Huhua cao

Biography

Huhua Cao is a cross-appointed Professor within the Department of Geography Environment and Geomatics and the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa in Canada. He specializes in urban geography, with the use of geostatistical methods and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In recent years, Dr. Cao’s research has focused on engaging urban indigenous and ethnic minority peoples in urban contexts using e-participation methods. He has directed numerous international research projects that have received large funding from Canada, China and European Union. Professor Cao has also written numerous articles and books related to urban and regional development while collaborating with academics throughout the world. The Sino-Canadian relationship is another area of research interest for Professor Cao. In 2011 he published The China Challenge: Sino-Canadian Relations in the 21st Century with former Senator Vivienne Poy. The China Challenge was selected as one of the 20 most important books in foreign policy in 2011 by Embassy Newspaper. His latest book in this series, entitled Facing China as a New Global Superpower: Domestic and International Dynamics from a Multidisciplinary Angle, has just been published by Springer. 

Research Interest

In recent years, Dr. Cao’s research has focused on engaging urban indigenous and ethnic minority peoples in urban contexts using e-participation methods. He has directed numerous international research projects that have received large funding from Canada, China and European Union.