Hongsheng (Joseph) Zhao MPhil (Cantab); BSSc (CUHK)

Summary of Research Interests

Urban Studies, Migration Studies, Greater Bay Area of China, Public Space Design and Place-making

PhD Thesis Title

Shiminhua : The Urbanization of Rural-Urban Migrants
-A Case Study of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) of China

Supervisors and Advisor

Professor Shailaja Fennell (Supervisors); Professor Helen Bao (Advisor)

Start Date

Michaelmas 2019

End Date

Lent 2022

College

Hughes Hall

Education

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Cambridge (2019–present)

Henry Lester Trust Scholarship (2019) UCCL Scholarship (2020)
Co-Editor, Regional Policy and Practice-Special Issue on Chinese Internal Migration (2021)
Founder and Co-convenor, Cambridge Chinese Migration Studies Group 劍橋中國移民研討小組 (2019-)
PhD Representative of Land Economy (2019-2020)
Organising Committee, Land Economy Early Career Researcher Conference (ECRC 2021)
Athena Swan Land Economy Committee Member-PhD Category (2020-2021)

MPhil in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration, University of Cambridge (2018-2019)

Cambridge-Hong Kong Edwin S H Leong Hughes Hall scholarship (£36,000, full scholarship) (2018)
Merit Thesis (74/100) on Planner’s Practice of Power Under Institutional Codes: A Case Study of Hong Kong’s Lantau Tomorrow Vision
Cambridge Chapter Core Member, Nature Health and Built Environment (NHBE) Research Group (2019)

Bachelor of Social Science in Urban Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014–2018)

Admission Scholarship (660, 000 HKD, full scholarship) (2014–2018)
Concentration: Urban Planning and Design; Minor in French
Academic Officer, Mainland Undergraduate Association (2015-2016)

Name of Other Summer/Exchange Programmes

Sun Yat-sen University, China (2020-2021)

McGill University, Canada (2016-2017)

National University of Singapore (2016)

Peking University, China (2016)

University of York, UK (2015)

Awards and Scholarships

Best Presentation Award, RSAI-BIS Early Career Colloquium (2021)
Morningside Spirit Award, Morningside College, CUHK (2018)
Climathon Global 24-hour Championship Team Leader, Hong Kong (2017)
Certificat d’excellence en français, Université McGill (2017)
Talent Development Award(Art, Culture & Design), HKSAR Government (2017)
Lanson Exchange Scholarship, Office of Academic Links, CUHK (2016)

Fellowships

Postgraduate Fellowship, Royal Geographical Society, (2020–)
Membership, Regional Studies Association International-British and Irish Section (2022-)
Student Membership, Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) (2018–2019)
Student Membership, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (2017-)

Teaching and Research Experience

MPhil Small Group Teaching, PGR02/Urban Planning and Housing Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge (2021-2022)
Undergraduate Lecture Teaching Assistant, Building Service Engineering for Architectural Studies, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore (2018)
Senior Research Assistant (Grade 6), Dr Pabolo Salas, CEENRG, University of Cambridge (2021)
Research Assistant (Grade 5), Dr Shailaja Fennell, Development Studies, University of Cambridge (2020)

Professional Experience

Technical Advisor on Migration, ASEAN Development Outlook Project, ASEAN (2019-2021)
Project Manager-Think Tank III, Hong Kong Public Space Initiative (2017–2019)
Community Relationship Manager Assistant, Clean Air Network Hong Kong (2016)

Volunteer Experience

Rota Volunteer, Streetbite Cambridge (2018–)[1]
Registered Volunteer, Welcome Hall Mission Montreal (2017)
Winter Programme Volunteer Teacher and Group Leader, 3 Heart Club (2015)

Professional Qualifications

Certificado Español-B1, Cambridge Language Centre (2020)
Diplôme d’etudes en langue française-B2, Alliance Français (2019)
Light Good Vehicle Driving Licences, HKSAR (2018)

Organisations

National Excutive in Regional Development, UK Federation of Chinese Professionals (UKFCP) (2020–present)
Project Developer, Young Chinese Professionals, UK (UKYCP) (2019–2020)

Representative Publications

Conference Paper

Zhao, H. & Ng, M. K. (2020). An inclusive Hong Kong through public spaces for urban homeless. Proceeding of International Conference of Urbanism. Jakarta, 2019.

