讲座简介

The urban climate has great impacts on cities and their populations in terms of thermal comfort, air quality and wind environment. The speaker will share her practical experience by introducing several governmental consultancy projects she involved and led in Asian high-density cities including Hong Kong, Macau, Wuhan and Kaohsiung. The presentation will not only look at the ways of urban climatic application methodologies and strategies but also introduce the practical experience of application-based guideline development.

主讲人简介

Dr. Chao Ren is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong. Her research interest is Sustainable Urban and Environmental Design and Urban Climatic Application in Urban Planning. She serves as an editorial advisor for Cities & Health and an Associate Editor for Urban Climate. She is a board member of the International Association for Urban Climate (2017-2021). She is a registered BEAM Professional and has joined the Working Group of BEAM Society since 2011.