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FYTRI 3202, S&T Building, Nansha IT Park, No. 2 Huan Shi Da Dao Road, Nansha District, Guangzhou, China
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Prof. Chaosu LI
PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Assistant Professor, Urban Governance and Design Thrust, Society Hub, HKUST(GZ)
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Division of Public Policy, Interdisciplinary Programs Office, HKUST

Research Areas

Research Interests

Urban Planning and Governance
Urban Form
Climate Change Planning
Applied GIS and Urban Big Data Analytics

Biography

Dr. Chaosu LI is an assistant professor in the Urban Governance and Design Thrust Area at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill). Dr. Li received his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2018. He has expertise in urban form, urban sustainability and resilience, applied GIS and urban big data analytics. His work has been published in Environment and Planning A, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy and Buildings, Land Use Policy, Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, plus other journals.

Highlighted Publications

  • Fu, X., Li, C., & Zhai, W. (forthcoming). Using natural language processing to read plans: a study of 78 resilience plans from the 100 Resilient Cities Network. Journal of the American Planning Association, DOI:10.1080/ 01944363.2022.2038659.
  • Quan, S., & Li, C. (2021). Urban form and building energy use: a systematic review of measures, mechanisms, and methodologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 139, 110662.
  • Li, C., Song, Y., Tian, L., & Ouyang, W. (2020). Urban form, air quality, and cardiorespiratory mortality: A path analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(4), 1202.
  • Li C., Song Y., Kaza N., & Burghardt, R. (2019). Explaining spatial variations in residential energy usage intensity in Chicago: the role of urban form and geomorphometry. Journal of Planning Education and Research, DOI: 10.1177/0739456X19873382.
  • Li, C., Song, Y., & Kaza, N. (2018). Urban form and household electricity consumption: a multilevel study. Energy and Buildings, 158, 181-193.
  • Li, C. (2017). GIS for Urban Energy Analysis. In B. Huang (Ed.), Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Oxford: Elsevier.
  • Li, C., & Song, Y. (2016). Government response to climate change in China: a study of provincial and municipal plans. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(9), 1679-1710.

More details available on HKUST(GZ) Faculty Profile: HERE

Prof. Chaosu LI
PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Assistant Professor, Urban Governance and Design Thrust, Society Hub, HKUST(GZ)
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Division of Public Policy, Interdisciplinary Programs Office, HKUST
FYTRI 3202, S&T Building, Nansha IT Park, No. 2 Huan Shi Da Dao Road, Nansha District, Guangzhou, China
Google Scholar:
ORCID:
ResearcherID:
Scopus ID:
Urban Planning and Governance
Urban Form
Climate Change Planning
Applied GIS and Urban Big Data Analytics

Dr. Chaosu LI is an assistant professor in the Urban Governance and Design Thrust Area at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill). Dr. Li received his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2018. He has expertise in urban form, urban sustainability and resilience, applied GIS and urban big data analytics. His work has been published in Environment and Planning A, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy and Buildings, Land Use Policy, Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, plus other journals.

Highlighted Publications

  • Fu, X., Li, C., & Zhai, W. (forthcoming). Using natural language processing to read plans: a study of 78 resilience plans from the 100 Resilient Cities Network. Journal of the American Planning Association, DOI:10.1080/ 01944363.2022.2038659.
  • Quan, S., & Li, C. (2021). Urban form and building energy use: a systematic review of measures, mechanisms, and methodologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 139, 110662.
  • Li, C., Song, Y., Tian, L., & Ouyang, W. (2020). Urban form, air quality, and cardiorespiratory mortality: A path analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(4), 1202.
  • Li C., Song Y., Kaza N., & Burghardt, R. (2019). Explaining spatial variations in residential energy usage intensity in Chicago: the role of urban form and geomorphometry. Journal of Planning Education and Research, DOI: 10.1177/0739456X19873382.
  • Li, C., Song, Y., & Kaza, N. (2018). Urban form and household electricity consumption: a multilevel study. Energy and Buildings, 158, 181-193.
  • Li, C. (2017). GIS for Urban Energy Analysis. In B. Huang (Ed.), Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Oxford: Elsevier.
  • Li, C., & Song, Y. (2016). Government response to climate change in China: a study of provincial and municipal plans. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(9), 1679-1710.

More details available on HKUST(GZ) Faculty Profile: HERE