Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2026 Aug

Empathetic and Inclusive Design

https://www.doi.org/10.55412/14.03

Issue 14, P. - P.

Wet Market Supply Chain in Hong Kong: Risk Management and Adaptive Spatial Interventions

Sun Liao

Master of Urban Design programme at the University of Hong Kong

 and  Dr. Han Hsi Ho

Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong
PMP, CCBM, MHKIBIM, Certified ESG Consultant
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