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Lecturer

Dr. CHU Vivian

BSc, MSc (UCL), PhD (HKU)
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Biography

Dr. Vivian Chu is a lecturer at the Centre for Civil Society and Governance in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Geography) and a Master of Science (Environment, Science and Society) from the University College London. She received a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests lie in environmental policy, collaborative governance and sustainability. Her doctoral research focuses on the role of policy entrepreneurs in cross-boundary environmental management in Southern China. Vivian’s recent research revolves around the themes of commoning in the peri-urban, sustainable behaviour and policy tools, as well as sustainability assessment. Dr. Chu teaches a number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses on environmental policy and sustainability, some of which with a specific focus on energy sustainability and social entrepreneurship. She is a Fellow of Advance HE, the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.

Education
2011–2016 The University of Hong Kong
PhD (Geography)
2009–2010 University College London
MSc Environment, Science and Society
2006-2009 University College London
BSc Geography
Professional & Community Services
2022-present The University of Hong Kong
Centre for Civil Society and Governance
Lecturer

 

2020-2022 The University of Hong Kong
Centre for Civil Society and Governance
Assistant Lecturer

 

2016-2019 The University of Hong Kong
Faculty of Social Sciences
Policy for Sustainability Lab
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Research

Governing Green Transitions (GOGREEN)

Forest Village – Mui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong sustainable village programme

Selected Publication

Chu, V. H., Lam, W. F., & Williams, J. M. (2023). Building robustness for rural revitalization: A social-ecological system perspective. Journal of Rural Studies101, 103042.

Chu V.H.Y., Law W.W.Y., Williams J.M. (2022). Advocacy coalitions in rural revitalisation: the roles of policy brokers and policy learning, Environmental Science and Policy, 136: 9-18.

Williams J.M., Chu V.H.Y*., Lam W.F. and Law W.W.Y. (2021). Revitalising Rural Communities, SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development, Singapore: Springer (*corresponding author)

Chu, Vivian H. Y., & Lee, Anna K. Y. (2019). Institutional Obstacles and Opportunities for Policy Entrepreneurship in Cross-Border Environmental Management: a case study in China’s Greater Pearl River Delta region. Asian Geographer, 1-19.

Chu, Vivian H.Y. (27 Jun – 28 Jun, 2018) Cross-sector collaboration and the reconciliation of paradoxes: the building of system robustness in the attainment of rural sustainability. Paper presented at the ARNOVA-Asia Conference on ‘Evolving Government-Third Sector Relations in Asia’ at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Chu, Vivian H.Y. (5 Apr – 7 Apr, 2018) Collaborative Governance for Rural Sustainability: A study of the foundation of system robustness. Paper presented at the Conference on ‘Rethinking Cross-sector Social Innovation’ at the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, The University of Harvard, United States.

Lee, Frederick and Chu, Vivian H.Y. (2017), Policy Entrepreneurship, Policy Diffusion and Transboundary Environmental Regulations: Evidence from Southern China, Mondes en Developpement, Vol. 45, pp. 13-27.

Chu, Vivian H. Y. (2017), Policy Entrepreneurship and the Management of Transboundary Externalities in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region, Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Hong Kong.

Chu, Vivian H.Y. and Lee, Frederick (4 Nov – 7 Nov, 2014) Marine emission control in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region in Southern China: the impacts and limits of policy entrepreneurship in a cross-boundary setting. Paper presented at the ‘14th International conference BRIT (Border Regions in Transition) The Border, a Source of Innovation at the University of Artois, Arras, France, and the Catholic University of Louvain, Mons, Belgium.

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Honorary Senior Advisor
Dr. LIAO Sarah
Deputy Director
Dr. CHAN Elaine
Deputy Director and Principal Lecturer
Dr. LAW Winnie
SLGP Director & Lecturer
Dr. BURNETT Margaret Julia
Assistant Lecturer
Dr. WILLIAMS Jessica Marie
Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. PAN Emily
Assistant Director
Ms. CHICK Katie
Assistant Director
Ms. CHOW Joyce
Assistant Project Manager
Mr. FOK Kelvin
Assistant Project Manager
Mr. LEUNG Darwin
Senior Project Officer
Ms. CHAN Karen
Senior Project Officer
Dr. HU Taihua
Senior Project Officer
Ms. KAN Mimi
Senior Project Officer
Ms. LAU Bonnie
Senior Project Officer
Ms. LAW Renee
Senior Project Officer
Mr. LEUNG Ryan
Senior Project Officer
Ms. LEUNG Vivian
Senior Project Officer
Ms. YIU Sianna
Project Officer
Mr. CHENG Woody
Project Officer
Ms. MAN Iris
Project Officer
Ms. YEUNG Daisy
Honorary Senior Fellow
Mr. CHEN George
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Dr. TSOI Joyce
Honorary Lecturer
Ir Dr. LAI Elizabeth
Honorary Lecturer
Ir LAU Sophia