Lan LUO
Dr. Lan Luo is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Division of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong and a Senior Research Project Manager at the Urban Environments and Human Health Laboratory. She received her PhD degree from the University of Hong Kong. Her studies on urban environments and residents’ health were published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology and Chinese Landscape Architecture. She has presented her research project at diverse conferences/symposia/forums, such as the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) and the International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference. She also won the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) student award and a summer grant in the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Her research interest mainly focuses on the impacts of the environment on human health, the impacts of the environment on deviant behaviour, and virtual reality technology.
Nature-Assisted Therapy for Drug Use: A Dose-Response Curve Describing the Impact of Tree Canopy Density on Stress Reduction
Conference
Academic positions
Lab manager and main investigator, Urban Environments and Human Health Lab, The University of Hong Kong 01/2019- 01/2022
Teaching assistant, Division of Landscape Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, 01/2022 – 06/2022
Teaching assistant, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, 09/2020 – 01/2021
Teaching assistant, Division of Landscape Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, 09/2019 – 01/2020
Research assistant, Urban Environments and Human Health Lab, The University of Hong Kong, 09/2018 – 12/2018
Research & Scholarship
Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings
Lan, L., Jiang, B.* (2024). Contact with Nature—A Promising EffectiveStrategy for Alleviating and Recovering fromSubstance Addiction: Theoretical Mechanismsand Key Issues. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 40(1):33-39.
Luo, L., Yu, P., & Jiang, B.* (2023). Differentiating mental health promotion effects of various bluespaces: An electroencephalography study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102010.
Jiang, B. *, Luo, L., Liu, X., Liang, W., Wang, S. (2023). Healthy Landscape and Healthy Residential Landscape: Theoretical Framework and Digital Evaluation System. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 39(2):13-19.
Luo, L., & Jiang, B.* (2022). From oppressiveness to stress: A development of Stress Reduction Theory in the context of contemporary high-density city. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 101883.
Zhu. C., Wang, Y., Ren, W., Luo, L., Yin, Y., Xie, W., & Liu, W. (2016). The Planning of Green Spaces to Prevent and Avoid Urban Disasters in Dujiangyan. International Journal of Simulation–Systems, Science & Technology, 17(46).
Yu, P., Luo, L., He, J. Y., & Li, X. (2015). Physiological Responses of Taxus media cv. hicksii under CH2O Stress. Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica, 35(09), 1791-1799. (in chinese)
Luo, L., Zhong, H., Zhang, Y., & Jiang, B.* (2022). Nature-Assisted Therapy for Drug Use: A Dose-Response Curve Describing the Impact of Tree Canopy Density on Stress Reduction. In 2022 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). New Mexico, March 16-19, 2022. (Accepted)
Luo, L., Yu, P., & Jiang, B.* (2021). Blue Matters: Using EEG Technology to Measure Impacts of Various Bluescapes on Human’s Psycho-physiological restoration. In 2021 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). Online, March 17–20, 2021. (Present)
Jiang, B.*, & Luo, L. (2021). A new pathway model to interpret the impacts of the streetscape on citizens’ mental stress in the high-density city. In 2021 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). Online, March 17–20, 2021. (Present)
Yu, P., & Luo, L. (2021). A national survey of LGBTQ students’ experience and behavior in queer spaces of Chinese colleges and universities. In 2021 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). Online, March 17–20, 2021. (Present)
Luo, L., & Jiang, B.* (2021). A new pathway model to interpret the impacts of the streetscape on citizens’ mental stress in the high-density city: perceived oppressiveness matters, gender difference. In 2021 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). Online, March 17–20, 2021. (Accepted)
Luo, L., Liu, X., & Jiang, B.* (2020). A new pathway model to interpret the impacts of the streetscape on citizens’ mental stress in the high-density city. In 14th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Virtual Conference. Shenzhen, China, 2020. (IACP Excellent Presentation Award)
Luo, L. & Jiang, B.* (2020). Using EEG technology to measure the effects of different types of bluescape on physio-psychological responses: Do physical characteristics and exposure duration matter? In 2020 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). Louisville, Kentucky, March 18 – 21, 2020. (Accepted)
Jiang, B.*, Luo, L., Chen, J, Liu, X. (2020). The impact of urban streetscape on mental stress: Analyzing the mediating effects of perceived oppressiveness. In 2020 Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA, USA). Louisville, Kentucky, March 18–21, 2020. (Accepted)
Invited Lectures
“A new pathway model to interpret the impacts of the streetscape on citizens’ mental stress in the high-density city.” 2021 International Phd Academic Colloquium on Ecological Infrastructure and National Spatial Planning, Peking University. August 20-21, 2021-Online. (Presenter)
“A new pathway model to interpret the impacts of the streetscape on citizens’ mental stress in the high-density city.” 2021 Spring Research Seminar Series, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. May 27, 2021. (Presenter)
International Forum of Landscape Architecture: Urban Landscape for People. Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong & Virtual Reality Lab of Urban Environments and Human Health. April 15, 2019. (Organizer)
“Psycho-physiological health benefits of different water landscapes.” International Forum of Landscape Architecture: Urban Landscape for People. April 15, 2019. (Presenter)
Design Project
From Gold to Pearl: A Framework of Eco-friendly Industry Catalyzing River Revitalization
— 2016 ASLA Student Awards in Analysis and Planning Category, Honor Award
— American Society of Landscape Architects
‘from Gold to Pearl’ proposes a framework of eco-friendly industry catalyzing river revitalization for river waterfront landscape design and takes advantage of various ecological problems, such as an excess of sediments and heavy mental and degradation of riparian habitats that stem from Gold Rush, as opportunities for Sacramento River revitalization. This project seeks to make full use of the unattractive vacant areas along Sacramento River in order to achieve riparian habitat recovery, storm water management, waterfront activity space recreation and pearl industry development. It can also rebuild a unique identity for Sacramento River as ‘Pearl River’ with ecological sustainable development in the new era instead of the controversial ‘Gold River’.
