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Hanley Chen - A Scholarship Update
Posted 22 08 2023
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2021 Vectorworks Landmark Scholar Nearing PhD completion
Hanley Guanyu Chen, an enthusiastic landscape architecture researcher, is currently immersed in his doctoral journey at Lincoln University. Armed with bachelor's degrees in both Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Hanley's academic foundation rests on a rich blend of creative vision and scientific acumen.
Hanley views designed landscapes as a potent catalyst for enhancing human well-being and fostering sustainability in our increasingly challenging contemporary world. This deep-rooted belief has been the North Star guiding him through his progression from undergraduate studies to his present pursuit of a PhD in landscape architecture at Lincoln University.
At the heart of Hanley's academic voyage lies his current research focus: Landscape Performance Evaluation, entailing an exploration of its relevant evaluation/valuation methods, strategies, frameworks, supporting mechanisms, and theories. Hanley hopes that his research can help landscape architects, their allied professionals, decision-makers, and the general public to better understand the cost of landscape developments and the values that designed landscapes can offer, and at the same time empower stakeholders with the knowledge needed to make well-informed design decisions.
Hanley's explorative enthusiasm is evident not only in his PhD research endeavours but also through his active involvement in various impactful initiatives. As a research assistant, he participated in the 2021 Case Study Investigation (CSI) programme funded by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) and conducted New Zealand’s first CSI project together with Professor Jacky Bowring. His intellectual contributions extend further, encompassing diverse realms such as urban design and research projects. Among these is his engagement in an exploration of peri-urban land-use potential, a research undertaking led by Dr Shannon Davis, supported by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge.
A list of Hanley's contributions is below:
Publications:
Exploring the terminology, definitions, and forms of Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) in landscape architecture, Article; April 2023; Land (MDPI); Guanyu Chen, Jacky Bowring, Shannon Davis
Te Whāriki Subdivision Phases 1 and 2 Methods (Measuring Landscape Performance: Findings from LAF's 2021 CSI Program, Research report; October 2022; Landscape Performance Series (Landscape Architecture Foundation); Jacky Bowring, Guanyu Chen
Community Perception of Animal-Based Urban Agriculture within City Greenspaces of the Global North: A Survey of Residents near Cornwall Park, New Zealand, Article; September, 2022; Sustainability (MDPI); Shannon Davis, Guanyu Chen
Measuring landscape performance for a subdivision in Canterbury, New Zealand: Reflections and critique of methods,Conference paper; March 2022; The CELA 2022 Annual Conference, Evolving Norms: Adapting Scholarship to Disruptive Phenomena; Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico; Guanyu Chen, Jacky Bowring
Performance Evaluation: Identifying Barriers and Enablers for Landscape Architecture PracticeArticle; November, 2021; Architecture (MDPI); Guanyu Chen, Jacky Bowring, Shannon Davis
Ongoing research items:
Measuring the perceived values of public open spaces and their temporal changes: A spatial hedonic model approach; Guanyu Chen, Jacky Bowring, Shannon Davis, David Dyason
How are designed landscapes evaluated? A systematic New Zealand case study investigation of performance evaluation methods; Guanyu Chen, Jacky Bowring, Shannon Davis
Re-spatialising the rural-urban interface of Aotearoa: Understanding the potential of the peri-urban to re-connect New Zealanders with whenua and food; Shannon Davis, Guanyu Chen, Richard Morris, Marcus Robinson, Pablo Gregorini, Jacky Bowring, Naomi Darvill
Urban expansion and food production: Community and grower perceptions of peri-urban food production; Shannon Davis, Guanyu Chen, Naomi Darvill
Exploring peri-urban spatial land use typologies for both housing and food; Shannon Davis, Guanyu Chen, Marcus Robinson
The silver lining of COVID-19: How emergency remote teaching methods are transforming teaching in landscape architecture; Nada Toueir, Jacky Bowring, Shannon Davis, Guanyu Chen