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Personal profile
Name in Chinese
邱勇
Biography
Yung Yau is now teaching and researching at Lingnan University. Before he joined Lingnan University as a Professor in August 2021, he had worked in the Buildings Department, The University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include anti-social behaviour, heritage conservation, building illegality, housing economics, governance of multi-owned properties, inclusive built environment and urban regeneration. He is a professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Community Services
- Member of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings)
- Member of the Panel of Advisors on Building Management Disputes
- Member of the Jockey Club "Craft Your Life Together" Co-living Community Project Building Committee, The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention
- Member of the Working Group on Social Housing Operation and Services, Community Housing Movement, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (previous)
- Member of the Working Group on Private Premises and Urban Revitalisation, Sham Shui Po District Council (previous)
Editor or Editorial Membership
- Editor for TU Delft OPEN Publishing
- Associate Editor of Journal of Urban Planning and Development
- Associate Editor of Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
- Section Coordinator of Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
- Editorial Board Member of Buildings
- Editorial Board Member of Land
- Editorial Board Member of Journal of Urban Planning and Development
- Editorial Board Member of Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
- Editorial Board Member of Journal of African Real Estate Research
- Editorial Board Member of Surveying and Built Environment
- Editorial Board Member of Urbani izziv
Research interests
- Anti-social Behaviour in Housing
- Building Control
- Building Illegality
- Governance of Multi-owned Housing
- Inclusive Cities
- Sustainability in the Built Environment
- Urban Renewal and Planning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Spatial Sorting of New Immigrants in Hong Kong
HUANG, Y. V. (PI) & YAU, Y. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Grant Research
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Looking back at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awardees in Hong Kong: Analysing collective action in sustainable heritage conservation using IAD-NAAS (回顧香港聯合國教科文組織亞太遺產獲獎者:利用 IAD-NAAS 分析可持續遺產保護的集體行動)
CHUA, M. H. Y. (PI) & YAU, Y. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Grant Research
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Falling off the Housing Ladder? A Study of the Housing Careers of Inadequate Housing Residents in Hong Kong
YAU, Y. (PI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Historicised exploration and middle-range theoretisation of the housing regime in urban China
MO, H., LIU, Y. & YAU, Y., 11 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Housing Policy. 22 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Pandemic under roofs: The untold story of resilience in Hong Kong's sub-divided units
HUANG, Y., LIANG, C., WANG, Z. & YAU, Y., Jul 2024, In: Applied Geography. 168, 103319.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Resilience resistance of super-aged communities : Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic experience
HUANG, Y., LIANG, C. & YAU, Y., 1 Sept 2024, In: Cities. 152, 105228.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Activities
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development (Journal)
YAU, Y. (Associate Editor)
1 Apr 2023 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial (Journal)
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Journal of Smart Buildings and Construction Technology (Journal)
YAU, Y. (Member of editorial board)
1 Mar 2022 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial Membership
Press/Media
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邱勇:告別劣質劏房 是中途站還是終點? On basic housing units
11/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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Hong Kong policy address: better chance for people under 40 to buy subsidised flats
16/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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需要幸福的 豈止公屋居民 Prof Yau Yung's commentary on public housing policy and the living environment in Hong Kong
14/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries