Young C.Y. Ng MSc, DIC (Lond.U) BA (Hons, HKU)

PhD Candidate

Madsen Building (F09), Rm 470
Phone: +61 2 9351 8093
Fax: +61 2 9351 3644
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Supervisors

Dr Phil McManus
A/Prof Deirdre Dragovich

PhD research title: Geopark and Geotourism: a management approach for valuable geological heritages in China.

Young's research interests include the development, management and the environmental, scio-economical impacts of geological parks and geological tourism around the world.
Geopark is like a national park but using rocks and landforms as the main attraction. Geotourism is tourism activities involving visitation to interesting or valuable geological sites or heritages. In recent years, geopark and geotourism have been widely used, especially in China, to manage valuable geological features.
Young's current research assesses the overall impacts of geopark development in China so as to evaluate geopark and geotourism as a viable and sustainable management approach for protecting geological features, popularizing geosciences and developing local economy. His research is the first of its type in studying the Chinese geopark and geotourism development as perceived by geopark management, visitors, local business operators and villagers. The pros and cons of geopark development in China will be identified and evaluated. The result may be used as a development model for other countries around the world.

• Member, Professional Group, The International Ecotourism Society, USA
• Member, Ecotourism Australia, Australia
• Member, Interpretation Australia Association, Australia
• Member, Preliminary Working Committee for the UNESCO Hong Kong Global Geopark, Hong Kong
• Advisor, Advisory Committee, UNESCO Leiqiong Global Geopark, Hainan, China
• Chairman, Association for Geoconservation of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Chairman, Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Ecotourism and Travels Professional Training Centre, Hong Kong

• Ng, Young C.Y. (2007) The Urban Geopark Concept as a tool in geological conservation in a metropolitan city – the Case of Hong Kong. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Development Within Geoparks,Geological Publishing House, Beijing, pp247-255
• Ng, Young C.Y. (2006) The Development of Geotourism on Granitic Landforms in Hong Kong. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Geology and Geomorphology of Granite. Sanqingshan, Jiangxi, China, pp222-232
• Ng, Young C.Y. (2006) The missing link of nature conservation – a discussion on geoconservation and its future in Hong Kong, Abstract of The 2006 Conference of Geological Research in Pearl River Mouth District, Guangzhou, pp4-5
• Ng, Young C.Y., McManus P., Dragovich D.(2006) Using geoparks to conserve geological features in urban areas: a critical assessment of the potential and challenges of developing geotourism in Hong Kong. Abstract. UNESCO Global Geopark Conference 2006, Geological Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast pp157
• Co-author of the following geotourism and ecotourism books, published by the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of the HKSAR Government of Hong Kong:
  2006 - Central Ridge and West
  2005 - An Island Alone – Tung Ping Chau
  2005 - Exploring Double Haven
  2005 - Venturing Sai Kung East
  2005 - Beauties of Pat Sin