| Ray Forrest has had a long association with City University. He was previously Visiting Professor (1999-2001) and Adjunct Professor (2001-2008). He has worked at the University of Birmingham (UK) and the University of Bristol, where he was appointed to a Chair in Urban Studies in 1994. At Bristol he was Head of the School for Policy Studies (2001-2004), Associate Director/Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies (2004-2008) and co-director of the ESRC Centre for Neighbourhood Research (2001-2005). He has also held visiting appointments at the Universities of Hong Kong and Glasgow. He is co-editor of Housing Studies and Asian Public Policy. |
| Recent publications |
- 'Managing the Chaotic City-Social cohesion, new forms of urban governance and the challenge for East Asia' in Mok, K. H. and Forrest, R. (Eds.),Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia, London: Routledge (forthcoming 2008).
- 'Globalisation, governance and the housing market' in P. Kennett (Ed.), Globalisation, Governance and Public Policy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2008.
- 'Globalisation and the Housing Asset Rich: Geographies, Demographies and Policy Convoys', Global Social Policy, 8,2, 2008, 167-187.
- 'Neighbourhood and Neighbouring in Contemporary Guangzhou', Journal of Contemporary China, 16,50,2007,47-64 (with Yip Ngai-ming).
- 'Cohort Trajectories in Hong Kong's Housing System: 1981-2001', Housing Studies, 22,1,2007 (with Yip Ngai-ming)
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| Research interests |
- Globalisation and the housing market
- Socio-spatial change in the contemporary city
- Housing and demography
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| Teaching interests |
- Urban studies
- Housing Policy
- Social Policy
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Prof Ray Forrest
MSocSc Birmingham, PhD Bristol
Prof (Chair) of Housing & Urban Studies
Tel: +852 2788 7308
Fax: +852 2788 8926
Email: safray@cityu.edu.hk
Room: AC-B7406 |
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