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  STUDENT SUPERVISION

   PhD Students examined

Liu Tao: Transfer of planning methods for endogenous development in China; University of Rostock (Germany), 2018.

Sun Lei: Governance of urban regeneration projects in Liverpool (UK) and Xi’an (China) in comparison; Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2015.

Liao Kaihuai: Connections and flows across intra-urban borders in Guangzhou; University of Kiel (Germany), 2015.

Tang U Wa: A model system to determine traffic-induced air and noise pollution in compact urban form; University of Macau, 2008.

   PhD Students co-supervised

Fiona Zhang: Bordering, de-bordering and re-bordering in host-guest contacts in HK - Mainland cross-border tourism; since 2011 with Bas Spierings (Utrecht University)
Liao Kaihuai: Connections and flows across intra-urban borders in Guangzhou; graduated in 2015 with Rainer Wehrhahn (University of Kiel)

Feng Dan: The place-making of home. Meanings and symbolism of walls and gates of gated communities; graduated in 2011, with Zhu Hong (Sun Yatsen University)

   Master Students supervised

Li Xueyan: The interaction between creativity and place – two case studies of creative spaces in China and Germany (2012-2014), with support of DAAD

Dai Lifang: Sense of place and social networks of border-crossing students from Hong Kong and Macao in Guangzhou (2012-2014)

Wang Yuqin: A comparative study on border landscapes in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Taking the nature reserve landscapes of Futian and Maipo as an example (2011-2013)

Zheng Miao: The border-crossing policies after the reunification of Hong Kong and its influence on the cross-border mobility – a case study in Shenzhen (2009-2011)

   Master Students co-supervised

Chen Yan: Research on social networks in mixed residential communities – The case
of Jinshazhou in Guangzhou; 2010-2012 with Prof. Li Lixun (Sun Yatsen University)

Liu Ye: Social networks of rural-urban migrants in urbanised villages. A case study in Guangzhou; 2008-2010 with Prof. Li Zhigang (Sun Yatsen University)

Zhong Yonghao: Relationships of residents’ committee and property management in two types of communities; 2008-2010 with Prof. Li Lixun (Sun Yatsen University)

Peter Kierkels: Everyday life interactions of Hongkongnese with locals in residential complexes in Guangzhou; 2009-2011 with Prof. Huib Ernste (University Nijmegen)

Malte Naguib: Life in and with a gated community. On the permeability of borders in the Pearl River Delta; 2008-2009 with Prof. Rainer Wehrhahn (University of Kiel)

Thorsten Lind: Locational factors and decision-making processes in the planning and building of commodity housing in China; 2007-2009 with Prof. Paul Gans (Mannheim)

Nico Schulze: Gentrification processes in Hong Kong: Recent developments in the SoHo area; 2005-2008 with Prof. Josef Nipper (University of Cologne)

Lisa Alexandridou: Cross-border co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangdong in environmental issues; 2005-2008 with Prof. Josef Nipper (University of Cologne)

Mark Günter: Socio-economic developments in the global city Hong Kong; 2002-2003 with Prof. Paul Messerli (University of Bern)

   Undergraduate Students supervised

Qian Junxi: Linking places over two geographical scales: A study on migrants' sense of place to a community culture station in Guangzhou. Sun Yatsen University, 2010

Wang Ying: Comparing the satisfaction with community service in and outside of middle class gated communities in Suzhou. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2014

Han Xiaoxiao: The contribution of perceived place characteristics on social interaction of foreign students in Suzhou HET. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2014

Bao Linglin: Pricing the effects of migrant enclaves on homebuyers’ perception. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2015

Yu Yi: The acoustic environment of a residential area in Suzhou Old town. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2015

Tao Shanshan: Soundscape design in modern parks, based on classical garden design and modern people's preferences. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2016