Chao Ren

Biographic Data

ID	3768926
NAME	Chao Ren
GIVEN NAMES	Chao
FAMILY NAME	Ren
SIGNATURE	REN C
AFFILIATIONS	University of Hong Kong
ORCID	0000-0001-5500-7902
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	39
TOTAL CITATIONS	8
WORKS AS AUTHOR	38
WORKS AS EDITOR	1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	2

Assessing the effect of window-view distance on mental health and personal well-being in high-density urban environments using city information models and deep learning algorithms
Open AccessDi Wei, Maosu Li et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2026
Urban nature exposure is linked to better mental health and well-being and may support the equigenesis hypothesis that individuals from lower socioeconomic levels may gain more benefits from nature exposure. However, little is known about the effects of window-view distance, which refers to the visual distance from indoor spaces through building windows to surrounding natural or built elements, on mental health and well-being. This is partly due …
Impacts of sub-daily rapid temperature drops on winter outdoor thermal comfort under climate change
Open AccessLingye Yao, Kai Gao et al.ARTICLEUrban Climate2026
As climate change progresses, extreme heat and cold events are well documented. However, the sub-daily rapid temperature drop (RTD), characterized by a fast ambient temperature decrease within hours, remains understudied especially in subtropical regions where local residents are less adapted to cold, despite its significant impacts on human thermal comfort and health. This study examines wintertime RTD events in Hong Kong, inspecting the extreme…
Compound hot-humid extreme events and their mortality associations during summer and shoulder months in a subtropical coastal city
Open AccessJanice Ho, Yueyang He et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2025
Spatial-temporal modeling of heat hazards for a high-density subtropical city
Open AccessFeiyang Zhang, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2025
Recent Progress on Corrosion Behavior, Mechanism, and Protection Strategies of Bronze Artefacts
Open AccessHongliang Li, Zilu Zhang et al.ARTICLEHeritage2025Cited by: 1References: 11
With their rich historical, artistic, and scientific value, bronze artefacts form a significant part of our cultural heritage. These items, often found in museums around the world, offer a glimpse into past civilizations and their technological advancements. However, due to their prolonged burial and subsequent exposure to varying environmental conditions, these artefacts are prone to corrosion, necessitating meticulous preservation efforts. This…
Reconceptualising merit in the public sector
Open AccessSue Williamson, Kelly Soderstrom et al.ARTICLEAustralian Journal of Public…2025References: 1
The merit principle is used by governments to ensure fairness and transparency in recruitment, promotion, and career development to safeguard capability and political neutrality. Merit is traditionally conceptualised as characteristics an individual possesses, which typically include education, work experience, and achievements. Other characteristics, such as diversity and lived experience, are excluded. However, recent legislative amendments mov…
Cold weather patterns and health impacts across climate regions in a warming world
Open AccessShuang Liu, Yawen Wang et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…2025
Sectoral carbon emission prediction and spatial modeling framework
Open AccessRenfeng Wang, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2024
The spectre of Ma Phyu? Loyalty, competence, and the spatial dynamics of imperial administration in colonial Burma
Open AccessChao RenARTICLEModern Asian Studies2024References: 43
This article explores the spatial dynamics of imperial administration in colonial Burma through the lens of gender, bureaucracy, and frontier. Focusing on the story of Hugh Ernest McColl, a British administrative officer in Burma who struggled for promotion as a result of his marriage to a Burmese woman, the article sheds light on the spatial dynamics regarding loyalty, competence, and political priorities in the imperial administration of fronti…
SSTD
Open AccessRui Li, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLEIEEE Transactions on Computational…2023
Emotion recognition is the key to making machines more intelligent. This study proposes a novel sing-link end-to-end spatio-temporal demographic network (SSTD) that fuses spatial, temporal, and demographic information for electroencephalography (EEG)-based emotion recognition. In the SSTD model, an adaptive time window using single-link hierarchical clustering based on Riemannian metrics was realized for data preprocessing to solve the problem of…
Using Enhanced Gap-Filling and Whittaker Smoothing to Reconstruct High Spatiotemporal Resolution NDVI Time Series Based on Landsat 8, Sentinel-2, and Modis Imagery
Open AccessJieyu Liang, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLEISPRS International Journal of…2023
Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series data, derived from optical images, play a crucial role for crop mapping and growth monitoring. Nevertheless, optical images frequently exhibit spatial and temporal discontinuities due to cloudy and rainy weather conditions. Existing algorithms for reconstructing NDVI time series using multi-source remote sensing data still face several challenges. In this study, we proposed a novel method,…
Spatial pattern assessment of dengue fever risk in subtropical urban environments
