The Team
The research team comprises 3 undergraduate students:
Edison Law, Edward Li, and Roy Tsang.
We come from the BA(Urban Studies) programme at HKU, and wishes to explore the power of geographic information system through this project. This self-initiated study represents our very first attempt to conduct a GIS-based analysis for real-life urban issues.
This research project was conducted under the guidance of the teaching team of the URBS3003 Communication Studio II at HKU. We hereby express our sincere gratitude for Dr. Kenneth Tang, Dr. Guibo Sun, Ms. Jianting Zhou, and Mr. Christopher Choi for their kind guidance and assistance all along.
Overview
Planning For Our Harbour: A Land-Use Study of Hong Kong's Harbourfront is a GIS-based research project undertaken by a team of 3 HKU students of the BA(Urban Studies) programme. The project, albeit explorative by nature, seeks to explore how geographic information system (GIS) can be utilized in improving our understanding of contemporary urban issues in Hong Kong.
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The objectives of this project are twofold:
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To investigate if the current land use planning in Hong Kong’s harbourfront area prioritizes public enjoyment, and
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To review the connectivity of the promenade along Victoria Harbour.
Our findings suggested that the Government has yet to honour its undertaking to deliver a world-class harbourfront. With over 50% of the harbourfront area covered by undesirable land uses, and only 68% of the accessible promenade being well-connected, it is succinct that the existing conditions fall short of the vision of an connected and enjoyable harbourfront.
Using geographic information system (GIS) software, land use zoning on Outline Zoning Plans were digitised in ArcMap. After interpreting whether the zoning provides an accessible space for public enjoyment, the proportion of accessible open space in harbourfront areas (defined as the 100m buffer area along the harbour boundary) was calculated. To examine the connectivity of harbour, the Query Builder was used to identify sections of promenade zoned for public usage of over 500m length .