RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
1997
Research Projects
Architecture, Surveying,
Urban Planning and Urban Studies
Research Projects
Administrative,
Business
and
Social
Studies
Medicine,
Dentistry
and Health:
Part
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Part
2
Part
3
Part
4
Civil
and
Structural
Engineering
Electrical and
Electronic
Engineering
Computing
Sciences,
Information
Technology
and
Applied
Mathematics
Mechanical,
Production
and
Industrial
Engineering
including
Textiles and
Clothing
TRACKING ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES IN HONG KONG
To compile an inventory of Hong Kong social surveys dealing with environmental quality issues and to analyse responses in these surveys to identify the nature and extent of changes in environemntal attitudes.
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Investigators: |
Dr. W.F. Barron (Principal) |
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Professor P.R. Hills |
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
VIRTUAL REALITY
To demonstrate the principles of virtual reality
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Investigators: |
Mr. J.W. Bradford (Principal) |
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Mr. B.F. Will |
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE CHANGING SHOPPING PATTERNS AND THE STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY PROPERTY DEVELOPERS IN COMMERICAL ESTATE MARKET OF HONG KONG
To study the relevance of the changing shopping patterns in contribution to the city growth of Hong Kong, and specifically compare the design, management and marketing aspects of commercial estates adopted by developers.
Investigator: Mr. P.K.C. Chan
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1993.07
Completion date: 1996.12
THE APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TO THE STUDY OF PROPERTY CYCLE
To study the application of technical analysis in examining and forecasting property cycle in Hong Kong.
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Investigators: |
Mr. P.K.C. Chan (Principal) |
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Mr. J. Chan |
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Departments: |
Architecture |
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School of Economics and Finance |
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
DEREGULATION OF PARKING SPACE SUPPLY: A COMPLEMENTARY SOLUTION TO ROAD CONGESTION
To investigate the extent to which road congestion is lessened by reducing the average time a vehicle expends on searching for parking space.
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Investigators: |
Mr. P.K.C. Chan (Principal) |
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Mr. T.L. Chan |
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Departments: |
Architecture |
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School of Economics and Finance |
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
MEASUREMENT COST AND THE ORGANIZATION OF PROPERTY SPECULATION IN HONG KONG
To study the speculation on housing in Hong Kong. Moreover, appropriate policy can be justified and proposed to the Hong Kong government to regulate the housing market in the future.
Investigator: Mr. P.K.C. Chan
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
Urban and regional development since the open-door policy has brought along significant transformation in the Chinese scene. In evolving from an administrative-planned economy to a market-oriented one, new social and economic structures have emerged. In addition to offering a broadly comparison at the metropolitan regions in China, the current study also sets out to compare the experience of the eocnomies of Japan (Tokyo), South East Asia (Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) and Hong Kong with the development of metropolitan regions in China.
Investigator: Dr. R.C.K. Chan
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
THE DYNAMICS OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN CHINA AND ITS PLANNING IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD
To review the general trend and course of urbanization in China and its dynamics upon the Chinese society since 1949; to examine the socio-economic impact of the changing demographic pattern brought about by the influx of Chinese migrants on urban planning in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Dr. R.C.K. Chan
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI - METROPOLITAN GROWTH AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
To promote collaboration between researchers in Hong Kong and London who are already working independently on different aspects of metropolitan and regional development in China.
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Investigators: |
Dr. R.C.K. Chan (Principal) |
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Mr. T. Cannon |
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Departments: |
Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management |
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Third World Development Studies, University of Greenwich, London, U.K. |
Source of funding: UK/HK Joint Research Scheme (British Council / Hong Kong Research Grants Council)
Starting date: 1996.10
SPATIAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND SOUTH CHINA: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
To study regional development strategies which includes economic restructuring and spatial transformation in south China. The symbiotic relation between Hong Kong and south China on the economic front is evident. With the setting up of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), there is a need to further evaluate her role from the spatial perspective, in addition to the economic one.
Investigator: Dr. R.C.K. Chan
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Starting date: 1997.07
THE IMPACT OF EARLY STAGE DESIGN DECISIONS ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COSTS
To investigate the effects of design decisions made during early design stages on building construction costs; to develop an building cost model for forecasting building construction costs.
Investigator: Dr. K.W. Chau
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
A COMPUTER ASSISTED LANDSCAPE PLANT SELECTION MULTI-MEDIA DATABASE
To produce a digital planting selection database complete with digitized images and voice recording for popular landscaping plants. The database will implement a design criteria matrix selection system geared for designers such as landscape architect as well as architects and interested layman.
Investigator: Mr. L.H.C. Chen
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
A SURVEY OF INTERNAL ROOM/SPACE USAGE AND EXTERNAL ENVELOPE DESIGN OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OF THE PAST TEN YEARS IN HONG KONG
To use the data base to study the effect on building design after the enforcement of the new fire code in 1987; to use the data base to study the possible effect of the Government's proposed control of Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) on buildings in Hong Kong; to provide a data base for other future commercial building study in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Mr. K.P. Cheung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1993.07
ENCHANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN TOOLS FOR DESIGNING FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR BUILDINGS
To improve existing graphical design tools (e.g. solar charts) and physical modelling tools (e.g. heliodons) for the position of the sun in relation to a building/a building feature (e.g. a sun shading device); to develop architectural design guidelines for designing for direct sunlight for buildings in Hong Kong, based on the enhancement of a., and local climatic data.
Investigator: Mr. K.P. Cheung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
CONSTRUCTING A 300-LAMP COMPUTERISED HELIODON
To innovate and construct a laboratory tool for research, teaching and design of insolation on buildings.
Investigator: Mr. K.P. Cheung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
CONSTRUCTING A HEAVY DUTY COMPUTERISED UNIVERSAL DIRECT SUNLIGHT HELIODON
To innovate and construct an outdoor tool for research, teaching and design of direct sunlight on buildings.
