Research output per year
Research output per year
I am a Lecturer in Planning and Environmental Management. I joined The University of Manchester as a Research Associate in 2017. In 2019, I was awarded the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, working on a three-year research project - 'Can spatial decentralisation achieve sustainable urbanisation?'.
The first strand of my research focuses on sustainable urbanisation in China. I employ mixed research methods such as spatial analysis, statistical modelling, big data analytics, and various qualitative methods to probe into critical planning issues such as green infrastructure, community well-being, regeneration, mobility, and jobs-housing relationships in the context of rapid urbanisation in China.
The second strand of my research points to decision-making support in spatial planning. I utilise various indicators, with a particular emphasis on spatial ones, leverage spatial analysis and modelling methods, and develop assessment frameworks to unpack spatial patterns of planning issues. My ongoing research projects delve into understanding and addressing spatial inequality within the UK context.
Urban regeneration, Urbanisation in China, Job-housing relationship, Spatial inequality, GIS application in spatial planning
For the 2023 to 2024 academic year, I contribute to teaching in the following modules:
I would be happy to hear from prospective PhD students with the research interests in the following areas:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, A Multi-scale Decision Support Framework for Sustainable Urban Renewal in High-density Cities: A Case of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
31 Aug 2012 → 31 Jan 2017
Award Date: 31 Jan 2017
Bachelor of Science, Urban and Rural Planning, Nanjing University
1 Sept 2008 → 30 Jun 2012
Award Date: 30 Jun 2012
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Working paper
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Acheampong, R. A., Wong, C., Baker, M., Schulze Baing, A., Zheng, H., Agyemang, F., Pinto, N., Kingston, R., Deas, I., Koksal, C. & Zhang, A.
1/05/23 → …
Project: Research
Thanos, S., Kingston, R., Wong, C., Nanda, A., Zheng, H., Pinto, N., Schulze Baing, A., Thornhill, I., Acheampong, R. A., Gandhi, S. & Vlastaras, V.
17/05/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
Martinez-Cesena, E., Topping, D., Zhang, L. & Zheng, H.
1/07/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Wong, C., Koksal, C., Baker, M., Acheampong, R. A. & Zheng, H.
1/05/20 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Caglar Koksal (Discussant), Helen Zheng (Discussant), Ransford Antwi Acheampong (Discussant), Mark Baker (Discussant) & Cecilia Wong (Discussant)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Ransford Antwi Acheampong (Speaker), Caglar Koksal (Speaker), Mark Baker (Speaker), Cecilia Wong (Speaker) & Helen Wei Zheng (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Helen Wei Zheng (Guest editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
20/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Helen Wei Zheng & Cecilia Wong
29/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Helen Wei Zheng & Cecilia Wong
6/07/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media