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Emeritus Faculty: Hok-Lin Leung
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Hok-Lin Leung, B.Arch. (HongKong), M.C.P. (M.I.T.),
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Biography
Dr Hok-Lin Leung is an architect-planner. He is the author of Economy, Land, Cities: Thoughts and Methods (2008), Towards a Subjective Approach to Policy Planning and Evaluation (1985), Land Use Planning Made Plain (1989, and 2nd edition, 1999), and City Images: An Internal View (1992). He also has articles and monographs on redistribution of land value increases, developer behaviour, urban design, housing for the elderly, residential density standards. He is currently working on environmental infrastructure planning, the transfer of planning know-hows to China, and cultural DNA of Western society, economy and politics.
He is the co-founder of the National Executive Forum on Public Property, at Queen's. Founded in 1998, the Forum's mission is "to promote the development and sharing of knowledge and techniques for managing public property, by providing a neutral venue and a collegial environment for networking by senior executives responsible for the management of public property at all levels of government across Canada." It now has 19 sponsors from all three levels of government across Canada.
He is the founder (2003) and Convenor of the Ambassadors' Forum. It is a forum for the 20 ambassadors and high commissioners to Canada from the Asia-Pacific. The purpose is to share ideas and perspectives of informed and thoughtful Canadians on issues that are of interest to the group, as well as to provide a venue for international dialogue. It meets every three months.
He is also the director of the China Projects Office at the School. The office has training, exchange and research projects funded variously by CIDA, Canadian Donner Foundation, and the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources. Currently he does two lecture tours in China annually covering the following places: Development Research Center of the State Council, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction and Housing, the China Executive Leadership Academy at Pudong, the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Tsinghua University, Peking University, the Central University of Finance and Economics, Fudan University and Tongji University.
Research Interests
His research areas include physical infrastructure (standards and financing), housing (especially for the elderly), urban design (environmental perception), history of planning ideas, policy evaluation methods, and comparative study methods. His current focus is on public policy analysis, Western cultural DNA and the development of Chinese planning theory.
Education
1985 Ph.D. Land Development and Management
University of Reading1982 M.Sc. Land Economy
University of Cambridge1976 M.C.P. City Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1970 B.Architecture (Hons.)
University of Hong KongHonours
2009-present Specially Appointed Expert, Personnel Training Center
Development Research Cener, State Council, China2009-present Guest Professor
Tongji University, China2006-present Fellow
Canadian Institute of Planners2004-present Research Fellow
Chinese Academy of Land and Resource Economics2003-present Member, Town and Country Planning Experts Committee
Ministry of Construction, China2003 Canadian Who's Who
Canada2002 Recipient, Friendship Award. (Highest award by China to a foreign expert, administered by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs)
State Council, ChinaSept.-Oct. 2000 Head of "Group of notable Chinese-Canadians" delegation invited by China's National People's Congress
National People's Congress, China1999-2004 Academic Tutor to the Chinese Ambassador to Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1993 First Prize, Seventh Annual Kingston Literary Awards
Kingston, Ontario, Canada1991-2000 Guest Professor
National Research Centre of Science and Technology for Development, China1985-present Senior Advisor, Science and Technology Committee
City of Xiangfan, Hubei, China1982 Merit Award, National Competition on Innovaitive Land and Housing Design, Calgary Housing Commission
Calgary, Alberta, Canada1977-1979 Harold Samuel Student, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom1970 Chancellor's Outstanding Student, University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Courses Taught
SURP-817 An Intellectual History of Urban and Regional Planning
SURP-818 Physical Planning
SURP-809 Special Topic "Interview Design" (module)
SURP-840 Land Use Planning
SURP-848 Community Design
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
Books and MonographsForthcoming, Cultural DNA of Western Civilization, Joint Publishing Company, China (book)
2010 Towards a Subjective Approach to Policy Planning and Evaluation: Common-Sense Structured, Translated and published in English and Chinese, China Renmin University Press, 229 pp. (book)
2008 Economy, Land, Cities: Thoughts and Methods, The Commercial Press, China, 350 pp. (book)
2003 Land Use Planning Made Plain, Second Edition, translated and published in Chinese, China, Geological Press
Land Use Planning Made Plain is a practical guide for planners, administrators, politicians, developers, property owners, and the general public on how to make and implement land use decisions. It seeks to develop a set of coherent planning principles by drawing out useful and generally applicable elements from various systems and approaches.
Hok-Lin Leung's focus is on planning at the city level, and he has organized the text according to the logical sequence of plan-making: justifications for making a land use plan, a plan for plan-making, planning goals, information, analysis, synthesis, and implementation. He addresses major debates in land planning today, including controversial material, and concludes with suggestions on the qualifications and qualities of a land use planner. By encouraging a shared understanding of the purpose, analytic skills and substantive considerations of plan-making ? as well as the ways and means of plan-implementation ? this book helps the planner to become more responsible and responsive to the many issues surrounding land use and its important role in addressing human needs.
