public and international affairs

27 January 2023
Immobility and Pandemic: Examining Diseasescape in the Post-COVID Era
Published by Karson Shek at 27 January 2023
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Immobility and Pandemic: Examining Diseasescape in the Post-COVID Era

Studying global cases of immobility governance strategies in different stages of the pandemic, Dr CHAN Yuk-wah of CityU's Department of Public and International Affairs has published a research article with her research partner on examining how the COVID-inflected diseasescape has impacted the dynamic between mobility and immobility, and how the diseasescape continued to evolve with the disease and the policies.
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23 February 2023
Exploring Social Entrepreneurship Comics as Effective Ethical Business Pedagogy
Published by Karson Shek at 23 February 2023
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Exploring Social Entrepreneurship Comics as Effective Ethical Business Pedagogy

Social entrepreneurship has arisen as a new business model to achieve specific social objectives through entrepreneurial strategies and self-sustaining operations. Dr Yanto CHANDRA of CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs has conducted a research project to assess the efficacy of applying a multimedia perspective as a complementary approach to the current pedagogy of the topic.
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20 April 2023
Detecting Trajectories of Smart City Development in China
Published by Karson Shek at 20 April 2023
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Detecting Trajectories of Smart City Development in China

“Smart city” is the new buzzword aiming for sustainable development among nations. Dr HU Wanyang of CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs and her research team studied the SMC policies in 341 Chinese prefectural cities to examine how the concept plays out in reality.
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15 August 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 August 2023
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Effects of Public Housing Neighbourhoods on the Risk of Dementia Among Hong Kong Older Adults

Public housing is a major component of the housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing. Prof Derrick HO Hung-chak, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs, has recently published a research article in Public Health journal with Prof Tracy LU Shiyu, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences and other researchers to evaluate how form/characteristics in public housing neighbourhoods may be associated with dementia among seniors in Hong Kong.
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15 November 2023
Published by Luka LUK at 15 November 2023
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A Policy Framework for the Circular Economy to Achieve Sustainability

The circular economy (CE) is seen as more environmentally-friendly and in some ways better fits the imperatives of the United Nations Sustainable Goals. Professor Kris HARTLEY, Assistant Professor in CityU’s Department of Public and International Affairs, conducted a study to fill a CE research gap by introducing a policy framework for CE that includes over 100 policy instruments. The article is part of Kris’s broader research agenda to understand new public policy models for 21st century challenges.
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21 August 2024
Accessible Planned Greenspace for Creating an Age Friendly City
Published by Luka LUK at 21 August 2024
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Accessible Planned Greenspace for Creating an Age Friendly City 城市規劃與長者健康

With an increasing aging population in many cities worldwide, promoting and maintaining the health of elderly individuals has become a pressing public health issue. Professor Derrick HO Hung-chak, Assistant Professor of CityUHK's Department of Public and International, shared his research findings on whether “planned greenspace” or “natural greenspace” is more beneficial to the mental and physical health of elderly individuals in a high-density city with compact environment.
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