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Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS)

PolyU-Yangjiang Laboratory Joint Research Centre for Offshore Wind Power
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd (CHEC) have collaborated to establish the China Harbour–PolyU Joint Research Centre for Land Development (JRC) to promote sustainable land development, develop a green, low-carbon economy and improve the urban living environment.
RILS's vision is to develop innovative solutions for creating affordable and environmentally friendly land and space.
The five research themes form a comprehensive and coherent research program in the strategic focus area of land and space research.

It is well-known that there is a shortage of land and space for accommodation and for economic development in many parts of the world, especially in the densely populated Asian cities like Hong Kong. We aim to become a world leader in developing innovative solutions for creating economical and environmentally friendly land and space.


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Director of RILS
Chair Professor of Geomatics

Prof. Xiaoli DING

Major Research Focus Areas in RILS

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Research Focus 1

Land Reclamation
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Research Focus 2

Innovative Land and Space Solutions
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Research Focus 3

Environmental Treatment and Impacts
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Research Focus 4

Land Economics and Planning
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Research Focus 5

Land Analytics and Management
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RILS & RNUS Joint Public Lecture delivered by Professor Xiangrong WANG was successfully held

13 Dec 2024

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13 Dec 2024

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Prof. George LIU Zhizhao appointed as Chief Scientist of Meteorological Observation Center of China Meteorological Administration System.String[]

14 Nov 2024

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Prof. Jianli CHEN co-authored study reveals summer meltwater storage in Greenland ice sheet System.String[]

4 Nov 2024

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Prof. George LIU Zhizhao appointed as Chief Scientist of Meteorological Observation Center of China Meteorological Administration 20241114BannerProf George LIU Zhizhao appointed as Chief ScientistEN1

14 Nov 2024

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Dr James FANG shares PolyU’s research efforts for sustainable marine development in newspaper article 20241030_Dr James FANG published an article

30 Oct 2024

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Prof. Jianli CHEN elected as the AGU Fellow 20241002Prof Jianli CHEN elected as AGU Fellow

2 Oct 2024

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Prof. Jianli CHEN co-authored study reveals summer meltwater storage in Greenland ice sheet RILS scholar coauthored study reveals summer meltwater storage in Greenland ice sheet 2000 x 1050 px

4 Nov 2024

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Prof. Charles WONG receives Smart Traffic Fund for research on enhancing traffic efficiency 20241014Prof Charles WongSTF

14 Oct 2024

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Research by ADoRILS, Prof. Qihao WENG, idenifies effective heat indices for detecting dangerous outdoor conditions 20240829Prof Qihao Weng

29 Aug 2024

 

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