Dr. Dong Liang is an assistant professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA), and School of Energy and Environment (SEE), City University of Hong Kong. His main research interests include urban sustainability and urban metabolism, circular economy, corporate environmental-social-governance (ESG), and, sustainable urban planning. He leads and engages urban sustainability projects in Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China, The Netherlands and Japan. He served as international advisor for the US Energy Foundation, UN-ESCAP, and the European Federation of Chemical Engineers (EFCE). He is the committee member of the "Sustainable Urban Systems" and "Industrial Symbiosis" section of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. He has been awarded as the Top 2% highly-cited Scientist by Stanford University, and the Best Scientist in Environmental Sciences by Research.com.
