Shen Jianfa Publications

Publication

(Please contact me for reprints for most papers)

New and Representative Publications

Journal Papers and Book Chapters

Books

Representative Book Chapters

Paper collection: Processes of population change and migration

Paper collection: Urbanization in China

Paper collection: Population flow and spatial diffusion of COVID-19 pandemic

Newspaper Articles

Book Reviews

Conference Papers

Media Interview and Reports

Urbanization data of China

New and Representative Publications

Shen Jianfa, 2023, Modelling the roles of visitor flows and returning migrants in the spatial diffusion of COVID-19 from Wuhan city in China. Applied Geography, 155, Article No. 102971. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, Gu Hengyu and Chu Jun. 2023. Unravelling intercity mobility patterns in China using multi-year LBS data: A city classification based on monthly fluctuations and year-round trends. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 102, Article No. 101954. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2023.10195. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Gu Hengyu, Shen Jianfa and Chu Jun, 2023, Understanding intercity mobility patterns in rapidly urbanizing China, 2015-2019: Evidence from longitudinal poisson gravity modeling. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 113(1), 307-330. DOI:10.1080/24694452.2022.2097050. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Li Sen, Gu Hengyu and Shen Jianfa, 2023, Detecting spatial heterogeneity in the determinants of intercity migration in China. Population, Space and Place, 29, Article No. e2649. DOI: 10.1002/psp.2649. PDF open access.

Wang Chenglong, Shen Jianfa, 2023, How subjective economic status matters: the reference-group effect on migrants’ settlement intention in urban China, Asian Population Studies, 19(1), 105-123. DOI:10.1080/17441730.2021.2012025. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, 2022, Globalization, population flow and the spatial diffusion of COVID-19. Asian Geographer, 39(2), 209-217. DOI:10.1080/10225706.2021.1910526. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Luo Yiling and Shen Jianfa, 2022, Urban entrepreneurialism, metagovernance and 'space of innovation': Evidence from buildings for innovative industries in Shenzhen. Cities, 131, Article No. 104067. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, What roles do population and migration flows play in the spatial diffusion of COVID-19 from Wuhan city to provincial regions in China? China Review, 21(3), 189-219. PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, Measuring the impact of mitigation measures on infection risk of COVID-19 in Hong Kong since February 2020. Cities, 114, Article No. 103192. PDF.

Shen Jianfa, Lin Lijie, 2021, The different effects of the determinants of urbanisation on state-sponsored and spontaneous urbanisation in Fujian Province of China. Population Space Place, 27(2), Article No. e2364. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2020, Chapter 4: Internal Migration in China. In Bell M, Bernard A, Charles-Edwards E and Zhu Y (eds), Internal Migration in the Countries of Asia - A Cross-National Comparison. Springer, pp. 51-75.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Urbanization, Regional Development and Governance in China. London and New York: Routledge. Your Library e-Book. Book Preview with Chapter 1.

Shen Jianfa and Kee Gordon, 2017, Development and Planning in Seven Major Coastal Cities in Southern and Eastern China. Berlin: Springer.

Shen Jianfa, Lin Lijie, 2017, State-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in Fujian province of China, 1982-2010. Cities, 60 (Part B), 420-427. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Error analysis of regional migration modeling, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 106(6), 1253-1267. free PDF 50 copies, Journal PDF.

Shen J and Xu W (eds), 2016,Migration and Development in China. China Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China (Special Issue, Vol. 16, No. 3).

Shen Jianfa and Liu Ye, 2016, Skilled and less-skilled interregional migration in China: A comparative analysis of spatial patterns and the decision to migrate in 2000-2005, Habitat International,57, 1-10. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Modelling interregional migration in China in 2005-2010: The roles of regional attributes and spatial interaction effect in modelling error. Population, Space and Place, early view. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa and Xu Wei, 2016, Migration and development in China: Introduction. China Review, 16(3), 1-7. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa and Wang Lei, 2016, Urban competitiveness and migration in the YRD and PRD regions of China in 2010, China Review, 16(3), 149-174. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Explaining interregional migration changes in China, 1985-2000, using a decomposition approach, Regional Studies, 49(7), 1176-1192. DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.812783.Virtual Issue - China.

Shen Jianfa and Yang Xiaolan, 2014, Analyzing urban competitiveness changes in major Chinese cities 1995-2008, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 7(4), 361-379. DOI: 10.1007/s12061-014-9114-2.

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Not quite a twin city: Cross-boundary integration in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Habitat International, 42, 138-146. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa and Luo Xiaolong, 2013, From fortress Hong Kong to Hong Kong-Shenzhen metropolis: The emergence of government-led strategy for regional integration in Hong Kong, Journal of Contemporary China, 22(84),944-965.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Changing patterns and determinants of interprovincial migration in China 1985-2000, Population, Space and Place, 18, 384-402.

Jiang Yihong, Shen Jianfa, 2010, Measuring the urban competitiveness of Chinese cities in 2000, Cities, 27(5), 307-314.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty: Economic relations with mainland China 1978-2007, Eurasian Geography and Economics, 49(3), 326-340.

Shen J, 2007, Scale, state and the city: urban transformation in post-reform China, Habitat International, 31(3-4), 303-316.

Shen J, 2006, Understanding dual-track urbanisation in post-reform China: Conceptual framework and empirical analysis, Population, Space and Place, 12(6), 497-516.

Shen J, 2006, Estimating urbanization levels in Chinese provinces in 1982-2000, International Statistical Review, 74(1), 89-107.

Shen J, 2005, Counting urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000: Changing definitions, problems and solutions, Population, Space and Place, 11(5), 381-400.

Shen J, 2004, Population growth, ecological degradation and construction in the western region of China, Journal of Contemporary China, 13(41), 637-661.

Shen J, 2004, Cross-border urban governance in Hong Kong: The role of state in a globalizing city-region, The Professional Geographer: Forum and Journal of the Association of American Geographers, 56(4), 530-543.

Shen J, 2002, Urban and regional development in post-reform China: the case of Zhujiang Delta, Progress in Planning, 57(2), 91-140.

Shen J, Wong K Y and Feng Z, 2002, State-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in the Pearl River Delta of south China, 1980-1998, Urban Geography, 23(7), 674-694.

Shen J, 2000, Modelling national or regional grain supply and food balance in China, Environment and Planning A, 32, 539-557.

Shen J, 1999, Modelling regional migration in China: estimation and decomposition, Environment and Planning A, 31, 1223-1238.

Shen J, 1999, Urbanization and Population Management. Sciences Press, Beijing. 231pp (in Chinese).

Shen J, 1998, China's future population and development challenges, The Geographical Journal, 164(1), 32-40.

Shen J and Spence N A, 1996, Modelling urban-rural population growth in China, Environment and Planning A, 28, 1417-1444.

Shen J, 1995, Rural development and rural to urban migration in China 1978-1990, Geoforum, 26, 395-409.

Shen J, 1994, Spatial-dynamic population systems: analysis and projection, Environment and Planning A, 26, 471-488.

Representative Book Chapters

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Urbanization process and policies for sustainable urbanization in China. In Peter Karl Kresl (Ed), Cities and Partnerships for Sustainable Urban Development. Chapter 4, p. 61-73. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, The third runway project of HKIA: The process of consultation and consensus building in Hong Kong. In Peter Karl Kresl (Ed), Cities and Partnerships for Sustainable Urban Development. Chapter 14, p. 216-229. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Cooperation and competition between cities: urban development strategies in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, in Kresl P K(ed), Economic Strategies for Mature Industrial Economies, pp. 132-159. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Population distribution and growth, in Yeung Y M and Shen Jianfa (eds), The Pan-Pearl River Delta: An Emerging Regional Economy in a Globalizing China, pp. 513-548. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press.

Yeung Y M and Shen Jianfa, 2008, Hong Kong, in Yeung Y M and Shen Jianfa (eds), The Pan-Pearl River Delta: An Emerging Regional Economy in a Globalizing China, pp. 207-239. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press.

Yeung Yue-man and Shen Jianfa, 2008, Coastal China's urban-rural spatial restructuring under globalization, in Huang Y and Bocchi A M(eds), Reshaping Economic Geography in East Asia, pp. 294-319. Washington D C: The World Bank.

Yeung Y M and Shen J, 2007, Socialist economies in transition: urban policy in China and Vietnam, In Geyer H S (Ed), International Handbook of Urban Policy Volume 1: Contentious Global Issues, pp. 59-76. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Yeung Y and Shen J, 2007, Cross-boundary integration, in Yeung Y(ed), The First Decade: The Hong Kong SAR in Retrospective and Introspective Perspectives, pp. 273-295. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.

Shen J, 2005, Space, scale and the state: reorganizing urban space in China. In: Ma L J C and Wu F (eds), Restructuring the Chinese City: Changing Society, Economy and Space, pp. 39-58. London: Routledge.

Shen J, 2004, Reorganizing urban space in postreform China. In: Meligrana J (ed), Redrawing Local Government Boundaries: An International Study of Politics, Procedures, and Decisions, pp. 189-205. UBC Press, Vancouver.

Shen J, 2004, Agricultural growth and food supply, in: Hsieh, Chiao-min and Lu, Max(eds), Changing China: A Geographic Appraisal. pp. 47-63. Westview Press, Boulder.

Shen J, 2004, The Urbanizing World, in Environment and Development, from Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (Eolss), Developed Under the Auspices of the Unesco, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK [HTTP://WWW.EOLSS.NET] [Retrieved March 7, 2005].

Shen J and Wang G, 2004, Population distribution and growth, in Yeung Y M and Shen J(eds), Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development, pp. 213-249. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Gu C, Shen J and Yu T, 2004, Urban and regional development, in Yeung Y M and Shen J(eds), Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development, pp. 177-211. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Huang Y and Shen J, 2004, Guangxi, in Yeung Y M and Shen J(eds), Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development, pp. 463-502. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Shen J, Wong K Y and Chu D K Y, 2002, Trends and causes of uneven regional development in the Zhujiang delta, in: Wong K Y and Shen J (eds), Resource Management, Urbanization and Governance in Hong Kong and the Zhujiang Delta. pp. 97-132. Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Chu D K Y, Shen J and Wong K Y, 2002, Shenzhen-Hong Kong as one: modes and prospectus of regional governance in the Pearl River Delta, in: Wong K Y and Shen J (eds), Resource Management, Urbanization and Governance in Hong Kong and the Zhujiang Delta. pp. 231-248. Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Shen J, Tang X and Lin Z, 2000, Population growth and mobility,in: Yeung Y M and Chu D K Y(eds), Fujian: A Coastal Province in Transition and Transformation. pp. 455-485. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Paper collection: Processes of population change and migration

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Error analysis of regional migration modeling, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 106(6), 1253-1267. free PDF 50 copies, Journal PDF.

Shen J, 2012, Changing patterns and determinants of interprovincial migration in China 1985-2000, Population, Space and Place, 18, 384-402.

Shen J, 2005, Counting urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000: Changing definitions, problems and solutions, Population, Space and Place, 11(5), 381-400.

Shen J, 2004, Population growth, ecological degradation and construction in the western region of China, Journal of Contemporary China, 13(41), 637-661.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2003, The working and living space of the 'floating population' in China, Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 44(1), 51-62.

Shen J, 2000, Modelling national or regional grain supply and food balance in China, Environment and Planning A, 32, 539-557.

Shen J, 1999, Modelling regional migration in China: estimation and decomposition, Environment and Planning A, 31, 1223-1238.

Shen J, 1998, China's future population and development challenges,The Geographical Journal, 164(1), 32-40.

Shen J and Spence N A, 1997, Modelling regional population growth in China, Mathematical Population Studies, 6, 241-274.

Shen J, 1997, Population and migration trends in Hong Kong,Geography, 82, 269-271.

Shen J and Spence N A, 1996, Modelling urban-rural population growth in China, Environment and Planning A, 28, 1417-1444.

Shen J, 1995, Rural development and rural to urban migration in China 1978-1990, Geoforum, 26, 395-409.

Shen J, 1994, Spatial-dynamic population systems: analysis and projection, Environment and Planning A, 26, 471-488.

Shen J, 1993, Analysis of urban-rural population dynamics for China: a multiregional life-table approach, Environment and Planning A,25, 245-253.

Shen J, 1991, Analysis of urban-rural population dynamics for China, Environment and Planning A, 23, 1797-1810.

Paper collection: Urbanization in China

Shen Jianfa, Lin Lijie, 2017, State-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in Fujian province of China, 1982-2010. Cities, 60 (Part B), 420-427. Journal PDF.

Shen J and Yang X, 2014, Analyzing urban competitiveness changes in major Chinese cities 1995-2008, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 7(4), 361-379. DOI: 10.1007/s12061-014-9114-2.

Shen J, 2014, Not quite a twin city: Cross-boundary integration in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Habitat International, 42, 138-146. Journal PDF.

Shen J and Luo X, 2013, From fortress Hong Kong to Hong Kong-Shenzhen metropolis: The emergence of government-led strategy for regional integration in Hong Kong, Journal of Contemporary China,22(84),944-965.

Jiang Y, Shen J, 2010, Measuring the urban competitiveness of Chinese cities in 2000, Cities, 27(5), 307-314.

Shen J, 2008, Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty: Economic relations with mainland China 1978-2007, Eurasian Geography and Economics, 49(3), 326-340.

Shen J, 2007, Scale, state and the city: urban transformation in post-reform China, Habitat International, 31(3-4), 303-316.

Shen J, 2006, Understanding dual-track urbanisation in post-reform China: Conceptual framework and empirical analysis, Population, Space and Place, 12(6), 497-516.

Shen J, 2005, Counting urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000: Changing definitions, problems and solutions, Population, Space and Place, 11(5), 381-400.

Shen J, 2004, Urban competitiveness and urban governance in the globalizing world, Asian Geographer, 23(1&2), 19-36.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2003, The working and living space of the 'floating population' in China, Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 44(1), 51-62.

Shen J, 2002, Urban and regional development in post-reform China: the case of Zhujiang Delta, Progress in Planning, 57(2), 91-140.

Shen J, Wong K Y and Feng Z, 2002, State-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in the Pearl River Delta of south China, 1980-1998, Urban Geography, 23(7), 674-694.

Shen J, Wong K Y, Chu K Y and Feng Z, 2000, The spatial dynamics offoreign investment in the Pearl River Delta, south China, The Geographical Journal, 166(4), 312-322.

Shen J and Spence N A, 1996, Modelling urban-rural population growth in China, Environment and Planning A, 28, 1417-1444.

Shen J, 1995, Rural development and rural to urban migration in China 1978-1990, Geoforum, 26, 395-409.

Paper collection: Population flow and spatial diffusion of COVID-19 pandemic

Shen Jianfa, 2022, Globalization, population flow and the spatial diffusion of COVID-19. Asian Geographer, 39(2), 209-217. DOI:10.1080/10225706.2021.1910526. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, What roles do population and migration flows play in the spatial diffusion of COVID-19 from Wuhan city to provincial regions in China? China Review, 21(3), 189-219. PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, Measuring the impact of mitigation measures on infection risk of COVID-19 in Hong Kong since February 2020. Cities, 114, Article No. 103192. PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2020, Covid-19 and inter-provincial migration in China. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 61(4-5), 620-626. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Publication --- Newspaper Articles

Shen Jianfa, 2023, The scenario of pandemic situation after the opening of Hong Kong and mainland boudary. Viewpoint, Ming Pao, B06. 3 January (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2022, The choice of life and freedom: the prospect of and strategic choice of Hong Kong's battle against COVID-19 pandemic. Viewpoint, Ming Pao, B12, 18 February (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Is proportional representation an unfair election method? Viewpoin. Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A18, 17 December (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Cooperation coexists with competition in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A22, 13 March (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Greater bay area development will not affect one country two systems. Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A25, 7 March (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2017, Without co-location boundary checkpoints, West Kowloon station cannot play the role of regional airport, Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A18, 31 July (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2017, The causes of high housing price in Hong Kong from the perspective of housing market, Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A25, 13 Feb (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Implementing the co-location boundary checkpoints for high-speed railway from practical perspective, Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A29, 7 April (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Could Hong Kong gain HK$700 by reducing one mainland visitor? Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A28, 9 March (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Majority of passengers moving between Hong Kong and Shenzhen are Hong Kong residents, Commentary, Hong Kong Economic Journal, A19, 15 March (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Hong Kong can accommodate 0.4 million tourists a day, Commentary, Hong Kong Economic Journal, A26, 25 February (in Chinese) .

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Visitors are not the main reason for the peak-hour congestion of public transport in Hong Kong. Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A28, 20 February (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2013, Prevent consequences of population ageing with multiple measures, Commentary, Hong Kong Economic Journal, A21, 26 October (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Adjust the wrong policy on small house and make best use of precious land resources, Viewpoint, Ming Pao, A32, 23 November (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Encourage childbearing and absorb migrants to relieve population ageing, Commentary, Hong Kong Economic Journal, A21, 19 November (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2012, The upper limit of the number of births given by mainland women in Hong Kong, Commentary, Hong Kong Economic Journal, A20, 17 February (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2012, The right of abode issue of foreign domestic helpers can be solved by revising the immigration law, Forum, Commercial Daily, A20, 18 January (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Building third runway is the best option, Viewpoint, Mingpao, A32, 10 June (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2011, How to consolidate Hong Kong's status as aviation hub, Commentary, Hong Kong Economic Journal, P. 12, 6 June (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2011, The Bay Area of Pearl River Estuary should be developed for the interest of the whole region, Forum - Expert Views, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, A9, 6 May (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2011, The Bay Area of Pearl River Estuary plan enhances environmental protection, Forum - Expert Views, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, A9, 20 April (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, Sai Kuen Lo, 2010, Hong Kong's urban competitiveness increased with fluctuation, Forum - Expert Views, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, A17, 10 May (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Enhance competitiveness of Hong Kong-Shenzhen metropolis, Mingpao, Forum, A30, 29 April. (in Chinese)

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Hong Kong-Shenzhen relation in transition, Forum Section, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, B04, 12 August (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Relative competition between Hong Kong and Shenzhen does not affect cooperation, Forum Section, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, B04, 13 August (in Chinese).

Shen J, 2005, Technology is the key to competitiveness ranking, Forum Section, Mingpao, B19, 8 October. (in Chinese)

Shen J, 2005, Immigration of talents cannot solve the ageing problem, Forum Section, Mingpao, A26,28 February (in Chinese).

Shen J, 2005, Immigration of talents may worsen the ageing problem in future, Forum Section, Mingpao, B15, 2 March (in Chinese).

Shen J, 2004, Three issues of Hong Kong-Guangdong cooperation, Wen Wei Forum, Wen Wei Po, 20 July (in Chinese).

Shen J, 2002, Rebuild New Towns to develop local economy, Forum Section, Mingpao, 29 May (in Chinese).

Publication --- Books

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Urbanization, Regional Development and Governance in China. London and New York: Routledge. Your Library e-Book. Book Preview with Chapter 1.

Shen Jianfa and Kee Gordon, 2017, Development and Planning in Seven Major Coastal Cities in Southern and Eastern China. Berlin: Springer.

Shen J and Xu W (eds), 2016,Migration and Development in China. China Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China (Special Issue, Vol. 16, No. 3).

Luo X, Shen J, Gu C, 2015, Restructuring of Urban and Regional Governance in China: State, Society and Market. Nanjing: Southeast University Press. 175pp (in Chinese).

Luo X, Shen J and Gu C (eds), 2014, Urban and Regional Governance in China. China Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China (Special Issue, Vol. 14, No. 1).

Federation of Hong Kong Industries, 2013, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Responses of Logistics SMEs in Hong Kong. 120pp. Hong Kong: Federation of Hong Kong Industries (Report prepared for Federation of Hong Kong Industries, in Chinese with English Summary).

Federation of Hong Kong Industries, 2013, Advisory Kit for Logistics SMEs in Hong Kong. 87pp. Hong Kong: Federation of Hong Kong Industries (Supplement prepared for Federation of Hong Kong Industries, in Chinese).

Shen J and Chiang L (eds), 2011, Chinese Migrants and Circular Mobility. China Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China (Special Issue, Vol. 11, No. 2).

Yeung Y M and Shen J (eds), 2008, The Pan-Pearl River Delta: An Emerging Regional Economy in a Globalizing China. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press.618pp.

Yeung Y M and Shen J(eds), 2004, Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong. 604pp.

Shen J, Chan R and Gu C (eds), 2004, Urban Governance in Contemporary China, Asian Geographer (Special Issue, Vol. 23, No.1&2, p.1-91).

Wong K Y and Shen J (eds), 2002, Resource Management, Urbanization and Governance in Hong Kong and the Zhujiang Delta. Chinese University Press, Hong Kong. 307pp.

Yeung Yue-man, Shen Jianfa and Kee Wai-man, 2010, The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong: Development of Nine Provinces in Pan-PRD, Macao and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. 440pp (in Chinese).

Ni P, Hou Q, Liang H, Chen X, Shen J, Lin Z and Liu C (eds), 2012, Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 10. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. 418pp. (in Chinese).

Ni P, Hou Q, Chen X, Shen J, Lin Z and Yang Y (eds), 2010, Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 8. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. 402pp (in Chinese).

Ni P et al (eds), 2006, Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 4, Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing. 754pp (in Chinese).

Yeung Y M, Shen J and Zhang L, 2006, China's 11th Five-year Plan: Opportunities and Challenges for Hong Kong, Study Report for Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre, Hong KongEnglish Chinese.

Yeung Y M, Shen J and Zhang L, 2005, The Western Pearl River Delta: Growth and Opportunities for Cooperative Development with Hong Kong, Research Monograph No. 62. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong. 164pp.

Yeung Y M and Shen J(eds), 2005, Interactive Development of Pan-PRD and Hong Kong , Research Monograph No. 63. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong. 370pp (in Chinese).

Yeung Y M, Shen J and Zhang L, 2004, Hong Kong and The Western Pearl River Delta: Cooperative Development from a Cross-Boundary Perspective, Study Report for the Central Policy Unit, The Government of HKSAR, Hong KongEnglish Chinese.

Gu C, Shen J, Yao X and Shi N (eds), 2003, Urban Governance: Concepts, Theories, Methods and Empirical Studies. Southeast University Press, Nanjing. 267pp (in Chinese).

Shen J, 2002, Urban and Regional Development in Post-reform China: the Case of Zhujiang Delta. Progress in Planning, Volume 57, Part 2, Pergamon Press, Oxford.

Lau C M and Shen J (eds), 2000, China Review 2000. Chinese University Press, Hong Kong. 627pp.

Shen J, 1999, Urbanization and Population Management. Sciences Press, Beijing. 231pp (in Chinese).

Yeung Y M, Lu D and Shen J (eds), 1999, Urban, Rural and Regional Development, Research Monograph No. 47. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong. 533pp (in Chinese).

Shen J, 1996, Internal Migration and Regional Population Dynamics in China. Progress in Planning, Volume 45, Part 3,Pergamon Press, Oxford.

Shen J, 1994, Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Population Systems. CATMOG 57, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich. 57pp.

Zhang C and Shen J, 1993, Geographical Systems Engineering. Sciences Press, Beijing. 219pp (in Chinese).

Zhang C and Shen J, 1991, Theory of Regional Science. China Soft Sciences Series No.8, HUST Press, Huhai. 359pp (in Chinese).

Zhang C and Shen J et al., 1990 Practices and Programs for Quantitative Geography (Second Edition). Higher Education Press, Beijing. 165pp (in Chinese).

Publication --- Journal Papers and Book Chapters

Wang Chenglong, Shen Jianfa, Liu Ye, Lin Liyue, 2023, Border effect on migrants' settlement pattern: Evidence from China. Habitat International, 136, Article No. 102813. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Wang Chenglong, Shen Jianfa, and Liu Ye, 2023, Hukou transfer intention of rural migrants with settlement intention in China: How cities' administrative level matters. Journal of Rural Studies, 99, 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.01.022. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, 2022, Globalization, population flow and the spatial diffusion of COVID-19. Asian Geographer,39(2), 209-217. DOI:10.1080/10225706.2021.1910526. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Zhang Xianchun, Shen Jianfa, Sun Yi, Zhou Changchang and Yang Yu, 2022, Formation of city regions from bottom-up initiatives: investigating coalitional developmentalism in the Pearl River Delta, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 113(3), 700-716. DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2022.2130868. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Wang Chenglong and Shen Jianfa, 2022, Settlement intention of migrants in urban China: The effects of labor-market performance, employment status, and social integration. Applied Geography, 147, Article No. 102773. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Mingrui and Shen Jianfa, 2022, State-led commodification of rural China and the sustainable provision of public goods in question: A case study of Tangjiajia, Nanjing. Journal of Rural Studies, 93, 449-460. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, What roles do population and migration flows play in the spatial diffusion of COVID-19 from Wuhan city to provincial regions in China? China Review, 21(3), 189-219. PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, Measuring the impact of mitigation measures on infection risk of COVID-19 in Hong Kong since February 2020. Cities, 114, Article No. 103192. PDF.

