Revitalising Rural Communities / SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development (PDF)

Vivian Chu is Assistant Lecturer at the Centre for Civil Society and Governance. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Geography) and a Master of Science (Environment, Science and Society) from the University College London and received her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include environmental policy, collaborative governance, and sustainability, and her doctoral research focused on the role of policy entrepreneurs in cross-boundary environmental management in Southern China. Her recent research on cross-sector collaboration is centered on the building of sustainable rural communities.



Jessica Williams is Post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Civil Society and Governance in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She holds an LLB in Law from the University of Exeter and a Master of Science (International Relations) from Cardiff University. She received a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests lie in environmental policy, collaborative governance and sustainability. Her doctoral research focused on the transboundary water security issues in South and Southeast Asia, in particular, the governance and management of the major river systems originating from the Tibetan Plateau. Her current focus is on the governance of rural areas and communities, with a focus on sustainability issues.







Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam is Professor of Public Administration, Director of the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG), Co-Director of the Centre for Water Technology and Policy (CWTP), Director of the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) Programme, and Director of the Master Public Administration (MPA) Programme at The University of Hong Kong. He finished his undergraduate study at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and received a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Indiana University, Bloomington. Professor Lam is an expert in common-pool resource management, institutional