Sources used listed below:
Books and Articles
Augustin-Jean, L. (2005). Urban Planning In Hong Kong and Integration with the Pearl River Delta: A Historical Account of Local Development. GeoJournal,Vol. 62(No. 1/2), 1-13. Retrieved March 17, 2015, from Jstor.
Paper discussing how proper urban planning influences market forces and the integration of the Pearl River Delta with Hong Kong after integration
Choi, Barry. (30 June 1975). “Housing means more than a roof.” South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 7, 2007 from http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/12_01.01/113571.pdf
This website discusses housing and how it is designed in Hong Kong. It discusses the unique forms of housing, and how the housing system is unique.
Chow, Jason. (2014, January 30). Hong Kong Is World’s Top Travel Destination. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2014/01/30/hong-kong-is-worlds-top-travel-destination/
This document discusses how Hong Kong is the world’s top travel destination and provides statistics supporting this notion.
Cuthbert, A.R. and K.G. McKinnell. (1997). “Ambiguous space, ambiguous rights - corporate power and social control in Hong Kong.”
This book discussed how space is divided in Hong Kong by the Government of Hong Kong.
Jim, C. (1989). Tree-Canopy Characteristics and Urban Development in Hong Kong. Geographical Review, Vol. 79(No. 2), 210-225.
Jim, C. (2002). Planning strategies to overcome constraints on greenspace provision in urban Hong Kong. Town Planning Review, 127-152.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., Lu, Wilson W.S., & Lorne, Frank T. (2014). A catallactic framework of government land reclamation: The case of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Habitat International, Vol 44, 62-71. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.04.013
Examines the history of land reclamation and how the market drives demand for government action on land supply.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., The final colonial regional plan that lingers on: Hong Kong's Metroplan. Habitat International, Vol 41, January 2014, Pages 216-228. doi: doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.08.001
Discussion of the history of the Metroplan, motivations of its implementation including overcrowding. Discusses limitations of the Metroplan and influences on current Hong Kong urban planning.
Lam, K., Liu, P. (2002). Earnings divergence of immigrants. Journal of Labor Economics, 20(1), 86-104.
Article investigating earnings differences for immigrants in 1981 to 1991.
Lee, Nelson K. (2013). The Changing Nature of Border, Scale and the Production of Hong Kong's Water Supply System since 1959. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol 38, Issue 3, 903-921. doi: 10.1111/1468-2427.12060
Comprehensive overview of the history of Hong Kong's water supply from the colonial rule to modern times. Includes charts of HK water usage and water cost over time.
Li, Lin. (1995). “Indoor city and Quasi-public Space: A study of the shopping mall systems in Hong Kong.” China Perspective.
This book discusses the evolution of the mall systems in Hong Kong and how they affected public space and Hong Kong life.
Loh, C. (2011). Hong Kong-mainland innovations in environmental protections since 1980. Asian Survey, 51(4), 610-632.
Journal article discussing the border relations between Hong Kong and China with emphasis on environmental regulations
Loo, Becky P.Y., Chen, Cynthia., & Chan, Eric T.H. (2010). Rail-based transit-oriented development: Lessons from New York City and Hong Kong. Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol 97, Issue 3, 202-212. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.06.002
Examination of the implimintation of rail systems in both Hong Kong and New York focusing on funding and ridership. Includes a brief history of the systems.
Lui, Hon-Kwong (2013). Widening Income Distribution in Post-Handover Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
Book discussing the income discrepancy since 1997 handover from multiple perspectives
.
Ng, T. (2007, April 4). HK short of breath from 'wall effect' Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/03/content_842120.htm
This article discusses the wall effect and how high rise buildings particularly housing is harming the environment in Hong Kong.
Pu Miao. (2001), Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities. (Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001).
This book discussed public places in Asia Pacific Cities, including Hong Kong. Parks, gardens, and theme parks were some of the public places discussed.
Smart, A. (2001). Unruly places: Urban governance and the persistence of illegality in Hong Kong's urban squatter areas. American Anthropologist, Vol. 103(No. 1), 30-44.
