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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
- Convenor 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 Panel of Advisors on Building Management Disputes (previous)
- Member of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) (previous)
- 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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Beyond Four Walls: Community Living Rooms and Neighborhood Filtering in Hong Kong's Subdivided Housing Communities
LIANG, C. (PI), YAU, Y. (CoI) & HUANG, Y. V. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 23/10/25
Project: Grant Research
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Capitalization of Tenure Security in Residential-Commercial Properties
HUANG, Y. V. (PI) & YAU, Y. (CoI)
15/02/25 → 14/02/27
Project: Grant Research
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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
Research output
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Enjoying Your Neighbourhood During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Hong Kong Study on Housing-Related Anti-Social Behaviour
YAU, Y., Feb 2025, In: Buildings. 15, 3, 342.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Unravelling Ostrom’s Design Principles Underpinning Sustainable Heritage Projects
CHUA, M. H., YAU, Y. & JIAN, W., Apr 2025, In: Buildings. 15, 7, 1152.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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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
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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從樓宇規管角度看取締劣質劏房政策
邱勇 (Speaker)
25 Nov 2024Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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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)
Press/Media
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從劏房走到簡樸房 再從簡樸房走至何處？ On the housing policy in Hong Kong (An article by Prof Yau Yung, Associate Dean and Professor of the School of Graduate Studies)
7/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries
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東呼即應：天水圍公園巨型字母 阻出入口怨聲載道 街坊斥不美觀無用途 嬲爆向東呼即應申訴On the Tin Shui Wai Park installation giant letters block entrance causing complaints
5/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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天水圍公園阿茂整餅玩藝術 街訪：既核突又阻輪椅出入 On the Tin Shui Wai Park installation giant letters block entrance causing complaints
4/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer