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Bin Liu

刘斌 (Bennett) logo

Master's student

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES),

State Key Laboratory of Regional and Urban Ecology

18, Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, RCEES, CAS, Beijing, 100085, China
liubin232@mails.ucas.ac.cn
+86 158 8753 0615

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Hi! I'm Bin (Bennett) Liu. I will receive my Master of Natural Science (M.S.) degree in Landscape Ecology in June 2026 from the State Key Laboratory of Regional and Urban Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), under the supervision of Prof. Liding Chen (ResearchGate). I earned a Bachelor of Economics in Economic Statistics from the College of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) in 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Jiehua Lv.

With an interdisciplinary background, I integrate GIScience, statistical and economic methods, and policy guidance, focusing on the heterogeneity of landscape functions in urban areas to conduct:

  • (1) Human-urban system dynamics:
    Employing geospatial big data to monitor and map the dynamics of human-urban systems and their environmental responses.
    (Completed/Ongoing work: job-housing imbalance monitoring; information atlas of production-living-ecological spaces; energy-related carbon emissions; extracting spatial inequality characteristics)
  • (2) Landscape pattern-driven spatial simulation & regulation:
    Performing optimization and regulatory simulation of urban functions and climate based on multi-dimensional landscape patterns.
    (Completed/Ongoing work: Using spatial econometrics, GeoAI, and machine learning (e.g., GeoXAI framework) for 2D/3D landscape pattern regulation of production-living-ecological spaces; heat-cold flow networks; Local Climate Zones)
    (Striving to expand...)

Thereby advancing urban computing and sustainable planning from quantitative and visual perspectives concerning social sensing, spatial inequality, and human livability. I also have some practical experience in supply-demand coupling analysis for the ecological economy, as well as in carbon accounting.

📖 Research Interests Download my CV

  • Urban-Human Dynamics & Mapping
  • Landscape Functional Heterogeneity
  • Landscape Regulation
  • Geospatial Big Data
  • GIS & Remote Sensing
  • Urban Analytics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Spatial Econometrics

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📖 Selected Publications

* All publications and full details can be found in my Curriculum Vitae (CV).

†Equal Contribution, *Corresponding Author

Energies Teaser
Spatiotemporal evolution and Tapio decoupling analysis of energy-related carbon emissions using nighttime light data: A quantitative case study at the city scale in Northeast China
Bin Liu, Jiehua Lv*. (2024)
Energies, 17(19), 4795. (SCI & EI, IF=3.2) PDF DOI
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Construction of Production-Living-Ecological space information atlas based on POI data and its application in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
Bin Liu, Liding Chen*, Lei Yang. (Accepted, 2026)
Acta Ecologica Sinica (In Chinese, 《生态学报》, CSCD & Chinese Core). PDF
Acta Teaser
Effects of different ecological restoration measures on seasonal variability of water quality: A case study of Yimeng Mountain Restoration
Yaxin Jin, Bin Liu, Longjiao Ma, Kai Li, Henghua Zhu*, Ranhao Sun*. (2026)
Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 46(4): 335-345. (In Chinese, 《环境科学学报》, CSCD & Chinese Core) PDF DOI

📖 Selected Manuscripts

* All publications and full details can be found in my Curriculum Vitae (CV).

†Equal Contribution, *Corresponding Author

JHS Teaser
Rapid statistical identification of urban job-housing space patterns via spatiotemporal feature extraction from population stock dynamics: a case study in Haidian District, Beijing, China
Bin Liu, Lei Yang, Liding Chen*, Sike Ma
(Manuscript completed, In English)
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Using dynamic production-living-ecological space information to extract the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of functional structure and their scale effects in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration
Bin Liu, Liding Chen*
(Manuscript completed, In English)
Cropland Fragmentation Teaser
How Built-up Land Encroachment Shapes Cropland Fragmentation: Evidence from China, 1980–2020
Xiangyu Ji, Chun Li, Yiting Wang, Bin Liu, Lei Yang, Qingyu Feng, Liding Chen*. (2026)
(Manuscript submitted to Landscape and Urban Planning) (SCI & SSCI, IF=9.2)
Functional Structure Teaser
Multiscale Regulatory Relationships Between 2D/3D Landscape Pattern and Functional Structure of Production-Living-Ecological Space: A Case Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration
Bin Liu, Liding Chen*
(Under preparation, In English)
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  • Methodology: Planning to explore PLES spatial optimization based on 2D/3D landscape pattern regulation using Interpretable Machine Learning (XGBoost-SHAP) and Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (NAII).
  • Temporal Dynamics: Aiming to identify the dominant driving factors among landscape pattern characteristics and analyze whether and how these factors have evolved over time (2016, 2020, and 2024).
  • Scale Effects: Exploring the variation characteristics across different spatial scales (e.g., 2km, 1km, and 800m) to fully account for the spatiotemporal functional heterogeneity of landscapes.
  • Practical Application: Providing scale-specific regulation recommendations for spatial optimization.

