Hyung Rae Cho is an assistant professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at XJTLU. He received his PhD with a concentration in urban planning and design from Seoul National University's the Graduate School of Environmental Studies. He holds his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in urban planning and design from University College London's the Bartlett School of Planning. He was a visiting research fellow for Environmental Planning Institute at Seoul National University. His current research interests include urban shrinkage, regeneration, smart decline for sustainable cities, and urban psychology for liveable communities.
Qualifications
PhD, the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University - 2022
MSc, the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (Distinction) - 2016
BSc, the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London - 2015
Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, XJTLU - 2023 to present
Visiting Research Fellow, Environmental Planning Institute, Seoul National University - 2022 to 2023
Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University - 2017 to 2021
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University - 2017, 2018, 2020
Administrative Assistant, the Executive Office of the President of South Korea (The Blue House) - 2008 to 2010
Research interests
Urban Shrinkage and Smart Decline
Urban Regeneration
Urban Psychology
Urban Morphology
Articles
Cho, H. R., & Kim, S. (2023). Attributes of the Positive Side of Urban Shrinkage: Evidence from Seoul. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 149(2), 05023008.
Cho, H. R., Kim, S., & Lee, J. S. (2022). Spaces Eliciting Negative and Positive Emotions in Shrinking Neighbourhoods: a Study in Seoul, South Korea, Using EEG (Electroencephalography). Journal of Urban Health, 99(2), 245-259.
Books, monographs, compilations and manuals
SNU Environmental Planning Institute (2020). 40 Years of Creating a Spatial Environment Ahead of Its Time: Traces of Research at Seoul National University’s Environmental Planning Research Institute.Incheon: Maru Books. [In Korean]. ISBN: 978-89-97259-29-8.
The Bartlett Alumni Korea, UCL (2018). The Bartlett Seoul Show 2018: British Experimental Architecture: Unknown, Prospective, New Territories. [In English] ISBN10: 0993310915.
Conference presentations
Cho, H. R. & Kim, S. (2021). Places of Negative Emotion in a Shrinking Neighbourhood. The European Urban Research Association (EURA) Conference 2021, Virtual.
Cho, H. R. (2019). Where Do We Feel Negative Emotions in Urban Decline Areas? A Case Study Investigating the Impacts of Urban Environments on Emotions Using EEG Analysis. The Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA), Seoul, KR.
Cho, H. R. & Kim, S. (2018). Investigating Built Environmental Factors for Negative Emotions in Residential Areas Facing Urban Decay in Nangok, Seoul, South Korea by Interviews and EEG Analysis. City+ Conference 2018, London, UK.
Cho, H. R. (2018). Investigating Built Environmental Factors for Negative Emotions in Residential Areas Facing Urban Decay in Nangok, Seoul, South Korea by Interviews and EEG Analysis. The 7th Changbai Mountain Forum, Yanji, China
Professional service activities
Principal Investigator (PI), The 1st Smart City Education Symposium: Smart Urban Intervention - Smart City Living Lab (SCLL) 2023, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Translator, Urban Regeneration in the Field (2023). Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements and Korea Urban Regeneration Center Association.
Reviewer, Cities & Health
Exhibition, The Bartlett Seoul Show 2018: British Experimental Architecture: Unknown, Prospective, New Territories.
