DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY



Researcher : Bennett MM

List of Research Outputs

Bennett M.M., Chinese and Russian geographies of the Polar Silk Road, Belt and Road Initiative: Quelle géopolitique des nouvelles routes de la soie? [Which geopolitics of the new Silk Roads?). 2018.
Bennett M.M., Early Career Editor, Area Development and Policy. 2018.
Bennett M.M., How the Frontier Makes the Nation: Comparing Arctic Discourses in 20th-Century America and 21st-Century China, 2018 Calotte Academy. 2018.
Bennett M.M., Jumping Scale in the Arctic Council: Indigenous Permanent Participants and Asian Observer States, Political Geography Specialty Group Preconference. 2018.
Bennett M.M., U.S. Perspectives on China’s Arctic Policy, Ocean University of China in Qingdao, China. 2018.
Bennett M.M., Unfreezing the Arctic: science, colonialism, and the transformation of Inuit lands [Book Review], Polar Geography. 2018, 41: 139-142.
Bennett M.M., Using Remote Sensing to Assess Infrastructure Development along China’s New Silk Roads, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. 2018.


Researcher : CHEN K

List of Research Outputs

CHEN K., The Sustainability Transition in China's Resource-Dependent Cities: Policy Challenges and a Research Agenda, The 2017 Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG) Conference, Brisbane, Australia . 2017.
Lo A.Y.H., Mai L.Q., Lee A.K.Y., Francesch-Huidobro M., Pei Q.I.N.G., Cong R. and Chen K., Towards network governance? The case of emission trading in Guangdong, China, Land Use Policy. 2018, 75: 538-548.


Researcher : CHENG W

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Lai P.C., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., Thach T.Q., Choi C.Y., Wong M.S., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Constructing a Map of Physiological Equivalent Temperature by Spatial Analysis Techniques, In: Huang, B. et. al., Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Elsevier, 2018, 389-401.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.


Researcher : CHEUNG PK

List of Research Outputs

CHEUNG P.K., Comparing the cooling effects of a tree and a concrete shelter using PET and UTCI, Building and Environment. Elsevier, 2017, 130: 49-61.
CHEUNG P.K., Determination and application of outdoor thermal benchmarks, Building and Environment. Elsevier, 2017, 123: 333-350.
CHEUNG P.K., Spatio-temporal comparison of neustonic microplastic density in Hong Kong waters under the influence of the Pearl River Estuary, Science of the Total Environment. Elsevier, 2018, 628-829: 731-739.
CHEUNG P.K., Subjective outdoor thermal comfort and urban green space usage in humid-subtropical Hong Kong, Energy and Buildings. Elsevier, 2018, 173: 150-162.
CHEUNG P.K., Thermal benefits of Chinese Banyan in subtropical Hong Kong, In: K. Inthavong, C.P. Cheung, G. Yeoh, J.Y. Tu, The 4th International Conference on Building Energy & Environment 2018. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 5-9 February 2018. Melbourne, Australia, Conf. on Building Energy & Environment - COBEE2018, 815-820.


Researcher : CHO HTF

List of Research Outputs

Ran L., Tian M., CHO H.T.F. and Lu X., Riverine carbon budget in the Wuding River basin on the Loess Plateau, Annual Meeting of Geomorphology and Quaternary of China. 2017.
Ran L., Tian M., Fang N., Wang S., Lu X., Yang X. and CHO H.T.F., Riverine carbon export in the arid to semiarid Wuding River catchment on the Chinese Loess Plateau, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 3857-3871.


Researcher : Chen WY

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:2nd International Conference on Evidence Synthesis for environmental management; Environmental externalities of water bodies on housing market: A systematic review
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2018
Completion Date:04/2018


List of Research Outputs

Chen W.Y., Hu F.Z.Y. and HUA J., Strategic interaction in municipal governments' provision of public green spaces: A dynamic spatial panel data analysis in transitional China, Cities. 2017, 71: 1-10.


Researcher : Chen Y

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:2nd International Conference on Evidence Synthesis for environmental management; Environmental externalities of water bodies on housing market: A systematic review
Investigator(s):Chen WY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2018
Completion Date:04/2018


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 future cities: towards a two-level sustainable mobility strategy, International Journal of Urban Sciences. 2017, 21: 54-67.


