I got the Bachelor’s Degrees in Urban Planning, and Economics from Peking University in 2011, the Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from University of California, Los Angeles in 2013, and the Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Development from University of Southern California in 2018. During Sep 2018 and Sep 2019, I worked as postdoc research associate at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Since December 2019, I have been working as an associate research fellow at the Department of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University.
Having participated in more than ten research projects funded by U.S. DOT, Cal DOT, N.C. DOT, etc. I have rich experience in organizing research teams and promoting international academic cooperation. I, together with co-authors from China, U.S., South Korea, France, and other countries, have published more than 20 academic papers, book chapters, and scientific reports. Among them, eleven academic papers have been published in top journals in the field of urban transportation.
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Urban Planning and Development
Committee Members: Genevieve Giuliano, Marlon Boarnet, and Manuel Pastor
University of Southern California, 2018
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Committee Members: Rui Wang, Donald Shoup, and Martin Wachs
University of California, Los Angeles, 2013
Bachelor of Engineering, Urban Planning;
Bachelor of Science, Economics
Peking University, 2011
Experience:
2019.12-present Associate Research Fellow, Department of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, China
2018.9-2019.9 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.
2016.5-2016.6 Visiting Researcher, Department of Business Administration, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Research interests:
Urban Transportation, Transportation and Big Data, Urban Freight, Transportation and Sustainable Development
Honors & Awards:
Excellent Transportation Policy Advisory Award, Jiaotong International Cooperational Service Center, Department of Transportation, China, 2019
Study Visit Grant, Volvo Research and Educational Foundation, 2016
Graduate Scholarship, Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC, 2013-2018
Publications:
[1] Yuan, Q. “Does planning matter? Institutional Perspectives on Environmental Justice in Warehousing Location”, Journal of American Planning Association, 1, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2019.1645614
[2] McDonald, N. and Yuan, Q., and Naumann, B. 2019. “Urban freight and road safety in the era of e-commerce”, Traffic Injury Prevention, 1, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2019.1651930
[3] Yuan, Q., 2019. “Does context matter in environmental justice patterns? Evidence on warehousing location from four metro areas in California”, Land Use Policy, 82, 328-338.
[4] Yuan, Q. and Zhu, J., 2019. “Logistics sprawl in Chinese metropolises: Evidence from Wuhan”, Journal of Transport Geography, 74, 242-252
[5] Yuan, Q., 2018. “Mega Freight Generators in My Backyard: A Longitudinal Study of Environmental Justice in Warehousing Location”, Land Use Policy, 76, 130-143
[6] Yuan, Q., 2018. “Location of Warehouses and Environmental Justice”, Journal of Planning Education and Research, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0739456X18786392
[7] Yuan, Q., 2018. “Environmental Justice in Warehousing Location: State of the Art”, Journal of Planning Literature, 33(3), 287-298
[8] Giuliano, G., Kang, S. and Yuan, Q., 2018. “Using proxies to describe the metropolitan freight landscape”, Urban Studies, 55(6), 1346-1363
[9] Wang, R., and Yuan, Q., 2017. “Are Denser Cities Greener? Evidence from China, 2000-2010”, Natural Resources Forum, 41(3), 179-189
[10] Shoup, D., Yuan, Q. and Jiang, X., 2017. “Charging for Parking to Finance Public Services”, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 37(2), 136-149
[11] Wang, R., and Yuan, Q., 2013. “Parking Practices and Policies under Rapid Motorization: The Case of China”, Transport Policy, 30, 109-116