Investigator: Mr. K.P. Cheung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
PUBLIC HOUSING POLICY IN HONG KONG: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
To critically and comprehensively analyze and evaluate public housing policy of Hong Kong and make recommendation for future development.
Investigator: Dr. R.L.H. Chiu
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
PUBLIC AND COMPARATIVE LAW PROJECT
Under the original UGC application, funding was sought to set up a law research centre with a variety of programs. The fund eventually obtained was geared only at the establishment of the Law-On-Line database service, requiring it to generate enough revenue in due course to ensure financial self-sufficiency, and partially support the law centre. It aims at creating access to information via an on-line network to support and update legal research, and is offered on the World Wide Web for local and overseas access. Originating as a human rights database project, its services have now expanded to cover a variety of legal materials and business information on Hong Kong and China, derived from three main sources: commercial information suppliers, in-house data, and free information provided by semi-governmental groups. The project is currently working with Tsinghua University in Beijing to set up a system contact point for its other China partners through the Internet, and an on-line network among all law schools in China. We hope to further our collaboration in legal research between tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and with our counterparts in China and neighbouring countries, and ultimately produce an important resource for Hong Kong and China.
Investigator: Dean, Faculty of Law
Department: Faculty of Law
Source of funding: University Grants Committee Central Allocation
Starting date: 1994.07
Completion date: 1996.12
THE NATURE OF CONSTRAINTS TO IMPROVED HOUSING IN CHINA AND THE IMPACT OF CURRENT POLICIES ON SUCH CONSTRAINTS, USING SHANGHAI AS AN EXAMPLE
To identify and analyze constraints in the housing sector which impede the improvement of housing, and to study their effects on current government policies. A case study of Shanghai is included to expand the understanding of these constraints. Suggested solutions to these problems will be examined in the context of socialist China, as opposed to third world/industrialised capitalist societies.
Investigator: Professor S. Ganesan
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1988.03
DESIGN MANAGEMENT IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO UTILIZATION OF KEY NATIONAL RESOURCES: CASE STUDIES IN SHANGHAI
Development of suitable architectural design guidelines that support optimal use of national resources in the People's Republic of China.
Investigator: Professor S. Ganesan
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
COMPUTER-BASED, USER-DIRECTED FUNDAMENTAL AND PARAMETRIC COMPARISON ACROSS EC2, AC1, AND MC CONCRETE DESIGN CODES
To provide students and professionals a highly interactive media for exploring, evaluating, visualizing and comparing significant effects of various provisions among the different European and American concrete codes on important aspects of design.
Investigator: Mr. R.J.C. Garcia
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
HAPTIC INTERACTION IN BUILDING STRUCTURES INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS
To investigate and apply potential haptic interaction strategies and techniques into intelligent tutoring systems for building structures.
Investigator: Mr. R.J.C. Garcia
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
URBAN HOUSING REFORMS IN CHINA
To study urban housing reform programs in China and evaluate their sustainability from an institutional and financial perspective.
Investigator: Dr. A.M. Hamer
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
AN EXAMINATION OF THE PARTICIPATION, ROLE AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN IN THE SURVEYING PROFESSION IN HONG KONG
To examine the perceptions and professional achievements of women involved in surveying in Hong Kong and to identify the implications for the future development of the profession.
Investigator: Miss E.M. Hastings
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.11
AN EXAMINATION OF THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF INVESTMENT IN THE HONG KONG REAL ESTATE MARKET UNDERTAKEN BY INVESTORS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
To examine both the degree of involvement and the nature of the investment undertaken by investors fromthe People's Republic of China in the local property market.
Investigator: Miss E.M. Hastings
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
DEVELOPING INITIAL INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR HONG KONG
To set a clear goal for local sustainability by outlining an initial set of conditions which are necessary for Hong Kong to be considered sustainable from an environmental perspective and to identify the economic and social pressures and actions which affect these. The project will operationalise this goal by developing a methodology for the practical assessment of how sustainable Hong Kong's present path is with regard to specific, crucial areas of human health and the environmental balance. The project will apply this methodology to identify trends, project future conditions and evaluate specific policies which may direct Hong Kong towards a more sustainable path as it continues to grow and mature.
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Investigators: |
Professor P.R. Hills (Principal) |
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Dr. W.F. Barron |
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Environment and Conservation Fund, Hong Kong Government
Starting date: 1996.05
STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN HONG KONG
To investigate the implications of structural economic change for environmental quality in Hong Kong and to determine the relationship between changes in environmental quality and the decline in the manufacturing sector in the territory.
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Investigators: |
Professor P.R. Hills (Principal) |
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Dr. W.F. Barron |
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN HONG KONG: TOWARDS A MODEL OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION
This study will focus on the history of the principal environmental NGOs in Hong Kong since the late 1970s and will explore recent processes of institutionalization by which they appear to have been drawn closer to the major centres of power regarding environmental policy making in the territory. The study will examine how institutional factors have affected the nature and work of these groups and how these might change in the future.
Investigator: Professor P.R. Hills
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Starting date: 1997.07
STUDY OF URBAN DESIGN PRACTICE IN HONG KONG AND OTHER ASIAN CITIES
To investigate the practice of urban design in Hong Kong and other Asina cities: its role, scope of practice and framework and resources for implementation, with case studies from Hong Kong, Singaproe, Malaysia and China.
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Investigators: |
Mr. C.W. Ho (Principal) |
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Professor O.A. Erginsav |
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1993.07
STUDY ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND HONG KONG RESIDENTIAL MARKET
The overall study objective is to evaluate the competitive environment of Hong Kong's private residential property market and to research on relevant findings in related issues of public interest.
Investigator: Mr. C.W. Ho
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OF AGEING BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG
To appraise critically to existing conditions of buildings and management of maintenance in Hong Kong; to examine the necessity, practicality and implications of implementing changes to the system.
