Age-friendly communities and accessible environment

Architectural programming and post occupancy evaluation (POE)

Cross-border collaboration for the construction industry

1. Principal Investigator, 2025/01-2027/12, Refining the Assessment of Age-Friendliness in the Outdoor Environment: Identifying Critical Factors, Quantifying Emotional Experiences of Older People's Spatial Perceptions in Urban Communities, and Developing an Evaluation System, National Natural Science Foundation of China, CNY 300,000, Ref: 52408041.

2. Principal Investigator, 2023/11~2026/10, The Community Response to China's Ageing Society and the Construction of Embedded Retirement Facilities, National Social Science Fund of China, CNY 250,000, Ref: 23FSHB007.

3. Principal Investigator, 2024/08-2026/08, The Cross-Regional Collaboration Mode and Selection Model in Decision Making in the Construction Industry across the Taiwan Strait, Natural Science Foundation of the Fujian Province, CNY 30,000, Ref: 2024R0001.

4. Principal Investigator, 2022/07~2025/06, Evaluating and Promoting the Age-friendliness of Public Spaces in Communities of Xiamen, Natural Science Foundation of Xiamen Municipality, CNY 50,000, Ref: 3502Z20227025.

5. Principal Investigator, 2025/09~2026/12, Developing an Evaluation System for Age-Friendliness of Community Outdoor Spaces Based on Human Perception Experiments, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, CNY 150,000, Ref: 20720250022.

6. Principal Investigator, 2022/01~2022/12, The Perception of Accessibility in Community-Based Cultural Heritage Sites, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, CNY 30,000, Ref: 20720220095.

7. Co-PI, 2024/01~2027/12, The Mechanism and Policy Optimisation of Multi-Stakeholder Cross-Regional Collaboration in the Construction Industry of the GBA, National Natural Science Foundation of China, CNY 3,000,000, Ref: 72321167654.

1. Xiang, L., Sheng, J., and Liao, P. 2022. Understanding the relationship between the spatial configuration and the crime rate of Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Canada. Habitat International, 137, pp.102847. (SSCI Q1)

2. Xiang, L., Shen, Q., Li, D., Tan, Y., and Jin, X. 2022. A multi-agent platform to explore strategies for age-friendly community projects in urban China. The Gerontologist, 62(4), pp.530-542. (SSCI Q1)

3. Xiang, L., Tan, Y., Shen, Q., and Jin, X., 2021. Applications of multi-agent systems from the perspective of construction management: A literature review. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(9), pp.3288-3310. (SCI Q2)

4. Xiang, L., Tan, Y., Jin X., and Shen, Q. 2020. Understanding stakeholders' concerns of age-friendly communities at the briefing stage: A preliminary study in urban China. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(1), pp.31-54. (SCI Q2)

5. Xiang, L., Shen, G.Q.P., Tan, Y., and Liu, X. 2020. Emerging evolution trends of studies on age-friendly cities and communities: A scientometric review. Ageing and Society, 41(12), pp.1-31. (SSCI Q2)

6. Zhang, H., Huang, J., Lin, L., and  Xiang, L.* 2025. A bibliometric review on applying spatial perception technologies to make cities liveable. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 13(4), pp.6-21.  (CSCD)

7. Fu, G., Hu, X., Liu, R., and  Xiang, L.* 2025. Optimising public spaces in embedded retirement facilities using eye-tracking quantification of design elements. World Architecture, (9), pp.63-69. （Written in Chinese）

8. Xiang, L., Liao, P., and  Lian, F. 2023. Reflections on international experience in promoting accessible communities. World Architecture, (9), pp.42-47. （Written in Chinese）

9. Xiang, L., Fan, H., Yu, A.T.W., and Shen, Q. 2022. Lessons learned from applying New Engineering Contract (NEC) in the construction field in Hong Kong. Journal of Engineering Management, 36(1), pp.30-35.（Written in Chinese）

10. Xiang, L., Lian, F., and Luk, C.W.H. 2020. Lessons learned from promoting the accessible environment in Hong Kong. World Architecture, (11), pp.27-31.（Written in Chinese）

* Corresponding Author

1. October 2025, Invited Presentation, Quantifying emotional responses and improving the design of community spaces for older adults, 2025 Annual Conference of the Committee of Environment-Behavior of the Architectural Society of China

2. November 2024, Conference Presentation, The stimulating effects of environmental elements in pedestrian spaces: A comparative analysis between older people with and without cognitive impairment in China, CEB-ASC 2024 International Conference on Environment-Behavior Studies

3. August 2024, Invited Speech, Quantifying older adults’ emotional responses to spatial perceptions in outdoor community environments, Seminar on Architecture, Ageing, and Social Care, Invited by Prof. Juliet Davis (Head of the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University)

4. October 2023, Invited Lecture, Perception and design of inclusive urban spaces, Invited by Dr Xia Jing (School of Architecture and Art, Hefei University of Technology)

5. December, 2020, Conference Presentation, A multi-agent platform to inform strategies for briefing age-friendly communities in urban China，2020 International Conference on Resource Sustainability: Sustainable Urbanisation in the BRI Era (icRS Urbanisation 2020).

6. November 2020, Conference Presentation (Merit Paper Award), Applications of multi-agent systems in the construction management area: A literature review, 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM 2020)

7. August 2020, Conference Presentation (Best Paper Award), Understanding stakeholders’ concerns of age-friendly communities at briefing stage: A China study, International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2020 (ICCREM 2020)

8. July 2019, Conference Presentation, Emerging evolution trends of studies on age-friendly cities and communities: A scientometric review, 2019 International Conference on Resource Sustainability – Cities (icRS Cities 2019)

9. December 2018, Invited Presentation, The prevalence and perception of accessibility facilities for persons with disabilities, The Third Symposium on Data Science for Persons with Disabilities