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1. Introduction to LEWI

1.1. Research Foci

LEWI currently organises research primarily via three working or theme groups,
namely, the urbanisation and mobility working group, cross-cultural studies

working group, and environment, health and sustainability working group. Each

working group comprises a convenor and group members/research fellows from
various academic units within HKBU appointed by the Director. Major research
projects currently undertaken by the three working groups are listed below:

Urbanisation and Mobility Working Group:

 Differential In-migration, Housing Access, and Spatial Segregation: Hong

Kong since 1997
 Land Use, Commute, and Accessibility in Dualistic China: A Case Study of

Guangzhou
 Polarisation, Fragmentation and Resilience: Four Urban Contexts Contexts
Compared

 Residential Mobility in Chinese Cities in the Twenty-First Century: Implications
for Housing Careers and Neighbourhood Governance

 From Villagers to Urban Residents — A study of rural urbanization and land
development in Ningxia

 The Effect of Landholdings on the Mobility and Wellbeing of Rural Migrants
in Urban China

 Economic Geography of Unplanned Commercial Establishments: An
Investigation of Shenzhen’s Urban Villages
 The Location Choice and Spatial Organisation Patterns of Urban Informal

Economies in Big Cities

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