The Interplay of Tropical Cyclones and Urban Morphology: Compound Impacts on Extreme Heat Dynamics in East Asia Mr CHANG Man Hei Jeffrey ( Supervisor: Prof Nicky Y.F. Lam ) Abstract: Human-climate-environment interaction is a complex causal relationship between the anthroposphere and the atmospheric environment. Yet, the development of megacities and irreversible trends in a changing climate have brought us new hazards through compound extreme weather events in the urban

Transit-Oriented Development as Urban Public Realm: Vibrancy, Diversity, and Safety Ms FAN Zhuangyuan ( Supervisor: Prof Becky P.Y. Loo ) Abstract: Transit-oriented development (TOD)’s success has been largely measured by ridership and built environment quality. This dissertation reconceptualizes TOD as a dynamic public realm and extends TOD’s performance measure to the social qualities it promotes in a public space—vibrancy, diversity, and safety. Four complementary stud

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series New Interdisciplinary Frontier — Metacoupling Framework for Addressing Global Challenges Date: 21 OCT 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (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=103349 Abstract : The world is facing n

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Aging Playfully: Reimagining Later Life Through Play (and Planning) Date: 20 OCT 2025 (Monday) Time: 15:00-16:00 (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=103369 Abstract : In city planning, as in society, play is consider

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series: Micro Campus, Macro Future – STEMtification of HK Geography in Secondary Education: School-Based Microclimate Monitoring and Forecasting Network in Geography and STEAM Education Date: 20 OCT 2025 (Monday) Time: 18:30 – 19:30 (HKT) Venue: Social Sciences Chamber 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103231 Abstract : The scorching Urban Heat Island (UH

Departmental Research Seminars Series Digital geographies of power Date: 16 OCT 2025 (Thursday) 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=103348 Abstract : Modern statecraft was enabled by information technology, such as writing. With the ability to store, transport, and retrieve information, administrators could leverage "the

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series CO₂ Fertilization Effects on Global Greening and Net Primary Productivity Date: 13 OCT 2025 (Monday) Time: 15:00-17:00 (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=Y&ueid=103109 Abstract: Global lands have experienced significant green

12-16 OCT 2025

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series How are trees in eastern North America deciduous forests responding to climate change? Date: 09 OCT 2025 (Thursday) Time: 09:00-10:00 (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=103129 Abstract: While ongoing climate chan

20 AUG 2025 On August 20, 2025, the Department of Geography and the Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality (ICCN) at The University...

We are proud to announce the publication of the second edition of Comprehensive Remote Sensing (Elsevier), a nine-volume Major...

14 SEP 2025

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Sustainable Solutions for a Cultivated Planet Date: 24 SEP 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 15:00-15:15...

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Cities as Economic Growth Machines: Comparing the Urban Trajectories of China and the United...

We are pleased to announce that Professor Frank van der Wouden has been awarded the Social Sciences Outstanding Research Output Award...

Long-term, High-spatiotemporal Resolution Monitoring of Global Land Cover Dynamics via Multi-satellite Data Fusion and Deep Learning Mr...

Spatio-temporal Continuous LAI Estimation Based on the Remote Sensing Foundation Model Ms GU Xiangfeng ( Supervisor: Prof Shunlin...

04 SEP 2025

Fall Seminar Schedule 01 Sustainable Solutions for a Cultivated Planet Speaker: Peng Zhu (HKU) Date: 24 SEP 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 15:00...

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