Hong CHEN
PhD (Washington), MA (Miami), MA (HKU), B.Sc (SYSU) ; Assit. Prof. at School of Geography
Field: Urban Geography (urbanization and institutional changes, urban renewal and “villages-in-the-city”, Child friendly cities and communities, spatial inequality, innovation cities, rural revitalization and livelihood, land use and spatial planning)
hongchen@scnu.edu.cn

Education

Ph.D., Geography, University of Washington
M.A., Geography, Miami University
M.A., China Area Studies, University of Hong Kong
B.S., Economic Geography and Urban/Rural Regional Planning (Minor in Finance), Sun Yat-sen University
 

Experience

South China Normal University (SCNU), Assistant Professor
University of Washington, Teaching /Research Assistant
Miami University, Teaching/Research Assistant
Wang Zhigang Strategy Consultants Guangzhou Office, Planner
Guangdong Urban & Rural Planning and Design Institute / Guangdong Provincial Urban Development Research Center, Assistant Planner.
 

Teaching

From Jan 2014 to present, at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China:
1) Land Use and Planning (Undergraduate Required, course evaluations: 96/100)
2) Urban Geography (Undergraduate Required, course evaluations: 98/100)
3) International Urban Planning (Undergraduate Selective, course evaluation: 90/100)
4) Overview of China (English, Graduate Selective)
5) Methodology of Geography (Bilingual, Graduate Required, Demonstration Pilot Course)
6) Studies on Contemporary China (Bilingual, Graduate Selective)
7) Research Methods and Methodology (Bilingual, Graduate Selective)
8) Methods and Empirical Studies in Human Geography (Bilingual, Graduate Selective)

Teaching Experience:
At the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A:
1) GEOG 236: Geography of Greater China
2) GEOG 270: Geographies of International Development and Environmental Change
3) GEOG 271: Geography of Food and Eating
4) GEOG 469/569: GIS Workshop
5) GEOG 326: Quantitative Methods in Geography
6) GEOG 360: Principals of GIS Mapping
7) GEOG 461/561: Urban GIS
8) GEOG 462/562: Coastal GIS
 
At Miami University, Oxford, U.S.A:
9) GEO 101: Global Forces and Local Diversity
10) GEO 111: World Regional Geography
11) GEO/ITS/SOC 208: East Asia
12) GEO 271: Humans and Natural Resource

Academics

Publications:
Book:
[1] Zhou, Weiyan and Hong CHEN, eds. Handbook on Specification for Child-friendly Community Building. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2022.

Book Chapter:
[2] CHEN, Hong and Bin Fan, Building toward the Child-friendly Communities with Chinese Characteristics. In Weiyan Zhou and Hong CHEN, eds. Handbook on Specification for Child-friendly Community Building. Chapter 1. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2022: 6-40.

Journal Papers:
[3] Du Tongyun, GUO Jie, Hong CHEN*, ZHANG Qi. Beyond Physical Planning: Exploring the social impact and urban renewal strategies of urban renewal. Urban Development Studies (CAJ). 2023.30(10):112-120.
[4] Cao Ye, CHEN Hong*, Nie Hongzhang, Shao Zhengjie, He Chang, Liu Yungang, and Huang Huiming. 2023. Assessments of Ecosystem Service Values in a Region with Frequent Administrative Division Adjustments: A Case Study of Nansha District, Guangzhou. Tropical Geography (CAJ), 43(7): 1440-1452.
[5] CHEN, Hong. LIN Yiting，LIU Yungang，et al. The characteristics and causes of Hong Kong residents’ cross-border shopping activities under the policy of "one country,two systems”：A case study of Shekou,Shenzhen. World Regional Studies (CAJ),2021,30(5):1027-1038.
[6] Huang, Huiming. Yinsheng Tian and Hong CHEN, Design management based on morphological categories: a case study of residential land use control in Guangzhou Old City, Urban Planning Forum (CAJ), 2013(3): 113-120.
[7] Laine, Jussi P.；Yinsan Wu, Liping Zhang translated, Hong CHEN and Yungang Liu edited，The boundary and boundary landscape in modern globalization, Progress in Geographical Science (CAJ), 2017, 36(12): 1531-1539.
[8] Bao, Jigang, Hong Zhu and Hong Chen, 1999, The win-win strategy for Macao-Zhuhai Tourism Development, Tropical Geography (CAJ), 1999,19(4): 348-352.
[9] Chen, Hong. 1999, Study on the Tourism Trend of Macau, Tourism Forum (CAJ), 1999, 10(4): 63-67.

