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Improving Energy Efficiency in Hotels Through Evolutionary Digital Twin Technology: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence Open

Becky P.Y. Loo · 2025

This study investigates the use of digital twin technology, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve energy efficiency. It focuses on the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in hotel buildings…

Person-environment fit theory in urban walking: An evaluation of subjective influences and the mediating role of perceived security in Kuala Lumpur Open

Eugene Sogbe, Susilawati Susilawati, Becky P.Y. Loo, Graham Currie, Chee Pin Tan , et al. · 2025

Using multi-source data to evaluate walkability in urban and rural Hong Kong: A multidimensional framework Open

Sicheng Jiang, Chen Zhang, Hongsheng Zhang, Becky P.Y. Loo, Hui Lin · 2025

Exploring the social life of urban spaces through AI Open

Arianna Salazar Miranda, Zhuangyuan Fan, Michael Baick, Keith N. Hampton, Fábio Duarte , et al. · 2025

We analyze changes in pedestrian behavior over a 30-y period in four urban public spaces located in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. Building on William Whyte’s observational work, which involved manual video analysis of pedestrian beha…

Port-city dynamics and coupling relationships in China Open

Shasha Wu, Jianke Guo, Yichuan Zhang, Yafeng Qin, Muxin Liang , et al. · 2025

Urban visual clusters and road transport fatalities: A global city-level image analysis Open

Zhuangyuan Fan, Becky P.Y. Loo · 2025

Road traffic crashes are among the leading causes of death and injury worldwide. While urban planning and design are known to influence road safety, it is not clear how features of the built environment contribute to traffic fatalities. In…

Slow mobility & medicine: A critical review Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Ting Lian · 2025

This critical review examines the complex interplay between slow mobility modes-specifically walking, cycling, and micromobility-and their associated health and environmental impacts. It is timely in view of various global initiatives to p…

An assessment framework for 15-minute Cities: Progress worldwide and the impact of urban form Open

Hui Wang, Ka Ho Tsoi, Becky P.Y. Loo · 2025

Electric vehicles and sustainable development goals: A multi-level governance analysis Open

Niklas Tilly, Tan Yiğitcanlar, Kenan Degirmenci, Sylvia Y. He, Becky P.Y. Loo , et al. · 2025

A Socio-technical Transition of the Low-Altitude Economy: Evidence and Governance Implications from Chinese Cities Open

Zeyu Huang, Jian Zhou, Baoding Zhou, H. Xiao, Sheng Bao , et al. · 2025

Long commuting, social inequality, and urban development with scaling laws in China Open

Jie Huang, Wenying Fan, Jiaoe Wang, Becky P.Y. Loo, Wei Qi · 2025

Long commuting is associated with negative consequences on the environment, economy, society, and ultimately on urban sustainability. It is still unclear to what extent long commuting, one of the most frequent daily activities for urban dw…

A Mamba-based Probabilistic Generative Neural Network for Estimating Urban Pedestrian Volumes Open

Ziyu Gu, Ting Lian, Can Li, Becky P.Y. Loo, S. Travis Waller , et al. · 2025

Residential and experienced social segregation: the roles of different transport modes, metro extensions, and longitudinal changes in Hong Kong Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Zhuangyuan Fan, Esteban Moro · 2024

Social segregation is a challenge intensified by rapid urbanisation. Using mobility data, researchers have widened the scope of analysis from static residential segregation patterns to experienced segregation in activity space. Despite suc…

Beyond short-term impact of COVID-19 on transport decarbonization: a scenario analysis of passenger and freight transport by mode in China, 2020–2030 Open

Linna Li, Becky P.Y. Loo · 2024

Background The processes of transport decarbonisation are complicated. In this paper, we adopt the Activity-Modal Share-Energy Intensity-Carbon Intensity of Fuel (ASIF) approach and propose a conceptual framework on the direct and indirect…

Fifteen Pathways between Electric Vehicles and Public Health: A Transportation–Health Conceptual Framework Open

Chunyu Guo, Becky P.Y. Loo, Kuishuang Feng, H. Oliver Gao, K. Zhang · 2024

The health impact of electric vehicles (EVs) is complex and multifaceted, encompassing reductions in air pollutants, improvements in road safety, and implications for social equity. However, existing studies often provide fragmented insigh…

Stressors for bus commuters and ways of improving bus journeys Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Ka Ho Tsoi · 2024

Based on the people-environment conceptual framework, this paper measures the level of transport stress experienced by bus commuters and examines its relationship with a wide range of environmental and personal stressors, as well as differ…

