Rate My Professor Li Wan

His research specializations include spatial economic modelling of urban land use and transport systems, strategic planning at the city and regional levels, evaluating the spatial economic impacts of transport decarbonisation and adaptation, and land value capture through development taxes and planning obligations. Key publications encompass the book Digital Twins for Smart Cities: Conceptualisation, Challenges and Practices (ICE Publishing, 2023), the policy report Development Taxes and Levies: Lessons from the Past, Ideas for the Future (University of Cambridge & Town and Country Planning Association, 2025), and peer-reviewed articles such as 'A socio-technical perspective on urban analytics: the case of city-scale digital twins' (Journal of Urban Technology, 2021, cited over 300 times), 'Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) in smart cities: A systematic review on technological advancements and application cases' (Cities, 2022), and 'Inferring trip purposes and mode substitution effect of rental e-scooters in London' (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2024). Wan is a co-investigator of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction and the UK National Hub for Decarbonised, Adaptable, and Resilient Transport Infrastructures, and a Trustee of the IJURR Foundation. He accepts applications for PhD and MPhil in Land Economy Research and is available for consultancy.