Investigator: Mr. D.C.W. Ho
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1991.05
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THAT IN PRIVATE SECTOR
To investigate the relative strengths and weaknesses of property management in the Housing Authority; to compare the performance of property management in the Housing Authroity with that employed in the private sector with a view to proposing improvements to the system as a whole.
Investigator: Mr. D.C.W. Ho
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1992.07
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL
To study the significance of the Court of Final Appeal
Investigator: Dr. B.F.C. Hsu
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.11
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON THE FINANCIAL MARKET
To analyse the effectiveness of the regime of statutory control on the financial market in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Dr. B.F.C. Hsu
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.07
THE LITERARY INTERPRETATION OF ARCHITECTURE
To formulate a theory of interpretation in architecture from the literary and linguistic tradition.
Investigator: Mr. D.C.K. Hui
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1991.07
ARCHITECTURE AND POLITICS
To investigate the relationship between architecture and its underlying political forces.
Investigator: Mr. D.C.K. Hui
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
TERRITORY-WIDE SURVEY OF PRE-1950 BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG
To document all pre-1950 buildings in the urban areas of Hong Kong.
Investigator: Mr. D.C.K. Hui
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1996.10
DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR CHINESE URBAN HOUSING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
On the eve of the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in 1992, Chinese government has adopted the sustainable development into National Planning towards the next century. Concerning housing, which takes more than half construction areas Chinese cities annually, applicable methodologies are lack. This research is focus on the design issues in relation to the urban sustainable development. The purpose is to provide a relatively complete diagram for architects to make a reference inir design process.
Investigator: Dr. B. Jia
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1996.01
HOUSING DESIGN FOR ADAPTABLE LIVING IN COMPACT CITIES
The research focuses on the design of apartment housing in urban density. The limited living space is challenged by ever diversified living demands and rapid changes of urban circumstance. Functional declination of residential buildings usually generated by the design of the floor plans that have no capability to adapt the varieties and changes of the living requirements and housing markets. This research is to conduct the design strategies which can enlarge the functional capacity of the limited living space. The living standards and building regulations of Hong Kong are considered in the research.
Investigator: Dr. B. Jia
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1996.01
HOUSING DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN DENSITY
To investigate the directions of achieving sustainable housing development through design improvement in the cities of Guanzhou, Shengzhen, and Zhuhai in Guangdong province. Its major concerns are to establish the design concept of sustainable housing development for these cities and the area; to discern the major environmental issues and measures of the housing design; to explore ways to enhance sustainability of the existing housing system. It is envisaged that the findings of this research will draw architects' attention to this increasingly important issue, provide housing design guidelines for this area, and encourage more "green" practice in the housing field.
Investigator: Dr. B. Jia
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.11
ECOLOGICAL LIVING AND ECOLOGICAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HOUSING IN HONG KONG
To investigate ecological issues pertaining to the living and housing design in Hong Kong; to identify the nature, intensity and the scale of the ecological problems in housing; to examine the design measures of ecological concept adopted in so far and how they perform; to explore, based on the findings of the project, the guidelines that ecological concepts can be enhanced in housing planning and designing process with respect to the high living density and Chinese living culture.
Investigator: Dr. B. Jia
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AT THE FRINGES OF NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES
To evaluate the environmental impacts of urbanization at the fringes of new towns, and to seek ways to preserve and enhance their environmental quality.
Investigator: Professor C.Y. Jim
Department: Geography and Geology
Source of funding: Lau Wong Fat Urbanization Research Fund
Starting date: 1993.01
Completion date: 1997.01
URBAN TREE SURVEY 1994
To survey the location, species, habitat, and growth conditions of roadside trees in Hong Kong island and Kowloon; to search for potential planting sites; to provide management recommendations for tree care and new planting in the long term.
Investigator: Professor C.Y. Jim
Department: Geography and Geology
Source of funding: Urban Council, Hong Kong
Starting date: 1993.06
URBAN FORESTRY IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA
A comprehensive evaluation of the composition, structure, spatial pattern, environmental benefits, and management of Guangzhou's urban forest ecosystem.
Investigator: Professor C.Y. Jim
Department: Geography and Geology
Source of funding: Dr. Stephen S.F. Hui Trust Fund
Starting date: 1995.02
THE CONCEPT OF SCALE IN TOWNSCAPE - WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO HISTORICAL CHINESE URBAN FORM AND CONTEMPORARY CHINA / HONG KONG DEVELOPMENTS
To investigate the proposition that historical features of townscape are related to the scale of the human, and that this proposition crosses over cultural barriers.
Investigator: Ms J.A. Karakiewicz
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
RECLAIMING "THE LAND"
Search for better ways to integrate the harbour, pedestrians, building and open spaces in order to reduce amount of reclamation. Is it possible to recover under - utilised land as an alternative to reclamation?
Investigator: Ms J.A. Karakiewicz
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
IS THERE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE? - RECLAMATION IN MACAU
To study the effectiveness of reclamation as a strategy for redefining the city.
Investigator: Ms J.A. Karakiewicz
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
GEOMETRIC RELATIONS AS A FRAMEWORK FOR 3D FORM GENERATION IN CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
To study the role of geometric relations in 3D form generation in conceptual design; to develop a prototype of a computer-based context for 3D form generation based on geometric relations.
Investigator: Dr. B. Kolarevic
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
THE DESIGN AND PRACTICE OF CONSTRUCTION DETAILS IN HONG KONG
To investigate the current state of the art of, (or the lack of) architectural details in the construction of concrete buildings in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Mr. P.T.T. Kou
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1990.05
COMPUTER-AIDED TEACHING OF MULTI-LINGUAL ARCHITECTURAL NOMENCLATURE
To provided architecture students with self-paced tools to learn the correct terms for architectural elements in Cantonese, Potunghua and English using multimedia technology, permiting the students to read the works/characrers and hear the spoken soun
Investigators: Mr. T. Kvan (Principal)
Professor D.P.Y. Lung
Mr. B.F. Will
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
DEVELOPING SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS THROUGH NEW MEDIA
To explore how we can use technology to create more effective architectural representations with the ultimate goal of improving design communication and design quality.
Investigator: Mr. T. Kvan
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
Completion date: 1997.07
DESIGNING IN VIRTUAL SPACE
To explore and identify techniques and tools for designing in three dimensional virtual space using a virtual reality system.
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Investigators: |
Mr. T. Kvan (Principal) |
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Professor J.A. Spinks |
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Dr. A.H. Vera |
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Departments: |
Architecture |
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Psychology |
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL - A HONG KONG DIRECT MEASUREMENT CASE STUDY
To empirically assess the environmental performance of zoning.
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Investigators: |
Dr. L.W.C. Lai (Principal) |
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Dr. K.W. Chau |
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Mr. D.C.W. Ho |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
PLANNING ENFORCEMENT AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
To comprehensively review and make recommendations for improving the existing planning enforcement legislation with particular reference to property rights issues.
Investigator: Dr. L.W.C. Lai
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
VISUALIZATION OF TEMPORAL SPATIAL DATA
To explore more effective means of displaying and visualizing spatial changes.
Investigator: Dr. P.C. Lai
Department: Geography and Geology
Source of funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Starting date: 1996.07
A VISION OF DIGITAL GEOSPATIAL LIBRARIES FOR EMERGENCY, UTILITIES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN
To identify components and to recommend a strategy for the integration of geospatial data via the electronic access to both traditional text materials and other multi-media data.
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Investigators: |
Dr. P.C. Lai (Principal) |
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Dr. J.J. Wang |
Department: Geography and Geology
Source of funding: RGC Fundable Projects (Block Grant Funded)
Starting date: 1996.10
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY NOISE BARRIER FOR THE ROADS OF HONG KONG
To investigate and design alternative protection barriers along noise generated sources such as highways, roads, factories and plants in order to allow buildings to be developed where noise levels can be reduced to meet international and local standar These barriers are to be engineering efficient and architecturally pleasing with the aim for them to be in harmony with the environment.
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Investigators: |
Professor P.S.S. Lau (Principal) |
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Mr. S.S.Y. Lau |
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
The study of lighting as an integral part of the interior space such as retail facilities is being used as a test field.
Investigator: Mr. S.S.Y. Lau
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Macostar Hong Kong Ltd.
Starting date: 1992.01
Completion date: 1997.08
BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING AS A CRAFT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL SURVEY
A historical and technical survey of the ancient Chinese arts and crafts, its technique which is unique to the Chinese builders in South East Asia and Hong Kong with recommendations for improvements to its application as a construction method.
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Investigators: |
Mr. S.S.Y. Lau (Principal) |
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Mrs. J. Mo |
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Mr. W.S. Wong |
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
AN INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE NOISE MIGITATION FOR HIGH RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG BY MEANS OF BALCONY
To recommend and investigate the effectiveness of incorporating balconies into existing new apartment buildings to act as a noise barrier and an alternative and improvements over, the existing noise-sensitive building design advocated by the Environmental Protection Department.
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Investigators: |
Mr. S.S.Y. Lau (Principal) |
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Mr. W.S. Wong |
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
THE INFLUENCE OF CHINESE CUSTOMARY LAW ON LAND TRANSACTIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES
To study and investigate the problem areas in land transactions in the New Territories within the confines of Chinese Customary Law with a view to find out solutions.
Investigator: Mr. H.F. Leung
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.11
THE JURISPRUDENCE OF PLANNING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST UNAUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES
To study and investigate the effectiveness of planning enforcement actions since the amendment of the law in 1991; to investigate the adequacy of the legislation with respect to the purposes for which the law was changed in 1991; to suggest for improvement.
Investigator: Mr. H.F. Leung
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
AN EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE PROPERTY MARKET AND ITS IMPETUS IN THE MACRO ECONOMY
To evaluate the effects of Government intervention in the property market; to examine the inter-dependence of the property market and the macro economy.
Investigator: Dr. L.H. Li
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
COMPLEMENTARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKETS IN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN AFTER 1997
To examine the possible merging of the two markets after 1997; to examine the complementary effects of the different roles of the two markets after 1997.
Investigator: Dr. L.H. Li
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.07
POWER: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT
To investigate the impacts of managerial styles and the exercising of managerial power on (1) sources (people), (2) causes (events) and (3) effects (performance and human consequences) of disputes in joint venture construction projects in Hong Kong (involving participants from different cultures).
Investigator: Dr. A.M.M. Liu
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.12
IMPACT OF MANAGERIAL STYLE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
To investigate the impacts of managerial styles and the exercising of managerial power on (1) sources (people) (2) causes (events) and (3) effects (performance and human consequences) of disputes in joint venture construction projects in Hong Kong (involving participants from different cultures).
Investigator: Dr. A.M.M. Liu
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
THE IMPACT OF POWER UPON DISPUTES ON JOINT VENTURE PROJECTS IN THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
To investigate the impacts of managerial styles and the exercising of managerial power on (1) sources (people), (2) causes (events) and (3) effects (performance and human consequences) of disputes in joint venture construction projects in Hong Kong (involving participants from different cultures).
Investigator: Dr. A.M.M. Liu
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: RGC Fundable Projects (Block Grant Funded)
Starting date: 1996.10
INVESTIGATION AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF ORIGINAL SETTLEMENTS IN AND AROUND HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES
To produce a study of the spatial compositions and environmental management these traditional settlements of high social cohesion and tight community fabric excelled in.
