Dr. Chi’s research is focused on socio-environmental systems, aiming to understand the interactions between human populations and built and natural environments and to identify important assets (social, environmental, infrastructural, institutional) to help vulnerable populations adapt and become resilient to environmental changes. His current work investigates climate change impacts on coastal communities in the Arctic and climate-driven migration and left-behind children in Central Asia. He is an expert in spatial and big data analytic methods and lead author of the textbook “Spatial Regression Models for the Social Sciences” (SAGE 2019).
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Recent Publications
Ecosystem services trade-offs and synergies in China, 2000–2015
Chen, W. & Chi, G., Mar 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 20, 3, p. 3221-3236 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Urban Microclimate, Outdoor Thermal Comfort, and Socio-Economic Mapping: A Case Study of Philadelphia, PA
Hashemi, F., Poerschke, U., Iulo, L. D. & Chi, G., Apr 2023, In: Buildings. 13, 4, 1040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Park access affects physical activity: new evidence from geolocated Twitter data analysis
Li, C., Zhao, J., Yin, J. & Chi, G., 2023, In: Journal of Urban Design. 28, 3, p. 316-335 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using social media user profiles to identify visitor demographics and origins in Yellowstone national park
Liang, Y., Yin, J., Park, S., Pan, B., Chi, G. & Miller, Z., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 100620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Remittances and land change: A systematic review
Mack, E. A., Sauls, L. A., Jokisch, B. D., Nolte, K., Schmook, B., He, Y., Radel, C., Allington, G. R. H., Kelley, L. C., Scott, C. K., Leisz, S., Chi, G., Sagynbekova, L., Cuba, N. & Henebry, G. M., Aug 2023, In: World Development. 168, 106251.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Exposure to anti-Black Lives Matter movement and obesity of the Black population
Park, H. J., Francisco, S. C., Pang, M. R., Peng, L. & Chi, G., Jan 2023, In: Social Science and Medicine. 316, 114265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatial proximity to wildfires as a proxy for measuring PM2.5: A novel method for estimating exposures in rural settings
Smith, M. L. & Chi, G., May 1 2023, In: Journal of Climate Change and Health. 11, 100219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How does quality regional growth affect land resources dependence in China? Evidence based on spatial Durbin panel models
Xu, F., Chi, G., Zhang, Z. & Yang, J., Mar 2023, In: Resources Policy. 81, 103402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatial mismatch of ecosystem service demands and supplies in China, 2000–2020
Chen, W. & Chi, G., Apr 2022, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 194, 4, 295.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Urbanization and ecosystem services: The multi-scale spatial spillover effects and spatial variations
Chen, W. & Chi, G., Mar 2022, In: Land Use Policy. 114, 105964.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bride kidnapping and gendered labor migration: evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Hofmann, E. T. & Chi, G., 2022, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 48, 11, p. 2493-2514 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bayesian Forecasting with a Regime-Switching Zero-Inflated Multilevel Poisson Regression Model: An Application to Adolescent Alcohol Use with Spatial Covariates
Li, Y., Oravecz, Z., Zhou, S., Bodovski, Y., Barnett, I. J., Chi, G., Zhou, Y., Friedman, N. P., Vrieze, S. I. & Chow, S. M., Jun 2022, In: Psychometrika. 87, 2, p. 376-402 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing the validity of mobile device data for estimating visitor demographics and visitation patterns in Yellowstone National Park
Liang, Y., Yin, J., Pan, B., Lin, M. S., Miller, L., Taff, B. D. & Chi, G., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 317, 115410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial for Special Issue “Land Use Change and Anthropogenic Disturbances: Relationships, Interactions, and Management”
Xu, F., Chi, G., Rao, Y. & Zhang, J., Sep 2022, In: Land. 11, 9, 1522.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
An evaluation of geo-located Twitter data for measuring human migration
Yin, J., Gao, Y. & Chi, G., 2022, In: International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 36, 9, p. 1830-1852 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review