List of RGC GRF/ECS Projects

Principal Investigator Project Title Approved Amount (HK$) Start Date (dd/mm/yyyy) Completion Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Professor He, S. The Rise of Education-featured Gated Communities in Chinese Cities: Formation Mechanism and Implications on Housing Differentiation, The Case of Guangzhou 802,720 01/01/2021 31/12/2023
Professor Yeh, A.G.O. Delineating Functional Cities in Chinese Mega City Regions Using Cellular Network Data : A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta 733,524 01/01/2021 31/12/2022
Dr Zhou, J. Discovering Mass Transit’s Capacity and Resilience in Social Movements with an Unprecedented Testbed: A Mixed-methods Study of Hong Kong’s MTR in Anti-extradition Protests 571,413 01/01/2021 31/12/2022
Dr Lau, M.H.M. Spatial Age Segregation and Ageism: A Social Psychological Analysis of Age-specific Housing 945,350 01/01/2020 31/12/2021
Dr Liu, X. Mind the Gap on Chinese Expressways: Intercity Competition, State Decentralization, and Unfinished Expressways in China’s City-regions 731,000 01/09/2018 31/08/2021
Professor Tang, B.S. Modelling Land-Use Impacts of Hong Kong’s Metro Transit: A Spatial Econometrics Analysis 421,614 01/09/2018 31/08/2020
Dr Sun, G. Public Transport Use and Health Impacts on the Elderly: A Natural Experiment in the High Density Built Environment of Hong Kong 725,000 01/07/2018 30/06/2021
Professor Yeh, A.G.O. The Development of New Central Business Districts (CBDs) in China: Development Model and Dynamics 1,120,328 01/01/2018 30/06/2020
Professor Tang, B.S. Modelling Land-Use Impacts of Hong Kong’s Metro Transit: A Spatial Econometrics Analysis 412,293 01/09/2018 31/08/2020
Professor Tang, B.S. Open Space in Hong Kong : Spatial Distribution, Access and Disparity 294,699 01/01/2018 30/06/2020
Dr Liu, X. Polycentric Urban Development and Carbon Dioxide Emission in China 560,000 01/01/2017 31/12/2018
Professor Chiu, R.L.H. Transferability of Subsidized Housing Policy from a Liberal Interventionist to a Marketized Socialist System: The Case of Hong Kong and Shenzhen 602,250 01/01/2016 31/12/2017
Dr. Lau, M.H.M. A Framing Analysis of the Inadequate Housing Problem in Hong Kong 399,500 01/01/2016 31/12/2017
Dr. Nam, K.M. Cost of Excess Air Pollution in China and Its Cross-provincial Distribution: Focusing on the Health Effects 542,742 01/10/2015 30/09/2017
Dr. Chan, R.C.K. Development Beyond Growth Poles: New Districts in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region 580,904 01/11/2014 31/10/2016
Dr. Li, W. Neighbourhood Design and Energy Efficiency in Post-industrial Urban China: Evidence from Shenzhen and Hong Kong 499,106 01/10/2014 30/09/2016
Professor Yeh, A.G.O. High Speed Railway Accessibility and the Spatial Restructuring of Producer Services in China 683,562 15/09/2014 14/09/2016
Professor Yeh, A.G.O. Unsupervised Short-Term Monitoring of Human-Induced Land Cover Change Using Repeat-Pass RADARSAT-2 Polarimetric SAR Images 500,000 01/09/2014 31/08/2016
Professor Tang, B.S. Brownfield Redevelopment and Land Use Transformation in Metro Rail Corridor: A Hong Kong Study 481,600 01/01/2014 30/06/2017
Dr. Lau, M.H.M. Legitimate or Illegitimate NIMBYs? Understanding Opposition to Public Housing through an Interpretive Approach 535,000 01/01/2014 30/06/2016
Professor Tang, B.S. Regulatory Delay and External Impact of Land Development Projects: A Study of “Comprehensive Development Area” (CDA) Zone in Hong Kong 700,000 01/10/2012 30/09/2015
Professor Tang, B.S. Restructuring of Industrial Space in Hong Kong: Government Strategy and Market Responses 924,760 01/01/2012 30/06/2015
Professor Chiu, R.L.H. Social Sustainability of Gated Communities in a High Density City: The Case of Hong Kong 715,155 01/01/2012 31/12/2014
Professor Tang, B.S. Land Supply and Land-use Planning of Public Open Space in Hong Kong 80,650 01/01/2011 31/12/2013