Researcher : HUA J

List of Research Outputs

Chen W.Y., Hu F.Z.Y. and HUA J., Strategic interaction in municipal governments' provision of public green spaces: A dynamic spatial panel data analysis in transitional China, Cities. 2017, 71: 1-10.
HUA J., Preference heterogeneity and scale heterogeneity in urban river restoration: A comparative study between Brussels and Guangzhoou using discrete choice experiments, Landscape and Urban Planning. Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elsevier, 2018, 173: 9-22.


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 : 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


List of Research Outputs

Jim C.Y., Enriching Urban Biodiversity by Nurturing Native Woodland, Seminar on Building Biodiverse and Healthy Urban Spaces, Hong Kong Central Library, Causeway Bay, 15 July 2017. 2017.


Researcher : LEUNG YK

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Association of children’s mobility and wellbeing: A case study in Hong Kong, Travel Behaviour and Society. 2017.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Children's Mobility and Road Safety: A Case Study in Hong Kong, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 9-11th December 2017, Hong Kong.. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and LEUNG Y.K., Transport resilience: The Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong from another perspective, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2017, 106: 100-115.


Researcher : LI T

List of Research Outputs

LI T. and Li J., A 564-year annual minimum temperature reconstruction for the east central Tibetan Plateau from tree rings, Global and Planetary Change. 2017, 157: 165-173.


Researcher : LI X

List of Research Outputs

LI X., Impacts of urban stream pollution: A comparative spatial hedonic study of high-rise residential buildings in Guangzhou, south China., Geographical Journal. UK, Wiley-Blackwell, 2017, 1-15.
LI X., Stragegic Interaction in Municipal Governments' Provision of Public Green Spaces: A Dynamic Spatial Panel Data Analysis in Transitional China, Cities. England, Elsevier, 2017, 71: 1-10.


Researcher : Lafortezza R

List of Research Outputs

Giannico V., Chen J., Shao C., Ouyang Z., John R. and Lafortezza R., Contributions of landscape heterogeneity within the footprint of eddy-covariance towers to flux measurements, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2018, 260-261: 144-153.


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: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., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Lai P.C., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., Thach T.Q., Choi C.Y., Wong M.S., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Constructing a Map of Physiological Equivalent Temperature by Spatial Analysis Techniques, In: Huang, B. et. al., Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Elsevier, 2018, 389-401.
Lai P.C., Chen S., Low C.T., Cerin E., Stimson R. and Wong P.P.Y., Neighborhood Variation of Sustainable Urban Morphological Characteristics, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15: 465.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.
Low C.T., Lai P.C., Yeung P.S.S., Siu A.Y.C., Leung K.T.Y. and Wong P.P.Y., Temperature and age–gender effects on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases, Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018, 25: 83-90.
Tang H.K.R., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tsui T.H., Brauer M., Lee M., Allen R., Yuchi W., Lai P.C., Wong P. and Barratt B., Integrating travel behavior with land use regression to estimate dynamic air pollution exposure in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 100-8.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Lai P.C., Lee C.K.F. and Barratt B.M., Effects of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight by Parental Educational Attainment in Hong Kong, One Health International Conference 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-15 December 2017.. 2017.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Lai P.C., Lee C.K.F. and Barratt B.M., Effects of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight in Hong Kong, International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24-28 September 2017. 2017.
ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Cerin E., Cross-sectional associations of objectively assessed neighbourhood attributes with depressive symptoms in older adults of an ultra-dense urban environment: The Hong Kong ALECS study, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e020480.


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., Lam W.Y.W., Mahendran R. and Katagiri K., How Is the Neighborhood Environment Related to the Health of Seniors Living in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo? Some Insights for Promoting Aging in Place, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2017, 107: 812-828.


Researcher : Lee F

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




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




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: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
Completion Date:05/2019


Project Title:Rhythm of the Yangtze and Yellow river flow during the past millennium
Investigator(s):Li J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs

Fang K., Guo Z., Chen D., Wang L., Dong Z., Zhou F., Zhao Y., Li J., Li Y. and Cao X., Interdecadal modulation of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) on southwest China’s temperature over the past 250 years, Climate Dynamics. 2018.
LI T. and Li J., A 564-year annual minimum temperature reconstruction for the east central Tibetan Plateau from tree rings, Global and Planetary Change. 2017, 157: 165-173.
Li J., Asian Geographer. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
Li J., El Nio variability during the past millennium and its influence on the monsoon Asia climate, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian. 2018.
Li J., Interdecadal modulation of El Niño teleconnection on monsoon Asia climate over the past five centuries., Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. 2017.
Li J., Natural Science Award of Gansu Province (Second Class Award), 甘肅省自然科學獎二等獎, Gansu Provincial People's Government. 甘肅省人民政府, 2017.
Liu F., Li J., Wang B., Liu J., Li T., Huang G. and Wang Z., Divergent El Niño responses to volcanic eruptions at different latitudes over the past millennium, Climate Dynamics. 2017.
Peng J., Peng K. and Li J., Climate-growth response of Chinese white pine ( Pinus armandii ) at different age groups in the Baiyunshan National Nature Reserve, central China, Dendrochronologia. 2018, 49: 102-109.
Shi S., Li J., Shi J., Zhao Y. and Huang G., Three centuries of winter temperature change on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau and its relationship with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Climate Dynamics. 2017, 49: 1305-1319.


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: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
Completion Date:08/2017


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
Completion Date:06/2018




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: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
Completion Date:02/2018


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: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: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


Project Title:After CDM: The development of domestic emission reduction projects in China
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


List of Research Outputs

Ambrey C., Byrne J., Matthews T., Davison A., Portanger C. and Lo A.Y.H., Cultivating climate justice: Green infrastructure and suburban disadvantage in Australia, Applied Geography. 2017, 89: 52-60.
Liu S., Cheung L.T.O., Lo A.Y.H. and Wei F., Livelihood Benefits from Post-Earthquake Nature-Based Tourism Development: A Survey of Local Residents in Rural China, Sustainability. 2018, 10: 699.
Lo A.Y.H., Climate Change Mitigation in China: Trends in Domestic Carbon Offsetting, The 2017 Annual Conference of the Institute of Australian Geographers, 11 – 14 July 2017, Brisbane, Australia. 2017.
Lo A.Y.H., Leung T.H.D. and Lau S.C.B., Final Research Report (Draft): “Research Project for Reviewing the Performance of the Environment and Conservation Fund”. Funded by Environment and Conservation Fund under Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference Projects, 2018.
Lo A.Y.H. and Francesch-Huidobro M., Governing climate change in Hong Kong: Prospects for market mechanisms in the context of emissions trading in China, Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 2017, 58: 379–387.
Lo A.Y.H. and Chan F., Preparing for flooding in England and Wales: the role of risk perception and the social context in driving individual action, Natural Hazards. 2017, 88: 367-387.
Lo A.Y.H., Mai L.Q., Lee A.K.Y., Francesch-Huidobro M., Pei Q.I.N.G., Cong R. and Chen K., Towards network governance? The case of emission trading in Guangdong, China, Land Use Policy. 2018, 75: 538-548.
Lo A.Y.H. and Liu S., Towards sustainable consumption: A socio-economic analysis of household waste recycling outcomes in Hong Kong, Journal of Environmental Management. 2018, 214: 416-425.
Lo A.Y.H., Universitas 21 Fellowship, University of Hong Kong. 2017.
Vargas A., Lo A.Y.H., Rohde N. and Howes M., Social influences on expressed willingness to pay: results of a deliberative monetary valuation study in Colombia, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2017, 60: 1511-1528.


