The Department of Geography at HKBU is a long-established and highly reputed academic institution in Hong Kong, one of Asia’s most dynamic and international cities. The Department can be traced back to the History and Geography Department established in 1960. It is now one of the three departments that constitute the Academy of Geography, Sociology, and International Studies (GSIS) under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).

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Yang, C., Ma, C.-Y., Wang, J. and Zhou, Y. Q. (2023) Cross-border ageing in China’s Greater Bay Area: A comparative study of mobile application adoption by Hong Kong older migrants and local older adults in Shenzhen. Transactions in Planning and Urban Research, 2 (1): 149-166

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Yang, C. and Chan, D. Y.-T. (2023) Geopolitical risks of strategic decoupling and recoupling in the mobile phone production shift from China to Vietnam: Evidence from the Sino-US trade war and COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Geography, Vol. 158, 103028.

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Wang D., Li L. (2022) Disparities in spatio-temporal accessibility to fresh foods in Shanghai, China. Applied Geography, Vol. 145, August, 102752

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Zhou, M., Wang, D. & Guan, X. (2022) Co-evolution of the built environment and travel behaviour in Shenzhen, China. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 107, June, 103291 remotesensing-logo Kanwai, S., Ding, X., Wu, S. & Sajjad, M. (2022) Vertical Ground Displacements and Its Impact on Erosion along the Karachi Coastline, Pakistan. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(9), 2054

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Kanwai, S., Ding, X., Wu, S. & Sajjad, M. (2022) Vertical Ground Displacements and Its Impact on Erosion along the Karachi Coastline, Pakistan. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(9), 2054

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Sajjad, M. et al. (2022) Assessing Response Readiness to Health Emergencies: A Spatial Evaluation of Health and Socio-Economic Justice in Pakistan. Social Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02922-9

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Sajjad, M. et al. (2022) Spatial inequalities in education status and its determinants in Pakistan: A district-level modelling in the context of sustainable development Goal-4. Applied Geography, Volume 140, March 2022, 102665

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Zhang, W. & Gao, M. et al. (2022) Long-term PM0.1 exposure and human blood lipid metabolism: New insight from the 33-community study in China. Environmental Pollution, Vol. 303, 119171

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Yang, C., Ma, C.-Y., Wang, J. and Zhou, Y. Q. (2023) Cross-border ageing in China’s Greater Bay Area: A comparative study of mobile application adoption by Hong Kong older migrants and local older adults in Shenzhen. Transactions in Planning and Urban Research, 2 (1): 149-166

Yang, C. and Chan, D. Y.-T. (2023) Geopolitical risks of strategic decoupling and recoupling in the mobile phone production shift from China to Vietnam: Evidence from the Sino-US trade war and COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Geography, Vol. 158, 103028.

Wang D., Li L. (2022) Disparities in spatio-temporal accessibility to fresh foods in Shanghai, China. Applied Geography, Vol. 145, August, 102752

Zhou, M., Wang, D. & Guan, X. (2022) Co-evolution of the built environment and travel behaviour in Shenzhen, China. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 107, June, 103291 remotesensing-logo Kanwai, S., Ding, X., Wu, S. & Sajjad, M. (2022) Vertical Ground Displacements and Its Impact on Erosion along the Karachi Coastline, Pakistan. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(9), 2054

Kanwai, S., Ding, X., Wu, S. & Sajjad, M. (2022) Vertical Ground Displacements and Its Impact on Erosion along the Karachi Coastline, Pakistan. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(9), 2054

Sajjad, M. et al. (2022) Assessing Response Readiness to Health Emergencies: A Spatial Evaluation of Health and Socio-Economic Justice in Pakistan. Social Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02922-9

Sajjad, M. et al. (2022) Spatial inequalities in education status and its determinants in Pakistan: A district-level modelling in the context of sustainable development Goal-4. Applied Geography, Volume 140, March 2022, 102665

Zhang, W. & Gao, M. et al. (2022) Long-term PM0.1 exposure and human blood lipid metabolism: New insight from the 33-community study in China. Environmental Pollution, Vol. 303, 119171

RIF Project (Project Coordinator: Dr. Daphne Mah) Exploring the role of big data analytics in promoting smart low-carbon cities: A human centered, community-based, and deep engagement approach in Hong Kong, 2021-2024

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GRF Project (PI: Prof Donggen Wang) Urban expansion and travel behavior evolution in Shenzhen: the role of travel time budget, 2021-2024

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GRF Project (PI: Dr. Meng Gao) Improving predictions of ground-level PM2.5 concentrations in Asia with deep learning and the world’s first geostationary air pollution satellite, 2021/2022

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GRF Project (PI: Prof Chun Yang) Evolving Spaces and Scales of Innovation in China: The Emergence of Makerspace Innovation in Digital Fabrication in Shenzhen, 2020-2023

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GRF Project (PI: Dr Jianfeng Li) Temporal evolution of sub-daily precipitation extremes in Hong Kong: Dependency on temperature and implications to flash floods, 2020-2023

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Early Career Scheme Project (PI: Dr Meng Gao) Assimilating surface PM2.5 and ozone measurements to improve health exposure assessment and air quality forecasting in South China, 2020-2023

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GRF Project (PI: Prof Qiming Zhou) Assessment of water resource change over Central Asian aridzone using remote sensing, global hydrological models and machine learning approach, 2020-2021

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GRF Project (PI: Dr Lachlan Barber) Heritage conservation and the creation of new urban values: A comparison of three historical sites in Hong Kong, 2019-2021

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GRF Project (PI: Dr Kevin Lo) Decentralized climate governance and policy implementation in China: Unraveling a paradox, 2019-2021

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RIF Project (Project Coordinator: Dr. Daphne Mah) Exploring the role of big data analytics in promoting smart low-carbon cities: A human centered, community-based, and deep engagement approach in Hong Kong, 2021-2024

GRF Project (PI: Prof Donggen Wang) Urban expansion and travel behavior evolution in Shenzhen: the role of travel time budget, 2021-2024

GRF Project (PI: Dr. Meng Gao) Improving predictions of ground-level PM2.5 concentrations in Asia with deep learning and the world’s first geostationary air pollution satellite, 2021/2022

GRF Project (PI: Prof Chun Yang) Evolving Spaces and Scales of Innovation in China: The Emergence of Makerspace Innovation in Digital Fabrication in Shenzhen, 2020-2023

GRF Project (PI: Dr Jianfeng Li) Temporal evolution of sub-daily precipitation extremes in Hong Kong: Dependency on temperature and implications to flash floods, 2020-2023

Early Career Scheme Project (PI: Dr Meng Gao) Assimilating surface PM2.5 and ozone measurements to improve health exposure assessment and air quality forecasting in South China, 2020-2023

GRF Project (PI: Prof Qiming Zhou) Assessment of water resource change over Central Asian aridzone using remote sensing, global hydrological models and machine learning approach, 2020-2021

GRF Project (PI: Dr Lachlan Barber) Heritage conservation and the creation of new urban values: A comparison of three historical sites in Hong Kong, 2019-2021

GRF Project (PI: Dr Kevin Lo) Decentralized climate governance and policy implementation in China: Unraveling a paradox, 2019-2021