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
Transfer or Surrender Rural Homestead Land? An Investigation of farmers’ Preferences in China
Zheng, Q., Diao, W., Lu, Y., Wang, Y. & Chi, G., 2024, In: Chinese Economy. 57, 1, p. 61-81 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Population-Wide Vaccination Hesitancy among the Amish: A County-Level Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Adoption and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice
Anderson, C., Zhou, S. & Chi, G., Aug 2023, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 42, 4, 70.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
Collective action improves elite-driven governance in rural development within China
Li, Y., Qin, X., Sullivan, A., Chi, G., Lu, Z., Pan, W. & Liu, Y., Dec 2023, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 10, 1, 600.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., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 44, 100620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Spatiotemporal Elasticity of Age Structure in China’s Interprovincial Migration System
Lin, Y., Pu, Y., Zhao, X., Chi, G. & Ye, C., May 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 10, 8001.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
Assessing dynamics of human vulnerability at community level – Using mobility data
Xia, C., Hu, Y., Chi, G. & Chen, J., Oct 1 2023, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 96, 103964.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
The ILHBN: challenges, opportunities, and solutions from harmonizing data under heterogeneous study designs, target populations, and measurement protocols
Intensive Longitudinal Health Behavior Network (ILHBN) , Jan 1 2023, In: Translational behavioral medicine. 13, 1, p. 7-16 10 p.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