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: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


Project Title:After CDM: The development of domestic emission reduction projects in China
Investigator(s):Lo AYH
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


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
Completion Date:12/2017


Project Title:Re-establishing Ferry’s Key Position in the Sustainable Transport System of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Loo BPY
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Amalan T.P., Loo B.P.Y. and Kumarage A.S., Travel Behaviour of School Children in Western Province, Sri Lanka, 12th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society For Transportation Studies (EASTS) "Safe, Green and Integrated Transport". 18-21 Sept., 2017. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.. 2017.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Association of children’s mobility and wellbeing: A case study in Hong Kong, Travel Behaviour and Society. 2017.
LEUNG Y.K. and Loo B.P.Y., Children's Mobility and Road Safety: A Case Study in Hong Kong, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 9-11th December 2017, Hong Kong.. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and SIIBA A., Active transport in Africa and beyond: towards a strategic framework, Transport Reviews. 2018, 1-23.
Loo B.P.Y., Challenges of Walkability in Cities, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) (Germany Aerospace Centre), Institute of Transport Research in Berlin-Adlershof, June 4, 2018.. 2018.
Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Factors associated with home-based e-working and e-shopping in Nanjing, China, Transportation. 2018, 45: 365-384.
Loo B.P.Y., From Negative Transport Externalities to Sustainability: What are the Ways Forward?, Keynote Speech at World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR) 2017, Brisbane, Australia, July 3-6, 2017.. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y., Lam W.Y.W., Mahendran R. and Katagiri K., How Is the Neighborhood Environment Related to the Health of Seniors Living in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo? Some Insights for Promoting Aging in Place, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2017, 107: 812-828.
Loo B.P.Y., Making a City Walkable, KST-HKSTS Joint Workshop on Transportation Research, Organized by Department of Civil Engineering & Institute of Transport Studies, HKU Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) Korean Society of Transportation (KST), 8 December, 2017.. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Mega-trends and Challenges of Developing Transport in Smart Cities, Academic Symposium on Theory and Application of Smart City Research, The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, 25-28 September, 2017.
Loo B.P.Y., Sustainable Transport in Future Cities, Forum on Smart Cities and Towns with Special Characteristics in the Information Age, Nanjing, China, July 22, 2017.. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y., Taking Ownership of Your Own Research: Some Possible Directions, Keynote Speaker at the First EASTS (Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies) PhD and Early Career Researcher Accelerator Forum, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 17 September, 2017.. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y., The Relevance of People and Place in Smart Mobility, Conference on "Mobility and Energy Systems in Smart Cities of the Future" in the Framework of the Festival Zurich meets Hong Kong, October 27th, 2017. 2017.
Loo B.P.Y. and DU VERLE F.D., Transit-oriented development in future cities: towards a two-level sustainable mobility strategy, International Journal of Urban Sciences. 2017, 21: 54-67.
Loo B.P.Y., Cheng A.H.T. and Nichols S.L., Transit-oriented development on greenfield versus infill sites: Some lessons from Hong Kong, Landscape and Urban Planning. 2017, 167: 37-48.
Loo B.P.Y. and LEUNG Y.K., Transport resilience: The Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong from another perspective, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2017, 106: 100-115.
Loo B.P.Y., Unsustainable Transport and Transition in China. London & New York, Routledge, 2018, 227 pages.
Loo B.P.Y., Walkability of Cities: Flipping the Cityscape for People, University of Bremen (followed by a Panel Discussion with Secretary of State Jens Deutschendorf, Senator of Civil Engineering, Environment and Transportation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen), Germany, 7th June, 2018.. 2018.
SIIBA A. and Loo B.P.Y., Factors Influencing Children’s Active Travel to School in an Urbanising Municipality in Ghana, The 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 9-11th December 2017, Hong Kong.. 2017.
TSOI K.H. and Loo B.P.Y., Relating Accessibility to Individual Travel in Hong Kong, The 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 9-11th December 2017, Hong Kong.. 2017.
WANG B., Zhen F. and Loo B.P.Y., The role of distance in online social networks: A case study of urban residents in Nanjing, China, Cities. 2018.


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

Xu Q., Chen J., Peart M.R., Ng C.N., Hau C.H. and Law W.W.Y., Exploration of severities of rainfall and runoff extremes in ungauged catchments: A case study of Lai Chi Wo in Hong Kong, China, Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 634: 640-649.