Investigator: Mr. S.C. Lo
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
COMPLEXITY IN ARCHITECTURE
To conduct a research on the theoretical application of the science of "complexity" in the theory and practice of architectural design.
Investigator: Mr. L.L. Lu
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
A STUDY OF THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE IN HONG KONG, 1840-1940
Hong Kong as a British colony had much architectural influence from Britain. It is the intention of this research project to find out the cause, the ways and manners, in which architecture responds to the needs and desires of a society within this period.
Investigator: Professor D.P.Y. Lung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Hang Seng Bank Golden Jubilee Education Fund for Research
Starting date: 1988.05
CHINA'S FOLK ARCHITECTURE: AESTHETIC, ARCHITECTONIC AND ECOLOGICAL TRADITIONS
To advance schoolarship in the study of China and of vernacular architecture by articulation a systematic explanation of the principles that undergrid Chineses folk architecture. The project will strive to define related theories of Chinese architectonics and aesthetics from the monumental tradition to those of more common folk structures while identifying those structures that must be called "mere buildings".
Investigator: Professor D.P.Y. Lung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
Completion date: 1996.12
ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF QIAO-XIANG IN GUANGDONG
To document and study the vernacular architecture in Qiao-xiangs in Guangdong.
Investigator: Professor D.P.Y. Lung
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
A PRESERVATION CHARTER FOR HONG KONG'S HERITAGE
To investigate the policy, or the lack of it, in protecting our historical environment in Hong Kong and to help establish a clear direction, guideline and procedure in conserving our cultural heritage.
Investigator: Professor D.P.Y. Lung
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
VALUATION FOR DEVELOPMENT LAND IN HONG KONG
To produce a book on the topic.
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Investigators: |
Mr. K.G. McKinnell (Principal) |
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Mr. D. Forshaw |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1986.01
ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT APPRAISAL METHODS
To analyse the development process to identify and quantify those items which determine the cost and value of a development; to examine ways of incorporating the findings into development appraisal calculations.
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Investigators: |
Mr. K.G. McKinnell (Principal) |
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Miss E.M. Hastings |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1988.12
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FINANICAL STRUCTURING OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG
To complete a book containing at least five detailed real estate development and finance cases studies of prominent and innovative Hong Kong commercial real estate investments that have been completed since 1990.
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Investigators: |
Mr. K.G. McKinnell (Principal) |
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Mr. F.I.H. Pretorius |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
HYPERMEDIA FOR COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION IN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
To research and develop a hypermedia system for computer-aided instruction in teaching specific areas in the construction technology course. This involves the collection and analysis of information and course materials of the selected topics, together with the incorporation of computing hardware and software technologies.
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Investigators: |
Dr. F.F. Ng (Principal) |
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Mr. J.W. Bradford |
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Mr. B.F. Will |
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Departments: |
Real Estate and Construction |
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Architecture |
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1992.07
COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
To examine the potential and issues arising from new ways of team working in construction project with respect to the introduction of computer supported cooperative work.
Investigator: Dr. F.F. Ng
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.07
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE URBAN PLANNING SYSTEMS IN THE ASIAN NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIES (NIES)
Aim at carrying out a comparative study of the urban planning systems in the Asian NIEs. The performance of the urban planning mechanisms in guiding and monitoring spatial development amidst rapid economic growth and urban development in these countries will be assessed. It is hoped that the results will provide useful lessons for the new NIEs in Asia.
Investigator: Dr. M.K. Ng
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN A CITY OF TRANSITIONS: A CASE STUDY OF HONG KONG
To review critically the development of the planning system in Hong Kong durng the transition period. Two major aspects will be analysed. First, the effectiveness of the planning system in facilitating further regional economic integration and enhancing Hong Kong's role in Pacific Asia will be assessed. Second, the relationships between the evolution of the land use planning mechanism and the changing politics in the territory will be evaluated. To achieve these objectives, case studies at the macroand micro levels will be carried out.
Investigator: Dr. M.K. Ng
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Urban and Environmental Studies Trust Fund
Starting date: 1994.07
Completion date: 1996.10
ADVOCACY PLANNING IN HONG KONG: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS
To investigate if "advocacy planning", first introduced in the States in the 1960s, has ever been practised in Hong Kong. Practising planners and selected social or political organizations of the general lay public will be interviewed to gauge their understanding of "advocacy planning". The feasibility and desirability of applying the concept in local planning practice amidst dynamic political changes will also be assessed.
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Investigators: |
Dr. M.K. Ng (Principal) |
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Mr. E.W.T. Chui |
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Departments: |
Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management |
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Social Work and Social Administration |
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LAND USE PLANNING SYSTEMS IN HONG KONG AND SELECTED CITIES IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA
To understand the present region in transition and establish baseline data on socio-economic and political conditions within and between Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China; to produce a systematic comparison of the land use planning systems in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China to see how the socio-economic and political aspects affect the processes of making and approving strategic and local plans, setting up planning standards, and implementation of development control mechanisms; to critically analyse the research findings and evaluate the land use planning systems to: a) identify the similarities of the land use planning systems in both places; and b) ascertain the effectiveness of the land use planning systems in tackling local and regional (strategic) development issues; to recommend courses of action to improve the land use planning systems in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China, and examine if there are possible ways of integrating the systems in both places.
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Investigators: |
Dr. M.K. Ng (Principal) |
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Dr. W.S. Tang |
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Professor A.G.O. Yeh |
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Departments: |
Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management |
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Geography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Source of funding: |
Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
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RGC Fundable Projects (Block Grant Funded) |
Starting date: 1995.12
GLOBAL-LOCAL NEXUS AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN
To examine local sustainable development practice, if any, in Hong Kong and Shenzhen which aims at tackling urban sustainability issues resulted from the incorporation of both economies into the transnational flows of capital, production, labour and ideas.
