Publications

Gao, Yuzhuo, Guaralda, Mirko, Xia, Bo, & Volz, Kirsty (2026) Mapping forty years of smart environments for older people research: A scientometric review. Cities, 168, Article number: 106505.

Xiao, Na, Xia, Bo, Buys, Laurie, Susilawati, Connie, Larbi, Martin, & Chen, Qing (2025) Comparative Analysis of 16 Aging Concepts and Their Influence on Aging Narratives: Bibliometric and Content Analysis. JMIR Aging, 8, Article number: e72011.

E, J., Xia, B., Chen, Q., Susilawati, C., Buys, L. Assessing the impact of the built environment on independent living in the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in Australia: A Bayesian network analysis. Cities 2025, 159, 105740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.105740

Xiao, Na, Xia, Bo, Buys, Laurie, Chen, Qing, & Volz, Kirsty (2025) A citespace-assisted overview of citizen science research in the built environment field. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 32(13), pp. 336-361.

Shu, Bodi, Xia, Bo, E, Jiaxuan, & Chen, Qing (2025) Understanding the Service Landscape of Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Supportive Service Programs (NORC-SSPs) in New York State. Buildings, 15(13), Article number: 2209.

E, J.; Xia, B.; Chen, Q.; Buys, L.; Susilawati, C.; Burton, L.O. Ageing-in-Place at Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): A Case Study on Bribie Island, Australia. Buildings 2024, 14, 266. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010266

E, J.; Xia, B.; Chen, Q.; Buys, L.; Susilawati, C.; Drogemuller, R. Impact of the Built Environment on Ageing in Place: A Systematic Overview of Reviews. Buildings 2024, 14, 2355. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14082355

Shu, B.; Xia, B.; E, J.; Wang, X. Where Will Older Adults Reside: Understanding the Distribution of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in Australia. Buildings 2024, 14, 1909. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071909

Wang, Xuechun, Xia, Bo, Skitmore, Martin, Volz, Kirsty, & Shu, Bodi (2024) Understanding the well-being of residents in Chinese Continuing Care Retirement Communities - a case of Shanghai. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article number: 1457022.

Wang, Xuechun, Xia, Bo, Chen, Qing, Skitmore, Martin, & Liu, Huiming (2024) Exploring public attitudes of continuing care retirement communities in China: a sentiment analysis of China's social media Weibo. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article number: 1454287.

E, J.; Xia, B.; Buys, L.; Chen, Q.; Susilawati, C. A Follow-Up Spatial Analysis of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in the Greater Brisbane Region: Using the Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census Data (2021). Buildings 2023, 13, 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020359

E, J.; Xia, B.; Susilawati, C.; Chen, Q.;Wang, X. An Overview of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) for Ageing in Place. Buildings 2022, 12, 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/ buildings12050519

Wang, Xuechun, Xia, Bo, E, Jiaxuan, & Burton, Lindy Osborne (2022) An approach to construct Bayesian networks for use in living environment field, taking Chinese CCRCs as the example. In Shahzad, W.M., Rasheed, E., & Rotimi, J.O.B. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 7th New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium (NZBERS): Creating Capacity and Capability for the Future of the Built Environment. Massey University, New Zealand, pp. 277-293.

Xia, Bo, Chen, Qing, Walliah, Jerry, Buys, Elinor, Skitmore, Martin, & Susilawati, Connie (2021) Understanding the Dynamic Behaviour of the Australian Retirement Village Industry: A Causal Loop Diagram. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 25(5), 346–355.

E, J.; Xia, B.; Buys, L.; Yigitcanlar, T. Sustainable Urban Development for Older Australians: Understanding the Formation of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in the Greater Brisbane Region. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9853. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179853

Xia, B.; E, J.; Chen, Q.; Buys, L.; Yigitcanlar, T.; Susilawati, C. Understanding Spatial Distribution of Retirement Villages: An Analysis of the Greater Brisbane Region. Urban Sci. 2021, 5, 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5040089

Xia, Bo, Chen, Qing, Buys, Laurie, Skitmore, Martin, & Walliah, Jerry (2021) Sustainable living environment in retirement villages: What matters to residents? Journal of Aging and Environment, 35(4), pp. 370-384.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Chong, Heap Yih, Skitmore, Martin, & Buys, Laurie (2020) Improving the sustainable retirement village framework: From theory to practice. Journal of Cleaner Production, 248, Article number: 119290 1-12.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Hu, Yi, Skitmore, Martin, & Buys, Laurie (2019) What hinders the development of Chinese continuing care retirement community sector? A news coverage analysis. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 23(2), pp. 108-116.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Skitmore, Martin, & Buys, Laurie (2018) Providing a sustainable living environment in not-for-profit retirement villages: a case study in Australia. Facilities, 36(5/6), pp. 272-290.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Chen, Qing, Skitmore, Martin, Buys, Laurie, & Wu, Peng (2018) A practice mining system for the delivery of sustainable retirement villages. Journal of Cleaner Production, 203, pp. 943-956.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Skitmore, Martin, Buys, Laurie, & Zuo, Jian (2017) Retirement villages in Australia: a literature review. Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 23(1), pp. 101-122.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Buys, Laurie, & Skitmore, Martin (2017) Availability of services in registered retirement villages in Queensland, Australia: A content analysis. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 36(4), pp. 308-312.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Skitmore, Martin, & Buys, Laurie (2015) Conceptualizing sustainable retirement villages in Australia. In Raiden, A B & Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.) Proceedings of the 31st Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2015. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, United Kingdom, pp. 357-366.

Xia, Bo, Zuo, Jian, Skitmore, Martin, Chen, Qing, & Rarasati, Ayomi (2015) Sustainable retirement village for older people: a case study in Brisbane, Australia. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 19(2), pp. 149-158.

Xia, Bo, Skitmore, Martin, Zuo, Jian, & Buys, Laurie (2015) Review of community facilities in Australian retirement villages: A content analysis. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 34(3), pp. 144-148.

Hu, Xin, Xia, Bo, Buys, Laurie, Skitmore, Martin, Kennedy, Rosemary, & Drogemuller, Robin (2015) Stakeholder analysis of a retirement village development in Australia: insights from an interdisciplinary workshop. International Journal of Construction Management, 15(4), pp. 299-309.