2003 Land Use Planning Made Plain, Second Edition, republished by University of Toronto Press. (book)
1999 Land Use Planning Made Plain, Second Edition, Ronald P. Frye Publishing, Ottawa, 292 pp. (book)
1992 City Images: An Internal View, Ronald P. Frye Publishing, Ottawa, 291 pp. (book)
1992 Elderly Homeowners Turned Renters: Reasons for Move, Institute of Urban Studies, Winnipeg, 156 pp. (monograph).
1989 Land Use Planning Made Plain, Ronald P. Frye Publishing, Ottawa, 237 pp., (book, 4th printing in 1994).
1989 Reflection on Planning Beliefs and Practice, Rural and Small Town Research and Studies Programme, Department of Geography, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B., 20 pp. (monograph).
1986 Developer Behaviour in Development Control, Working Papers Series, No. 9, University of Reading, Department of Land Management and Development, 79 pp. (monograph).
1985 Towards a Subjective Approach to Policy Planning and Evaluation: Common-Sense Structured, Ronald P. Frye Publishing, Ottawa, 129 pp. (book).
1979 Redistribution of Land Values, University of Cambridge, Department of Land Economy, Occasional Paper No. 11. (monograph).
Book Chapters
2010 "Essay" on Chapter 3 "Present systems of surveying and planning in rural Canada", in Rediscovering Thomas Adams: Rural Planning and Development in Canada, UBC Press, pp. 109-112.
2008 “A New Kind of Sprawl”, in J. Grant (ed.) Reader in Canadian Planning, Toronto: Nelson, pp. 189-91.
In 1919, the Town Planning Institute of Canada (TPIC) brought together the founders of a new discipline committed to improving cities and those who live in them. TPIC's Journal, and its successor, Plan Canada, provide a wealth of knowledge about Canadian planning. These journals have served as the voice for Canadian urban planning theory, history, and practice; Plan Canada, as the journal of record of Canadian planning research and practice, continues to inform international discourse about the profession.A Reader in Canadian Planning: Linking Theory and Practice is a selection of some of the most important and provocative articles from Plan Canada from the last 30 years.Articles included in the Reader highlight the accomplishments and contribution of Canadian planning theory and practice. It is suitable as a text for courses in Canadian community planning theory and practice, and for those preparing for the Canadian Institute of Planner's entrance examination. Jill Grant's introduction and commentaries develop a theoretical and historical framework to set a context for the papers and the issues they raise.
1995 “Land-Use Planning", in R. Paehlke (ed.) Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia, New York: Garland Publishing, pp. 392-394.
Focusing on both problems and solutions, this authoritative reference work covers all aspects of the environment, from the Everglades to the Himalayas, from legislation in Australia to pollution problems in Eastern Europe, from tropical rain forests to the Porcupine Caribou herd of the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic. The Encyclopedia is filled with valuable information, encompassing studies of species (butterflies, bats, elephants, dolphins), conservation efforts, environmental organizations, treaties, toxic-chemical hazards, resource conservation, conservation concepts (biodiversity, landscape ecology) energy-use impacts, and other vital subjects. The coverage reflects environmental concerns that have dominated front-page headlines for the past four decades: from the Exxon Valdez to Bhopal and Chernobyl, from air pollution to Love Canal, from whale and dolphin preservation to rhino poaching.
1995 "Housing Alternatives for Seniors", in B. Pickles et al. (ed.) Physiotherapy in the Care and Treatment of Older People. London: W.B. Saunders, pp. 349-359.
1994 "Economic Model and Land Development with Chinese Characteristics: Some Policy Thoughts", in Essays on Economic Development Strategies on Some Mid-China Provinces. Economic Research Centre, State Planning Commission, China. pp. 31-37. (in Chinese).
1994 "Alternatives in River Basin Development", in Essays on Economic Development Strategies on Some Mid-China Provinces. Economic Research Centre, State Planning Commission, China. pp. 38-46. (in Chinese).
1993 "Zoning", chapter 13 in Bao, S.X. (ed.) Chengshiguihua Xingainina Xinfangfa (New Concepts and Methods in City Planning). Beijing, China: The Commercial Press, pp. 190-201. (in Chinese).
Papers in Refereed Journals
2011 "Grassroots Units and Harmonious Cities", Theme Forum: Harmonious Cities and Livable Life. EXPO 2010 Shanghai China Forum Proceedings, pp. 270-271, 287-288.
2011 "Cultural DNA in Planning", City Planning Review, 35(10), pp. 78-85.
2010 "Cultural DNA of Western Society, Economy and Politics (2): Competition", China Public Administration Review, (9), pp 3-55.
2009 "Planning: Faith and Science", Urban Planning Forum, 2009(4): 27-32.
