Research Publications
Research on the Future of Healthy Ageing and Human Habitat
Curating Homes: A Guide to Residential Design for Ageing-in-Place
Tags: Healthy Ageing, Ageing in Place, Evidence-Based Design, Inclusive Planning
Publisher: CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
Publication Date: January 2025
Trapped by Social Discrimination or Emotional Fragility? A Mixed-method Analysis of Ageing-in-place Older Widows’ Spatial Exclusion in Public Rental Housing
Tags: subsidised housing, ageing in place, older widows, qualitative GIS, loneliness, social exclusion
Publication Journal: Cities
Publication Date: August 2026
Recreational Well-being and the Neglected Older Adult Play: How Ageism and Built Environment Affect Female Seniors in Hong Kong?
Tags: Play, female older adult, age-friendly, ageism, recreational well-being, built environment
Publication Journal: Urban Studies
Publication Date: May 2026
Rethinking Micro-level Spatial Rationalities: A Typology Study of In-between Spaces in High-rise High-density Communities
Tags: spatial rationalities, typology, micro level, in-between spaces, high-density communities
Publication Journal: Habitat International
Publication Date: May 2026
“Three women make a drama”: Neighborhood interactions among older Chinese female migrants
Tags: older female, migrants, neighbourhood environment, relationality, social well-being
Publication Journal: Journal of Women & Aging
Publication Date: April 2026
To retire but not to return: voluntary immobility in cross-border ageing among older Mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong
Tags: Voluntary immobility, cross-border ageing, older migrants, ageing in place, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Publication Journal: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publication Date: April 2026
The Impact of Microscale Environmental Features on Older Adults' Recreational Activities in Shared Spaces of High-Density Residential Neighbourhoods: A Recreationist-Environment Fit Perspective
Tag: social activity, older adults, in-between space, behavior mapping, human use patterns, urban resource selection function
Publication Journal: Habitat International
Publication Date: April 2026
A Good Neighbor is Better than A Distant Relative? Understanding the Influence of Neighborhood Cohesion on Residents’ Intentions for Intergenerational Co-living
Tags: neighborhood cohesion, intergenerational co-living, residents' intentions, health benefits
Publication Journal: Cities
Publication Date: March 2026
“Empower and be Empowered”: Unveiling how community engagement influences residents’ perceived health in high-density housing
Tags: community engagement, perceived health, residential satisfaction, social coherence, high-density high-rise housing
Publication Journal: Social Science & Medicine
Publication Date: March 2026
Older Adults' Social Lives in In-between Space in High-rise, High-density Housing Estates:An Epistemic Network Analysis
Tags: in-between spaces; social tie; ageing in place; high-rise, high-density housing; Epistemic Network Analysis
Publication Journal: Housing, Theory and Society
Publication Date: March 2026
“All concerns me”: Collaborative governance in pre-regeneration of public rental housing in Hong Kong from the boundary-work perspective
Tags: collaborative governance, Design Pretest, pre-regeneration phase, public housing, urban regeneration, Hong Kong
Publication Journal: Land Use Policy
Publication Date: July 2025
Sense of Security in Age-friendly Cities: Exploring the Trade-off between the Supply and Demand for Elderly-care Services in Hong Kong
Tags: elderly-care services, supply and demand assessment, trade-offs, spatial disparity, Hong Kong
Publication Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society
Publication Date: November 2025
Exploring the transatlantic origins of the plot ratio from New York to colonial Hong Kong
Tags: New York Zoning, Hong Kong, plot ratio, Floor Area Ratio
Publication Journal: Planning Perspective
Publication Date: November 2025
Age-friendly Spatial Design for Residential Neighbourhoods in a Compact City: Participatory Planning with Older Adults and Stakeholders
Tags: age-friendly housing estates, participatory research, older adults, ageing-in-place, Hong Kong
Publication Journal: Habitat International
Publication Date: July 2025
Before the plot ratio: balancing density through ambiguity in 1950s colonial Hong Kong
Tags: Density control; Land lease; Coasian theory; Extralegality; Colonial Hong Kong
Publication Journal: Planning Practice & Research
Publication Date: April 2025
Cultural preservation, social cohesion or economic benefits? Unpacking the motivations of public participation in China’s historical settlement regeneration
Tags:public participation, motivation, historical settlement regeneration, cultural preservation, economic benefices, China
Publication Journal: CoDesign
Publication Date: April 2025
Revisiting the Implementation and Effectiveness of Age-Friendly Neighborhood Initiatives in Hong Kong: A Strengths-based Perspective
Tags:age-friendly neighborhoods; policy implementation; initiative effectiveness; older adults; strengths-based perspective; Hong Kong
Publication Journal: Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Publication Date: March 2025
Inclusive Beyond the Swings and Slides: Exploring Access and Equity in Hong Kong's Playground
Tags: playground, accessibility, spatial justice, Hong Kong, distribution
Publication Journal: Habitat International
Publication Date: February 2025
Navigating between private and public: Understanding publicness of public open spaces in private developments in Hong Kong
Tags:publicness, public open space, private developments, management, spatial justice
Publication Journal: Journal of Urban Management
Publication Date: December 2024