The Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) has recently held its annual international symposium, bringing together about 50 speakers from across the globe to share their insights into frontier topics, including air pollution and human health, large floating infrastructure, and urban carbon neutrality. PolyU established the RISUD in 2012 to develop sustainable solutions for problems generated by high-density urban development. 

Sponsored by Ove Arup Foundation and Kwang-Hua Education Foundation, the two-day Symposium, themed “Urban Sustainability through Innovative Technologies”, attracted more than 250 on-site participants from different parts of the world.

Director of RISUD Prof. Li Xiangdong welcomes the guests and attendees.

Chairman of RISUD’s International Advisory Committee Dr Andrew Chan,

Senior Consultant, Arup Group, sharing his insights at the Symposium

Five experts gave plenary presentations at the Symposium. They included:
• Mr Wong Kam-sing, Former Secretary for Environment of the HKSAR Government
• Professor Jiang Guibin, Director of State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy, School of Public Health, Imperial College London
• Professor Chou Siaw Kiang, Emeritus Professor, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore
• Professor Lin Ming, Chief Scientist of China Communications Construction Company Limited and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

PolyU President Professor Jin-Guang Teng addressed the participants at the opening ceremony, affirming again the University’s strong sense of social responsibility and commitment to conducting cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to address pressing societal challenges, including those related to urban sustainability.