Article draws from Hong Kong field research from 1982-85 and 1999-2000 to evaluate government's influence on unruly places.
Snow, P. (2003). The fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese occupation. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Book documenting the events of Japanese Occupation and examines ramifications
Tang, Simian., & Lo, Hong K. (2008). The impact of public transport policy on the viability and sustainability of mass railway transit – The Hong Kong experience. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol 42, Issue 4. doi:10.1016/j.tra.2008.01.022
Brief history of the railyway system in Hong Kong and examination of the challenges the modern infrastructure faces regarding private transportation. Discusses ways government can use policy to bolster railway use.
Yau, Yung., Lau, Wai Kin., & Ho, Daniel Chi Wing., Principle of Selectivity in Housing Rehabilitation Subsidies: A Case Study in Hong Kong. 19th Annual PRRES Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 13-16 January 2013. Retrieved from http://www.prres.net/papers/Lau_Principle_of_Selectivity_in_Housing_Rehabilitation_Subsidies.pdf
History of redevelopment of affordable housing in Hong Kong. Detailed discussion of the criteria used by the government to evaluate the livability of housing.
Yeung, Y., & Shen, J. (2003). Economic growth and the potential for port development in the western Pearl River Delta. Hong Kong: Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute.
Book examining the port potential of the Pearl River Delta
Yeung, Y. (2005). The Pearl River Delta mega urban-region: Internal dynamics and external linkages. Hong Kong: Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute.
Keynote address presented at the 8th Asian Urbanization Conference, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
Government Documents
The Hong Kong Institiute of Planners. (2013). Position Paper of the Affairs Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners: Long Term Housing Strategy Consultation Document, Sept 2013. http://www.hkip.org.hk/Editorfile/files/PositionPaperLTHS2013.pdf
Official statement from the Institute of Planners outlining housing strategy from 2013 onward. General publicity statements about concerns of the handling of housing resources. Contains a broad outline of measures HK will implement.
Hong Kong Institute of Planners. (Retrieved 2015). Introduction. http://www.hkip.org.hk/En/index.asp
Official website for the Institute of Planners with overview of history, policy, and current goals. Part of a larger site with links to current planning events.
Hong Kong: The Facts. (2014). Hong Kong, China: the Information Services Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
The Hong Kong Housing Authority - Light and Shade: Life passé in old estates - History of Estates. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hdw/en/aboutus/events/community/heritage/about.html
This is a government document discussing the creation and history of the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
Planning Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2002). Sha Tin: Historical Background. http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/press/publication/nt_pamphlet02/stn_html/hist.html
Historical background on the Sha Tin area and the government policies enacted to develop the area from 1972.
Planning Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2014). Chapter 8: Internal Transport Facilities. http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/full/ch8/ch8_text.htm
Official website discussing the government's current transit development goals, mostly focusing on the railway and ways to accommodate it.
Websites
Bradsher, K. (2012, September 10). Occupy Hong Kong Protesters Forcibly Removed. The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/business/global/occupy-hong-kong-protesters-evicted.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0
This website detailed the events that occurred during the Occupy Hong Kong Protest located in HSBC building basement.
The Concepts of Public Space. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015, from http://www.hkpsi.org/eng/publicspace/publicspace.php?page=introduction&file=what
This website discussed the concept of public space and gave applications of how it is being applied in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: The Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015 from http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/population.pdf
This government documents provided information regarding the population of Hong Kong, giving statistics ranging from population density to amount of people in Hong Kong.
Rahman, M. (2012, March 30). Alternative public space: Little Manila in Central Hong Kong. Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.asianurbanepicenters.com/?p=771
This website discusses an example of public space, a little marketplace called Little Manila.
Urban Renewal Authority. (2014) Nga Tsin Wai Village Project. http://www.ura.org.hk/en/projects/redevelopment/wong-tai-sin/nga-tsin-wai-village-project.aspx
Official website discussing the history of the Nga Tsin Wai Village and current urban renewal goals.
Augustin-Jean, L. (2005). Urban Planning In Hong Kong and Integration with the Pearl River Delta: A Historical Account of Local Development. GeoJournal,Vol. 62(No. 1/2), 1-13. Retrieved March 17, 2015, from Jstor.
Paper discussing how proper urban planning influences market forces and the integration of the Pearl River Delta with Hong Kong after integration
Choi, Barry. (30 June 1975). “Housing means more than a roof.” South China Morning Post. Retrieved February 7, 2007 from http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/12_01.01/113571.pdf
This website discusses housing and how it is designed in Hong Kong. It discusses the unique forms of housing, and how the housing system is unique.
Chow, Jason. (2014, January 30). Hong Kong Is World’s Top Travel Destination. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2014/01/30/hong-kong-is-worlds-top-travel-destination/
This document discusses how Hong Kong is the world’s top travel destination and provides statistics supporting this notion.
Cuthbert, A.R. and K.G. McKinnell. (1997). “Ambiguous space, ambiguous rights - corporate power and social control in Hong Kong.”
This book discussed how space is divided in Hong Kong by the Government of Hong Kong.
Jim, C. (1989). Tree-Canopy Characteristics and Urban Development in Hong Kong. Geographical Review, Vol. 79(No. 2), 210-225.
Jim, C. (2002). Planning strategies to overcome constraints on greenspace provision in urban Hong Kong. Town Planning Review, 127-152.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., Lu, Wilson W.S., & Lorne, Frank T. (2014). A catallactic framework of government land reclamation: The case of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Habitat International, Vol 44, 62-71. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.04.013
Examines the history of land reclamation and how the market drives demand for government action on land supply.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., The final colonial regional plan that lingers on: Hong Kong's Metroplan. Habitat International, Vol 41, January 2014, Pages 216-228. doi: doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.08.001
Discussion of the history of the Metroplan, motivations of its implementation including overcrowding. Discusses limitations of the Metroplan and influences on current Hong Kong urban planning.
Lam, K., Liu, P. (2002). Earnings divergence of immigrants. Journal of Labor Economics, 20(1), 86-104.
Article investigating earnings differences for immigrants in 1981 to 1991.
Lee, Nelson K. (2013). The Changing Nature of Border, Scale and the Production of Hong Kong's Water Supply System since 1959. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol 38, Issue 3, 903-921. doi: 10.1111/1468-2427.12060
Comprehensive overview of the history of Hong Kong's water supply from the colonial rule to modern times. Includes charts of HK water usage and water cost over time.
Li, Lin. (1995). “Indoor city and Quasi-public Space: A study of the shopping mall systems in Hong Kong.” China Perspective.
This book discusses the evolution of the mall systems in Hong Kong and how they affected public space and Hong Kong life.
Loh, C. (2011). Hong Kong-mainland innovations in environmental protections since 1980. Asian Survey, 51(4), 610-632.
Journal article discussing the border relations between Hong Kong and China with emphasis on environmental regulations
Loo, Becky P.Y., Chen, Cynthia., & Chan, Eric T.H. (2010). Rail-based transit-oriented development: Lessons from New York City and Hong Kong. Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol 97, Issue 3, 202-212. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.06.002
Examination of the implimintation of rail systems in both Hong Kong and New York focusing on funding and ridership. Includes a brief history of the systems.
Lui, Hon-Kwong (2013). Widening Income Distribution in Post-Handover Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
Book discussing the income discrepancy since 1997 handover from multiple perspectives
.
Ng, T. (2007, April 4). HK short of breath from 'wall effect' Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-04/03/content_842120.htm
This article discusses the wall effect and how high rise buildings particularly housing is harming the environment in Hong Kong.
Pu Miao. (2001), Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities. (Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001).
This book discussed public places in Asia Pacific Cities, including Hong Kong. Parks, gardens, and theme parks were some of the public places discussed.
Smart, A. (2001). Unruly places: Urban governance and the persistence of illegality in Hong Kong's urban squatter areas. American Anthropologist, Vol. 103(No. 1), 30-44.