Wang Chenglong, Shen Jianfa, Liu Ye, 2021, Administrative level, city tier, and air quality: contextual determinants of hukou conversion for migrants in China. Computational Urban Science, 1(1), 6(2021). PDF open access.

Zhu Yu, Wang Wenfei Winnie, Lin Liyue, Shen Jianfa, Ren Qiang, 2021, Return migration and in situ urbanization of migrant sending areas: Insights from a survey of seven provinces in China. Cities, 115,103242. PDF opem access.

Shen Jianfa, 2020, Covid-19 and inter-provincial migration in China. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 61(4-5), 620-626. PDF. Limited Free copy.

Shen Jianfa, 2020, Analyzing the determinants of the spread of covid-19 among the provincial regions in China, Research Square, preprint, DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-26465/v1. Full paper.

Lin Lijie, Shen Jianfa, 2019, Spatial patterns and driving forces of uneven dual-track urbanization in Fujian province: An approach based on employment sectors, Urban Studies, 56(12), 2568-2584. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Migration, floating population and urbanization in China: Realities, theories, and strategies. Geographical Research, 38(1), 33-44. (in Chinese). Journal PDF.

Shen Mingrui and Shen Jianfa, 2018, Governing the countryside through state-led programmes: A case study of Jiangning District in Nanjing, China, Urban Studies, 55(7), 1439-1459. Journal PDF.

Shen Mingrui and Shen Jianfa, 2018, Evaluating the cooperative and family farm programs in China: A rural governance perspective, Land Use Policy, 79, 240-250. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, Lin Lijie, 2017, State-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in Fujian province of China, 1982-2010. Cities, 60 (Part B), 420-427. Journal PDF.

Lin Lijie and Shen Jianfa, 2017, Analysis of comprehensive urbanization level in Fujian province of China. In Liang Z, Messner SF, Huang Y, and Chen C (Eds), Confronting the Challenges of Urbanization in China: Insights from Social Science Perspectives. Chapter 1, pp. 11-24. New York and London: Routledge. Book information.

Shen Jianfa, 2017, Modelling interregional migration in China in 2005-2010: The roles of regional attributes and spatial interaction effects in modelling error. Population, Space and Place, 23(3), e2014,1-14. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa, 2017, Competition and cooperation in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen region, In Huggins R and Thompson P (eds), Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness: Contemporary Theories and Perspectives on Economic Development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Chapter 20, pp. 446-462.

Liu Ye and Shen Jianfa , 2017, Modelling Skilled and Less-Skilled Interregional Migrations in China, 2000-2005, Population, Space and Place, 23(4), e2027,1-17. Journal PDF.

Liu Ye, Shen Jianfa, Xu Wei, Wang Guixin, 2017, From school to university to work: migration of highly educated youths in China, The Annals of Regional Science,59(3),651-676. Journal PDF.

Liu Ye, Xu Wei, Shen Jianfa, Wang Guixin, 2017, Market expansion, state intervention and wage differentials between economic sectors in urban China: A multilevel analysis, Urban Studies,54(11),2631-2651. Journal PDF.

Wang Lei and Shen Jianfa, 2017, Comparative analysis of urban competitiveness in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions of China, 2000-2010, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 10(3), 401-419. Shared paper, read only ; Journal PDF.

Wang Lei and Shen Jianfa, 2017, The challenge of spatial plan coordination in urban China: The case of Suzhou city, Urban Policy and Research, 35(2), 180-198.free PDF 50 copies, Journal PDF.

Wang Lei and Shen Jianfa , 2017, Planning administration, spatial regulation mechanisms, and planning coordination: A case study of planning system reform in S city, City Planning Review, 41(2) , 18-26 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Error analysis of regional migration modeling, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 106(6), 1253-1267. free PDF 50 copies, Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa and Xu Wei, 2016, Migration and development in China: Introduction. China Review, 16(3), 1-7. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa and Wang Lei, 2016, Urban competitiveness and migration in the YRD and PRD regions of China in 2010, China Review, 16(3), 149-174. Journal PDF.

Zhu Yu, Ding Jinhong, Wang Guixin, Shen Jianfa, Lin Liyue, Ke Wenqian, 2017, Research progress on population geography in China in recent 40 years: A cross-disciplinary perspective. Progress in Geography, 36(4): 466-482 (in Chinese).

Zhu Yu, Ding Jinhong, Wang Guixin, Shen Jianfa, Lin Liyue, Ke Wenqian, 2016, Population geography in China since the 1980s: Forging the links between population studies and human geography. Journal of Geographical Science, 26(8): 1133-1158. Journal PDF.

Wang Lei and Shen Jianfa, 2016, Spatial planning and its implementation in provincial China: A case study of Jiangsu Region along the Yangtze River Plan. Journal of Contemporary China, 25(101), 669-685. Journal PDF.

Guo Chunlan and Shen Jianfa, 2016, Gender and migration: Employment of rural migrants in South China's factories, Asian Journal of Women's Studies, 22(3), 228-248. Journal PDF.

Shen Jianfa and Yang Xiaolan, 2014, Analyzing urban competitiveness changes in major Chinese cities 1995-2008, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 7(4), 361-379. DOI: 10.1007/s12061-014-9114-2.

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Not quite a twin city: Cross-boundary integration in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Habitat International, 42, 138-146. Journal PDF.

Luo Xiaolong, Shen Jianfa and Gu Chaolin, 2014, Urban and regional governance in China: Introduction, The China Review, 14(1), 1-9.

Liu Ye and Shen Jianfa, 2014, Jobs or amenities? location choices of interprovincial skilled migrants in China, 2000-2005, Population, Space and Place, 20, 592-605.

Liu Ye and Shen Jianfa, 2014, Spatial patterns and determinants of skilled internal migration in China, 2000-2005, Papers in Regional Sciences, 93(4), 749-772.

Liu Ye, Stillwell John, Shen Jianfa & Daras Konstantinos, 2014, Interprovincial migration, regional development and state policy in China, 1985-2010. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 7(1), 47-70.

Guo Chunlan and Shen Jianfa, 2014, Rural women migrants in the Pearl River Delta: Analysis of migration motivations at the household scale, Asian Geographer, 31(1), 17-29.

Wang Lei and Shen Jianfa, 2014, Changing spatial planning in Chinese Five-Year Planning system, Urban Design and Planning, 167(DP5), 189-195.

Wang Lei, Shen Jianfa, 2014, The changing relations among the socio-economic five-year planning urban-rural planning and land use planning in China, Urban Planning Forum, (3), 45-51 (in Chinese).

Jiang Yihong, Shen Jianfa, 2013, Weighting for what? A comparison of two weighting methods for measuring urban competitiveness. Habitat International, 38, 167-174.

Wang Lei, Shen Jianfa, 2013, The changing spatial planning in the system of five-year plan/planning in China, Progress in Geography, 32(8), 1195-1206 (in Chinese).

Liu Ye, Shen Jian-fa, Liu Yu-qi, 2013, Transnational mobility of the highly skilled: a review, Human Geography, 28(2), 7-12 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Changing patterns and determinants of interprovincial migration in China 1985-2000, Population, Space and Place, 18, 384-402.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Cross-boundary cooperation and competition in Hong Kong-Shenzhen Metropolitan Region, Studies on Hong Kong and Macao, No. 5, 16-26 (in Chinese)

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Cross-Boundary urban development and integration in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Bauhinia Tribute, No. 5, Total No. 5, 63-70 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa and Lo Sai-Kuen , 2012, Hong Kong: World City Dynamic Metropolis, in Pengfei Ni et al (eds), Chengshi jinjingli lanpie shu: zhongguo chengshi jingzhengli baogao No. 10 (Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 10). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. pp. 80-91 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa and Kee Gordon, 2012, Guangzhou: The road to regaining its central city status. Occasional Paper no.219, 1-45. Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa and Kee Gordon, 2011, Shenzhen: 30 Years of Reform and Development and the Role of Governments. Occasional Paper no.217, 1-42. Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa and Kee Gordon, 2011, 2011, Shanghai: Urban Development and Regional Integration through Mega Projects". Occasional Paper no.213,1-42. Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa and Chiang Lan-hung Nora, 2011, Chinese migrants and circular mobility: Introduction, The China Review, 11(2), 1-10

Lo Sai-Kuen and Shen Jianfa, 2011, A study on the changing urban competitiveness in Hong Kong, 1990-2008. International Journal of Current Chinese Studies, 2011(2), 7-27.

Jiang Yihong, Shen Jianfa, 2010, Measuring the urban competitiveness of Chinese cities in 2000, Cities, 27(5), 307-314.

Shen Jianfa, Jiang Yihong, 2010, Measuring urban competitiveness: the impact of population data on the ranking of Chinese Cities, in Wang Guixin and Yeung Yue-man (eds), Challenges and Development of Asian Cities: Undergoing Dramatic Changes, pp. 286-303. Shanghai: Shanghai People's Press.

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Population, in Jim C Y, Li S M and Fung T (eds), A New Geography of Hong Kong Vol. II, pp. 7-35. Hong Kong: Friends of Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd (in Chinese and English).

Ronald K. Vogel, H.V. Savitch, Jiang Xu, Anthony G.O. Yeh, Weiping Wu, Andrew Sancton, Paul Kantor, Peter Newman, Takashi Tsukamoto, Peter T.Y. Cheung, Jianfa Shen, Fulong Wu and Fangzhu Zhang, 2010, Governing global city regions in China and the West, Progress in Planning, 73(1), 1-76.

Luo Xiaolong, Shen Jianfa and Chen Wen, 2010, Urban networks and governance in city-region planning: state-led region building in Nanjing city-region, China, Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 92(4), 311-326.

Yeung Yue-man, Shen Jianfa and Kee Wai-man, 2010,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: IX. Yunnan and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 208. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong. 46pp (in Chinese).

Yeung Yue-man, Shen Jianfa and Kee Wai-man, 2009,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: VIII. Guizhou and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 203. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong. 36pp (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, Yeung Yue-man and Lu Yifei, 2009,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: VII. Sichuan and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 198. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong. 33pp (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Study on the airport competition and cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Journal of Urban and Regional Planning, 2(3), 104-112 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2009, A study on cross-boundary urban development in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Ma Eric K. W. (ed), Exploring Chinese Urban Studies, Research Monograph No. 79, pp. 225-254. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (in Chinese).

Luo Xiaolong and Shen Jianfa, 2009, A study on inter-city cooperation in the Yangtze river delta region, China, Habitat International, 33(1), 52-62.

Luo Xiao-long, Shen Jian-fa, Chen Wen, 2009, Rescaling of governance and new regionalism-a case study of Nanjing city region, Resource and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 18(7), 603-608 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty: economic relations with mainland China 1978-2007, Eurasian Geography and Economics, 49(3), 326-340.

Shen J, 2008, Spatial analysis of the urban system in Guangdong province of south China using population and economic indicators, The Open Geography Journal, 1, 1-14.

Shen, J, 2008, Spatial strategies of urban development: rescaling and territorialization in post reform China, The Open Urban Studies Journal, 1, 11-18.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Inter-city relations between Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Implications for urban planning and governance, Planning and Development, 23(1), 2-14.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Urban growth and sustainable development in Shenzhen city 1980-2006, Open Environmental Sciences, 2, 71-79.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Integration of world city and its hinterland under globalization: changing relations between Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta, China Urban Studies, 1: 33-52.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Inter-city competition and cooperation, and sustainable development of Hong Kong-Shenzhen urban cluster, China Ancient City, (2), 46-48(in Chinese).

Luo Xiaolong and Shen Jianfa, 2008, Why city-region planning does not work well in China? The Case of Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou, Cities, 25(4), 207-217.

Wang Guixin, Shen Jianfa, Liu Jianbo, 2008, Citizenization of peasant migrants during urbanization in China - A case study of Shanghai, Population and Development, (1), 3-23(in Chinese).

Luo Xiaolong, Shen Jianfa, 2008, Partnership-oriented inter-city cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta Region - a case study on the forum for the coordination of urban economy of the Yangtze River Delta Region, Economic Geography, 28(4), 543-547 (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, Feng Zhiqiang, Wong Kwan-yiu, 2008, Dual track urbanization in Pearl River Delta, in Gu C L, Yu T F and Li W M etc (Eds), China's Urbanization: Its Pattern, Process, and Mechanism, Chapter 5, pp. 122-135. Beijing: Science Press (in Chinese).

Shen Jianfa, Yeung Yue-man and So Man-shan, 2008,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: V. Hunan and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 195. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Yeung Yue-man, Shen Jianfa and Lu Yifei, 2008,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: IV. Fujian and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 194. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Yeung Yue-man, Shen Jianfa and Kee Wai-man, 2008,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: III. Macao and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 193. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Yeung Yue-man, Shen Jianfa and Kee Wai-man, 2007,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: II. Guangdong and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 190. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, Yeung Yue-man and So Man-shan, 2007,The Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and Hong Kong under the 11th Five-year Plan Research Series: I. Jiangxi and Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 187. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2007, Scale, state and the city: urban transformation in post-reform China, Habitat International, 31(3-4), 303-316.

Shen J, 2007, Population growth, urbanization and migration in the Pan-Pearl River Delta of China, Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Social Science Issue), 4(4), 16-43.

Shen J, 2007, Progress in the overseas studies on the urban geography of China, World Regional Studies, 16(4), 28-35.

Shen J, 2007, Space, scale and the state: reorganizing urban system of China, in Wu F, Ma L J C and Zhang J (eds), Transformation and Restructuring: Multiple Perspectives of Urban Development in China. Nanjing: Southeast University Press, pp. 22-38.

Shen J, 2007, Hong Kong: public transport with planning and management, in Ni P, Hou Q, Zhao H, Wang C, Liu Y, Lin Z, Shen J and Wu Z(eds), Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 5, Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing, pp. 184-187 (in Chinese).

Huang Y, Y Leung and J Shen, 2007, Cities and globalization: an international cities perspective, Urban Geography, 28(3), 209-231.

Luo X and Shen J, 2007, Models of inter-city cooperation and its theoretical implications: an empirical study on the Yangtze River Delta, ACTA Geographica Sinica, 62(2), 115-126 (in Chinese).

Luo X and Shen J, 2007, Models of inter-city cooperation and its theoretical implications: an empirical study on the Yangtze River Delta, Geography, No. 4, 39-49 (Reprinted by Information Center for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China, in Chinese).

Luo Xaolong and Shen Jianfa, 2007, Urban governance in cross-border coalitions: The case of the Jiangyin Economic Development Zone in Jingjiang, China, International Development Planning Review, 29(3), 353-377.

Shen J, Feng Z and Wong KY, 2006, Dual-track urbanization in a transitional economy: The case of Pearl River Delta in South China, Habitat International, 30, 690-705.

Shen J, 2006, Understanding dual-track urbanisation in post-reform China: Conceptual framework and empirical analysis, Population, Space and Place, 12(6), 497-516.

Shen J, 2006, Estimating urbanization levels in Chinese provinces in 1982-2000, International Statistical Review, 74(1), 89-107.

Shen J, 2006, Urbanization and urban space reorganization in China, City Planning Review, 30(Supplement), 36-40 (in Chinese).

Shen J, 2006, Population and agricultural development in the western region, in Wang Guixin(ed), Population and Development in the Western Region of China in the 21st Century, Chapter 10, pp. 144-160. Science Press, Beijing (in Chinese).

Shen J and Dai E, 2006, Population growth, fertility decline and ageing in Hong Kong: The perceived and real demographic effect of migration, Occasional Paper No. 14, Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute/Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2006, An empirical study on the relationship of urban competitiveness and real estate industry in Hong Kong, in Ni P et al (eds), 2006, Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 4, 424-439. Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing (in Chinese).

Shen J, Feng Z, Wong K Y, 2006, Dual track urbanization in Pearl River Delta, City Planning Review, 30(3), 39-44 (in Chinese).

Shen J and Huang Y, 2006, Urbanization and development in the western region, in Wang Guixin(ed), Population and Development in the Western Region of China in the 21st Century, Chapter 4, pp. 53-65. Science Press, Beijing (in Chinese).

Shen J and Huang Y, 2006, Preliminary analysis of the relationship between urban development and real estate industry in Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 67, The Centre for China Urban and Regional Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, pp. 1-21 (in Chinese).

Luo X and Shen J, 2006, Urban growth coalition and anti-coalition in Chinese Urbanization --- A case study of Jiangyin Economic Development Zone in Jingjiang, City Planning Review, 30(3), 48-52(in Chinese).

Ni P, Shen J, Jin H, 2006, The study of urban competitiveness in China, in: Kresl P K and Ni P (eds), Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2005-2006): Competitiveness: Challenges to the World City Network, Chapter 10, pp. 208-236. Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing.

Shen J, 2006, Urbanization process and policies in China: from dual track urbanization to urban-rural integration, Thesis Collection of the Third International Forum on City Competitiveness, pp. 1-25. Organized by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin University, Chengdu Municipal Government, 10-11 June, Chengdu, China.

Shen J, 2005, Counting urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000: Changing definitions, problems and solutions, Population, Space and Place, 11(5), 381-400.

Shen J, 2005, Analysis of the trends of urbanization levels in Chinese provinces since 1982, ACTA Geographica Sinica, 60(4), 607-614.(in Chinese)

Luo X L and Shen J, 2006, Urban growth between cities: the case of Jiangyin economic development zone in Jingjiang, ACTA Geographica Sinica, 61(4), 435-445(in Chinese).

Luo X L and Shen J, 2005, Why urban region planning does not work well? ---- Lessons from Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Metropolitan Coordinating Region Planning, City Planning Review, 29(1), 30-35. (in Chinese)

Shen J, 2005, A study on urban competitiveness and urban governance in the era of globalization, in Ni P(ed), Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 3. pp. 348-356. Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing. (in Chinese)

Shen J, 2005, The oriental pearl with full advantages: the cluster of logistics industries in Hong Kong, in Ni P(ed), Blue Book of City Competitiveness: Annual Report on Urban Competitiveness No. 3. pp. 210-213. Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing. (in Chinese)

Shen J, 2005, Population and agricultural development in western region. In: Wen T (ed), Collection of Excellent Papers Cerebrating the 55th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China, pp. 56-59. Hong Kong: Literature Press Publishing Company.

Wang G X, Wei X and Shen J, 2005, Study on inter-provincial migration's influence on regional economy development in China, Fudan Journal (Social Sciences), No. 3, 148-161(in Chinese).

Shen J, 2005, A Study on the trends of urbanization levels in Chinese provinces 1982-2000, Xie L and Tian X(eds), Papers of International Symposium on Population and Sustainable Development Strategy, pp. 135-156. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press, Shanghai.

Shen J, 2005, Estimating comparable urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000, in Jow Ching Tu (ed), Challenges and Opportunities: Population Change in the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan Area, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR in the 21st Century, pp. 142-173. China Population Press, Beijing.

Shen J, 2004, Population growth, ecological degradation and construction in the western region of China, Journal of Contemporary China, 13(41), 637-661.

Shen J, Chan R and Gu C, 2004, Introduction: Exploring urban governance in contemporary China, Asian Geographer, 23(1&2), 1-4.

Shen J, 2004, Urban competitiveness and urban governance in the globalizing world, Asian Geographer, 23(1&2), 19-36.

So M and Shen J, 2004, Measuring urban competitiveness in China, Asian Geographer, 23(1&2), 71-91.

Shen J, 2004, Agricultural growth and food supply, in: Hsieh, Chiao-min and Lu, Max(eds), Changing China: A Geographic Appraisal. pp. 47-63. Westview Press, Boulder.

Wang G, Shen J and Wei X, 2004, Research on interaction of interprovincial migration and economic development in China, China Labor Economics, 1(1), 125-150.

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2004, Development and transformation of the free port of Hong Kong, Korea International Commerce Review, 19(1), 47-68.

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2004, Development and transformation of the free port of Hong Kong, Occasional Paper No. 145, pp. 1-26. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Yeung Y M, Shen J and Zhang L, 2004, Hong Kong and The Western Pearl River Delta: Cooperative Development from a Cross-Boundary Perspective, Occasional Paper No. 149, pp. 1-73. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Huang Y and Shen J, 2004, Guangxi, in Yeung Y M and Shen J(eds), Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development, pp. 463-502. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Luo X L and Shen J, 2004, Cross-border Urban Growth: the Case of Jiangyin Economic Development Zone in Jingjiang. In: Cribb, Robert (ed.), Asia Examined: Proceedings of the15th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 2004, Canberra, Australia. pp. 1-27. Canberra: Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) & Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), The Australian National University.

Shen J, 2003, Cross-border connection between Hong Kong and mainland China under "two systems" before and beyond 1997, Geografiska Annaler Series B, Human Geography, 85(1),1-17.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2003, The working and living space of the 'floating population' in China, Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 44(1), 51-62.

Wong K Y, Shen J, Feng Z, Gu C, 2003, An analysis of dual-track urbanization in the Pearl River Delta since 1980, Journal of Economic and Social Geography (Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie), 94(2), 205-218.

Gu C and Shen J, 2003, Transformation of urban socio-spatial structure in socialist market economies: the case of Beijing, Habitat International, 27(1), 107-122.

Yeung Y M, Shen J and Zhang L, 2003, Economic Growth and Port Development Potential in Western Pearl River Delta, Occasional Paper No. 8, Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute, Hong Kong/Shanghai.

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2003, On the development of border cities in western China: theory, reality and policies, in: Fu R, Chen Z and Yeung Y M(eds), Development of Western China and its Neighbouring Countries, pp. 54-74. Yunnan University Press, Kunming.

Shen J, 2003, Political economy and urban governance, in: Gu C, Shen J, Yao X and Shi N (eds), Urban Governance: Concepts, Theories, Methods and Empirical Studies, pp. 32-39. Southeast University, Nanjing.

Shen J, 2003, The urban competitiveness and urban governance in the globalizing world, in: Gu C, Shen J, Yao X and Shi N (eds), Urban Governance: Concepts, Theories, Methods and Empirical Studies, pp. 80-84. Southeast University, Nanjing.

Shen J, 2003, Urban governance in cross-border city region: the case of Hong Kong, in: Gu C, Shen J, Yao X and Shi N (eds), Urban Governance: Concepts, Theories, Methods and Empirical Studies, pp. 209-218. Southeast University, Nanjing.

Zhang J, Shen J, Wong KY and Zhen F, 2003, The administrative division and regional governance in urban agglomeration areas, in: Gu C, Shen J, Yao X and Shi N (eds), Urban Governance: Concepts, Theories, Methods and Empirical Studies, pp. 246-252. Southeast University, Nanjing.

Shen J, 2002, Urban and regional development in post-reform China: the case of Zhujiang Delta, Progress in Planning, 57(2), 91-140.

Shen J, Wong K Y and Feng Z, 2002, State sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in the Pearl River Delta of south China, 1980-1998, Urban Geography, 23(7), 674-694.

Shen J, 2002, A study of the temporary population in Chinese cities, Habitat International, 26, 363-377.

Shen J, 2002, Urban governance in cross-border city region: the case of Hong Kong, City Planning Review, 26(9), 45-50. (in Chinese)

Shen J, 2002, Demographic and economic relations between Hong Kong and mainland China before and after 1997, in Kim I, Nam Y W and Choi J H(eds), Diversity of Urban Development and Urban Life, pp. 144-163, Seoul National University Press, Seoul.

Wang G and Shen J, 2002, A study of the urban comprehensive competitiveness of cities at prefecture level or above in China, Fudan Journal (Social Sciences Edition), No.3., 69-77. (in Chinese)

Shen J and Huang Y, 2002, Western Economic Geography in the 21st century: trends and problems, Economic Geography, 22(2), 249-252

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2002, Free trade zones in China: review and prospect, Occasional Paper No. 122, pp. 1-36. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Gu C and Shen J, 2002, On regional development strategy of the west part of China, Areal Research and Development, 21(3), 28-33.

