory, In: D. Richardson, N. Castree, M. F. Goodchild, A. L. Kobayashi, W. Liu, & R. A. Marston, The Wiley-AAG International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. USA: John Wiley & Sons; AAG (American Association of Geograp, 2017.
Zhao S.X., Zhan H., Jiang Y. and Pan W., How Big Is China’s Real Estate Bubble and Why Hasn’t It Burst Yet?, Land Use Policy. 2017, 66: 153-162.
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, the 33rd International Geographical Congress. 2016.
Zhao S.X., Megacities, the World Largest Cities Unleashed: Major Trends and Dynamics in Contemporary Global Urban Development, 5th International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Management and Human Behaviour – SMHB’17 . Rome, Italy, 2017.
Zhao S.X., GUO S., LI C.L.K. and Smith C., Megacities, the World Largest Cities Unleashed: Major Trends and Dynamics in Contemporary Global Urban Development, World Development. 2017, 98: 257-289.
Zhao S.X., Ching L., He Y. and Chan Y.M., Playing Games and Concepts: Beijing Olympics and China Urban Development Model, Journal of Contemporary China . 2017, 26:105: 465-487.
Zhao S.X. and Kim N., Shadow Banking and Informal Finance System, In: D. Richardson, N. Castree, M. F. Goodchild, A. L. Kobayashi, W. Liu, & R. A. Marston , The Wiley-AAG International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. USA: John Wiley & Sons; AAG (American Association of Geograp, 2017.


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