Dr Ji Hei Lee | Lecturer in Real Estate Planning
Dr Lee has been teaching urban planning modules for BSc Real Estate, Henley Business School since 2015. She is a fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK. Prior to joining Reading, she worked as an assistant lecturer at Texas A&M University teaching undergraduate and postgraduate planning modules such as Building Better Cities, Evolving City, and Structure and Function of Urban Settlements.
Her research interest lies in how planners can create our neighborhoods and cities more livable, particularly for the elderly and the less mobile. She has examined the mechanism how built environment may affect social relationships and health in different contexts including U.S.A, Malaysia and South Korea. In her current research project, she investigates Malaysian older adults’ behaviors and preferences in navigating urban spaces. She is embarking on a new project to investigate property oversupply issues in Iskandar Malaysia.
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Telephone |
+60 7 2686242 |
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Speciality areas |
Built Environment, Health and Wellbeing |
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Highest qualification and awarding body |
Ph. D in Urban and Regional Science, Texas A&M University, USA |
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UoRM programmes taught/supervised |
Planning Law & Practice Introduction to Planning and Building Projects in Real Estate & Planning Dissertation Real Estate |
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Research interests |
Liveable communities |
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Current projects |
Effects of Built Environment Determinants on Quality of Life: Case of Senior Adults in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Recent publications |
Lee, J. H., & Tan, T. H. (2019). Neighborhood Walkability or Third Places? Determinants of Social Support and Loneliness among Older Adults. Journal of Planning Education and Research. (first online) https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19870295 Lee, J. H. (2019). Livable Seoul: Village Community Building. In Wagner, F. & Caves, R.W. (Eds.), Community Livability (2nd edition). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315111636 Tan, T. H., & Lee, J. H. (2018). Assessing the determinants of retirement home ownership among Malaysian young-old seniors. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 11(4), 687-700. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-08-2017-0072 |