Investigator: Dr. M.K. Ng
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Starting date: 1997.07
DECISIONMAKING ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
To explore the type, the extent and the process of decisionmaking by contractors on site; to idnetify the factors and their impact on decisionmaking process.
Investigator: Mr. S.W. Poon
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.12
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONSTRUCTION FAILURES
To assess the improvement in safety of structrues and in minimizing construction failures by implementing quality assurance schemes.
Investigator: Mr. S.W. Poon
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
To assess the application of C.J. Kibert's conceptual model of sustainable construction in the Hong Kong construction industry; to suggest the changes in the local construction process in order to fulfill sustainable construction criteria; to identify and recommend the best practices for sustainable construction.
Investigator: Mr. S.W. Poon
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.07
AN INVESTIGATION INTO FINANCIAL STRUCTURING OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG
Attempts to establish local or international markets for financial instruments and derivatives dealing specifically with property investment have to date had limited success. Basic research on the similarities and differences in financial risks and financial risk management peculiar to different international property markets is required to help identify requirements for the establishment of an effective international market in financial instruments specific to property investment. The overall purpose of this research is to contribute to basic research identifying differences and similarities in financial risk and financial risk management between the various major international markets for property investment. The specific aim of the research is to identify and categorise financial risks, and identify strategies utilised in the management of these financial risks, that arise from the financial structure of large commercial property investments in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Mr. F.I.H. Pretorius
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1992.07
Completion date: 1996.11
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DURATION AND IMMUNISATION PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG
To analyse the duration and immunisation properties of a set of commercial property investments in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Mr. F.I.H. Pretorius
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1993.07
Completion date: 1996.11
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET IN HONG KONG
To develop a conceptual model that represents the adjustment mechanism of the market for commercial real estate assets in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Mr. F.I.H. Pretorius
Department: Real Estate and Construction
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Source of funding: |
Committee on Research and Conference Grants |
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Professor Y. Guan |
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Source of funding: |
Committee on Research and Conference Grants |
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RGC Fundable Projects (Block Grant Funded) |
Starting date: 1995.07
POOR SAFETY PERFORMANCE ON HONG KONG'S CONSTRUCTION SITES - RISK IDENTIFICATION
To identify key areas of poor safety performance on site for further action and to propose a redesign of Form 2 to enable better collection and analysis of accident statistics for future planning; to identify "danger" areas on Hong Kong sites not cove by current legislation, COPs and guidance notes; to identify good practice in other countries.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1992.07
Completion date: 1997.06
COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN THE TEACHING OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY - AN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT RESPONSES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRICULUM DESIGN
To complete and evaluate the development and use of a computer assisted learning package (CAL) for use in the teaching of construction/building technology. The package has been designed to fit in with existing curricula at The University of Hong Kong and City Polytechnic of Hong Kong. The main purpose of the system is to provide in depth tutorial assistance (with multiple levels and practice opportunities) to students as part of the building technology syllabus. The system is so designed that it may be applied at increasing levels of complexity throughout the 3 years curriculum.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1993.06
MAINLAND CHINESE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES - THEIR STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE IN HONG KONG AND THAILAND
To investigate the strategies adopted by People's Republic of China contractors in a competitive economic environment and to compare these with those of other contractors.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1993.07
Completion date: 1997.06
THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE
To establish culturally derived attributes (attitudes, perceptions etc.) of people working on construction projects and to monitor; i) the ways they are expressed or enacted in the course of the project and ii) the ways in which they are modified in the course of the project. The attitudes and perceptions considered will related to occupations and firms; incidence of, reasons for and methods of preempting and resolving disputes and conflicts; to establish, monitor and measure, where possible, objective manifestations of culture and cultural change.
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Investigators: |
Dr. S.M. Rowlinson (Principal) |
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Mr. M. Hancock |
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Departments: |
Real Estate and Construction |
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Construction Study Unit, School of Architecture and Building Engineering, University of Bath, U.K. |
Source of funding: UK/HK Joint Research Scheme (British Council / Hong Kong Research Grants Council)
Starting date: 1994.10
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG - THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON PERFORMANCE
To investigate the impacts of cutlure on project performance with particular reference to project team relationships.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
IMPROVING SAFETY IN HONG KONG'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THROUGH THE USE OF BEHAVIOURAL TECHNIQUES
To introduce BM techniques to various Hong Kong contractors and assist them to implement such techniques on Hong Kong construction sites. The research output of this work will be to incorporate and compare the results of the contractor-based studies with the Department of Surveying's own results.
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Investigators: |
Dr. S.M. Rowlinson (Principal) |
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Dr. H. Lingard |
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Departments: |
Real Estate and Construction |
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Costain Ltd. |
Starting date: 1995.09
AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS MODERATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOAL SETTING TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON HONG KONG'S CONSTRUCTION SITES
To explore the reasons why the techniques were not found to work in other categories of safety performance (access to heights and bamboo scaffolding); to determine the effect of possible intervening variable thought to have moderated the effect of the techniques.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Starting date: 1995.12
THE VIRTUALLY REAL (VR) CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
To model the sequence and nature of activities in constructing a structure - specifically a Hong Kong Housing Authority block; to model the construction operations - mechanical, physical and human - which take place during this process of construction; to model the tmeporary works necessry for the construction process; based on this model to conduct a hazard hunt for unsafe situations at various points during the life-cycle of the project and, as a consequence, to develop a safety plan for HKHA sites (and to conduct "what if?" analyses); to amend the VR model in accordance with the safety plan and then conduct a safety audit of the VR site.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Starting date: 1997.01
VISUALISATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT PLANNING
To produce a visualisation (V R) of the construction process. This visualisation will concentrate on the use of plant and equipment on a typical Hong Kong coonstruction site. In producing this visualisation it is important to model the objects which are the plant and equipment on the construction site. Hence, the main task in this work will be to model these objects and make use of them in existing, and to be developed, visualisations of Hong Kong projects.