Zhang J, Shen J, Wong KY and Zhen F, 2002, The administrative division and regional governance in urban agglomeration areas, City Planning Review, 26(9), 40-44. (in Chinese)

Zhen F, Shen J, Gu C and Wong K Y, 2002, Spatial development in Pearl River Delta region: the impact of information technology and information industry, Occasional Paper No. 3, pp. 1-25. Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute, jointly published with Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (in Chinese).

Shen J, Wong K Y and Chu K Y, 2001, Regional economic growth and factor contributions in the Zhujiang delta region of south China, Asian Geographer, 20(1&2),125-151.

Shen J, 2001, The urban competitiveness and urban governance in the globalizing world, City Planning Review, 25(9), 34-37. (in Chinese)

Gu C, Shen J, Wong K Y, Zhen F, 2001, Regional polarization under the socialist-market system since 1978-- a case study of Guangdong province in south China, Environment and Planning A, 33(1), 97-119.

Wang G and Shen J, 2001, Complementary relationships between non-native and native labour in Shanghai, Population Research, 25(1), 9-19. (in Chinese)

Gu C, Chen G, Huang C, Zhen F, Pan W, Shen J, Chu K Y and Wong K Y, 2001, New industrial zone: results of globalization, restructure and shift of industries in Shenzhen, Economic Geography, 21(3), 261-265.

Shen J, Wong K Y, Chu K Y and Feng Z, 2000, The spatial dynamics of foreign investment in the Pearl River Delta, south China, The Geographical Journal, 166(4), 312-322.

Shen J, 2000, Chinese urbanization and urban policy, in: Lau C M and Shen J (eds), China Review 2000, pp. 455-480. Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2000, Modelling national or regional grain supply and food balance in China, Environment and Planning A, 32, 539-557.

Shen J, Tang X and Lin Z, 2000, Population growth and mobility, in: Yeung Y M and Chu D K Y(eds), Fujian: A Coastal Province in Transition and Transformation. pp. 455-485. The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2000, Urban political economy and urban governance, City Planning Review, 24(11), 8-11. (in Chinese)

Shen Jianfa and Wang Guixin, 2000, Modelling the population distribution of central area of Shanghai in 1990s, Chinese Journal of Population Science, No. 5, 45-52.

Shen J, Gu C, Zhen F, Wong K Y, 2000, Regional polarization in Guangdong province in south China, Occasional Paper No. 113, pp. 1-45. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2000, Economic Development, Urbanization and Population Control in China, United Bulletin 1998/1999, 55, 90-96.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2000, Unbalanced regional economic growth and regional development, in: Li X J and Qian H (eds), New Prospect of Regional Development, pp. 20-25. Henan University Press, Kaifeng.

Chu D K Y, Shen J and Wong K Y, 2000, Regional/urban governance: a prerequisite for regional development, in: Li X J and Qian H (eds), New Prospect of Regional Development, pp. 13-19. Henan University Press, Kaifeng.

Zhen F, Gu C, Shen J, Wong K Y and Chu K Y, 2000, Study on regional polarization of Guangdong province since 1978, SCIENTIA GEOGRAPHICA SINICA, 20(5), 403-410.

Shen J, 1999, Modelling regional migration in China: estimation and decomposition, Environment and Planning A, 31, 1223-1238.

Shen J, Chu D, Zhang Q and Zhang W, 1999, Developing a census data system in China, International Statistical Review, 67(2), 173-186.

Shen J, 1999, Urbanization in southern China: the rise of Shenzhen city, in: Aguilar A G and Escamilla I (eds), Problems of Megacities: Social Inequalities, Environmental Risks and Urban Governance, pp. 635-648. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

Shen J, 1999, Regional analysis of employment and surplus agricultural labour in China, in: Yeung Y M, Lu D and Shen J (eds), Urban-Rural Change and Regional Development, pp. 367-382. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Hong Kong.

Shen J, Chu D K Y and Wong K Y, 1999,The Shenzhen model: forces of development and future direction of a mainland city near Hong Kong, in: Ye S, Niu Y and Gu C(eds), Studies on the Regional Integration under the Model of "One Country Two Systems", pp. 112-131. Beijing: Sciences Press

Shen J, 1999, On who will feed China --- The transition of grain production and grain supply-demand in China, Proceedings of Geographical Research at the Turn of the Century: A Cross-Strait Symposium, Volume 2, Taipei, August 21-27, 1-9.

Shen J, 1998, China's future population and development challenges, The Geographical Journal, 164(1), 32-40.

Boyle P, Flowerdew R and Shen J, 1998, Modelling inter-ward migration in Hereford and Worcester: The importance of housing growth and tenure, Regional Studies, 32(2), 113-132.

Shen J, Chu D K Y and Wong K Y, 1998, Modelling unbalanced regional growth in Zhujiang delta, Proceedings of International Conference on Modelling Geographical and Environmental Systems with Geographical Information Systems, Volume 2, 509-514, Department of Geography and Centre for Environmental Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, International Geographic Union- Commission on Modelling Geographical Systems, Hong Kong

Shen J, Chu D K Y and Wong K Y, 1998, Spatially referenced census data system in HK: Evaluation and applications, Spatial Information Technology Towards 2000 and Beyond, Proceedings of Geoinformatics'98 Conference, 265-274, China Association for GIS and The Association of Chinese Professionals in GIS-Abroad, Beijing.

Shen J and Chu D, 1998, Census data system in China: development and applications, Occasional Paper, No. 142, pp. 1-36. Department of Geography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shen J and Spence N A, 1997, Modelling regional population growth in China, Mathematical Population Studies, 6, 241-274.

Shen Jianfa, 1997, Population and migration trends in Hong Kong,Geography, 82, 269-271.

Boyle P and Shen J, 1997, Public Housing and Migration: a Multi-level Modelling Approach, International Journal of Population Geography, 3, 227-242.

Chu D, Shen J and Wong K Y, 1997, Regional/Urban governance of the greater Zhujiang Delta, Occasional Paper, No. 140, pp. 1-8. Department of Geography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shen J and Wong K Y, 1997, Spatial development in Zhujiang Delta: building computerized information resources for research, Occasional Paper, No. 135, pp. 1-18. Department of Geography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shen J and Spence N A, 1996, Modelling urban-rural population growth in China, Environment and Planning A, 28, 1417-1444.

Shen J, 1996, Internal Migration and Regional Population Dynamics in China, Progress in Planning, 45, 123-188.

Shen J, 1996, Recent development of regional policy and regional studies in United Kingdom, Impact of Science on Society, (3), 54-57(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1995, Rural development and rural to urban migration in China 1978-1990, Geoforum, 26, 395-409.

Shen J, 1995, China's Economic Reform and its Impact on Migration Processes, Migration Unit Research Paper 10, Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea.

Shen J and Spence N A, 1995, Trends in labour supply and the future employment in China, Environment and Planning C, Government and Policy, 13, 361-377.

Boyle P, Flowerdew R and Shen J, 1995, Analysing local area age- and sex-specific migration flow data from the 1991 Census, Migration Unit Research Paper 9, Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea, pp. 1-32.

Shen J, 1994, Spatial-dynamic population systems: analysis and projection, Environment and Planning A, 26, 471-488.

Shen J, Boyle P and Flowerdew R, 1994, Comparing 1991 Census, NHSCR and FHSA migration data sets, Migration Unit Research Paper 8, Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea, pp. 1-28.

Shen J, 1993, Analysis of urban-rural population dynamics for China: a multiregional life-table approach, Environment and Planning A,25, 245-253.

Shen J, 1991, Analysis of urban-rural population dynamics for China, Environment and Planning A, 23, 1797-1810.

Li Chaoyi, Yang Weimin and Shen Jianfa, 1991, A real-time iterative model to predict urban air quality, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 47(1), 49-54

Wang Z, Ding J, Zhang K, Shen J and Wu B, 1991, On the object, context, structure and basic methodology of modern geography, Geographical Studies, 10, 68-77(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1990, Principles and models of urbanization and urbanization projection of China, Geography and Territory Studies, 6, 24-27(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1990, An integrated analysis of economic development, environment pollution and pollution abatement in China, ACTA SCIENTIAE CIRCUMSTANTIAE, 10, 242-248(in Chinese).

Zhang C and Shen J, 1990, Population migration theories and models, Journal of ECNU (Natural Science Edition), Geo-Science Supplement, 200-206(in Chinese).

Zhang C, Yu G and Shen J, 1990, On geographical systems engineering, Journal of ECNU (Natural Science Edition), Geo-Science Supplement, 37-42(in Chinese).

Wang Z, Ding J, Wu B, Shen J and Zhang K, 1990, An outline of theoretical geography, in: Wang Z(ed), Progress in Theoretical Geography, Shandong Cartographic Publishing House, Jinan, 23-136(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1989, Trend, model and strategic counter-measures of urbanization in China, Regional Study and Exploitation, 8, 24-26(in Chinese).

Shen J and Huang Y, 1989, A new optimal partitioning method and its application, Mathematics in Practice and Theory, No.2(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1988, A spatial correlation analysis of China's population and economy, in: Resources, Environment and Regional Development, Nanjing University Press, Nanjing(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1988, Population growth and economic development in China: regional differentials and their trends in 1980s, Young Geographer, No. 2(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1988, On the theory of regional division and interregional trade, Young Geographer, No.4(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1987, An application of optimal partitioning method in spatial analysis, Economic Geography, No.2, 155-159(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1987, A population projection system on micro-computers, Population Research, No. 3, 50-52(in Chinese).

Yang W and Shen J, 1987, A forecasting model of SO2 pollution in atmosphere, ACTA SCIENTIAE CIRCUMSTANTIAE, 7, 424-432(in Chinese).

Yang W and Shen J, 1987, A real-time iterative forecasting model of dust concentration in atmosphere, China Environmental Monitor, No.5(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1986, On the application of systems engineering in economic geography, Economic Geography, No.2(in Chinese).

Shen J, 1985, The estimation of the random error of population projections using discrete population model, Population Research, No.6, 51-52(in Chinese).

Publication --- Book Reviews

Shen J, 2009, China on the Move: Migration, the State, and the Household, Fan C Cindy (London: Routledge, 2008), The China Review, 9(1), 181-154.

Shen J, 2005, Chinese Science and Technology Industrial Parks, Walcott S (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Group, 2003), China Information, 19(1), 152-154.

Shen J, 2004, Globalization, Regionalization and Cross-Border Regions, Perkmann M and Sum N (eds) (Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002), Political Geography, 23(5), 637-639.

Shen J, 2003, China's Third Revolution: Tensions in the Transition towards a Post-Communist China, Cook I G and Murray G (Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 2001), Political Geography, 22(5), 596-598.

Shen J, 2003, The Chinese City in Space and Time: The Development of Urban Form in Suzhou, Xu Y (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000), Urban Geography, 24(1), 92-93.

Shen J, 2002, The Spatial Economy: Cities, Regions and International Trade, Fujita M, Krugman P and Venables A J (Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2001), Urban Geography, 23(8), 794-795.

Shen J, 2002, China's Grain Economy: The Challenge of Feeding More Than a Billion. Wang L and Davis J (Aldershort: Ashgate, 2000), China Information, 16(1), 148-149.

Shen J, 2002, China's Spatial Economic Development: Restless Landscapes in the Lower Yangzi Delta, by Marton A M (London: Routledge, 2000), The Geographical Journal, 168(3), 276-277.

Shen J, 2001, Why Do We Have to Abolish the Province: an Assessment and Adjustment of Administrative Division in Taiwan, Liu Tao-yi (Taipei: Yang-Chih Book Co., LTD. 1997), China Review, 1(1), 174-177.

Publication --- Conference Papers

Shen Jianfa, 2022, Urbanization and sustainable urban development in China, Keynote speech, The 5th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA2021), Alanya Hamdullah Emin Pa?a University, 11-13 May, Alanya, Turkey.

Shen Jianfa, 2022, Population flow and urban development, Keynote speech, Forum of Chinese Social Sciences: Development of Future Cities. Organized by National Academy of Economic Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and co-organized by Center for City and Competitiveness, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 18 January, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2021, Covid-19 and inter-provincial migration in China. Paper presented at the 34th International Geographical Congress (IGC 2021), 16-20 August. Istanbul.

