Research directions and coherence
Climate Change and Extreme Weather
This research direction primarily focuses on long-term changes in the Earth’s climate system and their underlying causes. It includes studying the mechanisms of climate change and the trends and projections of extreme meteorological events—such as typhoons, droughts, floods, and heatwaves—at both regional and global ...
Urban Infrastructure and Resilience
This research direction primarily focuses on digital and intelligent technologies for urban infrastructure. It includes establishing a cross-system quantitative evaluation framework for infrastructure resilience, and integrate urban greening, flood drainage and storage facilities, urban river networks, or marine environments into a ...
Urban Compound Disasters and Evolution
This research direction primarily focuses on understanding and enhancing urban resilience in the face of natural disasters (such as typhoons, tsunamis, floods, landslides, mudslides, droughts, and heatwaves) and anthropogenic hazards (such as environmental pollution, fires, and traffic disruptions), serving the long-term ...
Extreme Rainstorm Disasters and Green Prevention
This research direction primarily focuses on developing a comprehensive, multi-scale urban disaster model for heavy rainfall. It aims to develop multi-scale physical models for the interaction between geological hazards and urban environments. Nature-based solutions and urban solid waste integrated barrier systems ...
Coastal Engineering and Technology
This research direction primarily focuses on designing and implementing structures and systems to protect coastal cities. The aim is to mitigate risks posed by sea-level rise and marine hazards, thereby providing technological support for building a world-class port cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay ...
Climate Change, Risk Perception, Early Warning, and Responses Policy Management
This research direction primarily focuses on developing an intelligent digital twin risk management platform for mega-city clusters. This initiative also aims to develop rapid risk analysis methods and emergency decision-making systems for urban clusters. By effectively managing and mitigating various risks—including ...