Research Summary
Hong Wu is a co-chair of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture’s Geospatial and Digital Analytics Track, a co-chair of Penn State’s University Water Council, and the Director of the Penn State Stormwater Living Lab. She specializes in urban sustainability, watershed stewardship, green stormwater infrastructure, and landscape performance. She has investigated the effectiveness of stormwater best management practices and alternative urban development patterns for conserving stream ecosystem health in the context of urbanization and climate change, and her current research projects focus on investigating the environmental, social, and economic aspects of green stormwater infrastructure.
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Recent Publications
Moderating Effects of Park Accessibility and External Environment on Park Satisfaction in a Mountainous City
Wu, H., Gong, C., Wang, R., Niu, X., Cao, Y., Cao, C. & Hu, C., Jan 2025, In: Land. 14, 1, 77.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring a Just and Diverse Urban Forests’ Capacity for Mitigating Future Mean Radiant Temperatures
Flohr, T., Garcia, L., Figueiredo, C., Heris, M., Hoffman, M., Lindeman, J., Wu, H. & Richardson, L., 2024, In: Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture. 2024, 9, p. 302-313 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Barriers and opportunities for implementing prescribed fire: lessons from managers in the mid-Atlantic region, United States
Smithwick, E. A. H., Wu, H., Spangler, K., Adib, M., Wang, R., Dems, C., Taylor, A., Kaye, M., Zipp, K., Newman, P., Miller, Z. D. & Zhao, A., Dec 2024, In: Fire Ecology. 20, 1, 77.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating Public Satisfaction and Its Determinants in Chinese Sponge Cities Using Structural Equation Modeling
Wang, R., Wu, Y., Niu, J., Wang, N. & Wu, H., Aug 2024, In: Land. 13, 8, 1225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sustainability outcomes and policy implications: Evaluating China’s “old urban neighborhood renewal” experiment
Wang, R., Wu, H., Chiles, R. & Yang, Y., Apr 2024, In: PloS one. 19, 4 April, e0301380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using public perceptions to inform urban protected area buffer zone planning
Wang, X., Wang, R., Lyu, X. & Wu, H., Aug 2024, In: Environmental Management. 74, 2, p. 300-316 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Revealing Public Perceptions of Biodiverse vs. Turf Swales: Balancing Enhanced Ecosystem Services with Heightened Concerns
Wu, H., Hoffman, M. C., Wang, R., Kelley, K. M. & Adib, M., Oct 2024, In: Water (Switzerland). 16, 20, 2899.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Professional perceptions of participatory practices in green stormwater infrastructure development
Adib, M., Wu, H. & Flohr, T., Mar 2023, In: PLOS Water. 2, 3 March, e0000084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Special issue on Chinese gardens and landscapes
Henderson, R. & Wu, H., 2023, In: Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. 43, 4, p. 251-253 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Comparing Vegetation and Substrate Performances on Nutrient Removal and Biomass Establishment Using a Natural Swimming Pool Experiment
Hoffman, M. C., Berghage, R. & Wu, H., Dec 2023, In: HortTechnology. 33, 6, p. 499-511 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rhodium-SWMM: An open-source tool for green infrastructure placement under deep uncertainty
Tebyanian, N., Fischbach, J., Lempert, R., Knopman, D., Wu, H., Iulo, L. & Keller, K., May 2023, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 163, 105671.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring 1800 years of ecosystem services from West Lake, Hangzhou, China
Wang, X., Wu, H., Gorenflo, L. J. & Wu, C., 2023, In: Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. 43, 4, p. 279-297 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Identifying Sweet Spots for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation: A Case Study in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Yavari Bajehbaj, R., Wu, H., Grady, C., Brent, D., Clark, S. E., Cibin, R., Duncan, J. M., Kumar Chaudhary, A. & McPhillips, L. E., Aug 1 2023, In: Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 9, 3, 05023004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Uncertainty Considerations in Green Infrastructure Optimization: A Review
Tebyanian, N., Wu, H., Iulo, L. & Keller, K., 2022, In: Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture. 2022, 7, p. 549-560 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ecosystem Benefits Provision of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Chinese Sponge Cities
Wang, R., Wu, H. & Chiles, R., Mar 2022, In: Environmental Management. 69, 3, p. 558-575 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review