TEACHING STAFF
Dr. Peart (Head)

Dr. Chen

Dr. Hart

Prof. Jim

Dr. Lai

Dr. Lee

Dr. Leung

Dr. Y.P. Li

Prof. Lin

Dr. Loo

Dr. Ng

Dr. Tao

Dr. Wang

Prof. Zhang

Dr. Zhao

Honorary & Part-time Staff
 
 
SUPPORTING STAFF
General Office

Technical Support
 
Prof. David Zhang
Professor
BSc(Tech Inst of Guizhou), MSc(SW China Normal), PhD(Manc)

Office
: HC313
Office
: 2859-7027
Email: zhangd@hkucc.hku.hk

Research Interests
Climate change and human history; geomorphology; environmental science and natural hazards; hydrology and hydrochemistry; Quaternary science; physical environmental studies in Tibet, south and north China.

Most Recent Publications
A total of 105 papers and books have been published, in which 42 articles are published in the journals on the SSCI and SCI, and over 40% of them (17) on the top 10 journals of different disciplinary categories.

Zhang D.D. Zhang J. Lee H.F. and He Y. Climate change and war frequency in Eastern China over the last millennium. Human Ecology, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s10745-007-9115-8, 2007.

Zhang, D.D., Jim, C.Y., Lin, C.S., He, Y.Q., Wang, J. J. Lee, F. Climate change, wars and dynastic cycles in China over the last Millennium, Climatic Change, 76, 459-477, (2006), Springer.

Zhang, D., Jim, C.Y., Lin, C.S., He, Y.Q., Lee, F. Climate change, war, social unrest and dynastic cycle in ancient China, Beijing Science Press Chinese Science Bulletin 50 (2), 137-144, 2005.

Zhang, D.D., Li S.H. He Y.Q. and Li. B.S. Human settlement on the last glaciation on the Tibetan Plateau, Current Science, Vol. 84 (5), 701-704, 2003.

Zhang D. D., M.R. Peart, C.Y. Jim, Y.Q. He, B.S. Li, and J.A. Chen, Percipitation chemistry of Lhasa and other remote towns, Tibet. Atmospheric Environment Volume 37, 231-240, 2003.

Zhang, D.D., C.Y. Jim, M.R. Peart and C. Shi, Rapid changes of precipitation pH in Qinghai Province, the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. The Science of Total Environment, 305, 241-248, 2003.

Zhang, D.D., Peart, M.R., Jim, C.Y. and Jia La, Alkaline rains on the Tibetan Plateau and their implication for original pH of natural rainfall. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 107(D14), 4198, doi: 10.1029/2001JD001332, 2002., 6 pages. (60%, 2.486)

Zhang, D.D. and Li, S. Optical dating of Tibetan human hand- and foot prints: an implication to palaeoclimate of last glaciation. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29(5) 1-3 2002.

Zhang, D. and Shi, C. Sedimentary causes and management of two principle environmental problems in the Lower Yellow River, Environmental Management, Vol. 28, (6), 749-760, 2001.

Zhang, D.D., Zhang, Y., Zhu, A., and Chen, X. Physical mechanisms of the waterfall tufa (travertine) formation. Journal of Sedimentary Research, Vol 71, 205-216, 2001.

 

Courses
GEOG2006 Earth surface processes and landforms
GEOG2015 Environmental monitoring and assessment
GEOG2021 Physical environment of China
GEOG2070 Coast and slope environments

Additional Info - Grants, Governments & Community Appointments, etc.
University Outstanding Researcher (2002-2003)

RGC Grant for Tibetan Alkaline rain study

CRCG Grant for Northern China desertification study

Hui Oi Chow Trust Fund for Tibetan human hand - and foot-prints study

State Key Project (NSFC) Glacial and Climate studies in Lijiang - Mt. Yulong Region