![Ying-Chun Hou](https://profiles-cardiff.imgix.net/attachments/7297?w=200&h=200&auto=format&crop=faces&fit=crop&q=90")
Overview
I am a ESRC-funded postdoctoral fellow at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University. My research focuses on Urban Studies, Spatial Planning, and Environmental Studies. With a professional background that intersects Political Science, Geography, and Spatial Planning, I bring a cross-disciplinary perspective that has been integral to my work in urban politcs and environmental governance. My postdoctoral project investigates concepts of post-growth planning, urban governance and the politics of crisis-making.
Biography
After completing my PhD in 2024 from the Bartlett School of planning at UCL, I joined a British Academy-funded research team at Northumbria University (Newcastle), where we explored various models of greenspace governance in Newcastle, London and BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole) within the context of urban austerity. I am now a ESRC funded postdoctoral fellow at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University where I will commence my one-year research project entitle 'Unlocking Urban Futures: Rethinking Financialised Planning Systems and Exploring Post-growth Planning Alternatives'.
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Research themes
Specialisms
- Urban politics and governance
- Urban regeneration
- Urban studies
- Urban sociology and community studies
- Urban and regional planning