Shen Jianfa, 2020, Measuring the infection risk of covid-19 under mitigation measures and travel control in Hong Kong, paper presented at Session C - Smart Travel & Tourism, Hong Kong Geography Day 2020 - Towards Smart Society: Hong Kong and Beyond, organized by the Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, 21 November, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2020, What factors caused the spread of covid-19 among the provincial regions in China? COVID-19 Webinar Series, Policy Research @HKIAPS. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 16 October, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Population and Migration Policies in Hong Kong, Presentation at Plenary Session, Anuual Conferece of Population Geography of China, Organized by Specialty Committee on Population Geography, Geographical Association of China, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences and Research Centre for Future City, Peking University, 22-23 June, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Measuring mobility and migration in urbanizing China, Presentation at Plenary Session, 2019 UCRN Conference: The Next Generation of Urban China Research, Nanjing University, 21-23 June, Nanjing.

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: The Characteristics and Role of Hong Kong, Invited Presentation at Twin Cities Session, 7th Academic Week of Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute, 27 May, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2019, Population and Migration Policies, Seminar at School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, 25 April, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Migration and urbanization in China, Keynote speech, 2018 First International Conference on Urban and Rural Development and Planning in the Water Network Area (2018 ICURDP), organized by Uban Planning Association of China and Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 15-16 December, Suzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Hong Kong and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area: The Role of Hong Kong and its strategies, Keynote speech, 11th Shenzhen-Hong Kong Knowledge Service Industry Forum and Nanshan Innovation Driven Sustainable Development Forum, organized by Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Science and Technology Association, Nanshan District, Shenzhen city, 4 December, Shenzhen.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Migration and urbanization in China, Keynote speech, at 2018 International Forum on Cantonology and Global City Development, organized by Guangzhou University, 10 November, Guangzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Measuring and understanding migration in urbanizing China, Invited presentation at China's New Urban Agenda: An International Dialogue on Sustainable Development, Organized by Manchester Urban Institute, The University of Manchester, 30 October - 3 November, Manchester.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Hong Kong: Economic structure and its position in global production networks, Invited presentation at CASS Forum-International Conference on New Global Cities and Nanjing Internationalization development Forum, organized by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Nanjing Municipal People's Government, and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), 28-31 October, Nanjing.

Shen Jianfa, 2018, Analysis of urbanization in China from a micro perspective: Social-economic inequality and urbanization impacts on residents, Keynote Lecture, 17th Shanghai-Hongkong Development Institute Annual Conference on City Integration, Fudan University, October 27, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa and Lin Lijie, 2017, Analysis of state-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in Fujian Province of China, paper presented at International Conference of Population Geographies, University of Washington, 29 June to 1 July, Seattle.

Shen Jianfa, 2017, The process of public consultation and consensus building in urban construction: The case of third runway project in Hong Kong, Planning Experts Seminar Series, School of Archiecture and Urban Planning, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 14 April, Suzhou.

Shen Jianfa and Wang Lei, 2017, Analysis of urban competitiveness in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, China, paper presented at International Conference on Urban Geoinformatics 2017, TERI University, 22-23 February, New Delhi.

Shen Jianfa and Lin Lijie, 2016, State-sponsored and spontaneous urbanization in Fujian Province of China, 1982-2010, paper presented at International Symposium on Inclusive Urbanization in China, organized by Submit Program of Just City and Urban Governance, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, and Center of Urban-Rural Integrated Planning, Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute, 2 December, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, Ren Qiang, Zhu Yu, Wang Wenfei, Liu Xiaoman, 2016, Determinants of urban to rural return migration in China: The roles of individual, household and regional factors, paper presented at The 33rd International Geographical Congress, 21-25 Aug, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Analyzing and understanding errors in regional migration modeling: The case of regional migration in China, paper presented at 1st International Conference on Geographies of Migration and Mobilities (iMigMob), Organised by Human Geography Research Group, School of Social, Political and Geographical Sciences, Loughborough University, 18-20 July, Loughborough

Shen Jianfa and Liu Ye, 2016, Analysis of interregional migration in China in 2000-2005, Paper presented at Regional Studies Association 2nd North America Conference, 14-17 June, Atlanta.

Shen Jianfa, Ren Qiang, Zhu Yu, Wang Wenfei, Liu Xiaoman, 2016, Analyzing the determinants of urban to rural return migration in China, paper presented at Migration and Development in China and Vietnam, Center for Social Research, Peking University, 14 May, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2016, Modelling regional migration in China, Lunch Salon, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6 April, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Modelling regional migration in China, Research Seminar, Centre of Urban Studies And Urban Planning, The University of Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, The process of public consultation and consensus building: The case of third runway project in Hong Kong, Keynote speech at Annual Conference of the Specialty Committee on Urban and Rural Governance and Policy, Urban Planning Society of China: New City New District Growth and Governance of Urban Space in China, organized by Urban Planning Society of China and Nanjing University, 28 November, Nanjing.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Regional Economic Cooperation: Theoretical Research and International Experiences, Keynote speech at Yangtze River Development Forum, Cooperation and Joint Conference of Zones and Industries in Yangtze River Basin, Organized by Cooperation and Exchange Office of Municipal Government of Shanghai, 11-12 October, Shanghai International Exibition Center, Shanghai

Shen Jianfa and Lo Saikuen, 2015, Revisit the competitiveness of Hong Kong: Analysing the relative competitiveness of Hong Kong to Singapore based on degree of competition, International Seminar on Trends of the Metropolis in a Dynamic World and XIV International Forum on Urban Competitiveness, organized by Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Metropolitanos; Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. Jose Maria Luis Mora; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia; Global Urban Competitiveness Project, 24-25 August, 2015, Queretaro, Mexico.

Shen Jianfa and Liu Ye, 2015, A comparative analysis of skilled and unskilled interregional migration in China, 1995-2005, The 2015 IGU Regional Conference, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 17-21 August, Moscow.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Assessing the modelling performance of interregional migration in China: The effects of regional attributes and spatial interaction, 8th International Conference on Population Geographies, Hosted by University of Queensland, 1-3 July, Brisbane.

Shen Jianfa and Wang Lei, 2015, A study on the relationship between urban competitiveness and migration in YRD and PRD regions in China, paper presented at the 2015 AAG Annual Meeting, Organized by the Association of American Geographers, 21-25 April, Chicago.

Shen Jianfa, 2015, Intercity cooperation and competition in Hong Kong- Shenzhen Metropolitan Region, Invited paper presented at Sub-forum 2: Competition and Cooperation of Cities, Tianjin Forum 2015: Urban Development and Governance, Organized by Nankai University and Korean Foundation for Advanced Studies, 16-17 January 2015, Tianjin.

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Assessing modelling performance of regional emissiveness, attractiveness and the effect of spatial interaction: The case of interregional migration in China, IGU Regional Conference: Changes Challenges Responsibility, Organized by International Geographical Union, Kraków, Poland, 18-22 August, 2014.

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Not quite a twin city: Cross-boundary integration in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, IGU Regional Conference: Changes Challenges Responsibility, Organized by International Geographical Union, Kraków, Poland, 18-22 August, 2014.

Shen Jianfa and Yang Xiaolan, 2014, Analyzing urban competitiveness changes in major cities in three regions in China 1995-2008, Keynote Speech delivered at The 9th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Western China Development Studies, organized by Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Consortium for Western China Development Studies, The Western Development Committee of Regional Science Association of China, The Chinese Economist Society, 5-6 July, Guiyang.

Shen Jianfa, 2014, Development of urban infrastructure in Hong Kong: The case of the third runway project of HKIA, Invited paper presented at Sub-Forum on Policy Guiance for International Metropolis Development: Innovation and Wisdom, Shanghai Forum 2014, Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee, Fudan University, 24-26 May, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2013, Urbanization process and policy responses in China, Invited paper presented at Panel Session of Urbanization: Sustainable Planning and Diversity, Beijing Forum 2013, Organizing Committee of Beijing Forum, Peking University, 1-3 Nov., Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2013, Challenges of urban population in Hong Kong: fertility decline and population ageing, 2013 IGU Kyoto Regional Conference, organized by National Committee of Japan for IGU, 4-9 August, Kyoto.

Shen Jianfa, 2013, The third runway project of HKIA: The process of consultation and consensus building in Hong Kong, Annual Conference of the Global Urban Competitiveness Project, organized by The Earth Institute, Columbia University, 9-10 July, New York.

Shen Jianfa, 2013, Analysing interregional migration Changes in China 1985-2010, Invited paper presented at Workshop on Census Analysis, Organized by Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Population Science and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 8-9 Jan. Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Urban development and population problem in Hong Kong, Keynote speech at Workshop of Shanghai and Hong Kong Development and the Future Sustainable Development of China, Organized by Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute, 15-16 December, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Dynamics of Hong Kong's changing border relationships with Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta Region, Invited panel speaker for the panel of "Hong Kong-Mainland Relations: Fifteen Years of One Country-Two Systems" (Organized by The Hong Kong-America Center), International Association for Asia-Pacific Studies 3rd Annual Conference, Hosted by The Department of Japanese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 23-24 November, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, World city and airport development: The case of Hong Kong, Keynote speech at Roundtable of Strategic Study on the Urban Internationalization of Ningbo, 2012 Ningbo-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Forum, Organized by Development and Reform Commission of Ningbo Municipal Government, 18 September, Ningbo.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Analysis of interregional migration changes in China 1985-2000, Paper presented at 32nd International Geographical Congress, International Geographical Union, 26-30 August, Cologne.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Cross-Boundary Urban Development and Integration in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Invited paper presented at International Conference on Urban and Regional Governance in China: Retrospect and Prospect of 10 Years of Research, co-organized by Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of Nanjing University, Urban and Regional Development Programme of Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Research Centre of Human Geography of Nanjing University on 1-2 July, Nanjing.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Airport Development in World City: The Case of Hong Kong, Seminar Presented at College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, 12 June, Fuzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, Urbanization in post-reform China: problems, processes and policy responses, Invited paper presented at the Sub-Forum of Asia's Urbanization and Urban Transition for 2011-2020, Shanghai Forum 2012. Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee, Fudan University, 26-28 May, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2012, On the Problem of Cooperation and Competition in Hong Kong-Shenzhen Metropolitan Region, Seminar Presented at College of Environment and Urban Science, Guangxi Normal University, 19 May, Nanning.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Urban Development in Hong Kong and its Regional Integration with Pearl River Delta since 1978, Keynote speech presented at The International Conference on Regional and Urban Development in the 21st Century and the Lingnan Forum, Organized by Sun Yat-sen University and Guangdong Social Sciences Association, 17-18 December 2011, Guangzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Decomposition of Interregional Migration Changes in China 1985-2000, Paper presented at International Seminar on Internal Migration and Urbanization and their Socioeconomic Impacts in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Responses. Organized by International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Scientific Panel on the Impact of Internal Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries and Fujian Normal University, 10-12 December, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Cross-boundary Cooperation and Competition in Hong Kong- Shenzhen Metropolitan Region, Keynote speech presented at International Conference on Hong Kong 's Role in Globalization and the Development of China, Organized by The Center for Studies of Hong Kong, Macao and Pearl River Delta, Sun Yat-sen University; Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University; China Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, 13-15 October 2011, Guangzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Changing patterns of inter-provincial migration under increasing mobility in China 1985-2005, Paper presented at The 6th International Conference on Population Geographies, organized by the Department of Social and Economic Geography and the Centre for Population Studies at Umeå University, 14-17 June, Umeå, Sweden.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, A Study on the dual track urbanization in Pearl River Delta, Invited paper presented at the Sub-Forum of Urbanization Strategies and Labour Market Reconstruction in Asia, Shanghai Forum 2011. Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee, Fudan University, 28-30 May, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, Yang Xiaolan, 2011, Measuring urban competitiveness and its changes in major Chinese cities 1995-2008, Invited paper presented at the Workshop of The Barometer of China's Development: Potential for Research in China Studies, Organized by Universities Service Centre for China Studies and CUHK-Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Asia-Pacific Centre for Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 27-29 May, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Regional Development Policy and Railway Development in China: Opportunities and Challenges. Seminar for Executive Continuous Learning Programme, organized by MTR Corporation and The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK. 18 Feb. 2011. Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2011, Economic and social development in the 11th FYP period and the prospect of the 12th FYP in China, Seminar Series on 12th FYP, "Perspectives of Modern China: General Education and the Citizen Education Programme", Organized by The Roundtable, 29 Jan., Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Cross-boundary Development, Cooperation and Competition in Hong Kong- Shenzhen Metropolitan Region, Paper presented at Academic Conference on Digital Metropolitan Construction and Management Studies, Organized by The China Science Center of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong , and Key Laboratory of Analysis and Modeling of Regional Sustainable Development of Chinese Academy of Science, 19-20 November 2010, Hong Kong

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Increasing internal migration in China from 1985 to 2005: institutional versus economic drivers, Paper presented at Migration and Mobility in a Global Historical Perspective, organized by the National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in the Netherlands, 26-28 August, Taipei.

