About RISUD
China’s fast-growing economy has driven the Nation to undergo rapid urbanisation. Over the next 25 years, it is estimated that around 300 million rural dwellers in China will move into cities. Such large-scale urbanisation process is unprecedented in history. It is imperative to achieve urban development in a sustainable manner, thus enabling the conservation of natural ecosystems and building an energy- and resource-efficient living environment.
The tide of urbanisation in China has brought new opportunities to Hong Kong. As many Mainland cities adopted Hong Kong’s high-density urban development model and constructed a great number of high-rise buildings, these places are faced with many unique challenges in both construction and management.
Against this background, the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) was established by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to develop innovative solutions for sustainable high-density cities by leveraging PolyU’s interdisciplinary research strength and Hong Kong as a “living laboratory” for experimenting sustainability solutions.
關於研究院
中國經濟的高速增長推動全國城市建設高速發展 。未來25年，預計內地將有近3億農村人口遷往城市定居。這種大規模的城市化進程是前所未見的。當務之急是以可持續的方式實現城市化，從而達至自然環境保育，締造賦有能源和資源效益的居住環境。
城市化浪潮為香港帶來契機。由於多個內地城市借鑒了香港的高密度城市發展模式，建有大量高層建築，這些城市不論在施工或管理等方面都會遇到不少特殊難題。
有見及此，香港理工大學成立可持續城市發展研究院（RISUD），旨在利用理大的交叉學科研究優勢，並以香港作為可持續發展方案試點的「生活實驗室」，為高密度城市的可持續發展開發創新方案。