2009 “Cultural DNA of Western Society, Economy and Politics: The Beginning”, China Public Administration Review, March(8), pp. 1-49.
2009 “Development of China’s Planning Theory: Some Initial Thoughts”, Urban Planning Forum, 2009(1): 14-17.
2007 “Crows All Over the World”, City Planning Review, 31(4): 65-70.
2007 “Letter to a Young Fellow Student”, City Planning Review, 31(4): 86-88, 93.
2006 "Foreign Soil", City Planning Review, 30(10): 85-88.
2006 "Other People's Mom", City Planning Review, 30(4): 60-65.
2006 "Harmony and Moderation of City Planning", China Academic Journal, Electronic Publishing House, 22(1): 15-19.
2005 "Water and Fire", City Planning Review, 29(8): 82-87.
2005 "Smart Growth", City Planning Review, 29(10): 65-69.
2005 "Plagiaize and Study", City Planning Review, 29(11): 18-22.
2004 "Planning Approaches and Systems in the West and the Amendment of the Urban Planning Act, People's Republic of China", City Planning Review, 28(7): 37-42, 63 (in Chinese)
2004 "Management of Public Property in Canada," City Planning Review, 28(1): 60-64 (in Chinese).
2003 "Comparative Study: An Enquiry of Methods," City Planning Review, 27(11): 46-55 (in Chinese).
2003 "The Living and Working Environment of the Future," City Planning Review, 27(5): 78-80 (in Chinese).
2003 "Politics of Planning in China," Plan Canada, 43(3): 27-30, August 2003.
2003 "Urbanization, Land Use and Water Quality in Shanghai, 1947-1996," Environmental International, 29: 649-659. (multiple authors)
2002 “Mencius and City Planning,” City Planning Review, 26(12): 55-60. (in Chinese).
2002 “Possible Contribution of Classical Chinese Thoughts to Planning Theory,” City Planning Review, 26(11): 58-62. (in Chinese).
2002 “Economics and Geometry,” City Planning Review, 26(5): 50-56. (in Chinese).
2002 “Economic Globalization and Chinese Cities,” City Planning Review, 26(1): 70-74. (in Chinese).
2001 “Books You Can Read But Must Not Use (III): With a Note on ‘Laws’ and ‘Words’ (Part Two),” City Planning Review, 25(12): 64-71. (in Chinese).2001 “Books You Can Read, But Must Not Use (III): With a Note on ‘Laws’ and ‘Words’ ”, City Planning Review, 25(11): 60-67. (in Chinese).
2001 “High and Low, Fast and Slow, New and Old,” City Planning Review, 25(10): 51-55. (in Chinese).
2001 “Books You Can Read, But Must Not Use,” City Planning Review, 25(8): 42-46. (in Chinese).
2001 “Books You Can Read, But Must Not Use (Part Two),” City Planning Review, 25(7): 50-55. (in Chinese).
2001 “Books You Can Read, But Must Not Use: With a Note on Integrity (Part Two),” City Planning Review, 25(6): 68-74. (in Chinese).
2001 “Books You Can Read, But Must Not Use: With a Note on Integrity,” City Planning Review, 25(5): 61-65.
2001 “The Challenges of a Mortgage Insurance Scheme in a Socialist Market-Economy,” International Seminar on Shanghai Housing Development Strategy in the 21st Century, Colloquia, pp. 172-177.
2001 “On Housing Mortgage Loan Insurance,” City Planning Review 25(2): 55-57.
2000 “Regional Development Strategies for China’s West: Thoughts Based on International and Canadian Experience,” City Planning Review 24(10): 57-64. (in Chinese).
2000 “In and Out. Big and Small. Concave and Convex: Some Thoughts About Cities and City Planning,” City Planning Review 24(9): 43-46, 55. (in Chinese).
2000 “The Planner and the Future of the City,” City Planning Review 24(7): 40-43. (in Chinese).
2000 “Planning Strategy: Enlightenment From Ecology Science,” City Planning Review 24(5): 51-54. (in Chinese).
2000 “Development Control and Performance Planning,” City Planning Review 24(3): 34-37. (in Chinese).
1999 “Some Strategic Choices in Urban Land Use Planning,” City Planning Review 23 (9): 21-24, 63. (in Chinese).
1999 “The Relationship Between Mortgage Insurance and the Housing Market,” City Planning Review 23 (11): 33-37.
1999 “My Ithaca,” City Planning Review 23 (12): 52-54. (in Chinese).
1999 “City Ideals and Ideal Cities,” City Planning Review 23 (7): 18-21. (in Chinese).
1999 “Public Involvement: Some North American Experiences and Lessons,” City Planning Review 23 (5): 49-53. (in Chinese).
1999 “Study of Urban and Rural Construction and their Land Use with Chinese Characteristics,” City Planning Review 23 (3): 43-45. (in Chinese).
1999 “The Pursuit of Truth, Goodness and Beauty in Urban Design” City Planning Review Jan. 23 (1): 48-56. (in Chinese).