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Urban Development in Hong Kong and its regional integration with Pearl River Delta 1978-2009, Invited paper presented at The 9th International Forum on Urban Competitiveness, organized by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Nanjing Municipal Government, 24-25 June, Nanjing.

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Intercity Competition and cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen: The case of airports, Invited paper presented at the Sub-Forum of Reflection on Asia Cities after the Global Financial Crisis, Shanghai Forum 2010, organized by Fudan University, 29-31 May, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2010, Multilevel modelling and decomposition of the contributions of migration factors to inter-provincial migration in China 1995-2000, Invited paper presented at "International Conference on Social Stratification and Social Protection of Floating Population", organized by Specialty Committee on Population Geography, Geographical Association of China, Specialty Committee on Population Migration and Urbanization, Population Association of China, Fujian Normal University, 8-9 May, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Urban development and competitiveness in Hong Kong: Opportunities and challenges of a changing relation with the Mainland China, Invited paper presented at The Eighth Conference of Global Urban Competitiveness Project/International AISLo Conference 2009 Cities and Future, Organized by AISLo, 10-12 December, Naples.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Enhancing urban competitiveness through inter-city cooperation: the case of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Invited paper presented at Asia Economic Community Forum, 11-13 November, Songdo ConvensiA, Incheon.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Analysing the effects of spatial structure and system shifts in interprovincial migration in China 1985-1990 to 1995-2000, 100th Anniversary of Geographical Association of China-2009 National Conference on Human and Economic Geography, Organized by the Organizing Committee of Geographical Association of China and School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, 16-19 October, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Regional development and inter-provincial migration in China: analyses of spatial processes, flows and patterns, 5th International Conference on Population Geographies, 5-8 August, Dartmouth College, Hanover.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Population, development and ecological degradation: the Case of Western China, 2009 PACE Kunming Summer Camp: China's Environment, People and Society, Organized by PACE (The Professional Association for China's Environment) and Hosted by Research Centre of Rural Development of Yunnan University, 12-15 July, Kunming.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Studies on urban competition and cooperation, paper presented at Joint Research Workshop Urban and Regional Sustainability in the Greater Pearl River Delta: Transition and Future Development, Organized by School of Geography and Planning, Zhongshan University and Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 12-13 June, Guangzhou.

Shen Jianfa and Jiang Yihong, 2009, Measuring urban competitiveness: the impact of population data on the ranking of Chinese Cities, Invited paper presented at the Sub-Forum of Challenges and Development of Asian Cities Undergoing Dramatic Changes, Shanghai Forum 2009. Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee, Fudan University, 10-13 May, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2009, Cooperation and competition between cities: urban development strategies in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Invited paper presented at Forum on Pennsylvania's Cities and Towns, organized by The Global Urban Competitiveness Project and The Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania, 2-3 April. Federal Reserve Bank Building, Philadelphia.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Understanding intercity relations between Hong Kong and Shenzhen: The case of airport competition and cooperation, Invited paper presented at 2008 Annual Conference of the Shanghai-HK Development Institute, 27 December, Fudan University, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Houkou identity and migration in Guangdong, Keynote Presentation in Conference on The Floating Population and Urban Life Adaptation, Organized by The Center for Modern Chinese City Studies of East China Normal University (ECNU), Population Research Institute of ECNU, The Population Geography Committee of Geographical Society of China and The Geographical Society of Shanghai, 12-13 December , Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, A study on cross-boundary urban development in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Paper presented at 3rd Cross-Strait Forum on Humanities and Social Sciences: City, Society, Culture - Innovation and Continuation of Tradition, co-organised by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University and Taiwan Central University, 22-23 November, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Population growth and migration in China: The case of Pan-Pearl River Delta region, 2008 Hong Kong Geography Day Seminar, Organized by Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Geographical Association, 15 November, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Hong Kong's economic integration with Pearl River Delta, Guest Lecture, Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6 November, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Intercity competition and cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Paper presented at Symposium on Mega-regions and Spatial Planning: An International Perspective, Organized by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy, 28-29 October, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Intercity competition and cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen: theories, realities and policies, Seminar presented at The Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, The University of Hong Kong, 15 October, Hong Kong.

Luo Xiaolong and Shen Jianfa, 2008, The making of new regionalism in building Hong Kong-Shenzhen Metropolis, China, paper presented at The 3rd Korea-China-Japan Joint Conference on Geography, Cheongju University, 8-11 October, Cheongju, South Korea.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Inter-city competition and cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Paper presented at The Forum on China Urbanization Between Mainland & Hong Kong, Organized by School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 10-12 September, Beijing.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Population growth and migration in China, paper presented at Spatial Challenges of Future Demographic Re-Structuring, organized by IGU Commission on Population and Vulnerability, 8-9 August, Mannheim.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Inter-city competition and cooperation, and sustainable development of Hong Kong-Shenzhen urban cluster, 5th International Forum on Urban Competitiveness, organized by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Yangzhou Municipal Government, 26-27 July, Yangzhou.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Population ageing and the emerging social and health insurance system in China, paper presented at the International Workshop on Population Change: Implications for the Future of Care and Equality, organized by Leeds Social Sciences Institute, University of Leeds, 18 June, Leeds.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Competition or cooperation? Assessing intercity relations between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, paper presented at the Workshop on Governing Global City-Regions in China and the West: A Comparative Approach, organized by School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong-America Center, 2-4 June, Hong Kong.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Inter-city cooperation and competition between Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Institutional constraints and asymmetric urban governance, Paper presented at the Sub-Forum of Strategic Choices for Asian Cities under Globalization, Shanghai Forum 2008. Shanghai Forum Organizing Committee, Fudan University, 24-27 May, Shanghai.

Shen Jianfa, 2008, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Pearl River Delta: Changing relations under globalization, Paper presented at 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, 15-19 April, Boston.

Shen J, 2007, Cross-boundary urban development in Hong Kong and Shenzhen 1997-2007, Paper presented at International Conference on China's Urban Land and Housing in the Twenty-first Century, Organized by The Centre for China Urban and Regional Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, 13-15 December, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2007, Hong Kong's Urban Competitiveness and its Challenges, Paper presented at The 4th International Forum on Urban Competitiveness, hosted by Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs and The Institute for Industrial Policy Studies, Republic of Korea and sponsored by Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies, 5-6 December, Seoul.

Shen J, 2007, Population growth and urbanization in Pan-Pearl River Delta, Invited paper presented at Cross-strain Forum on Resource and Environment, Organized by Geographical Association of China and School of Geography, Fujian Normal University, 17-18 November, Fuzhou.

Shen J, 2007, Integration of world city and its hinterland under globalization: changing relations between Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta, Seminar presented at School of Geography, Fujian Normal University, 18 November, Fuzhou.

Shen J, 2007, Hukou identity, education and migration: the case of Guangdong, Paper presented at The 4th International Conference on Population Geographies, organized by Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 10-13 July 2007, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2007, Integration of world city and its hinterland under globalization: changing relations between Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta, Keynote speech presented at the International Conference on Globalization and Transformation of Megacity, organized by Urban Geography Commission of China Geography Society, Center for Modern China City Studies at East China Normal University, and Urban and Regional Research Center of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, 22-23 June, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Shen J, 2007, Population growth and urbanization in Pan-Pearl River Delta, Invited paper presented at Shanghai Forum 2007, Economic Globalization & The Choice of Asia: Population and Socio-economic Development, Organized by Fudan University, 25-27 May, Shanghai.

Shen J, 2006, Overseas research progress on urban geography of China, Invited paper presented at the third Forum on Human Geography Frontiers: China's Human Geography in the age of Globalization, Organized by East China Normal University, 22-24 December, Shanghai.

Shen J, 2006, A study on urbanization process and policies in China, Invited paper presented at International Forum on Construction of Harmonious Society: Population Development, Human Capacity Building and Healthy City, Organized by Shanghai Municipal Population and Family Planning Commission, Shanghai Administration Institute and Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts, 8-9 November, Shanghai.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2006, Urban modernization and urban construction: the experience of the real estate industry of Hong Kong, paper presented at Conference on Modernization of Macau and Urban Planning, Organized by Macau Research Centre, University of Macau, 21-22 September, Macau.

Shen J, 2006, The impact of hukou status on temporary population in China, Paper presented at International Geographical Union 2006 Conference, 3-7 July, Brisbane.

Shen J, 2006, A study on the migration of agricultural population in China, Paper presented at 3rd International Population Geographies Conference, 19-21 June, Liverpool.

Shen J, 2006, The migration of temporary population in China: the impact of hukou status, Paper presented at Changing Geography in a Diversified World: In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Hong Kong Baptist University, organized by Department of Geography and the Centre for China Urban and Regional Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, 1-3 June, Hong Kong.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2006, A preliminary analysis on the relationship between urban development and real estate industry in Hong Kong, Paper presented at The Sixth Baptist-Tsinghua Joint Conference: An International Conference on "China in Transition: Domestic and International Challenges", Organized by Faculty of Social Sciences and China Studies Course, HKBU, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, 18-20 May, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2005, Differential urbanization, migration and policy implications, Paper presented at Public Forum on China's Urban Development in the State 11th Five-Year Plan , Organized by The International Centre for China Development Studies (ICCDS), Department of Geography and China Strategic Research Program of the University of Hong Kong, Urban Geography Commission of Geographical Society of China, 20-21 December, Hong Kong.

Shen J, Feng Z and Wong K Y, 2005, Dual-track urbanization in Pearl River Delta, Paper presented at Workshop for Chinese Urbanization: Theories and Applications, Organized by Research Group on Chinese Urbanization of Nanjing University, 18-20 December, Nanjing.

Luo X L and Shen J, 2005, Growth coalition and anti-coalition in the urbanization of China: The Case of Jiangyin Economic Development Zone in Jingjiang, Paper presented at Workshop for Chinese Urbanization: Theories and Applications, Organized by Research Group on Chinese Urbanization of Nanjing University, 18-20 December, Nanjing.

Shen J, 2005, Understanding urbanization in China: a new interpretive framework based on political economy perspective, Paper presented at Hong Kong Geography Day 2005, Organized by Hong Kong Geographical Association and Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, 19 November, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2005, A study on the dual track urbanization in China, Paper presented at the 8th Asian Urbanization Conference, 20-23 August, Kobe.

Shen J, 2005, Population ageing: causes and problems, Invited presentation at Canossian Global Youth Conference 05, Organized by St Mary's Canossian College & Sacred Heart Canossian College, 18-23 July, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2005, Scale, state and the city: urban transformation in post reform China, Paper presented at the Conference on "The New Chinese Urbanism", Organized by the Center for Place, Culture and Politics, The City University of New York, 23-24 May, New York.

Shen J, 2005, Population, environment and development in western region of China, Invited Lecture Presentation in the Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Geographical Association 2005, 16 April, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.

Shen J and Wang G, 2004, Does hukou matter? A study on the impacts of hukou status on migration in Guangdong province using the data from the 2000 census, Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Geographical Society of China, 2-5 December, Guangzhou.

Yeung Y M and Shen J, 2004, The formation of Pan-PRD and opportunities for Hong Kong, paper presented at the Development Forum of Pan-Pear River Delta, Organized by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and Central Policy Unit of HKSAR Government, 13-14 December, Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2004, Population, environment and development in western China, Subject Talks on Regional Development in China, organized by Hong Kong Central Library, 21 Nov. Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2004, Estimating comparable urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000, Paper presented at the conference of 21st Century Population Changes in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by Social Science Division of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 19-21 Nov. Hong Kong.

Shen J, 2004, A Study on the trends of urbanization levels in Chinese provinces 1982-2000, Paper presented at International Symposium on Population and Sustainable Development Strategy, Organized by Population Association of China, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Population and Family Planning, and Population Association of Shanghai, 23-24 Oct. Shanghai.

