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Faith Chan

Head of School and Professor of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences

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    The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Ningbo, China
    199 Taikang East Road
    Ningbo 315100
    China
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Biography

I specialize in international water management policies, particularly in sustainable flood management and planning practices, flood risk assessment practices in the UK, Europe and East Asia and their applications in both developed and developing countries.

Expertise Summary

I started my academic life at University of Leeds in 2006, I was appointed as a research teaching associate at School of Geography in Leeds. I have been accredited as a teaching associate in the UK Higher Education Academy (UKHEA) since 2008.

I have engaged with the Water@Leeds research organisation and currently chair of the Delta group and currently I am the visiting senior research fellow at Water@Leeds, University of Leeds.

Teaching Summary

I have a keen interest in teaching, and I have gained the teaching associate qualification of the Higher Education Academy in the United Kingdom. I have been involved with a variety of teaching… read more

Research Summary

  • Sustainable Flood Risk Management
  • Coastal flood risk management in Asian Mega-cities
  • Urban surface flood management
  • Urbanization, planning and flood management

Recent Publications

  • TEO, HOONG CHEN, LECHNER, ALEX MARK, WALTON, GRANT W., CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, CHESHMEHZANGI, ALI, TAN-MULLINS, MAY, CHAN, HING KAI, STERNBERG, TROY and CAMPOS-ARCEIZ, AHIMSA, 2019. ENVIRONMENTS. 6(6),
  • GRIFFITHS, JAMES ANDREW, ZHU, FANGFANG, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and HIGGITT, DAVID LAURENCE, 2019. GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS. 10(2), 363-372
  • MENG M., DABROWSKI M., TAI Y., STEAD D., CHAN, F., 2019. Environmental Science and Policy. 96, 95-104
  • LAMOND, J., BHATTACHARYA MIS, N., CHAN, F., KREIBACH, H., MONTZ, B., PROVERBS, D., WILKINSON, S.J., 2019. Property Management.

I have a keen interest in teaching, and I have gained the teaching associate qualification of the Higher Education Academy in the United Kingdom. I have been involved with a variety of teaching activities, such as large and small lectures, field trip course, laboratory classes and pastoral tutorial roles during the past years.

Undergraduate (UNNC):

Module(s) Convenor:

EJ0ENV - Introduction to the Environment (ex from 2012-2016)

EJ1GEP (GEOG1025) - Global Environmental Processes (on-going)

EJ3MFC (GEOG 3042) - Management of Freshwater and Coastal Systems (on-going)

Supporting module:

