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4. Funded Research Projects

However, these far-reaching research agenda of health geography have not

been fully explored in China. This research employs a multi-scalar approach to
inquire into how healthcare accessibility and healthcare-seeking behaviour
(re)shape urban spaces. This project integrates the unique analytical perspectives

from multi-disciplines including geography, new institutional economics,

anthropology, communications, and applies multiple methodologies such as GIS
spatial analysis, social media big data analysis, questionnaire survey, interview,
non-participant observation. Based on national statistical data, spatial data,

geo-coded wei-bo data, and cases studies in Beijing, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Kunming,
this project will implement a detailed investigation in the uneven geographical

distribution of high quality healthcare resources at national level, map out the
impacts of healthcare resources distribution on urban spatial structure and

housing prices in four major cities, and interrogate the formation, characteristics
and impacts of healthcare clusters. The investigators aim to systematically

examine the uneven distribution of healthcare resources and its socio-spatial
implications, and advocate for equal access to healthcare services to promote
equitable and sustainable urban development.

4.23 Constructing Doctor-patient Relationship through
Microblogs (completed project)

Principal Investigator: Dr. Dong Dong

Research Assistant Professor, Environment, Health
and Sustainability Working Group of LEWI
Source of Funding: Faculty Research Grant, HKBU

Amount Awarded: HKD50,000

Brief Introduction:

As a small-scale, pilot study, the aim of the study is to use the Internet as the
platform to observe and analyse the problems produced through doctor-patient

communication as well as the role played by the news media during the process.
It will combine big data analysis and more traditional ethnographic methods,

such as observation and interview, to collect data. This study will generate
interesting information on doctor-patient communication in the new media

environment and deliver insights on the increasing doctor-patient tensions in
contemporary China.

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