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Biography
Dr Hon Chim Chiu is an education focused academic specialising in teaching field and lab work in geography at the sub-honours level. He had previously taught in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and the University of Hong Kong. He is specialised in the field of geomorphology and natural hazards, with a research focus on sedimentology and geomorphology of coastal systems; Quaternary evolution of monsoon systems; and storm impacts on urban coastlines. He served as the President of the Geological Society of Hong Kong in 2022-2024.
Research overview
My research interests are mostly informed by the professional practice with focus on
1. Coastal geomorphic changes through time
Sedimentary archives of past events such as coastal storms; monitoring seasonal coastal dune variability; modelling beach profile changes.
2. Mapping, planning and policy
Relics from the war; planning and zoning in/with environmental change, with a focus on tree farms; historical planning systems and the law in the Scottish context.
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):
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A preliminary Coasian proposal for tree auditing via planning control of tree farms
Lai, L. W. C., Chau, K. W., Davies, S. N. G., Chiu, H. C. & Lorne, F. T., 1 Dec 2024, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 169, p. 103315Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discovery flows from mapping for conservation planning: the case of finding and mapping of Second World War British Hong Kong defence structures
Davies, S. N. G., Lai, L. W. C., Tan, Y. K. & Chiu, H. C., 12 Nov 2024, In: Town Planning Review. 95, 6, p. 597-616 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hong Kong 2100: Factors of “Worst-Case Scenario” Flooding and a Flood Map
Chiu, H. C. & Chan, H. Y. A., Sept 2023, Surveying and Built Environment, 32, 2, p. 97-109 13 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Extreme Storm Events as Threats to Coastal Communities: A Study of Big Wave Bay Using Map and Aerial Photo Information
Wong, T. L. & Chiu, H. C., Dec 2022, Surveying and Built Environment, 31, 2, p. 6-21 16 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Recrystallization of Holocene calcareous root tubes in the Tengger Desert, Northwest China and its effects on the reliability of paleoenvironmental reconstruction results
Li, Z., Zhu, R., Gao, Y., Chiu, H. C. & Liao, H., 10 Oct 2020, In: Quaternary International. 562, p. 85-93 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Taught field work in an undergraduate geography programme : from benchmarking to developing student research projects
Chiu, H. C. (Speaker)
7 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Mentor for student teams - Universities for Goal 13 Competition Greater China Final
Chiu, H. C. (Participant)
1 Mar 2024 → 15 Mar 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other