Major Research Areas

Planning and managing sustainable cities and regions; urban and regional development in China (particularly the Pearl River Delta Region and Shanghai); planning and management of urban transport systems with emphasis on sustainable transport systems; housing policy and planning and the development of sustainable housing systems; information technology applications in urban planning, including GIS; environmental policy studies in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region; ecological modernisation theory and processes; sustainability assessment methods; corporate environmental governance and business-environment issues; planning sustainable communities; globalization and urban development processes; population and sustainability issues in Hong Kong; high density urban development and management. Urban history and planning history; history of urban public health.