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Flora Haiwei LI
Research Associate
Flora Haiwei Li is a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, where she completed her PhD in the Sustainable Design Group as a Cambridge Trust Scholar. Flora holds a Master of Science in Integrated Building Systems from ETH Zürich and the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Building Services Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Her research focuses on advancing urban climate and heat adaptation, with a particular emphasis on translating engineering knowledge into future urban planning and design. She is especially interested in environmental design, retrofitting, and optimising blue and green infrastructure across microclimate, neighbourhood, and regional scales to support more sustainable, climate-resilient cities.
Cambridge
Researchers
HD4
Research Interest
- Building Physics
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Environmental Design
- Overheating and Health Risks
- Climate Change
Key Publications
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[1] Li, H., Raman, H., Abong, B., Bange, T., Zhao, Y., Brayne, C., & Bardhan, R. (2025). Mosquito prevention strategies can improve indoor heat stress in hot climates: A case of traditional Kenyan homes. Environmental Research: Health, 3, 035004. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/adedab
[2] Li, H., Zhao, Y., Wang, C., Ürge-Vorsatz, D., Carmeliet, J., & Bardhan, R. (2024). Cooling efficacy of trees across cities is determined by background climate, urban morphology, and tree trait. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01908-4
[3] Li, H., Bardhan, R., & Debnath, R. (2024). Heatwave interventions must reduce invisible gendered challenges in the Global South. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(10), e0003625. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003625
[4] Li, H., Zhao, Y., Bardhan, R., Chan, P. W., Derome, D., Luo, Z., Ürge-Vorsatz, D., & Carmeliet, J. (2023). Relating three-decade surge in space cooling demand to urban warming. Environmental Research Letters, 18(12), 124033. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0a56
[5] Li, H., Zhao, Y., Sützl, B., Kubilay, A., & Carmeliet, J. (2022). Impact of green walls on ventilation and heat removal from street canyons: Coupling of thermal and aerodynamic resistance. Building and Environment, 219, 108945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.108945
[6] Li, H., Zhao, Y., Liu, J., & Carmeliet, J. (2021). Physics-based stitching of multi-FOV PIV measurements for urban wind fields. Building and Environment, 206, 108306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108306
Achievements
- Cambridge Trust International Scholarship, University of Cambridge
- Best PhD Presentation Award, University of Cambridge