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Personal profile
Chinese Name
Research Interests
- Urban geography
- Migration and mobility
- Informal settlements
- Urban housing
Biography
Pu Hao is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include urban socio-spatial dynamics, urban economic geography, migration and mobility, and urban housing. His current research focuses on rural–urban migration and the social mobility of rural migrant workers in China. Through extensive fieldwork in major cities including Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Nanjing as well as in a large collection of rural areas across China, he aims to understand how China’s rural citizens respond to urban economic opportunities and institutional constraints.
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
PhD, SPATIAL EVOLUTION OF URBAN VILLAGES IN SHENZHEN, Utrecht University
Award Date: 25 Apr 2012
Master, Wuhan University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2007
Master, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
Award Date: 30 Mar 2007
Bachelor, Wuhan University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- Human Geography
- Urban Geography
- Migration
- Housing
- Gig Economy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An Assembly Line in the Head? Choices and Experiences of China’s Rural Migrant Workers in the Gig Economy
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research project
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Rural Landholdings and the Geographic and Social Mobility of China’s Rural Migrants
1/01/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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Economic Geography of Unplanned Commercial Establishments: An Investigation of Shenzhen's Urban Villages
1/01/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research project
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Migration and consumption among poor rural households in China
Hao, P. & Tang, S., Jul 2023, In: Habitat International. 137, 9 p., 102832.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Home in the big city: does place of origin affect homeownership among the post-80s generation in Shanghai
Cui, J., Cui, C., Mu, X. & Hao, P., 5 Sept 2022, In: Housing Studies. 37, 9, p. 1546-1565 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
What is holding farmers back? Endowments and mobility choice of rural citizens in China
Hao, P. & He, S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 89, p. 66-72 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus) -
Do landholdings affect social mobility in China? A study of rural migrants in Jiangsu
Hao, P., Apr 2021, In: Cities. 111, 11 p., 102977.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
[Book Review] Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho, Citizens in Motion: Emigration, Immigration, and Re-Migration Across China’s Borders. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2018; 184 pp. 9781503606661
HAO, P., Nov 2020, In: Dialogues in Human Geography. 10, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review