Urban Climate Application Lab,
The Faculty of Architecture,
The University of Hong Kong
The Research Group of Prof. Chao REN at the 12th International Conference on Urban Climate, Rotterdam
There are currently 3 post-doc fellows, 2 PhD students, 1 research assistant in the research team.
We investigate the interplay between microclimate and urban morphology, develop mapping system for urban climate, and analyze the thermal comfort and public health risk in high-density cities. By conducting multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary research, our work focuses on climatic analysis and their application in spatial planning.
Prof. Chao REN (the second from the right at the front row) as Technical Advisor in a Joint Meeting with Thai Meteorological Department
Transferring scientific data into new knowledge, our research output aims not only to form the theoretical basis in this emerging and exciting field, but also serve to inform policy-makers and support evidence-based design.
Prof. Chao REN Delivering a Keynote at the HKIA Urban Regeneration Dialogue
Selected publications in recent three years
- Qiuyi Xu, Chao Ren, Yueyang He, Jimmy C.H. Fung, Edward Ng, Investigating urban wind vertical profiles during heatwaves with spatial synoptic classification using Doppler LiDAR: A case study in Hong Kong, Urban Climate, Volume 65, 2026, 102727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102727.
- Yawen Wang, Changqing Lin, Alexis Kai Hon Lau, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Ka Chun Chong, Chao Ren, Assessing the impact of compound heatwave-ozone event with varied definitions on mortality risk in Hong Kong, Environment International, Volume 201, 2025,109595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109595.
- Janice Y. Ho, Yueyang He, Ka Chun Chong, Chao Ren, Compound hot-humid extreme events and their mortality associations during summer and shoulder months in a subtropical coastal city, Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 118, 2025, 106031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.106031.
- RenFeng Wang, Chao Ren, Cuiping Liao, Ying Huang, Zhen Liu, Meng Cai, Sectoral carbon emission prediction and spatial modeling framework: A local climate zone-based case study of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 114, 2024,105756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105756.
- Yilun Li, Chao Ren, Janice Ying-en Ho, Yuan Shi, Landscape metrics in assessing how the configuration of urban green spaces affects their cooling effect: A systematic review of empirical studies, Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 239, 2023, 104842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104842.
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