Personal profile
Personal profile
Juhyun Lee is an Assistant Professor in Department of Urban Planning and Design at XJTLU. Her fields of research interests are smart city transition, compact city planning and policy, infrastructure development as an agent of change, integrated approaches to transport and spatial planning for sustainable urbanization, and smart mobility and accessibility. Before joining XJTLU, she had more than 15-year experiences of working as an urban specialist for international organizations such as UN-Habitat as well as private consulting firms in Europe and Asia.
Research interests
Institutional analysis of planning of urban commons
Sustainable accessibility and smart mobility
Compact city policies and balanced development
Social outcomes from mega urban infrastructure planning and development
Smart city as socio-technical transition: co-production of urban services in the context of smart city
An integrted approach to land use and transport development planning
Experience
Adjunct professor, Sungkyunkwan University, 2020-21
Post-doctoral researcher, Seoul National University, 2020-21
International Urban Development Specialist, UN-Habitat Asia, 2010-2017
Researcher, National Culture and Tourism Policy Institute, Seoul, Korea, 2009-10
Consultant/ researcher, RPS Consulting, London, UK, 2007-2010
Teaching
ENT415 Digital transformation for smart cities
UPD 402 Sustainable Urban Planning Strategies
UPD 203 Networks and Cities
UPD 304 Enviornment and Planning Project
Sustainable accessibility and smart mobility
Smart city and urban infrastructure
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Planning, Urban and Regional Studies Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherland, 2020
Master of Research (Distinction) in Interdisciplinary Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, UK , 2016
Postgraduate Certificate in Globalization, Development and Environment, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK
Master of Art in Managing Archaeological Sites, University College London, UK, 2006
Research areas
- Smart Cities as social transitions
- smart mobility user experiences
- Infrastructure governance
- transport and land use integration
- Compound crises and co-production
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 -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Harnessing Game-based Learning and Generative AI for an Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability Education
Yonto, D. (PI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Lee, J. H. (CoI) & Lee, E. (CoI)
21/03/25 → 19/03/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Exploring smart city as socio-political transitions in the context of rapidly-growing Metropolitan cities of Asia
Lee, J. H. (PI)
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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SDGs_global urban planning and monitoring framework
Lee, J. H. (PI), Sykes, O. (PI), Dunning, R. (CoI) & Moreira de Souza, T. (PI)
19/06/24 → 19/06/26
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Evaluating social outcomes from Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) in the context of urban sustainability
Lee, J. H. (PI), Sturup, S. (Team member) & Lee, E. (Team member)
1/05/25 → 31/10/25
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Anticipation of urban mobility futures beyond adoption: User segmentation across scenarios in two pioneering Chinese cities
Lee, E., Lee, J. H., Chung, H.-C. & Lu, Y., Apr 2026, In: Cities. 171, 12 p., 106787.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global Crises, Resilient Responses and Future Cities
Xu, Y. (Editor), Kao, S.-Y. (Editor), Pellegrini, P., Yonto, D., Cho, H. R., Lee, J. H. & Lin, L., May 2026, (Accepted/In press) Liverpool University Press. 248 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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[Special Issue] People-centred smart cities: Exploring the intersection between everyday urbanism and digitalization
Lee, J. H. (Editor), vaide, J. (Editor), Sturup, S. (Editor) & Kim, K. (Editor), Aug 2025, (In preparation) In: International Journal of Urban Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barcelona Declaration on BUILDING INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL METROPOLISES
Castellana, J., Chamat, O., Illa, O. & Lee, J. H., Feb 2025, 5 p.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in Sustainable Urban Planning Education through Active Learning with SDGs Project Assessment Tool
Lee, J. & Li, Y., Dec 2025, In: Discover Sustainability. 6, 1, 1262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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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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Sustainable Modular Timber Constructions
Monti, G. (Organiser), Krevaikas, T. (Organiser), Lee, J. H. (Organiser), Peng, Z. (Organiser) & Li, Z. (Organiser)
2026 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Sunset SoundScapes
Baek, M. J. (Organiser), Park, J. (Participant), Lee, J. H. (Participant), Lee, E. (Participant), Seong, M. (Participant), Md Rian, I. (Participant), Essen, I. (Participant), Longo, G. (Participant), Song, Y. (Participant), Taylor, D. (Participant), Schnabel, M. A. (Participant), Dall'Asta, J. C. (Participant) & Han, J. (Participant)
5 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Rethinking African Smart Cities towards Urban Affordability through Citizen Co-Creation
Lee, J. H. (Supervisor), Kim, J. S. (Supervisor) & Sykes, O. (Supervisor)
Sept 2025 → …Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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2025 International Design Workshop
Cho, H. R. (Organiser), Hong, N. (Organiser), Kim, K. (Organiser), Yonto, D. (Organiser), Brossa, M. (Organiser), Kim, J. S. (Participant), Kim, C. (Participant) & Lee, J. H. (Participant)
18 Aug 2025 → 26 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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