Cost of travel delays caused by traffic crashes Open

Ting Lian, Becky P.Y. Loo · 2024

This study proposes a method for measuring travel delays caused by traffic crashes based on taxi GPS data and other open-source spatial data. Travel delays caused by traffic crashes are quantified according to the difference between the po…

Walking (In)Convenience Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Ting Lian, Lawrence D. Frank · 2024

Problem, research strategy, and findings As active transport planning gains momentum worldwide, our study underscores the importance of connecting people and places by focusing on the convenience dimension of walkability. Specifically, we …

Cities and Urbanization: Balancing the Environmental and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Sustainability Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Ka Ho Tsoi, Xinghua Feng, Hongsheng Zhang, Yinyi Lin , et al. · 2024

With an increasingly urbanized world, there is an urgent need to examine how cities may evolve and achieve sustainability. This paper systematically looks at the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the Poyang Lake Region (PLR) in China to examine t…

Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I Open

Arianna Salazar Miranda, Zhuangyuan Fan, Michael Baick, Keith N. Hampton, Fábio Rijo Duarte , et al. · 2024

Electric Vehicles and Sustainable Development Goals: A Multi-Level Governance Analysis Open

Niklas Tilly, Tan Yiğitcanlar, Kenan Degirmenci, Sylvia Y. He, Becky P.Y. Loo , et al. · 2024

Urban Resilience and Panarchy: Insights from Nanchang City, China Open

Xinghua Feng, Meihai XU, Yexi ZHONG, Qiyue LI, Becky P.Y. Loo , et al. · 2024

The co-benefits of electric mobility in reducing traffic noise and chemical air pollution: Insights from a transit-oriented city Open

Ka Ho Tsoi, Becky P.Y. Loo, Xiangyi Li, Kai Zhang · 2023

Traffic noise is a growing threat to the urban population. Prolonged exposure to traffic noise has been linked to negative health consequences such as annoyance, sleep disturbances and cardiovascular diseases. While electric vehicles are k…

A people-environment framework in evaluating transport stress among rail commuters Open

Ka Ho Tsoi, Becky P.Y. Loo · 2023

Transport stress is a pervasive phenomenon in big cities, and can lead to various negative impacts on health and well-being. However, the associated stressors have not been clearly understood. This study proposes a people-environment frame…

Urban visual intelligence: Uncovering hidden city profiles with street view images Open

Zhuangyuan Fan, Fan Zhang, Becky P.Y. Loo, Carlo Ratti · 2023

A longstanding line of research in urban studies explores how cities can be understood through their appearance. However, what remains unclear is to what extent urban dwellers’ everyday life can be explained by the visual clues of the urba…

Spatial risk for a superspreading environment: Insights from six urban facilities in six global cities across four continents Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Ka Ho Tsoi, Kay W. Axhausen, Mengqiu Cao, Yong‐Sung Lee , et al. · 2023

Introduction This study sets out to provide scientific evidence on the spatial risk for the formation of a superspreading environment. Methods Focusing on six common types of urban facilities (bars, cinemas, gyms and fitness centers, place…

Using computer vision and machine learning to identify bus safety risk factors Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Zhuangyuan Fan, Ting Lian, Feiyang Zhang · 2023

In road safety research, bus crashes are particularly noteworthy because of the large number of bus passengers involved and the challenge that it puts to the road network (with the closure of multiple lanes or entire roads for hours) and t…

Impact of heat on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A multi-city study in Texas Open

Chunyu Guo, Kevin Lanza, Dongying Li, Yuyu Zhou, Kristin Aunan , et al. · 2023

Studies on the health effects of heat are particularly limited in Texas, a U.S. state in the top 10 highest number of annual heat-related deaths per capita from 2018 to 2020. This study assessed the effects of heat on all-cause and cause-s…

Towards a Conceptual Framework of Using Technology to Support Smart Construction: The Case of Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) Open

Becky P.Y. Loo, Rosana W.M. Wong · 2023

Construction is a major source of carbon emissions. Moreover, it faces various other sustainability challenges, such as construction waste, construction noise, vehicular traffic near construction sites, dust and other air and water polluta…

Deep Encoder Cross Network for Estimated Time of Arrival Open

Kai-Fung Chu, Albert Y. S. Lam, Ka Ho Tsoi, Zhiran Huang, Becky P.Y. Loo · 2023

Estimated time of arrival (ETA) is essential to enable various intelligent transportation services and reduce passenger waiting time. Estimating the time of arrival of public transport in a highly dynamic and uncertain transportation syste…

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