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Discipline:Ecology

Education Background

  • 2004 Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley (Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management)
  • 1999 M.Agr. Beijing Forestry University (School of Landscape Architecture)
  • 1994 B.Agr. Beijing Forestry University (College of Forestry and Resources)
  • Work Experience

  • 2019- Professor (Tenured) Department of Earth System Science Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • 2013-2019 Associate Professor (Tenure track) Department of Earth System Science Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • 2009-2012 Professor College of Forestry Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
  • 2005-2009 Assistant Professor (Tenure track) Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
  • 1994-1996 Assistant Researcher Institute of Medicinal Plant Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
  • 09/2017-02/2018 Visiting Associate Professor Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Cornell University, USA
  • 01/2005-03/2005 Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow Professor William Burch’s Laboratory Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
  • (1) 城市生态系统结构与功能 Urban ecosystem structure and functions

    Big data and the future of urban ecology: From the concept to results[J];Science China-Earth Sciences,2020,631443-1456.

    Effects of sampling approaches on quantifying urban forest structure[J];Landscape and Urban Planning,2019,195

    Mapping the maximum extents of urban green spaces in 1039 cities using dense satellite images[J];Environmental Research Letters,2021,16

    Mapping urban land uses by using Landsat images and point of interest data[J];Remote Sensing,2016,8(2):

    The temporal trend of urban green coverage in major Chinese cities between 1990 and 2010[J];Urban Forestry & Urban Greening,2013,13(1):19-27.

    Can you see green? Assessing the visibility of urban forests in cities[J];Landscape and Urban Planning,2009,91(2):97-104.

    (2) 城市生物多样性、生态系统服务、和人类福祉 Urban biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human wellbeing

    A review of methods for quantifying urban ecosystem services[J];Landscape and Urban Planning,2024,253

    Effects of compositional and configurational heterogeneity of the urban matrix on the species richness of woody plants in urban remnant forest patches[J];Landscape Ecology,2021,37619-632.

    Genetic patterns reveal differences between the invasion processes of common ragweed in urban and non-urban ecosystems[J];Global Ecology and Conservation,2022,38

    Species diversity of urban forests in China[J];Urban Forestry & Urban Greening,2017,28160-166.

    Exploring land-use legacy effects on taxonomic and functional diversity of woody plants in a rapidly urbanizing landscape[J];Landscape and Urban Planning,2017,16292-103.

    The compositional similarity of urban forests among the world’s cities is scale dependent[J];Global Ecology and Biogeography,2015,24(12):1413-1423.

    The restorative effects of short-term exposure to nature in immersive virtual environments (IVEs) as evidenced by participants' brain activities[J];Journal of Environmental Management,2022,326

    Healthy cities initiative in China: Progress, challenges, and the way forward[J];The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific,2022,27

    Tsinghua-Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities in China: unlocking the power of cities for a healthy China[J];Lancet,2018,391(10135):2140-2184.

    Simulating PM2. 5 removal in an urban ecosystem based on the social-ecological model framework[J];Ecosystem Services,2020,47

    The urban forest in Beijing and its role in air pollution reduction[J];Urban Forestry & Urban Greening,2004,3(2):65-78.

    The contribution of socioeconomic factors to PM2.5 pollution in urban China[J];Environmental Pollution,2018,233977-985.

    (3) 城市中基于自然的气候解决方案 Nature-based climate solutions for cities

    Assessing the potential of large-scale urban forest projects as a natural climate solution[J];Nature-Based Solutions,2024,61-9.

    Assessing the potential impact of climate change on urban trees: a case study in Philadelphia;Journal of Forestry,2009,107(7):364-372.

    Detection of the urban heat island in Beijing using HJ-1B satellite imagery[J];Science China-Earth Sciences,2011,5367-73.

    The role of satellite remote sensing in climate change studies[J];Nature Climate Change,2013,3875-883.

    地理信息科技进步奖一等奖,2024,1,2024/01/22,Province/ city,Science and technology progress award,中国地理信息产业协会

    2011 Australian Leadership Award Scholarship, Australian National University, Australia

    2001 Xi-Sigma-Pi, Forestry Honor Society, California Chapter, USA

    健康城市建设方法与实践案例[Works],2022

    城市林业规划与管理[Works],中国林业出版社,2012