Departmental Research Seminars Series Placemaking and Participatory Planning in Singapore Date: 12 MAY 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106215 Abstract : The concept of ‘placemaking’ emerged as an urban development strategy in the Global North in the 1990s, with the goal of improving the urban des

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series How can sustainable land use, ecosystem protection and restoration help to meet global climate and biodiversity goals? Date: 04 MAY 2026 (Monday) Time: 10:00-11:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom: Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106262 Abstra

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Using NLP to identify urban development typologies in Chinese cities Date: 21 APR 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:30-12:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom: Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106260 Abstract : This study applies natural language processing (NLP

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Studies of Key Carbon Cycle Processes in Mangrove Wetland Ecosystems of Southeastern China and Their Blue Carbon Potentials Date: 10 APR 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   https://hku.zoom.us/j/93927502505?pwd=UmpZanpqblBpMFRIQ0xxbzh2aE1xZz09 Meeting ID: 939 2750 2505 Password: 433961 Registration link: https://hkuems1

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Exploring Geographic Modeling and Simulation in the Age of Intelligence Date: 31 MAR 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Language: Putonghua Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106061 Abstract : Artificial intelligence has

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series The Soul of Geography Date: 27 MAR 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00-11:15 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=105811 Abstract : This lecture reflects on the foundational principles that define the “soul” of geography. It exami

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Ignoring the Obvious: what about close-to-optimal solutions in spatial optimization? Date: 26 MAR 2026 (Thursday) Time: 10:30-11:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=105920 Abstract : In many applications of Operation

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Satellite remote sensing in support of food security Date: 25 MAR 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 16:00-16:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract : Feeding a growing population under climate and market uncertainty requires timely, reliable information on crops. This talk will show how satellite remote sensing supports crop monitoring, yield estimation, agricult

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Hydropower’s Potential to Support China’s Wind and Solar Date: 27 FEB 2026 (Friday) Time: 16:00-16:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract : China’s rapid expansion of wind and solar power is central to global decarbonization, yet their inherent fluctuations challenge power system stability. Hydropower offers critical renewable flexibility, but its nati

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series The Case for a More Critical Geographical Take on Widely Accepted Regional Conceptions Date: 27 FEB 2026 (Friday) Time: 14:00-15:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=105212 Abstract : As a discipline concerned with sp

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Why More Roads Fail: Rethinking Urban Mobility from a Geographical Perspective Date: 03 FEB 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=105026 Abstract : Urban transport is not merely a technica

Departmental Research Seminars Series There Ain’t No Fuel! Addressing Material Scarcity in Urban Mobility in Santiago de Cuba Date: 24 FEB 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=105116 Abstract : This seminar examines the relative absence of research on urban cases of large-scale and long-term reduction of res

Departmental Research Seminars Series Assessing irrigation-induced impacts from a multi-model perspective Date: 28 JAN 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 1 0:00-11:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=104653 Abstract : Irrigation rapidly expanded during the 20th century, affecting climate via water, energy, and biogeochemical changes. Previous asse

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks The value of negativity for tourism resilience: A second-wave positive psychology approach Date: 23 JAN 2026 (Friday) Time: 15:00-15:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract : This talk explains how negative emotions enable tourism resilience as readily as positive ones, and it advances tourism resilience theory using second-wave positive psychology (SWP

HKU Tourism Seminar Series Soundscape and wellbeing in rural tourism villages Date: 16 JAN 2026 (Friday) Time: 16:00-18:00 (HKT) Venue:   Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=10473 Prof. Honggang Xu Dean of Tourism Management , Sun Yat-Sen University Honggang Xu: Prof. PhD, dean of School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University. Her research

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series SatGPT: Next-generation spatial decision support system Date: 13 JAN 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=104567 Abstract : SatGPT is an innovative solution that integrates Large

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series How to adapt farming systems to climate change Date: 13 JAN 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 15:00-16:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=104699 Abstract : Climate change impacts agricultural production in a multitude of

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series The Silicon Gaze: A typology of biases and inequality in LLMs through the lens of place Authors: Francisco W. Kerche, Matthew Zook, Mark Graham  Date: 16 DEC 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 14:00-17:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest

Departmental Research Seminars Series Misaligned Carbon and Health Burdens Across China's Supply Chains: Source Attribution Informed Co-Mitigation Date: 12 DEC 2025 (Friday) Time: 15:00-16:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=104276 Abstract : China faces the dual challenge of decarbonization and air quality improvement, yet effectively

Departmental Research Seminars Series Sustainable agriculture and forestry to mitigate air pollution and climate change: Earth system modeling perspectives Date: 02 DEC 2025 (Thursday) Time: 10:00-11:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103685 Abstract : Appropriation of land resources through agriculture and forestry profoundly s