1998 “Canadian Municipal Infrastructure Needs: Investment Justifications,” Public Works Management and Policy 2 (4) April. pp. 317-326.
1998 “Price of Houses, Rent and Real Estate Development,” City Planning Review 22 (4) July, p. 36. (in Chinese).
1995 "Reform -- The Extremely Urgent Decision of the Chinese Urban Planning Profession,” City Planning Review, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, 19(6), pp. 7-9.
1994 "Planners and City Future", Plan Canada, July, pp. 113-128.
1992 "The Commercialization of Scientific and Technological Innovation", Forum on Science and Technology in China, The National Research Center for Science and Technology for Development, 1 (2), pp. 29-46.
1992 "The Basis for Rational Determination of Plot Ratio," City Planning Review, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design. pp.58-60. (in Chinese)
1990 "Strength and Weaknesses of the Planning Profession in China," China City Planning Review. China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, 5 (3), pp. 59-71. (in English).
1990 "Some Suggestions on Urban Land Development in China," City Planning Review, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, 14 (6), pp. 48-50. (in Chinese).
1988 "Making Foreign Urban Planning Experience Serve China," China Architecture and Urbanism, October 1988, pp. 25‑28. (in Chinese and English).
1988 "A Modern Chinese Cityscape," Space and Society, International Journal of Architecture, July‑September, pp. 91‑95. (in Italian and English).
1988 "Reflection on Planning Beliefs and Practice," Urban Design and Preservation Quarterly, 11, Nos. 2 and 3, Spring/Summer 1988, pp. 9‑15.
1987 "Analysis of the General Planning of Britain, U.S.A. and Canada," City Planning Review, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, (3), pp. 54‑61. (in Chinese).
1987 "Developer Behaviour and Development Control," Land Development Studies, (4), pp. 17‑34.
1987 "A Modern Chinese Cityscape," Planning and Development, Journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, 3(1), pp. 31‑35.
1987 "Mutual Learning in Development Control," Plan Canada, 27:2, pp. 44‑55.
1987 "Housing Concerns of Elderly Homeowners," Journal of Aging Studies, 1(4), pp. 379-391.1987 "Evaluating Public Sector Programmes," Journal of General Management, 12(4), pp. 46‑59.
1986 "Verdict on Planning Organs in Other Countries and the Works on Development Control," City Planning Review, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, (5), pp. 29‑35. (in Chinese).
1986 "Personal View on Adopted Ways of Training Chinese Urban Planners," City Planning Review, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, (1), pp. 38‑41. (in Chinese).1985 "Routes and Perceptions, Tourism Planning for Gananoque," Landscape Architecture, May/June, pp. 77‑81.
1984 "Perceptions on Housing by Elderly Low‑Income Homeowners," Human Affairs (7), pp. 107‑126.
1982 "Visual Planning‑‑the Case of a Small Tourist‑Oriented Community," CELA Forum, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, 1(2), pp. 11‑14.
1982 Merit Award, Innovative Land and Housing Design Competition Report, Calgary Housing Commission, pp. 58‑59.
1979 "Location of Manufacturing Industries in Hong Kong," Urban Studies, 16, pp. 205‑211.
Other Publications (magazines, newspapers, creative writing, and book reviews)
2005 "Walking in Beijing: A People-Centered Observation," Beijing City Planning and Construction Review, 4: 132-133.
2001 “Queen’s University in China,” Plan Canada, 41 (2): 17-18.
2000 “Creating a Warmer Climate for Foreign Investment,” China Success, Canada China Business Council, p. 23.
2000 “The Academia Nexus,” Plan Canada, April-May-June, 40(3): 43.
1996 Cities with Invisible Walls: Reinterpreting Urbanization in Post - 1949 China, by K.W. Chan, in Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 5 (2) pp. 276-277.
1995 "Link UI with Job Creation," Policy Options, 16(9): 47.
1995 "A New Kind of Sprawl," Plan Canada, September, pp. 3-4.
1995 "Oxbridge at Queen's," Insite, July, pp. 40-41.
1995 “The China Syndrome," Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 23, A11.
1995 "How to Design Buildings on a More Human Scale," The Globe and Mail, Jan. 26. A15.
1994 "In City Living, How Crowded Is Overcrowded?," The Globe and Mail, July 5, A17.
1994 "The Missing Blanket of Blue," The Globe and Mail, Jan. 14, A19.
1994 "An Internal View of the City," Plan Canada, May, pp. 43-44.
1994 Making Choices: Alternative Development Standards Guidelines, by Ministry of Housing and Ministry of Municipal Affairs, in Intensification Report, (11)1994, pp. 33-34.
1993 "Limits to Intensification: A lesson from China," The Intensification Report #3, Canadian Urban Institute, pp. 3-5.
1993 "How Crowded Is Overcrowded," Plan Canada, May, p. 18.
