Regular biography
ChengHe Guan is an Assistant Professor at New York University, affiliated with the Civil Engineering department. Dr. Guan holds the title of Global Network Assistant Professor at NYU and is also an Assistant Professor of Urban Science and Policy at NYU Shanghai. His research interests include urban geographical processes, urban design, land use, and planning policy, with a focus on urban simulation, cellular automata urban growth modeling, and spatial analysis. Dr. Guan's work explores the impact of synthetic data on equitable transportation planning, particularly in the context of New York State.
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ChengHe Guan is an Assistant Professor of Urban Science and Policy at New York University (Shanghai), specializing in Green Space Planning, Urban Form Analytics, Climate Change, and Urban Growth Simulation. Their research explores the intersection of urban development and environmental sustainability, focusing on the impacts of built environments on public health, climate change mitigation, and urban growth patterns. Guan's work includes analyzing the role of green spaces in urban resilience, assessing the effects of urban form on low-carbon transportation, and modeling urban growth through cellular automata techniques. They also investigate the link between agricultural emissions and global trade networks, emphasizing the importance of consumption-based accounting in climate policy.