Dr Yuanping Fang

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Honorary Research Fellow

Contact details

Email: f.yuanping@bham.ac.uk
Secondary Email: fyp@scnu.edu.cn

Address: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Yuanping Fang is an associate professor in Human Geography, he is the Deputy Director of Urban and Regional development Studies Center at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China. He is a member of the Chinese Geography Society, and the Service industrial research academy of Guangdong province. He has already published more than 40 books and papers on service economies and service locations in the Chinese metropolitan area. Recently he has worked with Professor Bryson John and Professor Daniels, P.W in the research of KIBS innovation and its spatial effect, advanced producer services and urban transformation, Guangzhou: from regional center city to global city.

Qualifications

Ph.D, 2004, Urban Geography and Urban Planning

MSC, 2001, Human and Cultural Geography

BA, 1998, Geography Science

Biography

2008 onwards: Deputy Director of Urban and Regional development Studies Center,South China Normal University

2008 onwards: Associate Professor in Human Geography, South China Normal University

2006-2008: Lecturer in Human Geography, South China Normal University

2004-2006: Urban planning Engineer, Institute of Guangzhou Urban Planning & Urban Design

Research

Dr Fang has four main research Interests:

Service geography, service industrial location: theory and distribution; the comparison of service location between Chinese cities and UK cities, Research on the service innovation under the impact of ICTs in transitional China;
Knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) innovation and its spatial effect, Service innovation and industrial upgrade under the impact of ICTs;
Creative industries, new economies and industrial upgrading under the background of urban regeneration of Guangzhou City: process, model and mechanism;
City and Regional Planning, city development strategy research; Urban system planning, tourism resources development and tourism Destination planning

Publications

Books:

1.Yuan Qi-feng，Fang Yuan-ping. The 30 years of Cities Development in Guangdong Province: the Spatial Impact of the Reform and Openning-up Policy. Guangdong People’s Press, 2008.

2.Fang Yuan-ping,Yan Xiao-pei. Location Theory of Service industries and substantiation in Chinese Metropolitan Area. The Commercial Press(one of the top presses in China),2008.

Key Papers:

Fang Yuan-ping , Xie Man. 2013.A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Impact of ICT on service Innovation-based on analysis of the 21 cities in Guangdong Province. Acta Geographica Sinica. (Forthcoming).

Fang Yuan-ping ,Xie Man. 2013.Social Informational Level's impact on Service Economic Growth - Empirical Study Based on Guangdong Province. Lingnan Journal, (Forthcoming).

Fang Yuan-ping,YAN Wei-ming. The Relationship Between Macroeconomic Cyclical Fluctuations And Changes In Service Structure. Industrial Economic Review. 2013,(2).

Fang Yuan-ping, Chen Jie-ping, Xia Miao. 2012.Research on the satisfaction and perception on sports leisure facilities of Guangzhou college students. Yunnan Geographic Environment Research.(6).

FANG Yuan-ping, Wang Si-si. The Mechanism of Art District Space Production in Urban Renewal –Case study of Redtory in Guangzhou. Geographical research, (Forthcoming).

FANG Yuanping, BI Dou-dou. 2013. From Industrial Heritage to Creative Industrial District: the Process, Transformation Model and Mechanism：Case study of Guangzhou Redtory. Tropical Geography, (Forthcoming).

FANG Yuan-ping, YANG Wei-ming, ZHOU Yan.Research on Industrial relationship of services industrial in Guangdong Province Based on Input-output Table. Industrial Economic Review ,2013 (Forthcoming).

Fang Yuanping, WuZhigang, Liu Wangbao.Township Planning Management Structure InDeveloped Countries. Planners,2012,(10):1-7.

FANG Yuan-ping, ZHOU Yan .Analysis of Regional Differences and Influencing Factors of the Development of Service Industry in Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science & Technology, 2012,(18).

FANG Yuan-ping,XIE Man. The Effect of Innovation Elements Agglomeration on Regional Innovation Output——Based on Chinese Provinces and Cities’s ESDA-GWR Analysis. Economic Geography, 2012,(09).

FANG Yuan-ping,BI Dou-dou,GAN Qiao-lin. Analysis on the Urban Residents’ Perception of the Park Free Opening-up Policy in the Context of Socioeconomic Transformation:A Case of Guangzhou. Tourism Tribune, 2012,(08)

FANG Yuan-ping,BI Dou-dou,LI Yong-ru. Study on Residents’ Perception on the Policy of "Native Tourism and Recreation Plan in Guangdong Province" in the Pearl River Delta:case study from Guangzhou,Shenzhen and Zhongshan City. Economic Geography(Chinese), 2012,(05)

FANG Yuan-ping,ZHOU Yan. Research on the Spatial Pattern and Locational Change of Foreign Direct Investment in Guangdong Province. International Economics and Trade Research, 2012,(01).

FANG Yuan-ping YE Shao-rong. RESEARCH ON THE SPATIAL DISPARITY AND INFLUENCING FACTOR IN THE INBOUND TOURISM OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE.Linnan Jounal.2012.(1).

Chen Zhong-nuan,Fang Yuan-ping,etc.STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF RESIDENTS REACHABLE SPATIAL BASED ON REGULAR BUS TRANSIT IN GUANGZHOU CITY.ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY(Chinese). 2010.(11).

Fang Yuan-ping,Yan Xiao-pei,BI Doudou. Research on the Spatial Change and Location Characteristics of Service Industries in Guangzhou During the Transition Period. Economic Geography(Chinese),2009,vol29, No.3

Fang Yuan-ping,Yuan Qi-feng. A Preliminary Research on the Recreational Business District in Dongguan City From the Aspect of Business Function:A Case Study of Dongchen District in Dongguan City During the Transition Period. Planner, 2009,No.1.pp53-58.

Fang Yuan-ping,Yan Xiao-pei. Service Industrial Location: Concept, Theory and Research Framework. Human Geography, 2008, No.5.pp.12-18.

Liu Wang-bao,Yan Xiao-pei, Fang Yuan-ping. Related Characteristics and Mechanisms for Excess Commuting in Guangzhou. Acta Geographica Sinica, 2008,Vol.63,No.10.pp.1085-1096.

Fang Yuan-ping,Yan Xiao-pei. Progress on the Research for Location of Urban Public Service Facility in Western Countries. Urban Problems,2008,No.9.pp.87-92.

Fang Yuan-ping. Problems and Countermeasures of Recreational Business District From Theoretic Research to Planning Practice. Planner, 2008,No.7.pp.33-37.

Fang Yuan-ping,Yan Xiao-pei, Chen Zhong-nuan. The Research of Service Location Factors System. Economic Geography,2008,Vol.28,No.1.pp44-49.

Fang Yuan-ping, BI Dou-dou. Research Review on the Location of Distribution Service in Western Countries. Commercial Research,2008,No.4.pp199-205.

Fang Yuan-ping, BI Dou-dou. Review on the Service Industry Classification in China and Foreign Countries. International Economics and Trade Research, 2008，Vol.24,No.1.pp72-76.

Fang Yuan-ping, BI Dou-dou. Analysis on the Structure and Functional Characteristics of the Service Industries for International Metropolis. Urban Problems, 2007,Vol.12.pp. 89-95.

Fang Yuan-ping,Yan Xiao-pei. Review and Prospect on the Research of Service Industrial Location under the Influence of Information Technology. Geography and Environment Research, 2007,Vol.19,No.6.pp.69-75.

Fang Yuan-ping, Yan Xiao-pei,BI Dou-dou. A Review of the Study on Urban Commercial Location in China since the 1980s. Tropical Geography, 2007,Vol.27, No.5.pp.435-440.

Fang Yuan-ping, Zhu Xin-ping. Function Analysis on the Urban Recreational Business District: From the aspect of Consumer Behavior. Inquiry into Economic Issues, 2007,No.10.pp.105-109.

Fang Yuan-ping, Yan Xiao-pei. Progress in Research on Office Acitivities Location in Western Countries. World Regional Studies, 2007,Vol.16,No.2.pp. 38-44.

LIN Zhang-ping, YAN Xiao-pei, FANG Yuan-ping.The decentralized spatial pattern of the financial service industry in Dongguan:a perspective of consumer behavior of enterprises financial services. Geographical Research, 2007,Vol.26, No.1.pp. 168-178.

Fang Yuan-ping, Yan Xiao-pei. Comparison on the Structural Characters and its Developing Tendency of Service Industries for the Central Cities in the Coastal Region in china since 1990s———taking Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou as Case Study. Economic Geography(in Chinese),2004,vol24, No.5.pp. 614-620.

Fang Yuan-ping, Yan Xiao-pei. A New Approach on the Urban System Planning Theory and Model in the Era of Globalization: a Case Study of Yangjiang, Guangdong Province. City Planning Review, 2002,Vol.26.No.6.pp.40-45.