EJ1ESD - Environmental Science Dissertation

EJ1TUT - Environmental Science and Tutorial

Future Research

  • Climate Change Adaptations
  • Coastal flood governance and management strategies
  • Strategic planning and regional flood risk management
  • Flood insurance
  • TEO, HOONG CHEN, LECHNER, ALEX MARK, WALTON, GRANT W., CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, CHESHMEHZANGI, ALI, TAN-MULLINS, MAY, CHAN, HING KAI, STERNBERG, TROY and CAMPOS-ARCEIZ, AHIMSA, 2019. ENVIRONMENTS. 6(6),
  • GRIFFITHS, JAMES ANDREW, ZHU, FANGFANG, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and HIGGITT, DAVID LAURENCE, 2019. GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS. 10(2), 363-372
  • MENG M., DABROWSKI M., TAI Y., STEAD D., CHAN, F., 2019. Environmental Science and Policy. 96, 95-104
  • LAMOND, J., BHATTACHARYA MIS, N., CHAN, F., KREIBACH, H., MONTZ, B., PROVERBS, D., WILKINSON, S.J., 2019. Property Management.
  • IBRAHIM, MUHAMMAD, LI, GANG, CHAN, F., PAUL, LIU, XIAO-XIA, FIRBANK, LES, XU, YAO-YANG, 2019. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 15, 100427
  • ALEX Y. LO, SHUWEN LIU, LEWIS T. O. CHEUNG and FAITH K. S. CHAN, 2019. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 0(0), 1-19
  • TANG, Y-T, CHAN, F.K.S., O'DONNELL, E, GRIFFITHS, J, LAU, L, HIGGITT, D.L and THORNE, C.R, 2018. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 1-14
  • CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, GRIFFITHS, JAMES A., HIGGITT, DAVID, XU, SHUYANG, ZHU, FANGFANG, TANG, YU-TING, XU, YUYAO and THORNE, COLIN R., 2018. LAND USE POLICY. 76, 772-778
  • YANG, LIANG EMLYN, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and SCHEFFRAN, JUERGEN, 2018. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT. 34(2), 166-191
  • LECHNER, ALEX MARK, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and CAMPOS-ARCEIZ, AHIMSA, 2018. Biodiversity conservation should be a core value of China's Belt and Road Initiative NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION. 2(3), 408-409
  • CHAN F., JOON C.C., ZIEGLER A., DABROWSKI M. AND VARIS O., 2018. Journal of Cleaner Production. 576-589
  • BHATTACHARYA MIS, N., LAMOND, J., MONTZ, B., KREIBACH, H., WILKINSON, S.J., CHAN, F., PROVERBS, D., 2018. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. 9(4/5), 385-401
  • EVERETT, G., LAMOND, J., MOZILLO, A., MATSLER M. AND CHAN, F., 2018. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 11, 973-985
  • 2018. . In: MENG, M., DABROWSKI, M.M., CHAN, FAITH, STEAD, D., ed., Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities Elsevier.
  • GRIFFITHS, JAMES ANDREW, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, ZHU, FANGFANG, WANG, VICKIE and HIGGITT, DAVID LAURENCE, 2017. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 196, 80-90
  • LO, Y., CHAN F., 2017. Natural Hazards. 88(1), 367-387
  • FRANCESCH, M., DABROWSKI, M., TAI, Y.-T., CHAN, F. AND STEAD, D., 2017. Progress in Planning. 114, 1-27
  • EVERETT, GLYN, LAMOND, JESSICA, MORZILLO, ANITA T., CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and MATSLER, ANNIE MARISSA, 2016. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-WATER MANAGEMENT. 169(2), 94-104
  • LO, ALEX Y. ; XU, BIXIA; CHAN, FAITH; SU, RUIXIAN, 2016. Geographical Research. 54(4), 406-419
  • TANG, YU-TING, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and GRIFFITHS, JIM, 2015. CITIES. 42, 97-108
  • WESSELINK A, WARNER J, ABU SYED S, CHAN, F., DUC TRAN D, HAQ H, HUTHOFF F, LE THUY N, PINTER N, VAN STAVEREN M, WESTER P, ZEGWAARD A, 2015. Trends in flood risk management in deltas around the world: are we going ‘soft’? International Journal of Water Governance. 3(4), 25-46
  • LO, ALEX Y.; XU, BIXIA; CHAN, FAITH K. S.; SU, RUIXIAN, 2015. Applied Geography. 64, 1-11
  • CHAN, F.K.S., FRIESS, D.A., TERRY, J.P. AND MITCHELL,G., 2014. . In: PAUL G. HARRIS, GRAEME LANG, ed., Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia Routledge. (In Press.)
  • CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, WRIGHT, NIGEL, CHENG, XIAOTAO and GRIFFITHS, JAMES, 2014. NATURAL HAZARDS REVIEW. 15(2), 101-103
  • CHAN, F.K.S., ADEKOLA, O.A., MITCHELL, G. and MCDONALD, A.T., 2013. Water and Climate Change. 4(4), 390-409
  • CHAN, F.K.S., MITCHELL, G., CHENG, X.T., ADEKOLA, O. and MCDONALD, A.T., 2013. Environment and Urbanization Asia. 4(2), 301-323
  • CHAN, F. K. S., ADEKOLA, O., MITCHELL, G., NG, C. N. and MCDONALD, A.T., 2013. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE CHINESE COASTAL MEGACITIES. A CASE STUDY OF PRACTICE IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA: Irrigation and Drainage Irrigation and Drainage. 62(4), 501-509
  • CHAN, F.K.S., ADEKOLA, O., NG, C.N., MITCHELL, G. and MCDONALD, A.T., 2013. Environmental Practice. 15(3), 1-19
  • JIANG, Y., CHAN, F. K. S., HOLDEN, J., ZHAO, Y. Q. and GUAN, D. B., 2013. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 12(7), 1311-1321
  • CHAN, F.K.S., 2013. Available at: <https://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/6218-Can-we-stop-more-flooding-in-Sichuan-/en>
  • CHAN, FAITH KA-SHUN, MITCHELL, GORDON, MCDONALD, ADRIAN and CHENG, XIAOTAO, 2013. Developing a Sustainable Flood Risk Appraisal Framework for the Pearl River Delta PROCEEDINGS OF THE 35TH IAHR WORLD CONGRESS, VOLS I AND II. 3365-3379
  • GRIFFITHS, JIM, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN and TANG, YUTING, 2013. The Development of Water Management within Ningbo, Zhejiang, China PROCEEDINGS OF THE 35TH IAHR WORLD CONGRESS, VOLS I AND II. 916-924
  • JIANG, YANAN, CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, HOLDEN, JOSEPH, ZHAO, YAQIAN and GUAN, DABO, 2013. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL. 12(7), 1311-1321
  • CHAN, FAITH KA SHUN, ADEKOLA, OLALEKAN, MITCHELL, GORDON, NG, CHO NAM and MCDONALD, ADRIAN, 2013. IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE. 62(4), 501-509
  • CHAN, F. K. S., MITCHELL, G., ADEKOLA, O. and MCDONALD, A.T., 2012. Environment and Urbanization Asia. 3(1), 41-61
  • CHAN, F. K. S., 2012. Environment and Urbanization Asia. 3(2), 423-426
  • CHAN, F. K. S., MITCHELL, G. and MCDONALD, A.T., 2012. Water Practice & Technology. 7(4), 1-9
  • CHAN, F. K. S., LOH, C., MCDONALD, A., MITCHELL, G. AND ADEKOLA, O., 2010. Available at: <http://www.civic-exchange.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/101130CostlyFlooding.pdf>
  • CHAN, F.K.S., MCDONALD, A.T. AND MITCHELL, G, 2010. Available at: <http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/3919>

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