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An Online and Offline Participatory Art for Community Unity, Communication and Memory in Response to COVID-19
— 2020 Summer Grant
— Funded by Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
With the outbreak of COVID-19, numerous people nationwide and worldwide are suffering from death, disease, discrimination, self-quarantine, and so on. Conflict, isolation, and grieve have become the primary voice of our society. Thus, this project aims to explore what landscape architects can do for communities when facing a pandemic.
This project is developing an online and offline participatory art for Harvard Community. It provides the community with an online micro-virus artwork & an offline macro-virus artwork, and online communication platforms & offline communication spaces, and temporarily & permanently memorial activities during and after the pandemic. By doing this, we can reunite people, promote communication, memorize the victims, and help the community members to regain hope after a pandemic.
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Out of Trench: WWI Memorial Design
— 2016 YUANYE Award International Competition, Second Prize
— Asian Landscape Architecture Society & YUANYE Awards Competition Organizing Committee
To commemorate Word War I, this project explores ANTI-Monument expression of memorial. We emphasize the “Hiding” and “Interaction” of monument and integrate War Axis with peace axis according to timeline. Finally, we redevelop the Pershing Memorial Park to meet the public needs of the current city and rebuild identity for soldier and women in WWI.
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Award
Design awards
Summer Grant, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA. 06/2020
Second Prize, YuanYe Award Landscape Architecture International Competition, China. 12/2016
Honor Award in Analysis and Planning, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Student Awards, USA. 09/2016
Third Prize, YuanYe Award Landscape Architecture International Competition, China. 12/2015
Sliver Award, “Chanlege cup” China College Student’ Entrepreneurship Competition in Sichuan Province, China 06/2014
Academic Honors
2020 IACP Excellent Presentation Award, 14th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Virtual Conference. Shenzhen, China December 5-13, 2020. 12/2020.
National Scholarship for graduate students. 10/2017
A-level Comprehensive Quality Certificate for students of Sichuan Province. 06/2017
Annual Figure of Students at University. 2016-2017
Outstanding Graduate Students at University. 2016-2017
First-class Scholarship for graduate students. 10/2016
Outstanding Students at University. 2015-2016
Second-class Scholarship for graduate students. 10/2015
Knowledge Exchange
Exhibitions
Assistant curator. “Invisible space: Design based on the hidden logic of urban environment.” The Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (HK&SZ). Shenzhen, China. Sep 2019 to Mar 2020. Organizing Unit: Division of landscape architecture, The University of Hong Kong.
Exhibitioner. “From Gold to Pearl: A Framework of Eco-friendly Industry Catalyzing River Revitalization.” Shang Hai Jing An International Festival. Shanghai, China. Dec. 3 to Dec. 5, 2021.
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Previous research project
(2020-2021) 2020 Summer Grant of Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. An Online and Offline Participatory Art for Community Unity, Communication and Memory in Response to COVID-19. (Co-investigator)
(2019-present) Research funding of China Vanke Co., Ltd. Theoretical framework and a design guideline for healthy community of China. (Co-investigator)
(2019-2021) Research funding of Ningbo Government. Theoretical framework and a design guideline for healthy urban waterfront space of Ningbo. (Co-investigator)
(2018-2019) the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, China to conduct Early Career Scheme (ECS), Using driving simulation technology to measure impacts of freeway green landscapes on drivers’ mental fatigue, stress, and negative mood. (Research assistant)
(2015-2017) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Effects of Ecological Environment of Bamboo Forest on Human Physiology Health. (Research assistant)
(2013-2014) Educational Commission of Sichuan Province of China, Physiological Responses of Taxus media cv. hicksii under CH2O Stress. (Research assistant)
Academic activity
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