Research Clusters

Field of Interest

Dr. Mah’s research and teaching focuses on three broad domains: sustainable energy, energy governance, and comparative policy-making, mainly in the Asian, Chinese and Hong Kong contexts.

Recent Projects

Title: Engaging the community to develop a model for sustainable energy futures: A case study of two prospective solar communities in Hong Kong
Funding Body: Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office’s Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Amount of Grant: HK$632,500
Project Period: September 2018 – August 2019
Investigators: D. Mah, K. Lo (HKBU), Q. Zhou (HKBU), M. Leung (CityU), W. Law (HKU), R. Chung (HKU), M. Wolfram (Sungkyunkwan), F. Yeung (Greenpeace)

Title: The diversity and critical processes of urban energy transitions through community engagement: An international comparison of London, Freiburg (Germany), New York City, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Foshan (China)
Funding Body: Hong Kong Baptist University’s Faculty Research Grant (FRG2/17-18/096)
Amount of Grant: HK$150,000
Project Period: July 2018 – December 2019
Investigators: D. Mah, A. Mori (Kyoto University), M. Wolfram (Sungkyunkwan U), S. Fuller (Macquarie U), G. Lepesant (Sciences Po/ CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research, France), Richard Balme (Sciences Po)

Title: Deliberative participation, trust, and social learning for sustainable energy transitions (SETs): A comparative study of Japan, South Korea, and China
Funding Body: Research Grant Council’s General Research Fund
Amount of Grant: HK$1,326,170
Project Period: October 2017-September 2019
Investigators: D. Mah, R. Balme (Sciences Po), R. Chung (HKU), P. Hills (HKBU)

Recent Publications

Fuller, S., Barber, L. B., & Mah, D. N.-y. (2019). “Narratives of energy poverty in Hong Kong”. Energy and Buildings, 191, 52-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.03.015

Mah, D. N.-y. (2019). “Community solar energy initiatives in urban energy transitions: A comparative study of Foshan, China and Seoul, South Korea”. Energy Research & Social Science, 50, 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.11.011

Mah, D. N.-Y., Lam, V., Siu, A., Ye, H., Ogata, S., & Wu, Y.-Y. (2018). “Understanding undergraduate students’ perceptions of dynamic pricing policies: An exploratory study of two pilot deliberative pollings (DPs) in Guangzhou, China and Kyoto, Japan”. Journal of Cleaner Production. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.255

Mah, D. N.-y., Wang, G., Lo, K., Leung, M. K. H., Hills, P., & Lo, A. Y. (2018). “Barriers and policy enablers for solar photovoltaics (PV) in cities: Perspectives of potential adopters in Hong Kong”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 92, 921-936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.041

Lo, K., Mah, D. N.-Y., Wang, G., Leung, M. K. H., Lo, A. Y., & Hills, P. (2018). “Barriers to adopting solar photovoltaic systems in Hong Kong”. Energy & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X18757402

Field of Interest

Dr. Lo’s research interests include energy geography and goverannce, urban and rural studies and with focus on developments in Northeast China.

Recent Projects

Title: Decentralized Climate Governance and Policy Implementation in China: Unraveling a Paradox
Funding Body: Research Grant Council’s General Research Fund
Amount of Grant: HK$757,920
Project Period: 2019-2021

Title: China’s Low-Carbon City Initiative: Authoritarian Environmentalism and Climate Policy Experimentation
Funding Body: Research Grant Council’s Early Career Scheme
Amount of Grant: HK$820,000
Project Period: 2018-2020

Recent Publications

Li, J, Lo, K and Guo, M (2018). “What influences the choice between private car and public transport for shopping trips? Impact of socio-economic and built environment factors”. Journal of Asian Energy Studies, 2, 29-43. (download)

Lo, K, Li, J, Wang, M, Li, C, Li S and Li, Y (2018). “A comparative analysis of participating and non-participating households in pro-poor tourism in southern Shaanxi, China”. Tourism Planning & Development.

Li, J, Lo, K and Guo, M (2018). “Do socio-economic characteristics affect travel behavior? A comparative study of low-carbon and non-low-carbon shopping travel in Shenyang City, China”. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 15, 1346. (download)

Guan, H, Liu, W, Zhang, P, Lo, K, Li J and Li L (2018). “Analyzing industrial structure evolution of old industrial cities using evolutionary resilience theory: A case study in Shenyang of China”. Chinese Geographical Science, 28, 516-528. (download)

Mah, DNY, Wang, G, Lo, K, Leung, KHM, Hills, P and Lo, AY (2018). “Barriers and policy enablers for solar photovoltaics (PV) in cities: Perspectives of potential adopters in Hong Kong”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 92, 921-936. (download)

Field of Interest

Dr. Chun’s research interests are in nonstationary environmental processes related to the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. He develops tools and numerical models for analysing our dynamic systems and projecting possible changes. With uncertain future behaviours of our environment under anthropogenic influence, Dr. Chun’s current research is related to qualify and quantify risks, extremes and irreversible shifts in Hong Kong and other parts of the world.

Recent Projects

Title: Environmental attitudes, sense of place and energy consumption behavior in Hong Kong
Funding Body: Hong Kong Baptist University’s Faculty Research Grant
Amount of Grant: HK$49,920
Project Period: June 2017-February 2018
Investigators: Chun Kwok Pan, Daphne Mah (HKBU)

Recent Publications

KP Chun, SD Mamet, J Metsaranta, A Barr, J Johnstone, H Wheater (2017). A novel stochastic method for reconstructing daily precipitation time-series using tree-ring data from the western Canadian Boreal Forest. Urban and Fischer, 44,9-18

KP Chun, SD Mamet, J Metsaranta, A Barr, J Johnstone, H Wheater (2017). A novel stochastic method for reconstructing daily precipitation time-series using tree-ring data from the western Canadian Boreal Forest. Urban and Fischer, 44,9-18

Nazemi, A., Wheater, H. S., Chun, K. P., Bonsal, B., & Mekonnen, M. (2017). Forms and drivers of annual streamflow variability in the headwaters of Canadian Prairies during the 20th century. Hydrological Processes, 31(1), 221-239. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11036

Mamet, S.D., Chun, K.P., Metsaranta, J.F., Johnstone, J.F., and Barr, A.G. (2015) Tree rings provide early warning signals of jack pine mortality across a moisture gradient in the southern boreal forest. Environmental Research Letters.10(8).http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/10/8/084021

Kehoe, M. J., Chun, K. P., & Baulch, H. M. (2015). Who Smells? Forecasting Taste and Odor in a Drinking Water Reservoir. Environ Sci Technol, 49(18), 10984-10992. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b0097