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Dr LAW Man Yee, Caroline

Part-time Lecturer

Email carolinelaw@thei.edu.hk

Dr LAW Man Yee, Caroline

Dr Caroline Law obtained her PhD in The University of Hong Kong with the study entitled “Dynamics of urban green spaces: assessing, analyzing and modeling spatiotemporal changes in Shenzhen, China”, which focused on the changes of green space in landscape scale and its ecological implications. Before joining THEi, she worked in a botanic garden where developed her research interest on the utilization of native plant species as important components in ecologically sound urban landscape. She is also interested in how to transform manicured green roofs and vertical greenery into naturalized and biodiverse hotspots with low maintenance need. Recently, she looks into the yard waste recycling and utilization in Hong Kong.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Utilizing native herbaceous plant and shrubs as urban greenery
  • Renaturized green roofs and vertical greenery
  • Plant species diversity in urban green spaces
  • Yard waste recycling and utilization

 

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinelaw/

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caroline_Law2

TEACHING AREAS

  • Horticulture and landscape management
  • Landscape design and planning
  • Eco-landscaping as green building strategies

QUALIFICATIONS

2009         

Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong

2004

Master of Science in Sustainable Resource Management, Technical University of Munich

2002

Bachelor of Arts, The University of Hong Kong

EMPLOYMENT

2020 - now 

Assistant Professor, THEi

2015 - 2019

Teaching Fellow, THEi

2013 - 2015

Project Officer, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
2013 Part-time Lecturer, The Community College of City University
2011 - 2013 Horticulture Officer, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
2009 - 2011

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow,

Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment, Hong Kong Baptist University

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & PUBLIC SERVICES

  • Board Governor, Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) (2022-2023)
  • Non-official member, Country and Marine Parks Board, HKSAR Government (2021-2023)
  • Non-official member, Community Involvement Committee on Greening, HKSAR Government (2021-2023)
  • ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, International Society of Arboriculture
  • ISA Certified Arborist (HK-1748A), International Society of Arboriculture
  • Associate Member, Institute of Horticulture (Hong Kong)
  • LEED Green Associate, U.S. Green Building Council
  • Professional Member, The Arboricultural Association, UK
  • Associate Member, Hong Kong Green Building Council
  • Technical Drawing in Landscape Design, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • ISO 14000 Environment Management Systems: Application and Implementation, Hong Kong Management Association

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (CONSULTANCY)

  • 2021, Sub-consultancy work: To check the accuracy of health conditions and structural stability of trees captured by the models and analysis, against the historical data/record and field observations of sampled trees under investigation (Client: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
  • 2021, Provision of education material for Primary and Secondary students for Carbon Neutral Project “邁向碳中和灣區少年行”. (Client: Lang Qing Charity Limited)
  • 2018-19, Provision of AR/VR workshop for Tertiary Students on Urban Tree Management, Jockey Club Smart City Tree Management Project (Client: Friends of the Earth), HK$60,000 (Principal Investigator)

RESEARCH, ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC LECTURES

  • 2021-23, ECF Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference (RTDC) Projects Funding Scheme, Unlocking the paradox of dumping black gold – A conjoint analysis of yard waste management preferences, strategies and facility siting in Hong Kong, HK$678,888 (Principal Investigator)
  • 2020-22, Composting and wood chips treatments to Reduce Weed Seeds and Plant Pathogens, (Donor: Eco Greentech Limited), HK$100,000 (Principal Investigator)
  • 2020-22, Reusing post-filtration biochar activiated with fertilisers and coarse sand in gardening use as soil conditioner (Donor: Swire Coca-Cola HK Limited), HK$50,000 (Principal Investigator)
  • 2020-2020, RGC Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), Seminar Series on "Finding our way out for our urban forest –the lessons learned from the aftermath after super typhoon" (UGC/IIDS25/M01/19), HK$357,290 (Principal Investigator)
  • 2019-2021, ECF Environmental Education and Community Action (EE&CA) Projects 2115, ECF Yard Waste 3R Pilot Scheme for Private Housing Estates, HK$276,956 (Principal Investigator) Project website: http://www.yardwaste3r.org/
  • 2019-2020, Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme, Knowledge Exchange Programme for Enhancing Urban Horticulture Industry: Expediting Technologies and Sustainability Mindset Series, HK$376,144 (Deputy Project Co-ordinator)
  • 2019-2019, RGC Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), Seminar on Arboriculture and Sustainable Urban Forest Management (UGC/IIDS25/M01/18), HK$ 368,603, (Co- Principal Investigator starting from June 2019)
  • 2017-2018, ECF Environmental Education and Community Action (EE&CA) Projects 1615, ECF Greening for Biodiver “city” Hong Kong, HK$199,750 (Principal Investigator)
  • 2017-2017, RGC Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), Seminar Series on ‘Urban Green Infrastructure – enhancing ecosystem services and biodiversity’, HK$352,000 (Principal Investigator)
  • 2016-2017, THEi Seed Grant, Benchmarking current utilization, attitude and constraints in using native plants species in ornamental public urban greenery, HK$100,000 (Principal Investigator)

PUBLIC SPEECH, LECTURES & SEMINARS

 

