Assistant Prof. OUYANG, Wanlu

OUYANG, Wanlu, now is an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University. Prior to this position, she served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (FCE). She holds a Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Wuhan University.

Her research lies at the intersection of urban microclimate and sustainable environmental design, with a particular focus on understanding and optimizing the multi-scale environmental effects of urban blue-green infrastructure. Through evidence-based design strategies, she aims to foster urban environments that are resilient, comfortable, and sustainable, spanning three main research streams: 1) cross-scale urban climate researches, 2) human-centric microclimate optimization, and 3) climate-adaptive environmental design. She has published extensively in leading journals such as Landscape and Urban Planning, Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, and Urban Forestry & Urban Greening etc, where she also serves as a reviewer. Her research has garnered significant academic attention, with over 1,200 citations on Google Scholar and an h-index of 17 (as of January 2025).

lGeneral Research Fund by The Hong Kong Research Grants Council - Thermal sensations and physiological responses while walking in hot weather in a high-density city: Effects of pedestrian age and environmental settings (Funding: HK$886,840) 

lInternal Research Fund by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Sustainable urban planning and green building design strategies in the context of climate change (Funding: HK$500,000) - (Co-I)

lTheme-based Research Scheme by The Hong Kong Research Grants Council – Healthy and Resilient City with Pervasive LoCHs (No. T22-504/21-R) (Funding: HK$27,450,000) 

[* corresponding author]

lOuyang, W.*, Ren, G., Tan, Z., Li, Y., & Ren, C. (2024). Natural shading vs. artificial shading: A comparative analysis of their cooling efficacy in extreme hot weather. Urban Climate, 55, 101870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101870

lOuyang, W.*, Morakinyo, T. E., Lee, Y., Tan, Z., Ren, C., & Ng, E. (2023). How to quantify the cooling effects of green infrastructure strategies from a spatio-temporal perspective: Experience from a parametric study. Landscape and Urban Planning, 237, 104808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104808

lOuyang, W., Liu Z.*, Lau K., Shi Y., and Ng, E. (2022). Comparing Different Recalibrated Methods for Estimating Mean Radiant Temperature in Outdoor Environment. Building and Environment 109004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109004 

lOuyang, W.*, Sinsel, T., Simon, H., Morakinyo, T. E., Liu, H., & Ng, E. (2021). Evaluating the thermal-radiative performance of ENVI-met model for green infrastructure typologies: Experience from a subtropical climate. Building and Environment, 108427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108427 

lOuyang, W.*, Morakinyo, T. E., Ren, C., Liu, S., & Ng, E. (2021). Thermal-irradiant performance of green infrastructure typologies: Field measurement study in a subtropical climate city. Science of The Total Environment, 764, 144635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144635 

lOuyang, W.*, Morakinyo, T. E., Ren, C., & Ng, E. (2020). The cooling efficiency of variable greenery coverage ratios in different urban densities: A study in a subtropical climate. Building and Environment, 174, 106772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106772 

lWang, Y., Ouyang, W.*, & Zhang, J. (2024). Matching supply and demand of cooling service provided by urban green and blue space. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 96, 128338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128338 

lWang, Y., & Ouyang, W.* (2021). Investigating the heterogeneity of water cooling effect for cooler cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 75, 103281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103281