Cecilia Wong

• Professor at The University of Manchester

Understanding the heterogeneity of spatial processes is essential for spatial analysis, as existing methods are often limited in model complexity, flexibility and interpretability. In this paper, we proposed SKATER Additive Learner (SKATERAL), a method for delineating covariate-specific endogenous spatial regimes. SKATERAL extends the recently intr...

Background Although there are empirical studies examining COVID-19 infection from a spatial perspective, majority of them focused on the USA and China, and there has been a lacuna of systematic research to unpack the spatial landscape of infection in the UK and its related factors. Methods England’s spatial–temporal patterns of COVID-19 infection...

Despite being a global urban policy laboratory with a diversity of research topics and case studies being reported, we still do not have a holistic understanding of urbanisation across different parts of China. We therefore pose three pertinent questions for discussion in this commentary: whether Chinese urbanisation research has reached a plateau...

There has been a lack of coherent spatial thinking in policymaking in the UK due to political and economic considerations. This discussion, based on a spatial planning perspective, explains how the UK government’s often aspatial approach to policymaking and hiding behind the façade of market-led ideology does not stand the test when examining the R...

This paper proposes an integrative analytical framework to critically review the genesis of smart city development and evaluate its sustainability outcomes from a spatial planning perspective. It argues that historical contexts and modes of governance, together with holistic place-based knowledge, provide important clues to understand the ensuing v...

The global environmental agenda since the 1990s has seen a boom in using sustainability indicators to evaluate environmental impact and capacity. Based on the experience and lessons learnt internationally over the last 25 years, this chapter critically examines the nature, application and challenges of adopting indicator-based approaches to plannin...

Reusing brownfield land has been a key element of planning and regeneration policy in England for many years. While many sites are small and of local importance, there are a few major sites where reuse is expected to bring jobs and economic opportunities to a wider area. There has been a lack of longitudinal study that tracks the impact of such lar...

This Handbook brings together foundational and leading-edge research exploring dimensions of improving quality of life in communities of place. Social indicators and other assessment techniques will be explored, including from the framework of community perspectives which is concerned with enhancing quality of life for community members. As part of...

This article highlights the nature and purpose of regional planning and how the concept has evolved when applied in developing countries as regional development planning. It then turns to discuss the knowledge and skills required in the development of the doctrine of regional planning and their relevance to regional planning practice in the develop...