  • Guest Speaker, Promoting Urban Biodiversity, Sustainability and Tree Health Through Resilient Landscape Design and Management. Seminar on Tree Care and Management, Extended technical session of the Hong Kong 2022 International Forestry Conference, organised by Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section of Development Bureau (20 Sep 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, Urban Biodiversity + urban yard waste, Engineers Without Borders (Hong Kong), Monthly Online meeting (6 Aug 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, Yard Waste management and onsite composting for Private housing estates, Kai Shing Service Excellence Academy (29 Jul 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, 認識城市生物多樣性 及 實踐就地堆肥, Tsuen Wan Primary School (25 Jul 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, Boosting Biodiversity for our Urban Landscape - Utilization of Native Plants for Ornamental Greening, Hong Kong Gardening Society Members’ Zoom Café (18 May 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, Conservation of biodiversity in Hong Kong: From Perspective of our urban forest. Institute for Youth Sustainability Leadership (IYSL), The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong “ECF Community Eco-citizens - Together We Share, We Learn, We Enjoy” (15 Mar 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, The Application of UAVs on Solar Analysis to evaluate suitability of planting location to support landscape upgrading. Organized by Construction Industry Council (for Arborist Trainees Enhancement Course) (17 Dec 2021)
  • Guest Speaker, Promoting urban biodiversity, sustainability and tree health through resilient landscape design. LA GRADE Professional Enrichment Sharing Session 202, organised by Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section, Development Bureau (10 Sep 2021)
  • Guest Speaker, Compost – our black gold!, Hong Kong Gardening Society Members’ Zoom Café (28 July, 2021)
  • Guest Speaker, Urban Yard Waste 3R -- Pilot Scheme for Private Housing Estates in Hong Kong, Seminar I on Series “Rethinking Our Yard Waste Management Policy and Practice”. (June 2020)
  • Guest Speaker, Urban arboriculture, Jockey Club Smart City Tree Management Project (Dec 2018 and Mar 2019)
  • Guest Speaker, Urban Tree Care, Scout Association of Hong Kong - Sham Shui Po East District (Jul 2018)
  • Invited Speaker, Benchmarking current utilization, attitude and constraints in using native plants species in ornamental public urban greenery at THEi Research Symposium (May 2018)
  • Guest Speaker, 原生植物之美 — 城市綠化中之應 Utilization of Native Plants in Urban green spaces, ECF Greening for Biodiver “city” Hong Kong (Nov 2017)
  • Seminar Speaker, Benchmarking Current Utilization of Native Plants Species in Public Urban Greenery in Hong Kong, Building Biodiverse and Healthy Urban Spaces -- Seminar II on series “Urban Green Infrastructure – enhancing ecosystem services and biodiversity”(Jul 2017)
  • Guest Speaker, Transforming Manicured Extensive Green Roofs as Biodiverse Natural Habitats. In Biodiversity Public Lecture (VI), Hong Kong Biodiversity Festival 2015 – Cherish Nature. (Nov 2015)
  • Guest Speaker, Hong Kong Young Social Entrepreneur Contest 2015

MEDIA COVERAGE (SELECTED)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Lee, S.H.L., Law, M.Y.C., Chen, S.S., Pan, M., Leung, Z.W.G., Zhang, H. (2022). The Relevance of Applied Education to Urban Sustainability: A Case Study of a Degree Programme in Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management in Hong Kong. In: Hong, C., Ma, W.W.K. (eds) Applied Degree Education and the Future of Learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9812-5_27
  • Law, C.M.Y.; Lee, E.K.S.; Au, K.L. (2022) Hong Kong Citizens’ Socio-Demographic Dynamics of Urban Yard Waste Facilities Siting and Legislation Preferences. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6555. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116555
  • Finding a way out of soaring food inflation (part 1), Article in Earth Chat Blog https://www.foe.org.hk/en/article/Policy%20Advocacy/urban%20farming/finding%20a%20way%20out%20of%20soaring%20food%20inflation%20(part%201)
  • Q&A: Urban Yard Waste in Hong Kong, Article in Earth Chat Blog https://www.foe.org.hk/en/blog/Policy%20Advocacy/earth%20chat/q-a%20urban%20yard%20waste%20in%20hong%20kong  
  • Caroline M.Y. Law, L.C. Hui, C.Y. Jim, T.L. Ma. (2021) Tree species composition, growing space and management in Hong Kong’s commercial sky gardens. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 64:127267 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127267
  • Caroline M.Y. Law. (2021) Utilization of native plants with high ornamental values - Where are we? How we perceive? How can we go on? Yuan Lin, Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, 2021: 49-54. https://www.hkila.com/yuan-lin/?lang=zh-hant
  • Law, Caroline M.Y., Li, S.M., Lam, C.Y. (2020) Plant Diversity and Plant Performance of Indoor and Outdoor Vertical Greening Systems in Hong Kong. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5(14), 171-177. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2268  https://ebpj.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/EBProceedings/article/view/2268
  • Law, C.M.Y. (2010) Green Landscaping. In Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide. SAGE Publications, Inc. Online Pub. Date: May 04, 2010. http://knowledge.sagepub.com/view/greencities/n73.xml
  • Law, C.M.Y. December 2009. Dynamics of urban green spaces: assessing, analyzing and modeling spatiotemporal changes in Shenzhen, China. PhD thesis, The University of Hong Kong, p.345.
  • Law, C.M.Y. and Kasperidus, H.D. (2008) Quantifying benefits of urban green spaces for climate change mitigation: experiences from a CITYgreen study in Leipzig, Germany. Proceeding of Urban Biodiversity and Design - the 3rd Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology. (Abstract)
  • Commentary in Economic Times: 規劃不以人為本 何不仿傚深圳 刊於 2007年 11月1日 《經濟日報 》國是港事 版

AWARDS

  • Teaching Award 2019, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)