The HKU-Cambridge Joint Seminar Series 2022 is designed as a platform for dissemination and intellectual explorations of field and natural experiments in housing, transport and health studies. Its two events will be held on 8 June (Wednesday) and 17 June (Friday) 2022, where four speakers and two discussants will investigate a diverse range of research topics related to behavioural interventions, school zone planning, housing market, urban rail transit, and healthy ageing.
Registration: https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsc-6sqT8tEtxDoZuCbigXB4ZrpJ_5_UBC
Event 1
Date: 8 June 2022 (Wednesday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)
Mode: Online via Zoom
Speakers and Topics
Prof. Kelvin Wong, Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong: “School Catchment Zone Mergers and Housing Wealth Redistribution”
Dr Christina Li, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge: “Rail Transit and the Growth of Urban Amenities in Chinese Cities”
Discussant
Dr Ozge Oner, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
Event 2
Date: 17 June 2022 (Friday)
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)
Mode: Online via Zoom
Speakers and Topics
Prof. Helen Bao, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge: “Is Hiding my First Name Enough? The Complexity of Racial and Gender Discrimination in Housing Markets”
Dr Guibo Sun, Department of Urban Planning and Design & Urban Analytics and Interventions Research Lab, The University of Hong Kong: “Metro and Health of Older People: A Natural Experiment in Hong Kong”
Discussant
Prof. Chris Webster, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
Seminar abstracts: https://www.ulab.hku.hk/abstracts
All are welcome!
Zoom links will be provided upon successful registration.
Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact us by email at eychoe@hku.hk.
