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Chinese Name
盧笛聲
Biography
Dr. Kevin Lo is Assistant Professor of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Acting Director of David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies (LEWI), and Distinguished Overseas Professor at the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kevin is a political and urban geographer with expertise in the field of environmental governance in China. 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. In 2017, he found 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
environmental governance, political geography, urban geography, political economy, 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: 10 Dec 2014
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- Political Geography
- Urban Geography
- Environmental Politics
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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., CHAN, M. H., CHEUNG, D. M., CHOI, B., CHUN, K. P., GUO, Y., LO, T. S. K., NG, K. S. K., ZHOU, Q., Deng, L., Huang, L., HUI, D. P. K., Lam, K. H., Lee, T., Leung, K. H. M., McLellan, B., Siu, A. & Yun, S.
30/06/21 → 29/06/24
Project: Research project
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Decentralized climate governance and policy implementation in China: Unraveling a paradox
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
1/01/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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Hong Kong Solar Map
LO, T. S. K., MAH, D. N. & ZHOU, Q.
1/07/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Digital scholarship project
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Beyond the North-South divide: The political economy and multi-level governance of international low-carbon technology transfer in China
Liu, M., Lo, K., Westman, L. & Huang, P., Sep 2022, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 44, p. 194-204 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chinese environmental activism and the environmental politics of rumors
Liu, J. & Lo, K., May 2022, In: Political Geography. 95, 102593.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Eco-socialism and the political ecology of forest conservation in the Greater Khingan Range, China
Zhu, L. & Lo, K., Mar 2022, In: Political Geography. 93, 102533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Multi-actor perspective, socio-technical barriers, and microgrid development in China
Liu, M. & Lo, K., Aug 2022, In: Electricity Journal. 35, 7, 9 p., 107158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Political economy of just transition: Disparate impact of coal mine closure on state-owned and private coal workers in Inner Mongolia, China
Wang, X. & Lo, K., Aug 2022, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 90, 102585.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)