urban spatial evolution simulation: theory, method and practice

Dr. Niu Fangqu is a visiting scholar at the University of Leeds, UK. He is currently an associate professor and a special backbone staff at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a supervisor for graduate students. His main research interests include urban and regional development simulation analysis, transportation geography, and the ＂Belt and Road Initiative＂. He innovatively developed an activity-based land use-transport interaction model taking Chinese cities as case studies. He has hosted or participated in more than 10 projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National Key Research and Development Program, the Strategic Priority Research Programs of Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as various local plans. He has published more than 50 papers in both SCI and SSCI journals.