Investigator: Dr. S.M. Rowlinson
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.07
HONG KONG ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS IN CHINA - MYTH AND REALITY
To document the processes of architectural projects and architectural solutions derived so far by Hong Kong architectural firms and developers in the rapidly expanding economy of China, to research the cultural/historical, regional and economic background underlying those solutions, as part of a research aiming to identify needs and coming up with concerte proposals for architectural designs which are responsive to the particular circumstances of our region.
Investigator: Mrs. E.P.S. Tracy
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
HOUSING IN A WORLD OF CHANGING GENDER ROLES: A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHANGES OF WOMEN'S ROLES AND THE CHANGES IN DOMESTIC SPATIAL DESIGNS IN CHINA AND HONG KONG
To study the architectural design implications of changing gender roles, life styles and family structures in three Asian areas; to document, in particular, how transformations of traditional "women's roles" have affected programmatic needs and spatial resolutions of built forms and spaces. I hope also to identify any enduring patterns, new values and aspirations still to be responded to, and emerging creative solutions in the course of the evolution of domestic and community housing designs.
Investigator: Mrs. E.P.S. Tracy
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1996.05
MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN LAND MANAGEMENT POLICY IN CHINA
To establish the developments taking place in China with regard to land tenure and the methods of allocating land use rights; and to analyse the implications of such developments for the creation of a market in China.
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Investigators: |
Professor A. Walker (Principal) |
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Dr. L.H. Li |
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Mr. K.G. McKinnell |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1987.01
THE MANAGEMENT OF SUBCONTRACT BY MAIN CONTRACT IN HONG KONG
To identify the strategies adopted by a selection of Hong Kong's development and construction companies and the success of those strategies; to establish the organisational structures established by the companies to achieve their strategy; to identify the merits and demerits of the organisation structures relative the success of the strategies they were seeking to implement; to project the success of the companies organisation structure to achieve the companies strategy in the light of the massive infrastructural and planning changes which are taking place in Hong Kong and in anticipation of 1997.
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Investigators: |
Professor A. Walker (Principal) |
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Dr. K.W. Chau |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1992.07
Completion date: 1996.10
THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE TOP HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
To analyse the approach adopted by eight of Hong Kong's major construction companies to the changing market for construction services after the airport development.
Investigator: Professor A. Walker
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1995.01
Completion date: 1997.06
A REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT THEORY
To examine the relevance of recent developments in management theory to construction project management; to establish a new framework of construction project management theory which incorporates as appropriate recent developments in management theory; structure a method of testing the new framework.
Investigator: Professor A. Walker
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1995.06
Completion date: 1997.06
THE INTEGRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES OF HONG KONG, TAIWAN AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
To establish profiles of the contribution of the real estate industries to the economies of Hong Kong, Taiwwan and the People's Republic of China.
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Investigators: |
Professor A. Walker (Principal) |
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Dr. L.H. Li |
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Mr. K.G. McKinnell |
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Starting date: 1996.01
THE STRUCTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPBULIC OF CHINA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
To document the organisation structure of the firms which contribute to the People's Repbulic of China construction industry; to identify the changes which have taken place over recent years; to predict future changes; to analyse the construction industry's constribution to the People's Republic of China modernisation.
Investigator: Professor A. Walker
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
CHINA: BUILDING FOR JOINT VENTURES
To establish the procedures to be followed in developing building needed by joint venture companies in China and the difficulties encountered and their solutions.
Investigator: Professor A. Walker
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.04
THE TRANSFORMATION ON THE URBAN FABRIC AND CITY FORM OF SHANGHAI AFTER 1979
To examine the rapid change of Shanghai's urban form and to identify the mechanism behind the change, thereby, formulating an urban design strategy of maintaining the city's historical character in the development process.
Investigator: Mr. W. Wang
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LI-FANG RESIDENTIAL FABRIC
To examine the contemporary implications of Chinese imperial city blocks in mixed-use Asian cities.
Investigator: Mr. W. Wang
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
AN ANALYSIS OF THE HONG KONG BUILDING REGULATIONS UTILIZING AN INTERACTIVE FORMAT
To produce a interactive study of the major aspects of the building controls in the Hong Kong urban areas. This study will translate the written laws into a 3D format and will analyse key building types that have resulted from these legal impositions.
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Investigators: |
Mr. B.F. Will (Principal) |
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Mr. J.W. Bradford |
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Mr. B. Sullivan |
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Departments: |
Architecture |
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Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1994.07
TO ESTABLISH A DESIGN TEACHING AND INFORMATION NETWORK FOR ACROSS INSTITUTION TEACHING AND RESEARCH, LINKING INSTITUTIONS ABROAD AND IMPROVE TEACHING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
To develop a cross-institution design information network in assistance to academics and professionals of architecture-related fields to access latest design knowledge and to share information.
Investigator: Mr. B.F. Will
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: University Grants Committee Central Allocation
Starting date: 1994.07
THE ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING THROUGH COMPUTER AIDED 3-D INSTRUCTION
The enhancement of teaching through computer aided 3-D instruction.
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Investigators: |
Mr. B.F. Will (Principal) |
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Mr. J.W. Bradford |
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Mr. C.H. Wong |
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: University Grants Committee Central Allocation
Starting date: 1994.10
DEVELOPMENT OF MODELLING SYSTEM FOR CROWD INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
To create a computer simulation of crowd activities by the use of creatures to represent individual members for the purpose of studying crowding and evaluation human responses thereto.