1993 "Federal Spending Isn't Sole Source of Crucial Investment in Infrastructure," Ottawa Citizen, Nov. 10, A14.
1993 "Why Did Cain Murder Abel? Culture Clash!," Journey, July, p.6.
1993 "How to Turn a Row House into a Home," The Globe and Mail, April 19, p. A13.
1993 "Three Women," The Whig-Standard Companion, May 22, p. 17.
1992 "Streamlining Development Approval," Municipal World, May.
1992 "Carving Up the Aging Suburbs," The Globe and Mail, September 2, A17.
1992 "Exotic City Street Life Versus Suburban Comfort," The Globe and Mail, June 11, p. A17.
1992 The Forbidden City Within Victoria, by Lai, David Chuenyan, Orca Book Publishers, 1991, in Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 1(2), pp. 201-202.
1990 "Big Brother and Small Town Planning," Municipal World, November.
1989 The Insiders: Government, Business and the Lobbyists, by Sawatsky, John, McClelland and Stewart, 1987, in Queen's Quarterly, 96:2, pp. 535-536.
1987 Cities, Communities and Planning in the 1980s, ed. Soen, D., F.A. Lagin and Y. Neumann, Gower, 1984, in Plan Canada, 27:3, pp. 71‑72.
1985 "A Planner's Impression of China," CIP Forum, (October), (4).
1985 “Developing Community Improvement Policies by Using a 'Deficiency Analysis' Method," Municipal World, (December).
1984 "New Life in Old Stones," Whig‑Standard Magazine, 21 January 1984.
1983 "OHIP Building ‑ A Strange Giant on the Land," Whig‑Standard Magazine, 9 April 1983.
Interviews
2012 Oriental Morning Post, China, “Land Management and Municipal Finance”.
2009 Wuhan Morning News, China, “Hok-Lin Leung on Canadian Urban Planning”.
2007 New China (Xinhua) News Agency, interview, May 21. p. A28, March 5.
2005 Science and Technology Daily interview, May 17 (published May 20, 4 pages plus photo)
2003 Fairchild, Toronto, Radio interview on Toronto's transportation. Feb. 25.
2002 CBC TV Winnipeg, “Country Live,” interview, August 7.
2002 Kingston Whig Standard, interview, Sept. 24.
2002 CBC Radio 1, “Ontario Morning,” interview, Oct. 9.
2001 New China (Xiahua) News Agency, interview, Nov. 22.
1997 "Do toll roads take too high a toll?" Globe and Mail, July 5, 1997. D3.
1994 "Motorists face end of the road on free highways," Toronto Star, February 19, 1994. A1.
1990 "Elderly Homeowners Feel Forced to Sell," Toronto Star, July 16, 1990.
1990 "Elderly homeowner's housing perceptions," CBC, July 25, 1990.
CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED
2012 Organizer, 4th Theory Festival, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing. February 17-19.
2011 Keynote speaker, "Socialist Marcket Economy and Land", China Land Society Annual Conference, Hefei, Anhui, China, December 19-20, 2011.
2011 Keynote speaker, "Culture and Development", 2011 Life and Development International Conference, Hangzhou, China, November 8-9.
2011 Organizer, 3rd Theory Festival, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing. March 4-6.
2010 Keynote speaker, "Public Interest and the Common Good", 2010 Life and Development International Conference, Hangzhou, China, November 9.
2010 Theme Forum speaker, "Grassroots Units and Harmonious Cities", EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China, October 4-7.
2009 Organizer, 2nd Theory Festival, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing. March 12-14.2009 Organizer, 1st Theory Festival, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing.
2008 Keynote speaker, Urban Forum, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, October.
2008 Keynote speaker, First Executive Forum on Land System Reform in Coastal Regions, Tianjin, China, October.
2007 “Prosperity and Property Rights”, Seminar on Canadian-China Relations, The Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, Ottawa, ON, Nov. 25-26.
2007 “Human-centeredness and the Public Interest”, keynote speech, Planning for Building a Harmonious Community Symposium, Ningpo, China, Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
2006 “City Planning and Energy”, Shad Valley at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, July 5.
2006 “Land Planning in China”, Kingston Seniors Association, Kingston, ON. October 13.
2005 "The Question of Scaling in Policy Analysis," School of Public Policy and Administration, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China, October 27.
"Appropriateness and Harmony," keynote speech, Symposium of the Second High Level Forum of the World Mega Cities Development, Nantong, People's Republic of China, October 23.
"Plagiarize or Study," keynote speech, Urban Planning Society of China, Annual Conference, Xian, People's Republic of China, September 25.
"Policy Evaluation," School of Public Policy and Administration, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China, September 23.
"Positioning Federal Properties," OPPI Symposium, Kingston, September 17.
Socialist Market Economy," School of Public Policy and Administration, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China, May 30.
