Ka Chi Yip Email & Phone Number

Ka Chi is a PhD candidate in Regional and Urban Planning at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His doctoral research focuses on the 'property mind', property strategy and urbanisation experiences in East Asia, particularly Hong Kong (funded by LSE Studentship). He addresses land, housing, and planning issues in the Global East, along with secondary interests in housing crises, urban informality, and community-led urban activism in the region.With a background in urbanism and planning studies, Ka Chi’s previous research experiences span strategic spatial planning, community-led planning initiatives, sustainable urban development practices across cities such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shenzhen. He also worked as an urban planner in an international built environment consulting firm in Hong Kong.Ka Chi holds a master's degree in International Planning (passed with distinction) from The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL (University College London), and a Bachelor's degree (First Class Honours) in Urban Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. -----Affiliation: Department of Geography and Environment, LSEResearch Interests:- Property Hegemony/ ‘The Property Mind' & Temporalities of Asian Urbanisations- Urban Planning and Governance: Strategic Spatial Planning, Community-led Planning, Urban Regeneration- Land and Housing Crisis, Planning/Built Environment Deregulation and Urban Informality- Comparative Urban Studies- Politics of Everyday SpacesGeographical Interests: - Asian Tigers and East Asia (particularly, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shenzhen); - Southeast Asia; - Greater Londone: k.yip5@lse.ac.uk

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  Assistant Urban Planner

  Aecom

  London, Gb