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Yangyi Wu (伍杨屹)

Associate Professor, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University

yangyi.wu@whu.edu.cn
Wuhan, Hubei, CN

Summary

Urban and economic geographer studying the interaction between urban spatial structure and economic activities, with attention to urban equity, innovation, and resilience.

Education

  • PhD
    To be updated

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor, School of Urban Design
    -
    Research and teaching in urban geography, spatial data analysis, and urban-economic dynamics.

Skills

Research methods

  • Spatial econometrics
  • Network analysis
  • Multi-source urban big data
  • POIs
  • Human mobility
  • Remote sensing

Publications

  • Urban Sprawl
    2026
    The Encyclopedia of Human Geography
    Wu, Y. (2026). Urban sprawl. In The Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 1443-1448.
  • Polycentric Urban Development in China: Dimensions, Effects, and Policies
    2025
    Chinese Geographical Science
    Wei, Y. D., Xiao, W., & Wu, Y. (2025). Chinese Geographical Science, 35(5), 1030-1044.
  • Institutions, Urban Space, and Residential Markets in Globalizing Shanghai: A Comparative Study of Housing Sale and Rental Prices
    2025
    Journal of Urban Affairs
    Wei, Y. D., Wu, Y., & Li, H. (2025). Journal of Urban Affairs, 47(6), 2191-2214.
  • How Do Urban Amenities Shape Knowledge-Intensive Industry Locations within Cities? A Multi-Scalar Study of Wuhan, China
    2025
    Applied Geography
    Teng, Y., Wu, Y., & Liu, M. (2025). Applied Geography, 180, 103659.
  • Multidimensional Neighborhood Amenity Characteristics and Housing Prices in Urban China
    2025
    Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
    Qu, Z., Wu, Y., & Liu, M. (2025). Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 18(2), 68.
  • Dynamic Impacts of Urban Expansion on Vegetation Growth in Urban Environments: A Sustainable Land Management Framework
    2025
    Land Use Policy
    Liu, M., Luo, Q., Huang, R., Wu, Y., & Zhou, J. (2025). Land Use Policy, 153, 107541.
  • Advancing Multi-Scale Geographic Environmental Monitoring: A Synthesis of Cutting-Edge Research and Scalable Solutions
    2025
    Land
    Wang, J., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Lizaga, I., & Zhang, Z. (2025). Land, 14(5), 1059.
  • Urban Equity of Park Use in Peri-Urban Areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    2025
    Landscape and Urban Planning
    Wu, Y., Wei, Y. D., Liu, M., & García, I. (2025). Landscape and Urban Planning, 256, 105269.
  • Assessing Urban Park Equity in China through Supply and Demand Balance: A Case Study of Wuhan City, China
    2025
    Sustainability
    Yang, Y., Wu, Y., & Jiao, H. (2025). Sustainability, 17(5), 2255.
  • Centring or Suburbanization? Changing Locations of Producer Services in Shanghai
    2024
    Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
    Wei, Y. D., Xiao, W., & Wu, Y. (2024). Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 56(5), 1482-1502.
  • Urban Structure, Housing Prices and the Double Role of Amenity: A Study of Nanjing, China
    2024
    Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
    Liu, M., Wei, Y. D., & Wu, Y. (2024). Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 17(1), 27-53.
  • Preferences and Barriers of Vulnerable Urban Populations in Affordable Housing in Urban China
    2023
    Journal of Urban Planning and Development
    Wei, Y. D., Wu, Y., Xiao, W., & Wu, X. (2023). Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 149(4), 05023030.
  • Urban Form, Air Pollution, and Walking Behavior: A Study of Salt Lake County, Utah
    2023
    Journal of Transport & Health
    Wei, Y. D., Wu, Y., Xiao, W., Garcia, I., & Wen, M. (2023). Journal of Transport & Health, 33, 101686.
  • Regional Drinking Water Supply in Pakistan: Regional Disparity, Inequality, and Development Pattern
    2023
    The Professional Geographer
    Wu, Y., & Wei, Y. D. (2023). The Professional Geographer, 75(5), 733-749.
  • Green Infrastructure Inequality in the Context of COVID-19: Taking Parks and Trails as Examples
    2023
    Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
    Wu, Y., Wei, Y. D., Liu, M., & García, I. (2023). Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 86, 128027.
  • Remote Sensing of Watershed
    2023
    MDPI
    Wang, J., Hu, Z., Wu, Y., & Zhang, J. (2023). Remote Sensing of Watershed. MDPI.
  • Tech Firm Births and Agglomeration Economies: (Un)Related Variety, Specialization, and Spatial Externalities
    2023
    Cities
    Xiong, N., Wei, Y. D., & Wu, Y. (2023). Cities, 138, 104349.
  • Characterizing Sprawl Development in Urban China: A Perspective from Urban Amenity
    2023
    Land
    Zhang, D., Wu, Y., & Liu, M. (2023). Land, 12(6), 1180.
  • Regional Development and Inequality within City Regions: A Study of the Yangtze River Delta, China
    2023
    Geographical Review
    Qin, X., Wei, Y. D., Wu, Y., & Huang, X. (2023). Geographical Review, 113(3), 359-385.
  • Remote Sensing of Watershed: Towards a New Research Paradigm
    2023
    Remote Sensing
    Wang, J., Wu, Y., Hu, Z., & Zhang, J. (2023). Remote Sensing, 15(10), 2569.
  • Urban Form and Spatiotemporal Vulnerability of Local Communities to COVID-19
    2023
    Geographical Review
    Wu, Y., Wei, Y. D., & Liu, M. (2023). Geographical Review.
  • Neighborhood, Built Environment and Resilience in Transportation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    2022
    Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
    Xiao, W., Wei, Y. D., & Wu, Y. (2022). Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 110, 103428.
  • Amenity, Firm Agglomeration, and Local Creativity of Producer Services in Shanghai
    2022
    Cities
    Wu, Y., Wei, Y. D., Li, H., & Liu, M. (2022). Cities, 120, 103421.
  • Trip Generation, Trip Chains and Polycentric Development in Metropolitan USA: A Case Study of the Wasatch Front Region, Utah
    2021
    Applied Geography
    Wei, Y. D., Xiao, W., & Wu, Y. (2021). Applied Geography, 133, 102488.
  • Regional Inequality, Spatial Polarization and Place Mobility in Provincial China: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province
    2020
    Applied Geography
    Wei, Y. D., Wu, Y., Liao, F. H., & Zhang, L. (2020). Applied Geography, 124, 102296.
  • Firm Suburbanization in the Context of Urban Sprawl: Neighborhood Effect and Sectoral Difference
    2020
    The Professional Geographer
    Wu, Y., Wei, Y. D., & Li, H. (2020). The Professional Geographer, 72(4), 598-617.
  • Analyzing Spatial Heterogeneity of Housing Prices Using Large Datasets
    2020
    Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
    Wu, Y., Wei, Y. D., & Li, H. (2020). Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 13(1), 223-256.
  • Spatial Analysis of Uneven Metropolitan Development in the Context of Big Data
    2020
    The University of Utah
    Wu, Y. (2020). Spatial Analysis of Uneven Metropolitan Development in the Context of Big Data. The University of Utah.
  • Innovation, Network Capabilities, and Sustainable Development of Regional Economies in China
    2019
    Sustainability
    Li, D., Wei, Y. D., Miao, C., Wu, Y., & Xiao, W. (2019). Sustainability, 11(17), 4770.
  • Urban Amenity, Human Capital and Employment Distribution in Shanghai
    2019
    Habitat International
    Li, H., Wei, Y. D., & Wu, Y. (2019). Habitat International, 91, 102025.
  • Analyzing Housing Prices in Shanghai with Open Data: Amenity, Accessibility and Urban Structure
    2019
    Cities
    Li, H., Wei, Y. D., Wu, Y., & Tian, G. (2019). Cities, 91, 165-179.
  • Analyzing the Private Rental Housing Market in Shanghai with Open Data
    2019
    Land Use Policy
    Li, H., Wei, Y. D., & Wu, Y. (2019). Land Use Policy, 85, 271-284.

Presentations

  • The Challenges of Emerging Technologies to Economic Geography
    2025
    Economic Geography Specialty Committee Annual Conference (GSC)
    Nanchang, China
    Breakout session co-chair.
  • Big Data-Driven Urban Spatial Transformation
    2025
    Urban Geography Specialty Committee Annual Conference (GSC)
    Kaifeng, China
    Breakout session co-chair.
  • Urban Sensing and Computing
    2025
    Geographical Modeling and GIS Analysis Specialty Committee Annual Conference (GSC)
    China
    Session co-chair.
  • Theoretical Analysis and Practical Exploration of Urban Spatial Justice: A Case Study of Urban Green Spaces
    2024
    Qinghe Forum, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
    Wuhan, China
    Invited talk.

Teaching

  • Graduate Student Supervision and Research Training
    2026
    School of Urban Design, Wuhan University
    Role: Student supervision
    Recruiting Master's students in Planning for the 2026 cohort, including both professional and academic tracks; recruiting Master's students in Planning and professional Master's students in Design for the 2027 cohort; expecting to begin recruiting PhD students in 2028.

Interests

  • Research interests
    Economic geography, Industrial space, Urban public services, Urban resilience, Spatial inequality