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Education and Career
BA, Economics and Geography, McMaster University
MA, Geography, McMaster University
Ph.D., Geography, University of Toronto
1987-91 Assistant Professor of Geography, York University
1992-date Associate Professor of Geography, York University
1998-2001 Undergraduate Program Director, Geography, York University
1999-2001 Coordinator, Certificate Program in GIS and Remote Sensing, York university
1999 Chair, Sub-Committee on Inclusivity and Diversity, York University Senate
2002-2006 Economic Domain Leader, Toronto Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement
2003-2005 Transportation and Commerce Thrust Leader, Research Management Committee, Geomatics for Informed Decision Making Network Centre of Excellence, Canada
2005-date Executive Committee, York Centre for Asian Research
2005-date Fellow, Calumet College, York University
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Honors
1984-86 Doctoral Fellow, Transport Canada
1990 Honourable Mention, J. Warren Nystrom Dissertation Competition, Association of American Geographers
1999-2000 Teaching Fellowship, Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, York University
2004-date Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo
2006-7 Research Development Fellowship, York University Faculty Association
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Publications
Refereed Articles and Book Chapters
Lo, L. (1990) "A translog approach to consumer travel behaviour", Journal of Regional Science, 30: 393-413.
Lo, L. (1991) "Substitutability, spatial structure and spatial interaction", Geographical Analysis, 23: 132-146.
Lo, L. (1991) "Spatial structure and spatial interaction: a simulation approach",
Environment and Planning A, 23: 1279-1300.
Lo, L. (1992) "Destination interdependence and the competing destinations model", Environment and Planning A, 24: 1191-1204.
Lo, L. (1994) Exploring teenage shoplifting behaviour: a choice and constraint approach", Environment and Behaviour, 26: 613-639.
Miron, J. & Lo, L. (1994) “A selection bias approach to destination choice”, Geographical Analysis, 29: 145-168.
Lo, L. & Wang, S. (1997) “Settlement patterns of Toronto’s Chinese Immigrants: convergence or divergence?” Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 20: 49-72.
Lo, L. & Teixeira, C. (1998) “If Quebec goes, . . .: the exodus impact?”, Professional Geographer, 50:481-498.
Preston, V. & Lo, L. (2000) “‘Asian theme’ malls in suburban Toronto: land use conflict in Richmond Hill”, Canadian Geographer, 44: 182-190.
Wang, S. & Lo, L. (2000) “Economic impacts of immigrants in the Toronto CMA: a tax-benefit analysis”, Journal of International Migration and Integration, 1: 273-303.
Lo, L. (2002) “The Great Malls: Mississauga’s Chinese Community”. In F. Dieterman (eds.), Mississauga: The First Ten Thousand Years, Mississauga: The Mississauga Heritage Foundation. Pp. 265-278.
Preston, V., Lo, L. & Wang, S. (2003) “Immigrants’ economic status in Toronto: Stories of triumph and disappointment”. In P. Anisef and M. Lanphier (eds.), The World In A City. University of Toronto Press. Pp. 192-262.
Lo, L., Teixeira, C. & Truelove, M. (2003) “Polish and Somali entrepreneurship and the building of ethnic economies in Toronto”, Espaces Populations et Sociétés, 1: 167-181.
Lo, L. & Wang, L. (2004) “A political economy approach to understanding the economic incorporation of Chinese sub-ethnic groups”, Journal of International Migration and Integration, 5:107-140.
Lo, L. & Zhuang, Z.C. (2005) “Immigrants, communities and urban planning”, Urban Planning Overseas, 2:11-17, in Chinese.
Wang, S. & Lo, L. (2005) “Chinese immigrants in Canada: their changing composition and economic performance.” International Migration, 43(3): 35-71.
Wang, L. & Lo, L. (2006) “Immigrant grocery shopping behaviour: ethnic identity versus accessibility. Environment and Planning A, forthcoming.
Lo, L. (2006) “Suburban housing and indoor shopping: the production of the contemporary Chinese landscape in Toronto”, in W. Li (ed.), Suburban Asian Immigrant Communities: from Urban Enclaves to Ethnoburbs. University of Hawaii Press, forthcoming.
Lo, L. (2006) “Changing geography of Toronto’s Chinese ethnic economy”, in D. Kaplan and W. Li (eds.), The Landscapes of Ethnic Economy. Rowman and Littlefield, forthcoming.
Lo, L. & Wang, L. (2006) “Consuming Wal-Mart: A case study of Shenzhen, China”, In S. Brunn (ed.) Wal-Mart World: The Word’s Biggest Corporation in the Global Economy. Routledge, forthcoming.
Lo, L. & Wang, S. (2006) “The new Chinese business sector in Toronto: A spatial and structural anatomy of medium- and large-sized firms”, in E. Fong and C. Luk (ed.), Chinese Ethnic Economy: Global and Local Perspectives. Routledge. (First author, with Shuguang Wang). Forthcoming.
Wang, S. & Lo, L. “Wherever they are from, Chinese immigrants face economic difficulties in the Canadian labor market”, in V. Agnew (ed.), Interrogating Race and Racism. University of Toronto Press. Forthcoming
Teixeira, C., Lo, L. & Truelove, M. “Ethnic entrepreneurship, institutional discrimination and related policy issues: a case study in Toronto”. Environment and Planning C. Forthcoming.
Technical Reports
Lo, L. (1983) A Reference Source for Public Participation Provisions in Canadian Planning Legislation, Resource Paper No. 6, Center for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto.
Lo, L. (1984) "Spatial Structure and Travel Demand: A Micro Approach". Joint Program in Transportation, University of Toronto/York University.
Lo, L., Preston, V., Wang, S., Reil, K., Harvey, E. & Siu, B. (2000) Immigrants’ Economic Status in Toronto: Rethinking Settlement and Integration Strategies. Working paper No. 15. Toronto: Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement. 95 pages double-spaced.
Lo, L., Teixeira, C. & Truelove, M. (2002) Cultural Resources, Ethnic Strategies and Immigrant Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study of Five Ethnic Groups in the Toronto CMA. Working paper No. 21. Toronto: Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement. 94 pages single-spaced.
Wang, S. & Lo, L. (2004) Chinese Immigrants in Canada: Their Changing Composition and Economic Performance. Working Paper No. 31. Toronto: Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement. 34 pages single-spaced.
Lim, A., Lo, L. Semiatycki, M. & Doucet, M. (2005) Newcomer Services in the Greater Toronto Area: An exploration of the range and Funding Sources of Settlement Services. Working Paper No. 35. Toronto: Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement. 59 pages single-spaced.
Lo, L. & Zhuang, Z.C. (2005) “Immigrants, communities and urban planning”, in B.M. Massam and S.S. Han (eds.), English version of Urban Planning Overseas 2005: Special Issues on Urban Planning in Toronto, pp. 16-29, Toronto: Urban Studies Program, York University.
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