Aidan WONG
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education); Programme Co-Director, Master of Sustainability (MST); Basket Coordinator for Cultures of the Modern World; Urban Fellow (Urban Experiences); Associate Dean of Students
aidanwong@smu.edu.sg
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Research Areas
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- College of Integrative Studies
- Urban Studies
- Geography
- Urban Sustainability
- School of Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Political Economy
- Sociology
- Development
Strategic Priorities
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- Growth in Asia
- Sustainable Living
Aidan M Wong is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), College of Integrative Studies, and Urban Fellow, SMU Urban Institute, Singapore Management University. Trained as an economic geographer, Aidan’s teaching interests span urban cultures, Singapore studies, and food cultures. His research interests are diverse and include urban waste management, circular economy and environmental citizenship; urban heritage and active citizenship; and labour geographies, particularly the informal economy, the gig economy, and youth entrepreneurship.
Qualifications
- PhD, Queen Mary University of London, 2014
- MSc (Geography), National University of Singapore, 2010
- BSc, National University of Singapore, 2008
Research Interests
- Singapore Studies
- Urban Liveability
- Labour Geographies
- Active Citizenship
- Urban Waste Management
Courses Taught in SMU
- Big Questions
- Urban Cultures
- Singapore: Imagining the Next 50 Years
- Food Cultures
- Refocusing Wealth and Poverty
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