Dr. GUO Chunlan Lecturer BSc (SYSU)
MPhil, PhD (CUHK)
(852) 3943-6534 chunlanguo@cuhk.edu.hk





RESEARCH PROJECTS Guo C. (PI). Cross-border differences in the disaster literacy of the general public in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: A case study of typhoon emergency response (粤港澳大湾区公众灾害素养的跨边界差异：以台风灾害为例). Young Scientist Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目). Ref. 4210012105. Jan 2022 – Dec 2024. Amount: RMB 300,000.
Chan E.Y.Y. (PI), Chan G.K.W. (Co-I), Guo C. (Co-I), Wong C. (Co-I), Liu S. (Co-I), Huang Z. (Co-I), Mark C.K.M. (Co-I). Teaching public health in disaster and emergency response with massive open online course and face-to-face classrooms: Building a global humanitarian response community. Micro-Module Courseware Development Grant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 2017 to Apr 2018. Amount: HKD118,900.
Chan E.Y.Y. (PI), Goggins W.B. (Co-I), Chan G.K.W. (Co-I), Guo C. (Co-I) and Lam H.C.Y. (Co-I). Between extremes: Threatening heat and cold. Funded by RC’s One-off Funding Allocation – Impact Write-up Scheme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Jan 2017 to Dec 2017. Amount: HKD 99,950.


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Guo C.*, Li S.* and Chan S.S.S. (2022). Long-tern effects of disaster exposure on health care workers’ resilience: A comparison of the Wenchuan earthquake-exposed and unexposed groups. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 67: 102658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102658
Molassiotis A.*, Guo C., Abu-Odah H., West C. and Loke A.Y. (2021). Evolution of disaster nursing research in the past 30 years (1990 -2019): A bibliometric and mapping analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 58: 102230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102230
Guo C.*, Sim T., and Su G. (2021). Individual disaster preparedness in drought-and-flood-prone villages in Northwest China: Impact of place, out-migration and community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1649). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041649
Sim T., Han Z., Guo C.*, Yu J., Lau J., and Su G. (2021). Disaster preparedness, perceived community resilience, and place of rural villages in Northwest China. Natural Hazards, 108: 907–923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04712-x
Guo C., Sim T., and Ho H.C.* (2020). Impact of information seeking, disaster preparedness and typhoon emergency response on perceived community resilience in Hong Kong. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 50: 101744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101744
Guo C.*, Sim T., and Ho H.C. (2020). Evaluation of risk perception, knowledge, and preparedness of extreme storm events for the improvement of coastal resilience among migrants: A lesson from Hong Kong. Population, Space and Place, 26: e2318. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2318
Rodgers J.*, Su G., Qi W., Milledge D., Densomre A., Davis C., England P., Young J., Cao Y., Chakos A., Li X., Sim T., So E., Parsons B., Sun L. Yu J. and Guo C. (2019). Creating an earthquake scenario in China: A case study in Weinan City, Shaanxi province. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 40: 101253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101305
Yu J., Sim T., Guo C.*, Han Z., Lau J., and Su G. (2019). Risk perception and adaptation intentions to earthquake risk in rural area of China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 40:101253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101253
Chan E.Y.Y.*, Wang S.S., Ho J.Y.E., Huang Z., Liu S. and Guo C. (2017). Socio-demographic predictors of health and environmental co-benefit behaviours for climate change mitigation in urban China. PLoS ONE, 12(11): e0188661. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188661
Chan E.Y.Y.*, Guo C., Lee P., Liu S., Mark C.K.M. (2017). Health emergency and disaster risk management (Health-EDRM) in remote ethnic minority areas of rural China: The Case of a Flood-Prone Village in Sichuan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 8(2):156-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-017-0121-1
Guo C.* and Shen J. (2016). Gender and migration: Employment of rural migrants in South China’s factories.?Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, 22(3): 228-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/12259276.2016.1205375



Teaching Fields

Geography of China
Population and migration
Urban geography
World development

Research interests

Ageing and health
Disaster risk reduction
Population and migration
Resilience
Smart cities


Services/ Posts

Registered member of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Systems Committee of Smart Cities
Outgoing liaison representative of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Systems Committee of Smart Cities in ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience