ASSOCIATE PROF. TPR DR. GOH HONG CHING
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Built Environment
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Associate Professor Dr Hong Ching Goh, an interdisciplinary social scientist, studies human-environment interactions. Initially focused on urban planning and nature-based tourism, her approach has evolved to encompass sustainability, relevance, inclusion, and impact of scales. Her research inquiry explores how diverse communities benefit from nature, e.g., livelihood, health and wellbeing and intangible values. She investigates the threats and constraints posed by various anthropogenic actions and governance systems on the environment, and devises strategies for its safeguarding. This focus stems from her academic training in urban planning, tourism planning, and geography. Her research, with wide-ranging applications in urbanized environments, resource-rich regions and protected areas, draws inspiration from her fieldwork in Sabah since 2005, which has then driven her interdisciplinary coastal research in Southeast Asia. Currently attached to the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Assoc. Prof. Dr Goh also chairs the Social Advancement and Happiness Research Cluster and leads the Humanities and Social Sciences Group of the Malaysia National Antarctic Research Centre. She's a registered town planner with the Malaysian Institute of Planners and the Board of Town Planners Malaysia. Since 2018, Hong Ching has been serving as the country coordinator for ForUm, a DAAD-funded network for Urban Futures in Southeast Asia that connects SEA and German experts. She also continues to serve on GYA membership selection committee. Her commitment to interdisciplinary research has been significantly influenced by being a recipient of the MIT-UTM Malaysian Sustainable Cities Program Fellowship and the DAAD Doctoral Scholarship Awards where she conducted her doctoral study in the Center of Development Research (ZEF), as well as her memberships in ASEAN Science Leadership Program and Global Young Academy (GYA). Since 2009, she has secured RM5.7 million in research grants, including RM3.75 million internationally. As a co-investigator, she helped secure the GBP6.4 million Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) grant. Her contributions to interdisciplinary research, particularly in marine environments and coastal communities, have earned recognition. This recognition was highlighted by the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur in 2021. in the same year, she was invited to join the UK Minister of Science, Amanda Solloway, and Professor Melanie Austen (University of Plymouth, UK) to discuss climate change impacts on marine environments and coastal communities in the Blue Communities program. In 2022, she was featured among the '100 Women Scientists in Global Polar Research. To date, she has published more than 65 peer-reviewed articles, 30 book chapters and books, and other 40 publications. She has supervised four PhD students and three master students to completion and oversees 10 ongoing students.
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Student Empowerment In Climate Action In Sabah (seca) |
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Gcrf Building Capacity For Sustainable Interactions With Marine Ecosystems For Health, Wellbeing, Food And Livelihoods Of Coastal Communities |
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Fostering Sustainable Behavior Among Women And Children Within The Marine Park Community Through Community Based Social Marketing |
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Perspectives of youths on cultural ecosystem services provided by Tun Mustapha Park, Malaysia through a participatory approach
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ECOTOURISM IN TAMAN NEGARA PAHANG ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH DIFFERENT ECONOMIC STATUSES
Building leaders for the UN Ocean Science Decade: a guide to supporting early career women researchers within academic marine research institutions
Strengthened multi-stakeholder linkages in valuation studies is critical for improved decision making outcomes for valuable mangroves - The Malaysian case study (vol 9, 1033200, 2022)
Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts. 2nd Edition
Getting Started with Citizen Science A Guide to Litter Audit
The Faces and Natural Wonders of Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah: Blue Communities Malaysian Case Study
Biodiversity and Conservation Characterization and Utilization of Plants, Microbes, and Natural Resources for Sustainable Development and Ecosystem Management
Overview of Oceans and Human Health
Horizon scan of oceans and human health
Ocean(s) and Human Health: Risks and Opportunities
Looking Through the COVID-19 Window of Opportunity: Future Scenarios Arising From the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Five Case Study Sites