Online First:
[10] LIN Yiting，Hong Chen*, Jianwen Yang, etc. Research on the spatial correlation between the high-quality basic education resources and housing prices to pursuing a balanced development:A case study of Guangzhou, World Regional Studies (CAJ),2022: 1-11. Accessed at: https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/31.1626.p.20221103.1759.004.html

Dissertations
[1] Ph.D. Dissertation, “Villages-in-the-City” and Urbanization in Guangzhou, China. Department of Geography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. USA. 2012.
[2] Master Thesis,The Impact of Sports Events on Urban Development in Post-Mao China: a Case Study of Guangzhou, Department of Geography, Miami University, Oxford, OH. USA. 2006.
[3] Master Thesis, The Role of Developers in Urban Development : a Case Study of Guangzhou, 1990-2000, Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 2004.
[4] Bachelor Dissertation, Preliminary Analysis on Tourism Development of Macau, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 1998.

Presentations:
[1] 2023，The 15th Korea-China-Japan Joint Conference on Geography “Livable Cities, Resilient Future”，Building the Child-Friendly Communities with Chinese Characteristics, poster session, Sunday, October 22, 10:30–12:10 ,Birch Hall, Seoul, Korea。
[2] 2016, Two Stories in One: Urbanization and Rural Restructuring in South China, 2016 UCRN Conference on “China’s Urbanization in a New Era”, Xi’an, P.R. China, June 28-30th, 2016.
[3] 2016, invited presentation titled “Urbanization and Rural Restructuring in Guangzhou” on the academic exchange meeting in College of Land and the Administrative Department at Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 5-9th, 2016.
[4] 2015, Holdout, Obedience, and Transmutation: the Redevelopment of Chengzhongcun in Guangzhou, the 10th China-Japan-Korea Joint Conference on Geography& the 1st Asian Conference on Geography, Shanghai, October 10th, 2015.
[5] 2014，The Changing Land Properties and Rural Spatial Reconstruction: a Case Study of Chengzhongcun in Guangzhou, Annual Meeting of the Geographical Society of China, Chengdu, October 26th, 2014. 
[6] 2014, invited presentation titled “Holdout, Obedience, and Transmutation: the Redevelopment of Chengzhongcun in Guangzhou” in Department of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 4th, 2014.
[7] 2012, invited presentation titled “Redevelopment of Chengzhongcun in Guangzhou with Chinese Characteristics” at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China, October 10th, 2012.
[8] 2011, Chengzhongcun and urbanization in Guangzhou (Paper Session), Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Seattle WA, April 15th, 2011.
[9] 2007, China’s changing urban politics and the impacts on Chinese Cities (Paper Session), Annual Meeting of the AAG, San Francisco CA, April 21st, 2007.
[10] 2006, Post-socialist urban development in China: a case study on sports events in Guangzhou (Paper Session), Annual Meeting of the AAG, Chicago IL, March 9th, 2006.
[11] 2005, Post-socialist urban development in China (Paper Session), Annual Meeting of the East Lake District of the AAG, Bowling Green OH, October 22nd, 2005.
[12] 2005, Urban entrepreneurialism in China (Poster Session), Annual Meeting of the AAG, Denver CO, April 7th, 2005.

Research Grants:
Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Study on the Interaction and Mechanism between New Type of Urbanization and Rural Restructuring from the Institutional Perspective: a Case Study in the Pearl River Delta Region. No. 41401194, CN ¥230,000. 2015-2017.

Co-investigator, NSFC, Strategical Research on the Development of Subject of China’ Political Geography, No. 42142028. 2022.
Co-investigator, NSFC, Study on the Spatial Development Characteristics, Mechanism, and Process of China’s Technical Creative Industries, No. 41871107.2019-2022.
Co-investigator, NSFC, “Spatial Practice and Local Construction of Urban Migrant Children in Guangzhou” No. 41701146. 2018-2020.
Co-investigator, NSFC, “Study on the Space, Process and Mechanism of Migrants’ Local Practice in the Transformation Era: Guangzhou and Dongguan” No. 41601133. 2017-2019.
First Co-investigator, NSFC, “Study on Industrial Cluster Restructuring Mechanism from the Perspective of Local Entrepreneurship: a Case Study in the Pearl River Delta.” No. 41301109. 2014-2016.
 

Honor

Teaching Awards
Distinguished Creatively Teaching Award, SCNU, 2023
Distinguished Contribution to Talent Development Award, School of Geography, SCNU, 2020
The 2nd Award of SCNU Teaching Achievement for Land Use and Spatial Planning Course, 2019
2017-2018 SCNU Distinguished Teaching Award, 2019
2016-2017 Distinguished Teaching Award, Department of Human Geography and Urban/Rural Planning, School of Geography, SCNU. 2018
Distinguished Teaching Award of Demonstration Pilot Course of Guangdong Province, Department of Education of Guangdong Province, 2015

Fellowships:
2006-2011, Teaching/Research Assistantships, Department of Geography, University of Washington, tuition waiver +insurance+ assistantship.
2010, Howard Martin Funds, Department of Geography, University of Washington, $2,500
2009, Howard Martin Funds, Department of Geography, University of Washington, $2,500
2009, The China Program Fellowship, China Studies Program, University of Washington, $2,500,
2006-2007, Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship, the University of Madison at Milwaukee. $15,000, declined to accept the University of Washington 2006-2009 three-years Appointment of Teaching Assistantships with tuition waivers.
2004-2006, Teaching/Research Assistantships, Department of Geography, Miami University, tuition waiver + assistantship.
2005, Summer Research Grant, Department of Geography, Miami University, $900