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., Liu K., Xu Q., LU Y., Peart M.R., Hau C.H., Hui H.H. and SO Y.K., Influences of River Water Turbidity and Other Physical Properties on Biodiversity in the Lai Chi Wo in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2017, Singapore, August 2017.
Chen J., Xu Q. and Peart M.R., Modeling Severities of Rainfall and Runoff Extremes in Ungauged Catchments, AOGS2018, Hawaii, USA, June 2018.
LU Y., Xu Q., Chen J. and Peart M.R., Relationship Between Sediment Transport and Water Turbidity in Lai Chi Wo River in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2017, Singapore, August 2017.
Xu Q., Chen J. and Peart M.R., Analysis of the Storms and Floods Due to Typhoon in the Lai Chi Wo Catchment in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2017, Singapore, August 2017.
Xu Q., Chau H., Chen J., Peart M.R., LU Y. and Shi H., Enhanced Topmodel for Simulating Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport in the Lai Chi Wo Catchment in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2017, Singapore, August 2017.
Xu Q., Chen J., Peart M.R., Ng C.N., Hau C.H. and Law W.W.Y., Exploration of severities of rainfall and runoff extremes in ungauged catchments: A case study of Lai Chi Wo in Hong Kong, China, Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 634: 640-649.


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 : Qian J

Project Title:The Shanzhai (Copycat) Phenomenon and Grassroots Innovation in China’s Consumer Electronics Industry: A Cultural Economic Geography Approach
Investigator(s):Qian J
Department:Social Sciences Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs

Lv Z. and Qian J., A coffeehouse neo-tribe in the making: exploring a fluid cultural public space in post-reform Chinese urbanism, Neo-Tribes: Consumption, Leisure and Tourism. New York, Palgrave MacMillan, 2018, 51-67.
Qian J. and Tang X., Area Prize for New Research in Geography, Royal Geographical Society, UK. 2018, 49: 52-59.
Qian J. and Kong L., Buddhism Co. Ltd? Epistemology of religiosity, and the re-invention of a Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 2018, 36: 159-177.
Qian J., Re-visioning the public in post-reform urban China: poetics and politics in Guangzhou. Berlin and Singapore, Springer, 2018.
Qian J., Towards critical urbanism: urban public space in modern China, Chinese urbanism: critical perspectives. London, Routledge, 2018, 17-29.
Qian J. and Kong L., When secular universalism meets pluralism: religious schools and the politics of school-based management in Hong Kong, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2018, 108: 794-810.
Qian J., 中国的乡村建设与复兴:文化介入、后乡村性与星球城市化, 中国旅游与文化地理学研究 高层论坛, 2018.
Wei L., Qian J. and Sun J., Self-orientalism, joke-work and host-tourist relation, Annals of Tourism Research. 2018, 68: 89-99.
Yin D., Qian J. and Zhu H., Living in the “Ghost City”: Media Discourses and the Negotiation of Home in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Sustainability. 2017, 9.
Zhu H., Qian J., Chen X., Yuan Z. and Feng D., Excellent Research Output Award for Higher Education Institutions, second-tier, 高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China. 2018.
Zhu H. and Qian J., Wu Chuanjun Award for Excellent Papers in Human and Economic Geography, first-tier, Chinese Geographical Society. 2018.


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 for New Staff
Start Date:01/2017


List of Research Outputs

Park J., Nayna O., Begum M., Chea E., Hartmann J., Keil R., Kumar S., Lu X., Ran L., Richey J., Sarma V., Tareq S., Xuan D. and Yu R., Reviews and syntheses: Anthropogenic perturbations to carbon fluxes in Asian river systems – concepts, emerging trends, and research challenges, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 3049-3069.
Ran L., Riverine CO2 emissions in the Wuding River catchment on the Loess Plateau: Environmental controls and dam impoundment impact, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. Wiley, 2017, 122: 1439-1455.
Ran L., Tian M., CHO H.T.F. and Lu X., Riverine carbon budget in the Wuding River basin on the Loess Plateau, Annual Meeting of Geomorphology and Quaternary of China. 2017.
Ran L., Tian M., Fang N., Wang S., Lu X., Yang X. and CHO H.T.F., Riverine carbon export in the arid to semiarid Wuding River catchment on the Chinese Loess Plateau, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 3857-3871.


Researcher : SIIBA A

List of Research Outputs

Loo B.P.Y. and SIIBA A., Active transport in Africa and beyond: towards a strategic framework, Transport Reviews. 2018, 1-23.
SIIBA A. and Loo B.P.Y., Factors Influencing Children’s Active Travel to School in an Urbanising Municipality in Ghana, The 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 9-11th December 2017, Hong Kong.. 2017.


