Index - Assistant Professor

Name

Dong Liu

Title

Assistant Professor

Education Background

PhD in Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research

Geospatial analytics
Environmental health
Mobility
Socio-spatial inequality

Personal Website

https://sites.google.com/view/dong-liu

dongliu@cuhk.edu.cn

Office Address

TxB 926

Phone

Teaching Area

Social computing

Other

Biography

Dong Liu currently works as an Assistant Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Dong conducts research in geospatial analytics, environmental health, mobility, and socio-spatial inequality. His work has been published in prominent journals such as Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Social Science & Medicine, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Health & Place, Journal of Transport Geography, Environmental Research, and Annals of the American Association of Geographers, among others.

Dong currently serves as the Steering Commission Member & Secretary for the International Geographical Union (IGU) Transport and Geography Commission, Associate Editor for The International Encyclopedia of Geography of The American Association of Geographers, and Editorial Board member for the Journal of Transport Geography.

Dong has worked on projects funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Additionally, he has led projects as both Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund, and Research Committee Direct Grant for Research at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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Research

Selected Journal Publications:

Liu, D., et al., 2025. Exploring the inequality in fine-grained primary healthcare accessibility in Macau based on high-resolution geospatial data under the 15-minute city framework. Applied Geography, 174, p.103473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103473

Liu, D., Kan, Z. and Lee, J., 2024. The proposal of a 15-minute city composite index through integrating GPS trajectory data-inferred urban function attraction based on the Bayesian framework. Applied Geography, 173, p.103451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103451

Liu, D., et al., 2024. Comparing subjective and objective greenspace accessibility: Implications for real greenspace usage among adults. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 96, p.128335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128335

Liu, D., et al., 2024. Space-time analysis of refueling patterns of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) using GPS trajectory data and machine learning. Transactions in GIS, 28(8), pp. 2639-2651. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13258

Liu, D., Kwan, M.P. and Wang, J., 2024. Developing the 15-minute city: A comprehensive assessment of the status in Hong Kong. Travel Behaviour and Society, 34, p.100666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100666

Liu, D., et al., 2023. Examining individual-level tri-exposure to greenspace and air/noise pollution using individual-level GPS-based real-time sensing data. Social Science & Medicine, p.116040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116040

Liu, D., Kwan, M.P. and Kan, Z., 2023. Assessment of doubly disadvantaged neighborhoods by healthy living environment exposure. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 16(2), pp. 689–702. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-022-09495-7

Liu, D., et al., 2022. Analyzing income-based inequality in transit nodal accessibility. Travel Behaviour and Society, 27, pp.57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2021.11.005

Liu, D., Kwan, M.P. and Kan, Z., 2021. Analysis of urban green space accessibility and distribution inequity in the city of Chicago. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, p.127029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127029

Liu, D. and Kwan, M.P., 2020. Measuring spatial mismatch and job access inequity based on transit-based job accessibility for poor job seekers. Travel Behaviour and Society, 19, pp.184-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2020.01.005

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Awards and honors

Publications

Liu, D., Kan, Z. and Lee, J., 2024. The proposal of a 15-minute city composite index through integrating GPS trajectory data-inferred urban function attraction based on the Bayesian framework. Applied Geography, 173, p.103451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103451
Liu, D., Kwan, M.P., Yang, Z. and Kan, Z., 2024. Comparing subjective and objective greenspace accessibility: Implications for real greenspace usage among adults. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 96, p.128335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128335
Liu, D., Kwan, M.P. and Wang, J., 2024. Developing the 15-minute city: A comprehensive assessment of the status in Hong Kong. Travel Behaviour and Society, 34, p.100666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100666
Liu, D., Kwan, M.P., Kan, Z. and Liu, Y., 2023. Examining individual-level tri-exposure to greenspace and air/noise pollution using individual-level GPS-based real-time sensing data. Social Science & Medicine, p.116040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116040
Liu, D., Kwan, M.P. and Kan, Z., 2021. Analysis of urban green space accessibility and distribution inequity in the city of Chicago. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, p.127029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127029

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