Weining Xiang
National Distinguished Professor of the East China Normal University
Director of the Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration
Founding director of the Global Institute for Urban and Regional Sustainability
Web: http://www.kluer.ecnu.edu.cn/english/content.asp?id=47
He received his BS degree in geography from Beijing Normal University, a masters degree in regional planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a doctorate in city and regional planning from the University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Xiang joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1990, and became a Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences in 2001. His scholarly activities have been found in the areas of landscape and land use planning, geographic information science, spatial modeling, and recently sustainable development in China. His scholarly contributions appeared in International Journal of Geographic Information Science, Environment and Planning B, Journal of Environmental Management, and Landscape and Urban Planning.
Dr. Xiang was a research fellow at a number of research institutions, including the Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IURD) at Berkeley, the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) at Santa Barbara, USA. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Landscape and Urban Planning.
