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Joon Sik Kim is a Professor in the Urban Planning and Design Department at XJTLU. His research interests focus on strategic planning in smart cities, environmental planning, and geographic information systems. With his practical experiences in GIS and smart cities, he is concerned about how emerging technologies can be applied in urban development and management in a real-life context. He has been involved in GIS consulting projects for local governments in Korea and smart city projects worldwide. He is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. He is currently leading the Urban Lab.
Research interests
Smart Cities in the Digital Age
Collaborative Planning in Planning Practice
Waterside Revitalisation
GIS in Urban Planning
Human-Computer and Space Interface
Experience
Visting Researcher, The Institute of Urban Science, The University of Seoul, Korea - 2023 to 2024
Head of Department, Urban Planning and Design, XJTLU - 2018 to 2013
Director, Research Institute for Future Cities, XJTLU - 2018 to 2020
Visiting Research Fellow, The University of Manchester, UK - 2018
Acting Head of Department, Urban Planning and Design, XJTLU - 2016
Director, Research Institute for Smart and Green Cities, XJTLU - 2015 to 2018
Visiting Lecturer, Department of U-City Construction,SKK(Sungkyungkwan) University, Korea - 2007 to 2009
Principal Consultant, Samsung SDS, Korea - 2006 to 2011
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Geoinformatics,University of Seoul, Korea - 2005 to 2006
Senior Researcher, GIS Research Institute,Chung-Ang Aerosurvey, Korea - 2002 to 2006
Teaching
UPD204 Geographic Information Systems
UPD207 Spatial Design and the Built Environment I
UPD303 Environment and Planning
UPD305 Final Year Project and Dissertation
Awards and honours
2021 Outstanding Achievement Award of Applied Social Science Research (2nd Prize), Jiangsu Association of Philosophy and Social Sciences
2017 Outstanding Achievement Award of Applied Social Science Project (2nd Prize), Suzhou Association of Philosophy and Social Science
2013 XJTLU Outstanding Teacher Prize, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University
1998 British Government Scholarship, UK Government
1996 Korean Urban Planning Institute Award, Korean Urban Planning Institute
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. , The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK - 2002
MCD , The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK - 1998
BEng , Dong-A University, Busan, Korea - 1996
Research areas
- Smart Sustainable Cities
- Watershed Revitalisation
- Collaborative Planning
- Geographic Information Systems
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Global Dissemination and Inter-City Comparative Study of Smart Inclusive Transition Outcomes
Lee, J. H. (PI), Sturup, S. (Team member), Kim, J. S. (Team member) & Kim, K. (Team member)
4/02/26 → 31/10/26
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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PGRS-A: The impact of smart city implementation upon the well-being of urban residents
Ren, Y. (PI), Kim, J. S. (CoI) & Wang, W. (CoI)
10/07/25 → …
Project: Internal Research Project
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“Smart Inclusive Transitions” for Equitable Urban Futures: Suwon Special City, South Korea
Lee, J. H. (PI), Sturup, S. (Team member), Kim, J. S. (Team member) & Kim, K. (Team member)
1/05/25 → 15/12/25
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Y2024HG20: Research on the Guidelines and Implementation Path of Fine Management Objectives for Suzhou Urban Space
Kim, J. S. (CoI) & Feng, X. (PI)
6/06/24 → 24/12/24
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Monitoring Smart Inclusive Transitions for an Equitable Urban Future, using Global Urban Monitoring Framework of UN-HABITAT
Lee, J. H. (PI), Kim, T. (CoPI), Kim, J. S. (Team member) & Sturup, S. (Team member)
31/01/22 → 30/11/24
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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AIscape in Planning: From Data Exploration to a Talking City
Kim, J. S., 15 Jun 2026, In: China City Planning Review. 35, 2, p. 18 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Smart Inclusive Transitions for an Equitable Urban Future in Suwon
Lee, J. H., Sturup, S., Kim, J. S. & Kim, K., Jul 2026, Nairobi: UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlement Program).Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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Urban intelligence and urban regeneration
Zhang, Q., Chen, Q., Shaw, D., Wei, X., Kim, J. S., Chen, J. & Wang, C., 16 Jun 2026, In: China City Planning Review. 35, 2, p. 14-21 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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WeChat as a migration infrastructure: translocal support mobilisation and digital inequalities among construction migrant workers in urban China
Feng, Y., Shaw, D., Chung, H. & Kim, J. S., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conceptualising Urban Affordability in Smart Cities through a Synthetic Approach
Shaibu, M. L., Lee, J. H. & Kim, J. S., Mar 2025, (Submitted) In: International Journal of Urban Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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2nd International Conference on Resilient City and Safety Engineering (ICRCSE 2026)
Kim, J. S. (Member of programme committee)
26 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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The 13th International Conference on Population Geographies
Kim, J. S. (Member of programme committee)
25 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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The Royal Town Planning Institute: Routes to accreditation and membership
Kim, J. S. (Organiser)
18 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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The 2nd XJTLU-UNNC Conference 2026/The 7th UNNC Symposium on Architecture and Urbanism 2026:
Lei, Y. (Organiser), Chen, B. (Organiser), Zhang, Q. (Participant), Schnabel, M. A. (Participant), Kim, J. S. (Participant), Wang, X. (Participant), Ren, Y. (Participant), Yonto, D. (Participant), Kao, S.-Y. (Participant), Lin, L. (Participant), Cho, H. R. (Participant), Kim, K. (Participant), Zhao, X. (Participant), Wang, Y. (Participant), Xu, Y. (Participant), Chung, H.-C. (Participant), Sturup, S. (Participant), Lee, J. H. (Participant), Song, J. (Participant), Han, J. (Participant), Deng, W. (Organiser), Zhou, T. (Organiser), Hong, G. (Organiser), Wang, C. (Organiser), Qiu, D. (Participant), Cooper, E. (Participant), Wei, X. (Participant), Sun, J. (Participant), Chen, P. (Participant), Sun, L. (Participant), Yi, X. (Participant), Raffat, R. (Participant), Loo, Y.-M. (Participant), Zhang, Z. (Participant), Du, D. (Participant), Yang, X. (Participant), Liu, Y. (Participant), Lu, J. (Participant), Jian, H. (Participant), Ni, H. (Participant), Mao, Y. (Participant), Tian, Y. (Participant), Chen, J. (Participant), Feng, X. (Participant), Wu, Z. (Participant), Zhao, P. (Participant), Shaw, D. (Participant), Liu, J. (Participant), Tang, Y. (Participant), Hui, C. M. (Participant), Zhang, X. (Participant) & Santamouris, M. (Participant)
6 Jun 2026 → 7 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Kim, J. S. (Reviewer)
11 May 2026Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work