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Biography
Dr. Lo is an Associate Professor in Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). He has a PhD in Geography from the University of Melbourne and BSc in Computer Science and Information Systems from the University of Hong Kong.
Focusing on developing the human geography perspectives on climate change, Dr. Lo works at the intersection of environmental, energy, political, urban, rural, and development geographies. He has won several major competitive grants from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, including the Early Career Scheme (ECS) and the General Research Fund (GRF), and has published in many leading journals, including Global Environmental Change, Political Geography, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy Policy, Energy for Sustainable Development, Environmental Science & Policy, Cities, Habitat International, and Journal of Rural Studies.
Dr. Lo has held a number of leadership position, including Associate and Acting Director of the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, an international hub in social science and humanities research, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Energy Studies, an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to interdisciplinary research on all aspects of energy studies in Asia.
Research Interests
climate change, political geography, urban geography, energy geography, environmental geography, rural geography, development geography, China
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Geography, PhD, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 6 Dec 2014
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- Political Geography
- Urban Geography
- Environmental Geography
- Energy Geography
- Climate Change
- China
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Just transition: Practices and visions of coal-mine closure and post-coal development in Shanxi, China
LO, T. S. K. (PI) & Westman, L. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Exploring the role of big data analytics in promoting smart low-carbon cities: A human-centered, community-based, and deep engagement approach in Hong Kong
MAH, D.N.-Y. (PI), CHAN, M. H. (CoPI), CHEUNG, D.M.-W. (CoPI), CHOI, B. (CoPI), CHUN, K. P. (CoPI), GUO, Y.-K. (CoPI), LO, T. S. K. (CoPI), NG, K. S. K. (CoPI), ZHOU, Q. (CoPI), Deng, L. (Collaborator), Huang, L. (Collaborator), HUI, D. P. K. (Collaborator), Lam, K. H. (Collaborator), Lee, T. (Collaborator), Leung, K. H. M. (Collaborator), McLellan, B. (Collaborator), Siu, A. (Collaborator) & Yun, S.-J. (Collaborator)
30/06/21 → 29/03/25
Project: Research project
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Decentralized climate governance and policy implementation in China: Unraveling a paradox
LO, T. S. K. (PI)
1/01/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research project
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China's low-carbon city initiative: Authoritarian environmentalism and climate policy experimentation
LO, T. S. K. (PI)
1/01/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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Hong Kong Solar Map
LO, T. S. K. (PI), MAH, D.N.-Y. (CoI) & ZHOU, Q. (CoI)
1/07/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Digital scholarship project
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[Book Review] The Quiet Violence of Empire: How USAID Waged Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: Wesley Attewell. Minneapolis MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2023. xii and 300 pp., notes, index. $108.00 cloth (ISBN 978-1-5179-0789-1), $27.00 paper (ISBN 978-1-5179-0790-7)
Iaquinto, B. L., Liu, X., Lo, K., Bhungaliad, L. & Attewella, W., Jan 2025, In: The AAG Review of Books. 13, 1, p. 35-43 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Farmers’ adoption of smart agricultural technologies for black soil conservation and utilization in China: the driving factors and its mechanism
Yu, J., Li, J., Lo, K., Huang, S., Li, Y. & Zhao, Z., 21 Feb 2025, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9, 14 p., 1561633.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Heterogeneous infrastructure and governance of low-carbon transition in Qingdao, China
Liu, M. & Lo, K., 30 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sustainability Science. 18 p., 112094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Hotspot Geopolitics: Political Economy of the Belt and Road Initiative in South Caucasus
Sahakyan, M. D. & Lo, K., 9 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chinese Political Science Review. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Transnational environmental governance: Chinese businesses as policy entrepreneurs in Cambodia under the Green Belt and Road Initiative
Geng, Q. & Lo, K., Jun 2025, In: Sustainable Futures. 9, 8 p., 100587.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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