2004 "Maintenance Funding for Public Property: Best Practices," National Executive Forum on Public Property, May 1.
2002 “Sustainable Growth and Smart Growth,” National Executive Forum on Public Property, Aug. 9.
2001 “The Challenges of a Mortgage Insurance Scheme in a Socialist Market-Economy,” International Seminar on Shanghai Housing Development Strategy in the 21st Century, colloquia, p. 172-177.
2000 “The Challenges of a Mortgage Insurance Scheme in a Socialist Market-Economy,” International Seminar on Shanghai Housing Development Strategy in the 21st Century, Nov. 16-17.
1999 “Interconnection,” Address, Queen’s Land Forum, Annual Conference, Victoria, BC , May 17.
1998 Address, Queen’s Land Forum, Inaugural Conference, Kingston, May 26.
1998 “Dealing with Diversity,” Keynote Speech, Ontario Municipal Board, Deerhurst, Ontario. May 21.
1998 “Marketing the Medium Density Home,” Ontario Professional Planners Institute. Annual Conference. August 18.
1997 “Some Reflections on the Chinese Land System,” Speech, International Rights of Way Association, Toronto, City Hall. April 3.
1997 “Some Peculiar Notions About Urbanization in China,” Canadian Asian Studies Association, Learned Societies Conference, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 5.
1997 “Some Peculiar Notions about Urbanization in China,” Later Life Learning lecture series, February 14.
1997 “Man is a Natural Disaster,” Symposium, Cities: A Double-edged Sword, School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, January 25.
1996 “Housing Subsidy and Rent Policy, Some Canadian Experience,” Housing for Millions, Conference Proceedings, Hong Kong Housing Authority, pp. 93-96.
1994 "Residential Density and Quality of Life," Conference on Urban Research, Learned Societies Conference, Calgary.
1994 "The Mess of Land Development in China," CASA, Learned Societies Conference, Calgary, in M.S. Chen, C. Comtois, and L.N. Shyu (eds.) East Asian Perspectives, Montreal: CASA, pp. 91-100.
1993 "Suburban Sprawl in China: Dynamics of Development Control," CASA Biennial Conference of East Asia Council, October 1-3, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec.
1992 "Reflections on Reforms in Land Development in China," CASA, Learned Societies Conference, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
1991 "Urban Sprawl: A Chinese-Canadian Comparative Study," CASA Conference, Brock University, St. Catharines.
1991 "Urban Land Reform and Land Use Legislation in the People's Republic of China," Conference on Law and Reform in the People's Republic of China, Law Faculty, Queen's University.
1990 "Elderly Homeowner-Turned-Renters: Reasons for Move," ACSP Conference, Austin, Texas.
1989 "Reflections on the Reconstruction of Tangshan, China," ACSP Conference, Portland, Oregon.
1988 "Strengths and Weaknesses of the Planning Profession in China," ACSP Conference, Buffalo, New York.
1988 "Reflections on Planning Beliefs and Practice," Conference on Resolving Rural Development Conflicts, Mount Allison University and University of Maine, St. Andrews‑by‑the‑Sea, New Brunswick.
1986 "Housing Needs of Elderly Homeowners in Nonmetropolitan Areas," invited, Association pour la Sante Publique du Quebec, Montreal. Published in La Relation Sante‑Environnement: Les Risques et Les Benefices, Proceedings of the 1986 Association pour la Sante Publique du Quebec Conference, pp. 19‑34.
1984 "Elderly Low‑Income Homeowners," 75th Annual Conference, Canadian Public Health Association, Calgary.
1983 "Mutual Learning in Development Control," Annual Conference, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, San Francisco.
1982 "An Evaluative and Navigational Tool for Operational Planning," Procedural Planning Methodology Symposium, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England.
1982 "Housing for Elderly Low‑Income Homeowners," Canadian Institute of Planners, National Conference, Ottawa. Published in Barry S. Wellar (ed.), Prospects for Planning: Coming to Grips with New Realities, Proceedings of the 1982 National Conference of the Canadian Institute of Planners, Ottawa: Canadian Institute of Planners, pp. 339‑344.
1982 "Housing and Development," 73rd Annual Conference, Canadian Public Health Association, Yellowknife, N.W.T. Published in Environment, Lifestyles, Heredity, 73rd Canadian Public Health Association Conference, pp. 81‑93.
1982 "Housing Policy for the Elderly in Ontario," Canadian Regional Science Association, Sixth Annual Conference, Ottawa.
1982 "Post‑Modernism ‑ The Lesson from City Planning," An Interdisciplinary Conference on Post‑Modernist Culture, Commonwealth University of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
1981 "A Visual Context for Planning," Annual Meeting, American Society of Landscape Architects, Washington, D.C. Published in Regional Landscape Planning, Proceedings of 3 Educational Sessions, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects, pp. 111‑118.
