Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0242-685X
Scopus Author ID: 7005972122
Impact
Qualifications (Brief)
BA Xiamen University, China
MA University of California, Berkeley
PhD University of California, Berkeley
Qualifications/Experiences
Professional Engagement
- Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University, China
- International Advisory Panel member, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia
- External Advisor, MSC program on Contemporary China Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
- Book Series Editor, Routledge Studies on Ethnicity in Asia
Biography
Professor Xiaowei Zang was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong from August 2013 to April 2019. He worked at the University of Sheffield in the UK as the Professor of Chinese Studies and Head of the School of East Asian Studies before joining CityU in 2013. He is the only scholar from universities in mainland China, Macau, and Hong Kong to make to the list of top 2% most cited scientists in the Category of Social Sciences (career-impact, 1960-2020) in the world. His current research interests include climate change mitigation, environmental governance, and sustainable urbanization in China.
Research Interests/Areas
- Climate change mitigation in China
- Environmental Governance in China
- Sustainable urbanization in China
Teaching
- Chinese Society
- Chinese Politics
- Inequality
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Research output
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Central policy change and decoupling urbanization from emission in China
Zang, X., 2024, Handbook on Climate Change and Environmental Governance in China. Zang, X. & Zhang, X. (eds.). Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 245-257 (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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Environmental accidents and environmental legislation in China
Zang, X., 2024, Handbook on Climate Change and Environmental Governance in China. Zang, X. & Zhang, X. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 102-117 (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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From “people conquering nature” to “ecological civilization”: a corpus-based study of the shifts and continuities in climate discourses in China
Zhao, L. X. & Zang, X., 2024, Handbook on Climate Change and Environmental Governance in China. Zang, X. & Zhang, X. (eds.). Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 55-71 (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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Handbook on Climate Change and Environmental Governance in China
Zang, X. (Editor) & Zhang, X. (Editor), 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China)Research output: Scholarly Books, Monographs, Reports and Case Studies › RGC 14 - Edited book (Editor)
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Introduction: climate change and environmental governance in China
Zang, X. & Zhang, X., 2024, Handbook on Climate Change and Environmental Governance in China. Zang, X. & Zhang, X. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 2-18Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 2 Finished
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GRF: Proper Incentives for Organ Donation: A Multidisciplinary Local and International Study on the Divergent Models
FAN, R. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CHAN, H. M. (Co-Investigator), DING, C. (Co-Investigator), YUNG, Y. Y. L. (Co-Investigator) & ZANG, X. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/18 → 10/10/22
Project: Research
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SRG: Gender and Household Decision-Making in Urban China
ZANG, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/04/07 → 17/11/08
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2021
ZANG, X. (Recipient), Oct 2021
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Proper Incentives for Organ Donation: A Multidisciplinary Local and International Study on the Divergent Models
YUNG, Y. Y. L. (Recipient), FAN, R. (Recipient) & ZANG, X. (Recipient), 30 Jun 2018
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Activities
- 2 RGC 61 - Journal editor
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Policy and Society (Journal)
Zang, X. (Guest Editor)
2006Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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Asian Ethnicity (Journal)
Zang, X. (Guest Editor) & Mackerras, C. (Editor)
Feb 2005 → Jun 2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor