Joseph Cho-yam Lau gained his M. Phil (1997) and Ph.D. degree (2007) in Hong Kong University and his research focused on the influences of socio-economic and land-use development on the accessibility of the poor in Hong Kong.  Over the past 20 years, he had published 9 papers in international journals (e.g. Cities and Habitat International), which were about the commuting of the poor in Guangzhou, Singapore and Hong Kong. He also published one (open access) paper in the Open Transportation Journal and one book chapter.

• Introduction: Urbanisation and Transport planning in urban China, Accessibility and Self-organisation  process; Objectives of this Study; Methodology; Rationale for Selecting the Research Cities; Structure of the study.- Theory framework.- Equality of Accessibility and Transport Policy.- Influence of Self-organisation Process on the accessibility of the rural migrant workers in enclaves, Guangzhou.- Influence of Self-organisation Process on the accessibility of the local workers in the inner city of Guangzhou, Xiguan.- Influence of Self-organisation Process on the accessibility of the rural migrants workers in Shanghai.- Influence of Self-organisation Process on the accessibility of the local workers in Shanghai.- Influence of Self-organisation Process on the accessibility of the migrant workers in Beijing.- Influence of Self-organisation Process on the accessibility of the poor in Tin Shiu Wai New Town, Hong Kong.- Transport Policies to Ensure Equality of Accessibility in Citiesof Urban China.- Conclusion.