Dr. Hyunji Cho

Dr. Hyunji Cho

Research Fellow, Geography


Biography

Dr Cho is a researcher in urban studies, focusing on participatory planning and the inclusion/exclusion of ethnic minorities in planning processes. Since completing her PhD at UCL's Bartlett School of Planning in 2019, her research has expanded to include the use of digital technology in planning and its impact on inclusive planning. Currently a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Dr Cho works on EU Horizon 2020 projects, focusing on mapping and analysing food sharing initiatives. Her interdisciplinary work includes developing automated data systems and investigating the social implications of urban data use.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Hyunji Cho, Inner-group and inter-group relations in Seoul participatory planning: revisiting the concept of social capital, Asian Geographer, 40, (2), 2023, p169 - 183Journal Article, 2023, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Cho, H., Imagining diversity in Seoul: Gender and immigrant identities, Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City, 3, (2), 2022, p164 - 181Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Hyunji Cho, Jeremy Auerbach, Solange Muñoz, Uduak Affiah, Gerónimo Barrera de la Torre, Susanne Börner, Hyunji Cho, Rachael Cofield, Cara Marie DiEnno, Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Susanna Klassen, Veronica Limeberry, Aimee Morse, Lucy Natarajan, Elizabeth A. Walsh, Displacement of the Scholar? Participatory Action Research Under COVID-19, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Hyunji Cho, The politics of recognition and planning practices in diverse neighbourhoods: Korean Chinese in Garibong-dong, Seoul, Urban Studies, 2021, p004209802097045Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Jeremy Auerbach, Solange Muñoz, Elizabeth Walsh, Uduak Affiah, Gerónimo Barrera de la Torre, Susanne Börner, Hyunji Cho, Rachael Cofield, Cara Marie DiEnno, Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Susanna Klassen, Veronica Limeberry, Aimee Morse, Lucy Natarajan, Call for reimagining institutional support for PAR post-COVID, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Food resilient urbanism: reconstructing hunger with NGOs in, editor(s)Andres, L., Bryson, J. R., Ersoy, A., Reardon, L. , Pandemic Recovery? Reframing and Rescaling Societal Challenges, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2024, pp125 - 139, [Natarajan, L., Cho, H., Yanful, B. & Woodward, A.]Book Chapter

Research Expertise

Dr Cho"s research focuses on the inclusion and exclusion of ethnic minorities within urban planning, with a growing interest in how digital technology shapes these processes. Her work critically examines the construction of knowledge around data and maps, particularly in relation to the participation of marginalised communities in planning.

Recognition

  • The Higher Education Academy