| Yau Yung had practiced building
surveying in the Buildings Department and then worked as a Post-doctoral
Fellow in The University of Hong Kong, before joining City University
of Hong Kong in 2007. His research interests include housing
economics and finance, and public policies related to building
safety and management, development control, urban renewal and
heritage conservation. His publications on building performance
assessment and unauthorized building works won the best paper
awards in the China Urban Housing Conferences in 2005 and 2007
respectively. Besides, he was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize in
2007 for his PhD thesis on building safety in Hong Kong. |
| Recent publications |
- “An empirical study on the positive externality
of building refurbishment” (with Chau, C.W., Ho,
D.C.W. and Wong, S.K.), International Journal of
Housing Markets and Analysis, 1(1), 19-32, 2008.
- “A survey of the health and safety conditions
of apartment buildings in Hong Kong” (with Ho, D.C.W.,
Chau, K.W., Cheung, A.K.C., Wong, S.K., Leung, H.F.,
Lau, S.S.Y. and Wong, W.S.), Building and Environment,
43(5), 764-775, 2008.
- “Determining optimal building height” (with Chau,
K.W., Wong, S.K. and Cheung, A.K.C.), Urban Studies,
44(12), 591-607, 2007.
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| Research interests |
- Policies on Building Safety and Management
- Urban Renewal and Planning
- Housing Economics and Finance
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| Teaching interests |
- Housing Policy and Management
- Urban Planning and Policy
- Housing Economics and Finance
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