Affiliations

Grant proposal reviewer of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Member of the Geographical Society of China (GSC),  American Association of Geographers (AAG).
Anonymous reviewers: Eurasian Geography and Economics, Progress in Geography (Chinese academic journal, CAJ), Scientia Geographica Sinica (CAJ), Resources Science (CAJ)
Reviewer of Graduate Admissions Committee, School of Geography, SCNU
2007-2008, Elected Student Representative, China Geography Specialty Group, AAG

Misc

Consultancy and Planning Practices (selected):
Standards and Guide for Building Child Friendly Communities of China (2017-), funded by China Community Development Association, China Children and Teenagers’ Fund, and Young Zen Foundation
Strategic Planning on Culture, Sports and Tourism of Sanshui District, Foshan City (2014-2020)
Strategic Studies on Urban Development of Chengdu (2003-2010)
Planning of Qujiang New Town, Xi’an (2003-2010)
Development Strategic of Social Economic and Urban Construction of Tangxia, Dongguan (2003-2010)
Comprehensive Plan of Xinhui, Jiangmen (1999-2020)
Strategic Studies on General Development of Huangjiang, Dongguan (1999-2020)
General Plan of Zhuhai Tourism (1999-2020)


Students Advising Awards (selected):
From 2015 to present, annually supervising 4-10 undergraduates’ theses and advising 12-20 undergraduate students on various research projects.
  • Sep 2022 to Dec 2023, the 1st Award of 2023 Guangdong "Green Beauty" Special Competition of the 17th "Challenge Cup" University Students Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition in Guangdong Province. Supervisor, advising Ye CAO, Xizhang SHAN, Xuyong CHEN, Wenhui WANG, Yu WU, Zhengjie SHAO, Chang HE, Ruoyun YU on an ecological research project titled Exploration and Practice of Eco-Prioritized Chinese Modernization in Nansha, Guangzhou.
  • May 2019 to Nov 2019, the 4th Award of 2019 National College Students Rural Planning Competition. Supervisor, advising Jielin ZENG, Yanru HUANG, Yinrou WEN, Jiexuan LEI, Yin HOU on a rural investigation and planning project (titled in Chinese as “’龙’兴冲下——广东省韶关市武江区龙归镇冲下村调研和’青田·傍水·兴龙’乡村发展规划2020-2030”) at Chongxia Village, Longgui Town, Wujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong.
  • Sep 2019 to Nov 2019, the 1st Award of 2019 Rural Creative Development Competition Cup of Shunde Rural Commercial Bank. Supervisor, advising Huanghua HE, Yin HOU, Cuihuan LIN, Xiaoqing WANG on a village investigation and planning project (titled in Chinese as “青田村现状调研及青田村生态博物馆规划策划2020—2030”)at Qingtian Village, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong.
  • Jan 2018 to May 2019, the 1st Award of 2019 Guangdong Province “Challenge Cup” Undergraduate Curricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition. Supervisor, advising Yiting Lin, Qiqi Chen, Shiying Liu, Xiya Chen on a spatial behavior project titled The Causes and Formation of Cross-border Shopping Space in the Great Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau.
  • Nov 2017 to May 2018, the 2nd Award of 2018 South China Normal University “Challenge Cup” Undergraduate Curricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition. Supervisor, advising Yiting LIN, Qiqi CHEN, Shiying LIU, Xiya CHEN on a fieldwork investigation report titled The Characteristics and Causes of Cross-border Shopping Activities of Hong Kong Residents at Shekou, Shenzhen.
  • Dec 2016 - June 2017, awarded the Silver Medal of Guangdong Provincial College Students Competition on Applications and Innovations of Big Data. Supervisor, advising Yixiao WANG, Guangpei MO, Shumin XIE, Zilong ZHANG on a research project titled The Application of POI Data on the Reservation and Development of Historical Streets .
  • Dec 2016 to May 2017, awarded as SCNU Universities Innovative and Start-up Training and Planning Projects. Supervisor, advising Qi CAI, Senkai XIE, Jiexuan LIN, Dawen SHEN, Jiakang WANG  on a research project titled Driving Force Analysis and Model Building for the Changing Prices of Real Estate in Guangzhou since 2000.
  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2017，awarded National Prize of Chinese Universities Innovative and Start-up Training and Planning Projects. Supervisor, advising Wangwen LIANG, Sijia HONG, Zhiyan CHEN, Siping ZENG  on a research project titled The Impact of Spreading E-commerce on Economic Activities in Chengzhongcun: a Case Study of Shipai Village in Guangzhou.

For more information, please visit http://faculty.scnu.edu.cn/hongchen.
 
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