What’s New

January 2023

Department of Urban Planning and Design – Executive Talks x TPG Information was held virtually via Zoom on 17 December 2022 and near 100 participants joined this Executive Talks. This talk is designed as a platform for current and prospect master students to learn and discuss the ins and outs of working in the urban planning and design industry. Top-level executives including Professor Ling Kar-kan, Sr Paul Tsui, Mr Oren Tatcher as well as Ms Rosita Wong were invited to share their insights, advice and understanding of what it takes to succeed in the field.

Professor Shenjing He was invited to join:

• Editorial board of The Geographical Journal in December 2022
• RSA (Regional Studies Association) International Hour Webinar Series entitled “Exploring the Chinese Social Model: Beyond Market and State” as a discussant on 7 December 2022

Dr Jianxiang Huang received Research Output Prize 2021-22 with his research:

• Huang, J., Xu, Y., Jones, P., Li, X., Guo, M., Liu, G., Ji, J.S. (2021). Building energy and thermo-hydraulic simulation (BETHS) for district heat system in residential communities: A case of Shenyang, China. Energy and Buildings, 247, 111114.

Dr Si Qiao’s paper “Driving a Future Transport Scheme Towards Spatial Justice: Mobility-as-a-Service-Oriented Public Transit and Its Accessibility”, supervised by Professor Anthony Yeh, has received 2^nd Runner-up of the Outstanding Student Paper Award of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies on 12 December 2022.

Event: 

03/01
New Urban Researcher Seminar Series (NURSS)
Public contact and collective efficacy in Beijing, China: An empirical study combining mobile phone data with questionnaire survey data