Bin Liu

I am now a Master's student in Landscape Ecology at the State Key Laboratory of Regional and Urban Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), under the supervision of Prof. Liding Chen. With an interdisciplinary background bridging economics, statistics, and ecology, my research focuses on sustainable urban transitions, employing spatial data science (GIS, remote sensing, spatial statistics) and economic policy analysis (including China’s dual-carbon policies and land-use planning) to map and monitor the spatiotemporal evolution of urban landscapes. I investigate structural patterns, functional dynamics, and societal impacts, addressing critical challenges such as urban sprawl, job-housing imbalance, production-living-ecological space conflicts, and energy-related carbon emissions through a policy- and data-driven "Social-Economic-Natural" nexus framework. My work aims to advance sustainable urban design and planning that harmonizes human well-being, environmental balance, and economic vitality—fostering a tri-dimensional sustainable urban system. Prior to my graduate studies, I earned a Bachelor of Economics in Economic Statistics from Northeast Forestry University (NEFU), which equipped me with quantitative tools to analyze sustainability issues at the human-environment interface.