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Name in Chinese
邱勇
Biography
Yung Yau is now teaching and researching at Lingnan University. Before he joined Lingnan University as a Professor of Urban Studies 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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Looking back at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awardees and non-recipients: Review of heritage conservation cases from an IAD lens
1/06/23 → 31/05/24
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
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Grant Research
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Towards a Model of Sustainable Management of Country Park Enclaves in Hong Kong
YAU, Y., HUNG, H. & CHUA, M. H. Y.
1/06/22 → 31/05/24
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Beyond Homeownership? Examining the Mediating Role of Housing Tenure on Young People’s Subjective Well-Being
MO, H., YAU, Y. & LIU, Y., 14 Mar 2023, In: Land. 12, 3, 678.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Diversified Education and Social Development (DESD 2022)
CHEHADE, F. H. & YAU, Y., 9 Apr 2023, Atlantis Press. (Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research; vol. 691)Research output: Scholarly Books | Reports | Literary Works › Book (Editor) › Profession
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An Analysis of Transaction Costs Involved in the Urban Village Redevelopment Process in China
YUAN, D., YAU, Y., LIN, W. & CHENG, J., 22 May 2022, In: Buildings. 12, 5, 692.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Open Access
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development (Journal)
Yung YAU (Associate Editor)
1 Apr 2023 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial (Journal)
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Journal of Housing and the Built Environment (Journal)
Yung YAU (Associate Editor)
22 May 2022 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial (Journal)
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Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (Journal)
Yung YAU (Editor)
1 Mar 2022 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial Membership
Press/Media
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改善屋苑管理 始於完善制度 A commentary on Hong Kong’s housing management and sustainability
5/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries
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可負擔房屋 可否從「鄰避」走到「迎臂」？ Commentary on the hosing policy in Hong Kong
24/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries
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賢聚嶺南：新冠疫情如何影響鄰里關係？ Impacts of pandemic on neighbour relationship and property management
22/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer