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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Addressing Food Insecurity Through Community Kitchens During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Carlos Bezerra, J., Nqowana, T., Oosthuizen, R., Canca, M., Nkwinti, N., Mantel, S. K., New, M., Ford, J., Zavaleta-Cortijo, C. C., Galappaththi, E. K., Perera, C. D., Jayasekara, S. M., Amukugo, H. J., Namanya, D. B., Togarepi, C., Hangula, M. M., Nkalubo, J., Akugre, F. A., Pickering, K. & Mensah, A. M. & 5 others, , Feb 2025, In: Urban Science. 9, 2, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Unveiling global narratives of restoration policy: Big data insights into competing framings and implications
Djenontin, I. N. S., Fischer, H. W., Yin, J. & Chi, G., May 2025, In: Geoforum. 161, 104241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Comparison of Tourists’ Spatial–Temporal Behaviors Between Location-Based Service Data and Onsite GPS Tracks
Parkinson, C., Pan, B., Morris, S. A., Rice, W. L., Taff, B. D., Chi, G. & Newman, P., Jan 2025, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 17, 2, 391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sundar, S. S., Snyder, E. C., Liao, M., Yin, J., Wang, J. & Chi, G., Jan 2025, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 9, 1, p. 156-168 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does market-oriented land conveyance affect regional economic resilience? A spatial and mediation analysis based on 287 Chinese cities
Xu, F., Wang, H. & Chi, G., Mar 2025, In: Land Use Policy. 150, 107457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterizing climate change sentiments in Alaska on social media
Yin, J., Brooks, M., Wang, D. & Chi, G., Jun 2025, In: Digital Geography and Society. 8, 100110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Unlocking the secrets of scenic beauty: A quantitative analysis of object variety and connections in scenic images
Yin, J., Chi, G. & Jiang, B., Apr 2 2025, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 22, 225, 20250045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ecosystem degradation or restoration? The evolving role of land use in China, 2000–2020
Chen, W., Yang, L., Chi, G. & Zeng, J., Mar 2024, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196, 3, 304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Climate impacts on migration in the Arctic North America: existing evidence and research recommendations
Chi, G., Zhou, S., Mucioki, M., Miller, J., Korkut, E., Howe, L., Yin, J., Holen, D., Randell, H., Akyildiz, A., Halvorsen, K. E., Fowler, L., Ford, J. & Tickamyer, A., Jun 2024, In: Regional Environmental Change. 24, 2, 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Predicting the suitable habitat distribution of berry plants under climate change
Hamilton, C. W., Smithwick, E. A. H., Spellman, K. V., Baltensperger, A. P., Spellman, B. T. & Chi, G., Feb 2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 2, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gardening practices in Alaska build on traditional food system foundations
Mucioki, M., Kelly, S., Holen, D., Powell, B., Galbreath, T., Paterno, S., Mixon, R. & Chi, G., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Agriculture and Human Values.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing building thermal resilience in response to heatwaves through integrating a social vulnerability lens
Paneru, S., Xu, X., Wang, J., Chi, G. & Hu, Y., Dec 1 2024, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 98, 111219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fiji's policy response to COVID-19 and the integration of Indigenous voices
Pickering, K., Galappaththi, E., Ford, J., Pearce, T., Manuel, L., Dauniwaqalevu, E., Bavel, B. V., Arotoma-Rojas, I., Zavaleta, C., Perera, C., Dharmasiri, I., Hyams, K., Chi, G., Nkalubo, J., Bezerra, J., Togarepi, C., Hangula, M., Awaafo, F. & Amukugo, H., Aug 2024, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 158, 103791.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Household food security in the agropastoral communities of rural southern Kyrgyzstan
Scott, C. K., Chi, G. & Glenna, L., Dec 2024, In: Agriculture and Food Security. 13, 1, 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Remittances and Livestock Management in Agropastoral Households in Rural Kyrgyzstan: Telecoupled Impacts of Globalization☆
Scott, C. K., Mack, E. A., Chi, G., Kelgenbaeva, K. & Henebry, G. M., Sep 2024, In: Rural Sociology. 89, 3, p. 456-482 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review