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Overview

Edwin H.W. Chan is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within the social sciences and environmental science, with a significant focus on urban and environmental topics.

The main fields of study Edwin H.W. Chan contributes to include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, their subfields of study reflect specific interests in:

  • Transportation
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Building and Construction
  • Global and Planetary Change

Their research explores several main topics, which often intersect urban environmental and social concerns. These topics include:

  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Place Attachment and Urban Studies
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
  • Sustainability in Higher Education

Edwin H.W. Chan has published in a variety of academic journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Land
  • Habitat International
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
  • Sustainability

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Spatial justice in public open space planning: Accessibility and inclusivity," 2020, Habitat International
  • "Are you an energy saver at home? The personality insights of household energy conservation behaviors based on theory of planned behavior," 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • "On the urban compactness to ecosystem services in a rapidly urbanising metropolitan area: Highlighting scale effects and spatial non-stationary," 2022, Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • "Heritage building maintenance management (HBMM): A bibliometric-qualitative analysis of literature," 2021, Journal of Building Engineering
  • "Categorisation of cultural tourism attractions by tourist preference using location-based social network data: The case of Central, Hong Kong," 2022, Tourism Management

They have collaborated closely with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Esther H.K. Yung
  • Izzy Yi Jian
  • Peiheng Yu
  • Yiyun Chen
  • Yusuf A. Adenle

Best Publications

  • Exploring Critical Success Factors for Partnering in Construction Projects

    Albert P. C. Chan;Daniel W. M. Chan;Y. H. Chiang;B. S. Tang

  • Critical factors for improving social sustainability of urban renewal projects

    Edwin Chan;Grace K. L. Lee

  • Implementation challenges to the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings: Towards the goals of sustainable, low carbon cities

    Esther H.K. Yung;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • The market for green building in developed Asian cities—the perspectives of building designers

    Edwin H.W. Chan;Queena K. Qian;Patrick T.I. Lam

  • The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Approach for Assessment of Urban Renewal Proposals

    Grace K. L. Lee;Edwin H. W. Chan

  • Impact of perceived leadership styles on work outcomes: Case of building professionals

    Antony T. S. Chan;Edwin H. W. Chan

  • Factors affecting the implementation of green specifications in construction.

    Patrick T.I. Lam;Edwin H.W. Chan;C.S. Poon;C.K. Chau

  • Cultural Considerations in International Construction Contracts

    Edwin H. W. Chan;Raymond Y. C. Tse

  • Prefabrication and barriers to entry—a case study of public housing and institutional buildings in Hong Kong

    Yat-Hung Chiang;Edwin Hon-Wan Chan;Lawrence Ka-Leung Lok

  • Problem issues of public participation in built-heritage conservation: Two controversial cases in Hong Kong

    Esther H.K. Yung;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • Social needs of the elderly and active aging in public open spaces in urban renewal

    Esther H.K. Yung;Sheila Conejos;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • Success factors of energy performance contracting (EPC) for sustainable building energy efficiency retrofit (BEER) of hotel buildings in China

    Pengpeng Xu;Edwin Hon-Wan Chan;Queena Kun Qian

  • Dispute resolution management for international construction projects in China

    Edwin H.W. Chan;Henry C.H. Suen

  • State-led land requisition and transformation of rural villages in transitional China

    Ying Xu;Bo-sin Tang;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • Environmental management system vs green specifications: How do they complement each other in the construction industry?

    Patrick T.I. Lam;Edwin H.W. Chan;C.K. Chau;C.S. Poon

  • Application of system dynamics for assessment of sustainable performance of construction projects

    L. Y. Shen;Y. Z. Wu;E. H. W. Chan;J. L. Hao

  • Understanding the impact of built environment on metro ridership using open source in Shanghai

    Dadi An;Dadi An;Xin Tong;Xin Tong;Kun Liu;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • Factors Affecting Urban Renewal in High-Density City : Case Study of Hong Kong

    Grace K. L. Lee;Edwin H. W. Chan

  • Integrating Green Specifications in Construction and Overcoming Barriers in Their Use

    Patrick T. I. Lam;Edwin H. W. Chan;C. K. Chau;C. S. Poon

  • Sustainable Development and the Rehabilitation of a Historic Urban District – Social Sustainability in the Case of Tianzifang in Shanghai

    Esther Hiu Kwan Yung;Edwin Hon Wan Chan;Ying Xu

  • Underlying social factors for evaluating heritage conservation in urban renewal districts

    Esther Hiu Kwan Yung;Qi Zhang;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • Spatial justice in public open space planning: Accessibility and inclusivity

    Izzy Yi Jian;Jiemei Luo;Edwin H.W. Chan

  • Are you an energy saver at home? The personality insights of household energy conservation behaviors based on theory of planned behavior

    Xuan Liu;Qian-Cheng Wang;Izzy Yi Jian;Hung-Lin Chi

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick T.I. Lam
Patrick T.I. Lam Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chi Sun Poon
Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Anu Ramaswami
Anu Ramaswami Princeton University
Albert P.C. Chan
Albert P.C. Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Geoffrey Qiping Shen
Geoffrey Qiping Shen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
James J. Schauer
James J. Schauer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Liyin Shen
Liyin Shen Chongqing University
Man Sing Wong
Man Sing Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xiaoling Zhang
Xiaoling Zhang University of Hong Kong
Francis W.H. Yik
Francis W.H. Yik Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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