Research
More than 40 peer-reviewed articles on transport, land and housing, and climate and environmental policy in the United States and China.
Recognition
- Three articles cited in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report
- Coverage in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review and The Atlantic’s CityLab
- Stanford–Elsevier list of the world’s top 2% scientists, 2021–2026
- Editorial boards of Transportation Research Part D and the Journal of Urban Affairs
Policy evaluation and impact analysis
Restricting Driving for Better Traffic and Clearer Skies: Did It Work in Beijing?
Covered in Harvard Business Review
The Housing Market Effects of Local Home Purchase Restrictions: Evidence from Beijing
Change of Street Use and On-Road Air Quality Before and After Complete Street Retrofit: An Exploratory Case Study in Santa Monica, California
Air Quality Impacts of a Scheduled 36-h Closure of a Major Highway
Transport and mobility
Recent Developments of Automated Vehicles and Local Policy Implications
Disabled Travel and Urban Environment: A Literature Review
The Stops Made by Commuters: Evidence from the 2009 US National Household Travel Survey
Bicycle-Transit Integration in the United States: 2001–2009
Covered in The Atlantic’s CityLab
Parking Policies and Practices under Rapid Motorization: The Case of China
Cited in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report
Land, housing and value capture
Did You Miss the Ride? Housing Boom and Household Wealth in China
How Much Is a Good School Worth in Beijing? Identifying Price Premium with Paired Resale and Rental Data
The Capitalization of Subway Access in Home Value: A Repeat-Rentals Model with Supply Constraints in Beijing
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Best Valuation Paper Award, Asian Real Estate Society, 2014
Land Supply and Capitalization of Public Goods in Housing Prices: Evidence from Beijing
The Structure of Chinese Urban Land Prices: Estimates from Benchmark Land Price Data
Climate, environment and urban governance
Race to the Top: Public Oversight and Local Environmental Information Transparency in China
Are Denser Cities Greener? Evidence from China, 2000–2010
Top downloaded paper, 2017–18
Adopting Local Climate Policies: What Have California Cities Done and Why?
Cited in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report; covered in The Atlantic’s CityLab and Planetizen
Leaders, Followers and Laggards: Adoption of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement in California
The Greenness of China: Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development
Cited in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report; covered in The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times
Reports and book chapters
Automated Vehicles and Sustainable Cities: A Realistic Outlook to 2030
Built Environment, Travel, Nutrition and Health in Chinese Cities: Interpreting the China Health & Nutrition Survey
Passenger Transportation Systems in Large Chinese Cities and Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Alternative Urban Transport Systems
Sustainable Urban Development in China: A Literature Review on Issues, Policies, Practices, and Effects
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