Projects
NUS Cities
Development of a Data Driven Activity Chain Modelling Methodology & Analysis of Attitudes Towards Active Lifestyles
Cities Foresight Lab (CFL)

Singapore Foodscapes: Linking Food Accessibility, Resident Profiles & Disease Patterns through Geospatial Analysis
Cities Foresight Lab (CFL)

Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC)
Healthy District Baseline Study of Dawson
Heng Chye Kiang, Fung John Chye, Lim Yee Wei, Emi Kiyota

Centre for Environment and Ageing Well (ENgAGE)
Alexandra Tentacles Hospital
Emi Kiyota, Heng Chye Kiang, Fung John Chye, Lim Yee Wei, Xiang Xiaotong, Soh Yun Yee, Ivan Kurniawan Nasution

A co-development approach to integrated senior housing typologies
Emi Kiyota, Heng Chye Kiang, Fung John Chye, Lim Yee Wei, Rudi Stouffs, Thang Leng Leng, Raymond Ong Ghim Ping, Yuan Chao, Dean Ho, David Michael Allen, Fu Yuming, Liu Yang

Urban Climate Design Lab (UCDL)
Publications
NUS Cities
Understanding the role of perceived and physical environments in older adults’ physical activity: Toward more inclusive and resilient cities
Wei Zhou, Ghim Ping Ong, Fangzhou Dai

Zhou, W., Ong, G. P., Dai, F. (2025). Understanding the role of perceived and physical environments in older adults’ physical activity: Toward more inclusive and resilient cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 134: 106954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106954.
Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC)
Neighborhood Makes or Breaks Active Ageing? Findings from Cross-Sectional Path Analysis
Daniel R. Y. Gan, H.-L. Cheng, Ng Tze Pin, Gwee Xinyi, Chang Yuan Soh, Fung John Chye Fung, Cho Im Sik Cho

Gan, D. R. Y., Cheng, G. H. L., Ng, T. P., Gwee, X., Soh, C. Y., Fung, J. C., & Cho, I. S. (2022). Neighborhood Makes or Breaks Active Ageing? Findings from Cross-Sectional Path Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(6): 3695. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063695.
Older People's Activity Participation (OPAP): Factor structure and psychometric properties of a scale
Daniel Gan Rong Yao Gan, Cao Yuxin, Liu Wen, Fung John Chye, Ng Tze Pin

Gan, D. R. Y., Cao, Y., Liu, W., Fung, J. C., & Ng, T. P. (2022). Older People's Activity Participation (OPAP): Factor structure and psychometric properties of a scale. Innovation in Aging, 6(1): 222–223. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.884.
Neighborhood atmosphere modifies the eudaimonic impact of cohesion and friendship among older adults: A multilevel mixed-methods study
Daniel R.Y. Gan, Fung John Chye, Cho Im Sik

Gan, D. R. Y., Fung, J. C., & Cho, I. S. (2021). Neighborhood atmosphere modifies the eudaimonic impact of cohesion and friendship among older adults: A multilevel mixed-methods study. Social Science & Medicine, 270: 113682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113682.
Neighborhood Experiences of People Over Age 50: Factor Structure and Validity of a Scale
Daniel R. Y. Gan, Fung John Chye, Cho Im Sik

Gan, D. R. Y., Fung, J. C., & Cho, I. S. (2020). Neighborhood Experiences of People Over Age 50: Factor Structure and Validity of a Scale. The Gerontologist, 60(8): e559–e571. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz111.
Cultivating empathy for ageing and dementia through environmental and design education: World Alzheimer Report 2020
Fung John Chye

Fung, J. C. (2020). Cultivating empathy for ageing and dementia through environmental and design education: World Alzheimer Report 2020. Alzheimer’s Disease International.
The Effect of Neighborhood Experiences on Positive Mental Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Daniel R. Y. Gan, Grand H.-L. Cheng, Ng Tze Pin, Fung John Chye, Cho Im Sik

Gan, D. R. Y., Cheng, G. H. -L., Ng, T. P., Fung, J. C., & Cho, I. S. (2020). The Effect of Neighborhood Experiences on Positive Mental Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Innovation in Aging, 4(1): 436. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1408.
Dementia Design Sourcebook: Design Guide+Design Elements
Fung John Chye

Fung, J. C. (2015). Dementia Design Sourcebook: Design Guide+Design Elements (1 ed.). Singapore: Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Re-Imagining the Nursing Home in Singapore
Fung John Chye

Fung, J. C. (2014). Re-Imagining the Nursing Home in Singapore (1 ed.). Singapore: Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Social Transformation Through Urban and Environmental Planning
Heng Chye Kiang, Fung John Chye Fung, and Ivan Kurniawan Nasution

Heng, C. K., Fung, J. C., & Nasution, I. K. (2022). Social Transformation Through Urban and Environmental Planning. In Social Context, Policies, and Changes in Singapore (pp. 377-389). World Scientific. doi:10.1142/9789811247750_0022.
A conceptual model of smart city for a healthy future: Case study of four high-density Asian cities
Tan Eng Chye, Heng Chye Kiang, Fan Ke, Fung John Chye

Tan, E. C., Heng, C. K., Fan, K., & Fung, J. C. (2021). A conceptual model of smart city for a healthy future: Case study of four high-density Asian cities. In M. Patai, & M. Horvath (Eds.), Age of Eurasia: Future directions of knowledge, technology, money and sustainable geoeconomics (pp. 353-386). Budapest.
Place Familiarity and Community Ageing-with-Place in Urban Neighbourhoods
Fung John Chye

Fung, J. C. (2020). Place Familiarity and Community Ageing-with-Place in Urban Neighbourhoods. In Building Resilient Neighbourhoods in Singapore (pp. 129-151). doi:10.1007/978-981-13-7048-9_8.
Urban Environment
Fung John Chye, Heng Chye Kiang, and Yeo Su-Jan

Fung, J. C., Heng, C. K., & Yeo, S. -J. (2018). Urban Environment. In Ageing in Asia Contemporary Trends and Policy Issues (Vol. 1, pp. 219-240). Singapore.
Urban Analytics Lab (UAL)
Multidimensional analysis of human outdoor comfort: Integrating just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) in urban digital twins
Lei Binyu, Liu Pengyuan, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Mario Frei, Clayton Miller, Chua Yun Xuan, Filip Biljecki

Lei, B., Liu, P., Fujiwara, K., Frei, M., Miller, C., Chua, Y. X. & Biljecki, F. (2026): Multidimensional analysis of human outdoor comfort: Integrating just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) in urban digital twins. Cities, 168: 106443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106443
Make yourself comfortable: Nudging urban heat and noise mitigation with smartwatch-based Just-in-time Adaptive Interventions (JITAI)
Clayton Miller, Chua Yun Xuan, Matias Quintana, Lei Binyu, Filip Biljecki, Mario Frei

Miller, C., Chua, Y.X., Quintana, M., Lei, B., Biljecki, F. and Frei, M. (2025). Building and Environment, 284: 113388. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113388.
Urban Aedes aegypti suitability indicators: a study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Steffen Knoblauch, Rutendo T. Mukaratirwa, Paulo F. P. Pimenta, Antônio A. De A. Rocha, Myat Su Yin, Sukanya Randhawa, Sven Lautenbach, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Joacim Rocklöv, Oliver J. Brady, Filip Biljecki, Peter Dambach, Thomas Jänisch, Bernd Resch, Peter Haddawy, Till Bärnighausen, Alexander Zipf

Knoblauch, S., Mukaratirwa, R.T., Pimenta, P.F.P., de A Rocha, A.A., Yin, M.S., Randhawa, S., Lautenbach, S., Wilder-Smith, A., Rocklov, J., Brady, O.J., Biljecki, F., Dambach, P., Janisch, T., Resch, B., Haddawy, P., Barnighausen, T., Zipf, A. (2025). Urban Aedes aegypti suitability indicators: a study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Lancet Planetary Health, 9(4): e264-e273. doi: 10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00049-x.
Modeling Intraday Aedes-human exposure dynamics enhances dengue risk prediction
Steffen Knoblauch, Julian Heidecke, Antônio A. De A. Rocha, Paulo Filemon Paolucci Pimenta, Marcel Reinmuth, Sven Lautenbach, Oliver J. Brady, Thomas Jänisch, Bernd Resch, Filip Biljecki, Joacim Rocklöv, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Till Bärnighausen, Alexander Zipf

Knoblauch, S. and Heidecke, J., de A. Rocha, A. A., Paolucci Pimenta, P. F. and Reinmuth, M. and Lautenbach, S. and Brady, O. J. and Jänisch, T., Resch, B., Biljecki, F., Rocklöv, J., Wilder-Smith, A., Bärnighausen, T., Zipf, A. (2025). Modeling Intraday Aedes-human exposure dynamics enhances dengue risk prediction. Scientific Reports, 15: 7994. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-91950-9.
Urban Climate Design Lab (UCDL)
Evaluation and Mitigation of Heatwave-Induced Health Risks in China: A Systematic Review
Ran Wang*, Chao Yuan, Fang-Ying Gong, Linlin Lu, Luyao Xiang, Xin Wang

Wang, R., Yuan, C., Gong, F.-Y., Lu, L., Xiang, L., & Wang, X. (2025). Evaluation and Mitigation of Heatwave-Induced Health Risks in China: A Systematic Review. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(43), 22987–23004. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c02023