1979 "Towards a Methodology of Policy Analysis ‑ Common Sense Structured," Symposium, The Role of Policy Analysis in the Education of Planners, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
SPECIAL SEMINARS (Ambassadors' Forum)
2011 “International Investment Strategies of Major Equity Investors”, Dec. 9 (with Jim Leech)
“Making Parliament Work: From the Speaker's Chair”, Sept. 30 (with Peter Miliken)
“Canada and Asia: Building an Economically Strong and Mutually Respectful Neighbourhood”, June 30 (with Hugh Segal)
2010 “Declinism and America's Future in East Asia”, Dec. 116 (with Mike Mason)
“Managing the Oceans: The Canadian Experience”, Sept. 10 (with Peter Harrison)
“Reforming the World's Financial System: Rules Versus Principles”, June 18 (with Louis Gagnon)
2009 “International Human Rights Day: Growing Inequality and the Ignoring of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”, Dec. 10 (with Ed Broadbent)
“How to be Effective with the Government Bureaucracy of Canada”, Sept. 25 (with Mel Cappe)
“Cultural DNA of Western Society, Economy and Politics”, June 26
“The Economic Outlook of Canada and the Implication on Canada's Relationship with the Asia-Pacific”, April 9 (with Paul Danby)
2008 “The New Government and the World”, Dec. 11 (with Paul Heinbecker)
“Canada’s Economic Performance and Potentials”, Sept. 4 (with Anne Golden)
“Canada’s Role in World Peace”, June 13 (with Joel Sokolsky)
2007 “Quebec and the Canadian Federation”, Dec. 6 (with Martin Cauchon)
“The Canadian Political Scene”, Sept. 14 (with Thomas Axworthy)
“Reforming the Culture of the WTO”, June 22 (with Debra Steger)
“Canada’s Emerging Foreign Policy”, March 29 (with Hugh Segal)
2006 “A Canadian Labour Perspective on Trade and Immigration with the Asia-Pacific”, Nov. 24 (with Ken Georgetti).
“Canada’s Role in Afghanistan”, Sept. 8 (with H. Hassan-Yari).
“Recruitment Rhetoric of Terrorist Organizations”, June 9 (with Nicole Schwartz-Morgan)
“Canada After the Election”, March 3 (with Andrew Coyne)
“Canada’s Performance and Potential”, Nov. 25 (with Glen Hodgson)
2005 "Implication of Demographics on Global Economic Imbalances", August 26 (with Jack Mintz)
"Globalization and National Sovereignty", May 20 (with Tom Courchene)
"Canada's Role in the World," February 18 (with Tom Axworthy)
2004 "Doing it Right at the WTO", November 26
"Canada After the Election", August 27
"International Peacekeeping and Peacemaking", May 4 (with David Haglund, David Last and Don Macnamara).
"Martin's Agenda and its Implication for the Asia-Pacific", Feb. 27 (with Stephen Handelman).
2003 "Canada's Immigration Policy", Nov. 21 (with Alan Green).
"The Next Federal Election", Aug. 15(with Hugh Segal).
"Canada and the Asia-Pacific in the Context of Canada-U.S. Relations", May 30 (with Michael Hawes).
SPECIAL SEMINARS (for China’s Ambassador)
2002 “A Canadian Perspective on China’s Entry into the WTO.” July 31.
2002 “Future of Government,” April.
2001 “The relationship between International Trade and Domestic Policies,” (with Keith Banting) April 20.
2001 “Learning and Integrity,” Feb. 2.
2000 “Canada’s Federal Election,” September 12.
2000 “Development of China’s Western Region,” June 23.
2000 “Canada’s Public Health System,” (with Sam Shortt) March 2.
1999 “Models for Resolving International Trade Disputes,” (with Klaus Stegemann).
1999 “Canadian Identity,” (with John Meisel).
1999 “Internal Logic of a Capitalist Economy”.
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH REPORTS
2005 "Addendum to Policy Recommendations," (with M. Hough, J. Meligrana, E. Sajecki) submitted to Canadian International Development Agency and Provincial Government of Yunnan, People's Republic of China (translated into Chinese by Zhiyao Zhang) October, 18 pp.
"Draft Policy Discussion Paper: Research on Policy Adjustment and Implementation for Sustainable and Utilizable Land Resources of Yunnan Province," (with M. Hough, J. Meligrana, E. Sajecki) submitted to Canadian International Development Agency and Provincial Government of Yunnan, People's Republic of China (translated into Chinese by Zhiyao Zhang ) June, 84 pp.
2004 "Maintenance Funding for Public Property: Best Practices," National Executive Forum on Public Property.
"An Eco-Environmental Protection Oriented Land Use Policy Framework for China's Western Region", CIDA (PPOP) project.
2002 “Sustainable Growth and Smart Growth,” Forum Newsletter, National Executive Forum on Public Property. Aug. 2000:9.
"Legal/institutional Environment for Foreign Investment in Mineral Exploration and Development in China", CIDA (PPOP) project.