Shen J, 2004, Population, ecological environment and development in western China, Seminar presented at the Institute of Population Research, Fudan University, 25 Oct. Shanghai.

Shen J, 2004, Estimating comparable urban population in Chinese censuses 1953-2000: problems and solutions, paper presented at The 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union, Glasgow, 15 - 20 August.

Shen J, 2004, Urbanization levels in Chinese provinces in 1982-2000: an estimation using the fifth population Census, paper presented at The 2nd International Conference on Population Geographies, Organized by RGS/IBG Population Geography Research Group, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK, 11-14 August.

Shen J, 2004, Development and opportunities in western Pearl River Delta, Presented at the Seminar on "Exploring the Western PRD Market: Business Opportunities in Jiangmen", organized by Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong, 21 May.

Shen J, 2004, World city and its hinterland: the transformation of Hong Kong as trade & logistics-hub, paper presented in "The 3rd International Gwangyang Port Forum and International Conference Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of KTRA", Organized by Korea Trade Research Association and Gwangyang City, Gwangyang, KOREA, 22-23 April.

Shen J, 2004, Regional transformation and integration in Hong Kong-Zhujiang delta region, paper presented at the "9th Conference on Chinese Economic Cooperation System: Regional Economy: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospect Facing China", Organized by Shanghai Union of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Society of Asia and Pacific Twenty-One, Pudong Development Institute of Shanghai, Faculty of Arts of Shanghai University of Finance, Shanghai, 9-14 January.

Shen J, 2003, Scale theory and urban change, Seminar Presentation at Department of Geography, East China Normal University, 26 December.

Shen J, 2003, Space, scale and the state: re-organizing urban space in China, paper presented at the "International Conference on Globalization, The State, and Urban Transformation in China", Organized by Centre for China Urban and Regional Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 15-17 December.

So M and Shen J, 2003, Measuring urban competitiveness in China, paper presented at the "International Conference on Globalization, The State, and Urban Transformation in China", Organized by Centre for China Urban and Regional Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 15-17 December.

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2003, Development and transformation of the free port of Hong Kong, paper presented at International Seminar on "Vision of Northeast Asian Free Trade Harbour Zone for 21st Century", Organized by Korean Academy of International Commerce and Institute of Industrial Management of Kyungnam University, Masan, Korea, 6 December.

Shen J, Feng Z and Wong K Y, 2003, Dual track urbanization in a traditional economy: the case of Pearl River Delta in south China, paper presented at "Workshop on the Political, Economic and Social Integration of the Pearl River Delta", organized by Hong Kong Baptist University, 20 November.

Shen J, 2003, Scale, state and the city: urban transformation in post reform China, paper presented at the "Hong Kong Geography Day Seminar", organized by Hong Kong Geographical Association and Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 8 November.

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2002, On the development of border cities in western China: theory, reality and policies, paper presented at The Conference on Development of Western China and its Neighbouring Countries, Organized by Yunnan University, Fudan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and China Yunnan International Culture Exchange Center, Kunming, 19-21 Dec.

Shen J, 2002, Urban governance in a cross-border city region: the case of Hong Kong, Keynote address delivered at the Third International Conference on Urban Governance in China, organized by Department of Urban and Resource Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 19-21 May.

Zhang J, Shen J, Wong KY and Zhen F, 2002, A study on the impact of administrative division on regional governance in urban agglomerations in China, paper presented at the Third International Conference on Urban Governance in China, organized by Department of Urban and Resource Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 19-21 May.

Shen J, 2002, Population growth, underdevelopment, ecological degradation and construction in the western region of China, Paper presented at The 1st International Conference on Population Geographies, Organized by the Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society - Institute for British Geographers (RGS-IBG), St Andrews, Scotland, UK. 19-23 July.

Gu C, Shen J and Huang C, 2002, A study on the position of Shenzhen's urban function in the new era: on the impact of globalization, return of Hong Kong and Macao to China and China's entry to WTO on urban development in Shenzhen, paper presented at the Workshop of Shenzhen 2030Urban Development Strategy organized by Urban Planning Association of China and Hong Kong Institute of Planners, Shenzhen, 27-28 April.

Wong K Y, Shen J, Feng Z and Gu C, 2002, An analysis of dual track urbanization in the pearl river delta since 1980, Paper presented at An International Conference on "China and the World in the Twenty-First Century: Hot Development Issues in Contemporary China", Organized by China Studies Course and David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Wei-Lun Academic Exchange Centre, Tsinghua University. Hong Kong, 22-25 May.

Shen J, 2001, The Political Economy of Dual Track Urbanization in China, Paper presented at The 2nd East Asian Regional Conference in Alternative Geography, Organized by Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 6-9 December.

Shen J and Yeung Y M, 2001, Free trade zones in China: review and prospect, paper presented at International Workshop For Mokpo Free Trade Zone, Organized by Environmental Planning Institute, Seoul National University and Korean Regional Science Association, Mokpo, Korea, 19 November 2001.

Shen J, 2001, The urbanization gaps among eastern, central and western regions: an analysis of the contemporary Chinese urban system, Paper presented at the Geography Day Seminar, organized by Hong Kong Geographical Association and the Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Nov. 3, 2001.

Shen J, 2001, Urban competitiveness and urban governance in the globalizing world, Paper presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Urban and Regional Governance sponsored by The Commission of National Natural Science Fund and Nanjing University, Nanjing, May 19-20.

Shen J and Huang Y, 2001, Western economic geography in the 21st century: trends and issues, paper presented at the Cross-Strait Geographical Conference and the Annual Meeting of the Geographical Association of China, Shanghai, August 12-15.

Shen J, 2001, Urban Dynamics in Pearl River Delta of South China, 97th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, 27 February - 3 March 2001, pp. 1-31.

Shen J, 2000, Spatial transformation and regional integration in Hong Kong-Zhujiang delta region, Global Conference on Economic Geography, organized by Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Dec. 5-9, pp. 1-31.

Shen J, 2000, Hong Kong and mainland China connection: 1997 and beyond, IGU Commission Conference on Urban Development and Urban Life, Seoul, Aug. 9-13, pp. 1-34.

Shen J, Wong K Y and Chu K Y, 2000, Regional economic growth and factor contributions in the Zhujiang delta region of south China, International Workshop on Resource Management, Urbanization and Governance in Hong Kong and Zhujiang Delta, Organized by United College and Department of Geography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 23-24, pp. 1-27.

Chu, K Y, Shen, J, Wong, K Y, 2000, Shenzhen-Hong Kong as one: modes and prospectus of regional governance in the PRD, International Workshop on Resource Management, Urbanization and Governance in Hong Kong and Zhujiang Delta, Organized by United College and Department of Geography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 23-24, pp. 1-27.

Shen J, 2000, Urban political economy and urban governance, International Conference on Urban Governance, Organized by Department of Urban and Resources Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, May 19-20, pp. 1-17.

Shen J, 1999, Housing temporary population in Chinese cities, International Conference on Urban Development in China: Last Half Century and into the Next Millenium, Zhongshan, December 6-9, pp. 1-19.

Shen J, 1999, The future of urban world, Hong Kong Geography Day Seminar, Organized by Department of Geography, Hong Kong Bapitist University and Hong Kong Geographical Association, November 6, pp. 1-16.

Shen J, 1999, Application of multi-level modelling in migration analysis, Conference of Population Change at the turn of Century: Retrospect and Prospect, organized by The Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, October 4-6, pp. 1-19.

Shen J, 1999, Urbanization in China: Reflections on Third World Urbanization, Conference of IGU Commission on Urban Development and Urban Life, Nanjing, July 26-29, pp. 1-26.

Shen J, 1999, China's Grain Production in Transition 1990-1995, International Conference of People's Republic of China at Fifty: Opportunities and Challenges, Hong Kong Baptist University, June 8-10, pp. 1-10

Shen J, Wong K Y and David Chu, 1999, Recent development of Hong Kong census data system, Conference on Year 2000 Census problems: Actions and Studies, Taipei, March 12-13, pp. 1-18.

Shen J, 1998, The driving forces and the future of urban development in Shenzhen, Seminar Presentation at the Department of Geography, East China Normal University, December 31, 1998.

Shen J, 1998, Urbanization and development in China: model and projection, Conference on the Computer Application and Models in Geography, Zhengzhou, November 20-25, pp. 1-15.

Shen J, 1998, Regional analysis of employment and surplus agricultural labour in China, International Geographical Conference: China and World in the 21st Century, Hong Kong, August 13-15, pp. 1-18.

Shen J, David Chu and Wong K Y, 1998, The Shenzhen model: the forces and future direction of development as an mainland city near Hong Kong, Workshop on the Integration of Hong Kong, Macao, Zhujiang Delta and the Southern China, Guangzhou, May 1-2, pp.1-33.

Shen J, 1998, Urban development in Shenzhen, Seminar Presentation at College of Tourism and Environmental Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, May 8, 1998.

Shen J, Tang X and Lin Z, 1998, Population growth and mobility, Workshop on Fujian book project, Urban and Regional Development in Pacific Asia Programme , HKIAPS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, January 21, 1998, pp. 1-19

Shen J, 1997, Population growth in Shenzhen and Hong Kong: challenges for integration,Geography Workshop 1997 Hong Kong and Guangdong: Coordinating Environment, Infrastructure and Resources Development, Hong Kong, October 10-12, pp. 1-25

Shen J, 1997, Urbanization in southern China: the rise of Shenzhen city, Commission Me eting, International Geographical Union Commission on Urban Development and Urban Life, Me xico City, August 11-15, pp. 1-17

Shen Jianfa and Chu David, 1997, Developing a census data system in China: specification of a working framework, International Workshop on GIS in Spatial Population Analysis an d Regional Economic Development,Hong Kong, March 24-25, pp.1-16

Rees P H and Shen Jianfa, 1997, The ESRC/JISC census programme and the census data syste m in UK, International Workshop on GIS in Spatial Population Analysis and Regional Econo mic Development, Hong Kong, March 24-25, pp.1-21

Media Interview and Reports

6 March 2013, interviewed by South China Morning Post on Population Policy in Hong Kong which was reported at Olga Wong, Planning a path to retirement, SCMP, 12 March 2013.

16 January 2012, interviewed by Reuters on the issue of mainland women in Hong Kong which was reported under the title of "HK's China policies spur clash with mainland cousins", Reuters, 3 February 2012.

7 March 2011, interviewed by China News Service on the role of Hong Kong in China 12th FYP which was reported on 8 March 2011.

1 July 2010, Interview on Significance of expansion of Shenzhen SEZ and its implication to Hong Kong-Shenzhen cooperation by Ms Tsit Kwan Sue LAI, Shenzhen Media Group for its Satellite TV Channel.

3 November 2009, Interview on "The Inter-city Competition and Cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen: Report of 2009 Survey of Public Opinion of Shenzhen" by China Daily Hong Kong Edition (reported under title of" Majority of Shenzhen residents Hong Kong visitors in past year: CUHK poll" on 4 November).

14 August 2008, Interview on Urban Competitiveness of Chinese Cities by Mr Paul James for People in the Know Programme of China Radio International (CRI), Beijing (Broadcasted on 18 August).

30 May 2008, Interview on Railway Transport and Energy by Rachel OLIVER for CNN (See Oliver, Rachel, 2008, Getting rail travel back on track, CNN, 1 June).

27 May 2008, Interview on Hong Kong and Pan-PRD by Mr ZHANG Lin for Science Times (Beijing)(See Zhang Lin, Zheng Jinwu and Cui Xueqin, 2008, Hong Kong-Pan Pearl River Delta: Toward new stage of regional cooperation, Science Times, A6-A7, 2 June).

31 August 2007, Interview on Hong Kong-Shenzhen Cooperation by Ms Vaudine England for BBC (See Vaudine England, 2007, Mega-city plans for Hong Kong, BBC, 19 September)

4 May 2007, Interview on Expatriate Population in Hong Kong by Chester Yung for South China Morning Post (See Chester Yung, 2007, Western expatriates continue to leave Hong Kong in droves, South China Morning Post, 20 May).

21 February 2005, Live Interview on Increasing Fertility Level in Hong Kong by RTHK Radio 3.

Urbanization data of China

The estimated national and provincial urbanization data of China 1982-2001

The dual track urbanization data of China's provinces in 1982, 1990 and 2000