Article draws from Hong Kong field research from 1982-85 and 1999-2000 to evaluate government's influence on unruly places.
Snow, P. (2003). The fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese occupation. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Book documenting the events of Japanese Occupation and examines ramifications
Tang, Simian., & Lo, Hong K. (2008). The impact of public transport policy on the viability and sustainability of mass railway transit – The Hong Kong experience. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol 42, Issue 4. doi:10.1016/j.tra.2008.01.022
Brief history of the railyway system in Hong Kong and examination of the challenges the modern infrastructure faces regarding private transportation. Discusses ways government can use policy to bolster railway use.
Yau, Yung., Lau, Wai Kin., & Ho, Daniel Chi Wing., Principle of Selectivity in Housing Rehabilitation Subsidies: A Case Study in Hong Kong. 19th Annual PRRES Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 13-16 January 2013. Retrieved from http://www.prres.net/papers/Lau_Principle_of_Selectivity_in_Housing_Rehabilitation_Subsidies.pdf
History of redevelopment of affordable housing in Hong Kong. Detailed discussion of the criteria used by the government to evaluate the livability of housing.
Yeung, Y., & Shen, J. (2003). Economic growth and the potential for port development in the western Pearl River Delta. Hong Kong: Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute.
Book examining the port potential of the Pearl River Delta
Yeung, Y. (2005). The Pearl River Delta mega urban-region: Internal dynamics and external linkages. Hong Kong: Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute.
Keynote address presented at the 8th Asian Urbanization Conference, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
Government Documents
The Hong Kong Institiute of Planners. (2013). Position Paper of the Affairs Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners: Long Term Housing Strategy Consultation Document, Sept 2013. http://www.hkip.org.hk/Editorfile/files/PositionPaperLTHS2013.pdf
Official statement from the Institute of Planners outlining housing strategy from 2013 onward. General publicity statements about concerns of the handling of housing resources. Contains a broad outline of measures HK will implement.
Hong Kong Institute of Planners. (Retrieved 2015). Introduction. http://www.hkip.org.hk/En/index.asp
Official website for the Institute of Planners with overview of history, policy, and current goals. Part of a larger site with links to current planning events.
Hong Kong: The Facts. (2014). Hong Kong, China: the Information Services Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
The Hong Kong Housing Authority - Light and Shade: Life passé in old estates - History of Estates. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hdw/en/aboutus/events/community/heritage/about.html
This is a government document discussing the creation and history of the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
Planning Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2002). Sha Tin: Historical Background. http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/press/publication/nt_pamphlet02/stn_html/hist.html
Historical background on the Sha Tin area and the government policies enacted to develop the area from 1972.
Planning Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2014). Chapter 8: Internal Transport Facilities. http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/full/ch8/ch8_text.htm
Official website discussing the government's current transit development goals, mostly focusing on the railway and ways to accommodate it.
Websites
Bradsher, K. (2012, September 10). Occupy Hong Kong Protesters Forcibly Removed. The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/business/global/occupy-hong-kong-protesters-evicted.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0
This website detailed the events that occurred during the Occupy Hong Kong Protest located in HSBC building basement.
The Concepts of Public Space. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015, from http://www.hkpsi.org/eng/publicspace/publicspace.php?page=introduction&file=what
This website discussed the concept of public space and gave applications of how it is being applied in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: The Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015 from http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/population.pdf
This government documents provided information regarding the population of Hong Kong, giving statistics ranging from population density to amount of people in Hong Kong.
Rahman, M. (2012, March 30). Alternative public space: Little Manila in Central Hong Kong. Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.asianurbanepicenters.com/?p=771
This website discusses an example of public space, a little marketplace called Little Manila.
Urban Renewal Authority. (2014) Nga Tsin Wai Village Project. http://www.ura.org.hk/en/projects/redevelopment/wong-tai-sin/nga-tsin-wai-village-project.aspx
Official website discussing the history of the Nga Tsin Wai Village and current urban renewal goals.