2001 Positioning for the Future: Scenarios and Options for Federal Property Management: A Preliminary Search for Ideas, for Treasury Board Secretariat, September 2001, 157 pp.
1999 Rust Out, Working Paper Treasury Board Secretariate, Ottawa. 26 pp. + appendices.
1998 International Experiences with Alternative Approaches to Planning and Development Regulation. CMHC, Ottawa. 133 pp. + appendices.
1998 Regulatory Processes and Timeframes for Residential Development in 10 Canadian Cities. ICURR, Toronto. 112 pp.
1996 Canadian Infrastructure Works Program, Program Review and Evaluation: A technical literature review, with technical appendix. Research Report, Infrastructure Works Office, Treasury Board Canada, Contract #656101.
1994 Bibliographic Review of Canadian Literature on Infrastructure, Research Report, Infrastructure Works Office, Treasury Board Canada, Contract #A456043.
1994 Linking Social Assistance and Job Creation: A Demand-Side Strategy, Research Report, Human Resources Development Canada. Contract #9736-4-0003, 40 pp.
1993 Residential Density and Quality of Life, Research Report, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Contract #6585/L146, 101 pp. and appendices.
1990-93 Briefs to the Federal Liberal Party Task Force on Infrastructure.
1992 Environmental Assessment in Policy and Program Planning: A Source Book, Consultant Report (with P. Nicholson), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office, 52 pp.
1992 Commercial Application of Scientific and Technological Innovations, Brief to the State Science and Technology Commission, China, 30 pp. (in Chinese).
1991 Prospect of Planned-Market Economy for China, Brief to the State Planning Commission and the State Science and Technology Commission, China, 36 pp. (in Chinese).1990 Strategic Issues in Chinese City Development. Brief to the Minister of Construction, China. (in Chinese).
1990 Comprehensive Zoning By-Law. Loughborough Township, Ontario, 40 pp.
1989 Homeowner-Turned-Renters: Reasons for Move, Research Report, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Contract No. 6585/L14.4, 144 pp. and appendices.
1988 Brief to the Minister of Urban and Rural Construction and Environmental Protection concerning the forthcoming National Planning Act, Invited Brief, Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction and Environmental Protection, China. (in Chinese).
1988 Official Plan (with Background Study), Consultant Report, Loughborough Township, Ontario, 42 pp.
1986 Senior Citizen Housing Project ‑ Feasibility Study II, Consultant Report, Cataraqui Seniors, Kingston, 35 pp.
1986 Senior Citizen/Developmentally Handicapped Housing Project ‑ Feasibility Study, Consultant Report, Marion Community Homes and Ongwanada Hospital, Kingston. 30 pp.
1985 Community Improvement Policies, Consultant Report, Loughborough Township, Ontario.
1985 Senior Citizen Housing Project - Feasibility Study, Consultant Report, Cataraqui Seniors, Kingston.
1984 Location Concentration of Elderly Low‑Income Homeowners, Research Report, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Contract No. 6585/L14.
1982 Senior Citizen Housing Project - Feasibility Study, Consultant Report, Knights of Columbus, Kingston Township.
1982 Conceptual Framework for Performance Measurement within the Operational Planning and Evaluation Context - Saskatchewan Region, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Consultant Report, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Contract No. RP81‑04.
1982 Visual Planning for Small Tourist-Oriented Communities, Research Report, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Contract No. 6585/L14.
Employment History
2005-present Coordinator, Memorandum of Understanding between Development Research Center, State Council, China, China Association of International Exchange of Personnel, and Queen's University on collaborative policy research
2003-present Convenor, Ambassadors' Forum (ambassadors and high commissioners from 18 Asian-Pacific countries to Canada).
2000-present Coordinator, Fudan-Queen's Co-laboratory of Environmental Research on Urbanization
1999-present Coordinator, Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Land and Resources, China and Queen's University (training, exchange and research).
1998-present Director, China Projects Office, School of Urban and Regional Planning
1997-2009 Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University.
1996-present Coordinator, Memorandum of Understanding between the Bureau of Real Property Management, Treasury Board Canada, and the School of Urban and Regional Planning (collaborative research and training).
2000-2003 Co-Chair, National Housing Research Committee, working group on Sustainable Community Planning, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
1998-2004 Faculty Coordinator, National Executive Forum on Public Property (formerly the Queen's Land Forum - ongoing national forum for senior executives in public agencies that hold land).
1996-1998 Coordinator, Memorandum of Understanding between the Real Estate Sector, Public Works and Government Services Canada, and the School of Urban and Regional Planning (collaborative research and training).
1996 Acting Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University.
1995-1999 Coordinator, Letter of Intent between China State Land Administration (now the Ministry of Land and Resources) and Queen's University (training and exchange).
1993-1994 Coordinator, Queen's Environmental Network.
1992 Acting Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University, (Jan 1 to June 30).
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