Articles and Book Chapters

Chen, L., Zhao, H., Song, G. & Liu, Y.(2021). Optimization of Cultivated Land Pattern for Achieving Cultivated Land System Security: A Case Study in Heilongjiang Province. 108. Land Use Policy.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837721003124

Huang, B., Xiao, T., Grekousis, G., Zhao, H., He, J., Dong, G. & Liu, Y.(2021). Greenness-air pollution-physical activity-hypertension association among middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from urban and rural China. 195. Environmental Research.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935121001304

Huang, B., Huang, C., Feng, Z.,Pearce, J., Zhao, H., Pan, Z. & Liu, Y. (2021). Association between residential greenness and general health among older adults in rural and urban area in China. 59. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S161886672030724X

Working Papers

Zhao, H. (under review). Planner’s Practice of Power Under Institutional Codes: A Case Study of Hong Kong’s Lantau Tomorrow Vision. Planning Theory and Practice.

Zhao, H. (forth coming). A System Literature Review of Internal Migrants in Greater Bay Area of China. Regional Studies Planning and Practice.

Blogging

Zhao, H. (2021). Dealing with Uncertainties in PhD Fieldwork. The Cambridge Researcher. Blogpost. https://cambridgeresearcher.com/dealing-with-uncertainties-in-phd-fieldwork/
Zhao, H. (2016). Inmedia. 當我們不再記得氈布與絨布的模樣 ——棚仔、懷舊感、公共空間. (in Chinese).
Zhao, H. (2016).Pentoy.守望相助：為什麼我們需要自下而上的城市規劃？ (in Chinese): https://www.pentoy.hk/?p=25271

Zhao, H. (2016). Mingpao. 規劃一角：可居性與可持續性能否並存? (in Chinese): https://www.pentoy.hk/?p=25045

Biography

Joseph Hongsheng Zhao is a PhD researcher based in the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge. He gained his first degree in Bachelor of Social Science in Urban Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1 Hon) with a Capstone Thesis on Hong Kong Homeless People before obtaining an MPhil in Planning, Growth and Regeneration at Cambridge with a Merit dissertation on Planning Institutions in Hong Kong. He also served as a former Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore and a Lanson Exchange Scholar at McGill University, Canada. He was a visiting student at Yuanpei College at Peking University, Sun Yat-Sen University and James College at the University of York.

Research

Migration Studies

Regional Development and Transformation

Urban Planning Theories and Practice

Publications

Key publications:

Zhao, H. & Ng, M. K. (2020). An inclusive Hong Kong through public spaces for urban homeless. Proceeding of International Conference of Urbanism. Jakarta, 2019.

Other publications:

Huang, B., Liu, Y., Xiao, T., Grekousis G, Zhao, H., He, J. & Dong, G. (2020). Urban-rural disparities in greenness-hypertension association among middle-aged and older adults: Evidence from China. Environmental International (forthcoming).

Huang, B., Liu, Huang, C., Feng, Z., Pearce, J., Zhao, H. & Pan, Z. (2020) Association between residential greenness and general health among older adults in rural and urban area in China. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (forthcoming).

Chen, L. & Zhao, H. (2020). Study on optimization of cultivated land pattern in Heilongjiang province based on cultivated land system security (forthcoming).

Wang, H., Liu, X., Fu, X. & Zhao, H. (2020). Spatial differentiation of land ecology-production-living carrying capacity in Chongqing city (forthcoming).

Teaching and Supervisions

Teaching:

赵宏生同学乐意接受国内各大高等教育机构提供的短期访问及讲座、论坛、研讨会机会。并分享在剑桥的研究生活点滴。

Research supervision:

From November 2020- April 2021 I am working in the field in collaboration with the Sun Yat-sen University in Canton China. I am actively looking for research collaboration in higher education institutions in Hong Kong, Canton, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, and other major cities.

赵宏生同学在2020年末及2021年上半年在广东中山大学开展田野调查，并积极谋求与中国香港、广州、深圳、上海、北京乃至中国其他主要城市的青年及资深研究者合作。

Hongsheng (Joseph) Zhao MPhil (Cantab); BSSc (CUHK)

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