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Investigators: |
Mr. B.F. Will (Principal) |
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Mr. J.W. Bradford |
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Dr. S.M. Lo |
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Departments: |
Architecture |
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City University of Hong Kong |
Starting date: 1997.07
SAFETY AND DESIGN FOR PUBLIC OUTDOOR AMENITY AREAS
To examine the relationship between safety and design in outdoor amenity areas. Common risks for the public will be identified and analyzed, followed by a study of corresponding safety criteria. Tentative sample guidelinese will be developed for des which would illustrate a rational approach to resolving the potential conflict between innovative design and safety. The findings should be an aid to designers, public officials and others.
Investigator: Mr. C.K. Wong
Department: Architecture
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1993.07
THE DISPOSAL OF THE HONG KONG LAND STOCK UNDER THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION
To review the rate of land disposal under the Sino-British agreement of 50 ha per annum, by comparing it to some "optimal" rate of natural resource depletion; to assess its effects to property prices in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Dr. K.C. Wong
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Starting date: 1997.07
BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG
A research to appreciate the general building construction in Hong Kong, covering the various trades of building materials and technology. Local projects are reviewed as case studies with particular emphasis based on each individual merit.
Investigator: Mr. W.S. Wong
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1990.07
THE STORY OF QUI LIN ZHAI
A study of an ancient village, Qui Lin Zhai, in Zhaozhou, China, in an attempt to reveal the abstract concept behind the physical form of architecture as well as the orientation and siting. To add a fourth dimension to architecture, the element of time with reference to history was also included in the research study.
Investigator: Mr. W.S. Wong
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1990.11
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG
The growth of Hong Kong has been indicated by the rapid change of piece of land into architecture. Developers and architects are the builders of this physical environment where economical decisions and artistic expressions merge together to give the final product experienced by people. The project will investigate the various aspects of architecture as related to land development, contributions of the developers as positive way to design, environmental impact affecting buildings, architecture as a merchandise or salable project/pre-product and architectural expression that an architect can do under heavy socio-economical pressures.
Investigator: Mr. W.S. Wong
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1992.03
AN INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL TRANSFER VALUE OF BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG.
To recommend and investigate the details of building enclosure to study the effectiveness of various materials and features (screens, shading device etc.) to control heat gain by buildings in Hong Kong.
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Investigators: |
Mr. W.S. Wong (Principal) |
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Mr. S.S.Y. Lau |
Department: Architecture
Starting date: 1997.07
CASE STUDIES OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN HONG KONG AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
To document and analyse the systems and procedure adapted for particular real estate development projects in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.
Investigator: Mr. D.J. Yates
Department: Real Estate and Construction
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
BIBLIOGRAPHY ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING IN HONG KONG AND CHINA
To provide the most up-to-date comprehensive bibliography on urban development and planning in Hong Kong and China in a computerized database to facilitate the search for reference materials and identification of research topics in researhc related to urban development and planning in Hong Kong and China.
Investigator: Professor A.G.O. Yeh
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1995.07
CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES WITH CHINA AND INTRA-METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL LOCATION IN HONG KONG
To examine the impact of the new industrial linkages with China, especially the Pearl River Delta, and the changes in the structure of industries on the intra-metropolitan industrial location in Hong Kong.
Investigator: Professor A.G.O. Yeh
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Starting date: 1995.08
LAND LEASING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG
To examine the land leasing system and its effects on urban development in Hong Kong, especially on the interactions between land leasing and urban planning and urban form. The study will focus on the administration of land leasing; the formulation of the land sale programme; the determination of the land premium; the generation of revenue from land leasing; and the interactions between land leasing and urban form.
Investigator: Professor A.G.O. Yeh
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Committee on Research and Conference Grants
Starting date: 1996.07
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING IN CHINA DATABASE
Since the adoption of economic reform in China in 1978, urban areas are growing very rapidly in China. They are becoming important focal points for economic development and foreign investment. There is growing international as well as local interest the study of urban deveopment and planning in Chinese cities.
Investigator: Professor A.G.O. Yeh
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Hang Seng Bank Golden Jubilee Education Fund for Research
Starting date: 1996.07
Completion date: 1997.07
AGRICULTURAL LAND LOSS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA
To examine the extent of agricultural land loss in the Pearl River Delta using the integration of remote sensing and geographic information system. It will also examine the relationship between economic development and agricultural land loss. With better understanding of the relationship between agricultural land loss and economic development, the study will help to develop a sustainable development strategy to minimize the impact of economic development on the loss of valuable agricultural land in the Pearl River Delta in which Hong Kong is closely related.
Investigator: Professor A.G.O. Yeh
Department: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Source of funding: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Starting date: 1996.09
URBAN SIMULATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
Hong Kong is increasingly closely related to the development of the Pearl River Delta. Apart from the economic integration with the Pearl River Delta through outward processing of industries, Hong Kong is heavily relying on the Pearl River Delta in food, especially vegetable and water supplies. The decrease in agricultural land and degradation of water environment from urban development in the Pearl River Delta will tberefore have significant influences on the food and water supplies in Hong Kong. The study will develop an urban simulation model using remote sensng and GIS for the growth corridor between Hong Kong and Guangzhou where a lot of development is taking place. The model will first simulate urban development in the Pearl River Delta and its impact on the environment in the next ten or twenty years if the current trend of uncontrolled urban development continues. Different urban development scenarios will be simulated using the model to find the optimal urban development pattern for different assumptions of economic and infrastructure developments and planning controls.
Investigator: Professor A.G.O. Yeh
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Departments: |
Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management |
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Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institute of Geography, People's Republic of China |
Source of funding: Croucher Foundation
Starting date: 1997.06
NATURAL LANDSLIDE DISTRIBUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT IN LANTAU ISLAND, HONG KONG
To examine natural distribution and historical development of landslides and to investigate the relationships between the landslides and geographical conditions in the Lantau Island.
Investigator: Dr. D. Zhang
Department: Geography and Geology
Source of funding: Dr. Stephen S.F. Hui Trust Fund
Starting date: 1996.02
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