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HKUST Public Policy Bulletin Issue No.4 Strengthening Climate Risk Governance in China: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change AdaptationXiaofan ZHAO and Ye QIChina is among the countries most susceptible to climate risks. Climate risks emerge from interactions involving climate-related hazards, e.g., extreme weather events and gradually escalating environmental changes, with exposure and susceptibility of human and natural systems. Climate risks are systematic and influence all facets of the socio-economic system, requiring an integrated framework encompassing two policy areas. The first is...... |
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HKUST Public Policy Bulletin Issue No.3 Impacts of the Built Environment on Job Accessibility: A Case Study of Hong KongPengyu ZHU and Xinying TANThe built environment can significantly influence job accessibility. Nevertheless, the relationship between the built environment and job accessibility varies across cities in light of local charateristics. Previous studies of the relationship between the built environment and job accessibility have centered on low-to-medium-density Western cities. These studies’ empirical results may not apply entirely to Hong Kong, which is highly dense. For instance, higher employment density may...... |
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HKUST Public Policy Bulletin Issue No.2 Strengthening Community Resilience via Data Governance: Lessons from COVID-19 DashboardsVeronica Qin Ting Li and Masaru YarimeDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, interactive dashboards were used widely as effective data tools to track the spread of the virus and help citizens make informed decisions. Data tools could also be utilized to promote public trust and enhance community resilience if they are regulated by carefully designed data policies...... |
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HKUST Public Policy Bulletin Issue No.1 Innovation policy in the Greater Bay Area: Hong Kong and ShenzhenNaubahar Sharif and Kevin ChandraThis study systematically compares the innovation policy frameworks in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. We find that innovation policies in Hong Kong are fragmented, overlapping, and lacking in coordination, while innovation policies in Shenzhen are driven by a focused top-down policy framework with a clear division of duties. In addition, there are considerable institutional and cultural gaps hindering the two cities from establishing an integrated regional innovation hub...... |
