Research Projects

Landscape Spatial Process Evolution and Soil Environmental Benefits in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions

Key Project Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China

Advisor: Prof.Liding Chen

Research Assistant (09/2023 - Present)

Main Contents & My Works

  • Investigated the impacts of rapid urbanization on landscape patterns, spatial processes, and soil ecological security, integrating socioeconomic dynamics and geospatial big data
  • Combining GIS spatial processing and remote sensing techniques with geospatial big data, quantitative analyzed and computed the spatial dynamics of urban landscape functionalities, revealing their evolution under rapid urbanization pressures
  • Conducted grid-scale mapping of Production-Living-Ecological Spaces (PLES) in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region using POI and land use data
  • Developed an optimized method to identify urban job-housing spaces using location-based service data
  • Performed qualitative mapping of landscape functional cells across the BTH region and analyzed spatial response between PLES and landscape patterns at grid scale
  • Exploring the impacts of urban sprawl on PLES

Awards

  • First-author of two papers: one under review (Habitat International), one is under Preparation.

Policy Implications on Matching and Equilibrium Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emission Control and Forest Carbon Sink

Funded by National Social Science Foundation of China

Advisor: Prof. LV Jiehua

Research Assistant (09/2021 - 06/2023)

Main Contents & My Works

  • Investigated drivers of GHG emission reduction (e.g., environmental regulations, energy structure, innovation) and inter-provincial spillovers, with a parallel assessment of forestry carbon sinks' sequestration potential, providing actionable policy insights to advance China's dual-carbon agenda, energy security, and sustainable urbanization
  • Conducted provincial-level statistical accounting and city-scale spatiotemporal analysis of carbon emissions derived from eight energy sources across Northeast China (2005-2019)
  • Designed an interdisciplinary methodology integrating statistical accounting, GIS spatial analysis, nighttime light data, and landscape ecology's 'scaling' concept to model city-scale energy carbon emissions, visualizing spatiotemporal emission dynamics and decoupling trends between emissions and economic growth

Awards

  • Awarded the Outstanding Thesis designation with the highest academic score, published paper as first author in Energies, and contributed actionable insights for low-carbon urban planning in Northeast China

Chinese Forestry and Grassland Spirit and Its Connotation and Contemporary Value

Funded by China Forestry Policy and Research Association

Advisor: Prof. CHEN Wenbin

Member (07/2021 - 03/2022)

Main Contents & My Works

  • Investigated the spiritual connotation of China's forestry-grassland sector from practitioners' perspective under the Ecological Civilization framework, integrating social surveys with statistical analysis to articulate the sector's contemporary values and advance sustainable development theory
  • Led a nationwide perceptual evaluation study by surveying 3,000+ forestry/grassland practitioners across seven state-owned forest regions, and employing Classical statistical methods (PCA, contingency analysis, and factor analysis) to identify and quantify core dimensions of the forestry-grassland spirit

Awards

  • Awarded First Prize by the China Forestry Policy and Research Association for outstanding research contributions advancing forestry development and improving well-being in forest-dependent communities across China