Open AccessShi Yin, Junyi Hua et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2023
Moderation effect of visible urban greenery on the association between neighbourhood deprivation and subjective well-being
Open AccessYiyang Yang, Chen Peng et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2023
How to quantify the cooling effects of green infrastructure strategies from a spatio-temporal perspective
Open AccessWanlu Ouyang, Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2023
Landscape metrics in assessing how the configuration of urban green spaces affects their cooling effect
Open AccessYilun Li, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2023
Investigating the impact of urban microclimate on building thermal performance
Open AccessSheng Liu, Yu Ting Kwok et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2023
The Preservation and Development music of Henan Zhuizi, a vocal form in Kaifeng, Henan, China
Chao Ren, Awirut ThothamARTICLEJournal of Namibian Studies…2023
This study is focused on the preservation and transmission measures of Henan Zhuizi---a vocal form in Kaifeng, China. Researchers have used an ethnomusicology and sociology theories to study by doing fieldworks. As a result, Henan Zhuizi originated from Kaifeng and spread throughout China in the later period, which is the product of the combination of Sanxian Shu and Daoqing. The development of Henan Zhuizi is divided into three periods: 1) from …
Global circulation of low-end expertise
Open AccessChao RenARTICLEHistory of Science2023
This article examines the phenomenon of the "global circulation of low-end expertise" through an exploration of the social dynamics surrounding American oil drillers who migrated from the Pennsylvania oil region to British colonial Burma during the early 1900s to the mid-1930s. These working-class drillers, with practical knowledge in oil drilling acquired through familial and community networks, played a crucial role in operating mechanized oil …
Investigating pedestrian-level greenery in urban forms in a high-density city for urban planning
Open AccessJunyi Hua, Meng Cai et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2022
Prediction of dengue annual incidence using seasonal climate variability in Bangladesh between 2000 and 2018
Open AccessM Pear Hossain, Wen Zhou et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022
The incidence of dengue has increased rapidly in Bangladesh since 2010 with an outbreak in 2018 reaching a historically high number of cases, 10,148. A better understanding of the effects of climate variability before dengue season on the increasing incidence of dengue in Bangladesh can enable early warning of future outbreaks. We developed a generalized linear model to predict the number of annual dengue cases based on monthly minimum temperatur…
Potential of Synthetizing Climatopes and Local Climate Zones for Urban Climatic Planning Recommendations
Open AccessJianzhong Xu, Shi Yin et al.ARTICLECybergeo2022
The urban climatic map (UCMap) is an urban climate information tool for planning purpose commonly used in German-speaking countries while local climate zone (LCZ) scheme is developed to link the characteristics urban climate and urban morphology at the city level world widely. These two frameworks differ with each other on the aspect of data sources, classification standards, and planning implementation. This study explores the potential of integ…
Coupling Coordination Analysis of Urban Development and Ecological Environment in Urban Area of Guilin Based on Multi-Source Data
Open AccessTaolin Liu, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022
Urban development in developing regions increases ecological and environmental pressures. Few annual ecological studies have been conducted on tourist-oriented cities. Guilin is famous as an international tourist destination in Chine. Analyzing its coupling coordination between urbanization and ecology is vital for subsequent sustainable development. This paper constructed a night-time light index (NTLI) based on DMSP/OLS, NPP/VIIRS night-time li…
Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities
Open AccessChao Ren, Glenn McGregorEDITORBOOKUrban Climate Science for…2021
This volume demonstrates how urban climate science can provide valuable information for planning healthy cities. The book illustrates the idea of "Science in Time, Science in Place" by providing worldwide case-based urban climatic planning applications for a variety of regions and countries, utilizing relevant climatic-spatial planning experiences to address local climatic and environmental health issues. Comprised of three major sections entitle…
High Spatial-Temporal Resolution Estimation of Ground-Based Global Navigation Satellite System Interferometric Reflectometry (GNSS-IR) Soil Moisture Using the Genetic Algorithm Back Propagation (GA-BP…
Open AccessYajie Shi, Chao Ren et al.ARTICLEISPRS International Journal of…2021
Soil moisture is one of the critical variables in maintaining the global water cycle balance. Moreover, it plays a vital role in climate change, crop growth, and environmental disaster event monitoring, and it is important to monitor soil moisture continuously. Recently, Global Navigation Satellite System interferometric reflectometry (GNSS-IR) technology has become essential for monitoring soil moisture. However, the sparse distribution of GNSS-…
Predicting long-term monthly electricity demand under future climatic and socioeconomic changes using data-driven methods
Open AccessSheng Liu, Aaron Zeng et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2021