Researcher : TSOI KH

List of Research Outputs

TSOI K.H. and Loo B.P.Y., Relating Accessibility to Individual Travel in Hong Kong, The 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS), 9-11th December 2017, Hong Kong.. 2017.


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. 2018, 45: 365-384.
Loo B.P.Y. and WANG B., Mega-trends and Challenges of Developing Transport in Smart Cities, Academic Symposium on Theory and Application of Smart City Research, The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, 25-28 September, 2017.
WANG B., Zhen F. and Loo B.P.Y., The role of distance in online social networks: A case study of urban residents in Nanjing, China, Cities. 2018.


Researcher : WANG W

List of Research Outputs

WANG W., Young Scientist Award given by 2018 International Conferences on Tourism held at Kavala, Greece, 27-30 June 2018. The award is based on the merits of the paper presented on the conference., 2018.


Researcher : Wong PYP

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Lai P.C., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., Thach T.Q., Choi C.Y., Wong M.S., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Constructing a Map of Physiological Equivalent Temperature by Spatial Analysis Techniques, In: Huang, B. et. al., Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Elsevier, 2018, 389-401.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.


Researcher : Xu Z

List of Research Outputs

Chen J. and Xu Z., Changing urban governance of urban redevelopment in Shanghai, In: Gómez-Álvarez, David; Rajack, Robin Michael; López-Moreno, Eduardo; Lanfranchi, Gabriel , Steering the Metroplis: Metroppolitan Governance for Sustainable Urban Development. 2017.


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




Researcher : Zhang J

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: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
Completion Date:08/2018


Project Title:26th Nordic Symposium of Tourism and Hospitality Research; Contested mobilities of mainland Chinese day-tripping in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2017
Completion Date:10/2017


List of Research Outputs

Zhang J., Paying homage to the ‘Heavenly Mother’: Cultural-geopolitics of the Mazu pilgrimage and its implications on rapprochement between China and Taiwan, Geoforum. Elsevier, 2017, 84: 32-41.
Zhang J., Urban cross-border mobilities: geopolitical encounters and bordering practices of ‘Taiwanese compatriots’ in China, In: Mark Jayne , Chinese Urbanism: New Critical Perspectives. London, Routledge, 2018, 151-164.


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: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


Project Title:Conversion of Rural Land for Development in China’s urban edge
Investigator(s):Zhao SX, Jiang Y
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers; Megacities, the World’s Largest Cities Unleashed: Major Trends and Dynamics Session title: Politics, Governance and its mechanism in China’s urbanism
Investigator(s):Zhao SX
Department:Geography
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:04/2018


List of Research Outputs

Pan F., Bi W., Lenzer J. and Zhao S.X., Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships: the case of China, Urban Studies. 2017, 54:16: 3639-3654.
Zhao S.X., Cambridge Workshop - 'Emerging Geographies of Transnational Monetary Power”. 2017.


Researcher : Zhu P

Project Title:57th Annual meeting of the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA); The Entrepreneurship of Rural Migrants in Urbanizing China
Investigator(s):Zhu P
Department:Social Sciences Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2018
Completion Date:02/2018


Project Title:Research on Residential Segregation of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.
Investigator(s):Zhu P
Department:Social Sciences Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Cao J. and Zhu P., High-speed rail, Transportation Letters. 2017, 9(4): 185-186.
Cao J. and Zhu P., Journal Special Issue Guest Co-editor. Special Issue Theme: High-speed Rail and Sustainable Growth, In: Jason Cao and Pengyu Zhu, Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research. Taylor & Francis, 2017, 9(4): 185-228.
Jiang Y., Mohabir N., Ma R. and Zhu P., Sorting through Neoliberal Variations of Ghost Cities in China, Land Use Policy. 2017, 69: 445-453.
Zhu P., High Speed Rail and Urban Development in China, Invited Lecture on (New) Economic Geography, Institute of East Asia Studies, University of Duisburg, Germany. 2018.
Zhu P., Wang L., Jiang Y. and Zhou J., Metropolitan size and the impacts of telecommuting on personal travel, Transportation. 2018, 45: 385-414.


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