🎓 Education

2023.09 - 2026.06
Master of Natural Science in Landscape Ecology (Entrance through the exam-free recommendation program)
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS)
GPA: 3.55 / 4.0 CAS_transcript
Graduation Thesis: Evolution of Production-Living-Ecological Spaces and Its Relationships with Landscape Patterns in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration
Thesis_PDF (In Chinese with English abstract)
Advisor: Prof. Liding Chen (ResearchGate)
2019.09 - 2023.06
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Bachelor of Economics in Economic Statistics
College of Economics and Management
GPA: 88.42 / 100 NEFU_transcript (Distinguished Graduate & Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis (1/96))
Graduation Thesis: Spatial-temporal Evolution and Decoupling Visualization of Energy Carbon Emissions in the Three Northeastern Provinces from the Perspective of Nighttime Light Data
Thesis_PDF (In Chinese with English abstract)
Advisor: Prof. Jiehua Lv

🏙️ Selected Experiences

* All experiences and full details can be found in my Curriculum Vitae (CV).

2023.09 - Present
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State Key Laboratory of Regional and Urban Ecology (RCEES, CAS)
Research Assistant, Beijing, China
Landscape Dynamics and Process Simulation Research Group (Link)
Advisor: Prof. Liding Chen (ResearchGate)
[Key Project Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China]
Landscape Spatial Process Evolution and Soil Environmental Benefits in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions
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  • Investigated the impacts of rapid urbanization on landscape patterns and soil ecological security by integrating socioeconomic dynamics and geospatial big data
  • Combined geographic information science with POI, mobile signaling, and land use change data to quantitatively calculate and map urban functional space dynamics and their landscape pattern driving forces (e.g., form, shape, size)
  • Constructed a grid-scale Production-Living-Ecological Spaces (PLES) information atlas framework including density and type atlas using POI and land use data to highlight landscape functional heterogeneity and the social sensing capability of POI data
  • Applied the PLES information atlas to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) urban agglomeration at a 5km grid scale, and extracted the spatiotemporal evolution and spatial inequality characteristics using transition matrices and the standard deviational ellipse across 2016, 2020, and 2024 in the 13 cities of BTH
  • Analyzed the spatial response relationship between PLES and landscape patterns by comparing Spatial Durbin, Error, and Lag models, and plan to explore PLES spatial optimization based on 3D landscape patterns regulation using XGBoost-SHAP and NAII (Interpretable Machine Learning and Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms)
  • Identified urban job-housing space patterns by extracting spatiotemporal features from dynamic population stock dynamics using population dynamic data (a type of mobile signaling data) in Beijing’s Haidian District
  • Published one and completed two first-author manuscripts, finished the master’s graduation thesis, and provided research support for the integrated development of BTH while promoting geospatial big data applications in urban landscape sustainability from a social sensing perspective and exploring experience in quantitative spatial optimization planning schemes via Landscape Regulation
2025.09 - 2025.12
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China Urban Construction Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Urban Landscape Planner Intern, Beijing, China
Green Development Planning, Design and Research Center
Advisor: Senior Engineer Guoyu Wang (MLA)
Special Plan for Green Space System in Duoba Area, Xining City, Qinghai Province, China (2025-2035)
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  • Designed the waterfront greenway system, with full consideration of the river courses, road networks and functional zones along the routes
  • Planned and designed landscape roads based on the accessibility and connectivity of road networks within and between urban areas
Regulatory Detailed Planning for Duoba New Town, Xining City, Qinghai Province, China
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  • Planned and mapped 15-minute and 5-10-minute living circles
  • Formulated the infrastructure allocation list for living circles in line with planning codes for relevant communities and living circles
2021.09 - 2023.06
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Northeast Forestry University (NEFU)
Research Assistant, Harbin, China
College of Economics and Management (Link)
Advisor: Prof. Jiehua Lv
[Funded by National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program]
(Project Leader) Coupling and Coordination Analysis Between Forest Wellness Service Supply and the Aging Population‘s Elderly Care Needs
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  • Led a 5-member team to investigate forest wellness-elderly care misalignment in Northeast China, integrating ecological economics and data science to address aging challenges and ecological economic industry optimization.
  • Designed and executed a survey (500+ valid samples, capital cities of 3 northeastern provinces) with multi-dimensional indicators (service quality, recreational facilities, transportation accessibility, medical support) to assess elderly satisfaction and needs.
  • Independently conducted quantitative analysis using RStudio, SPSS and MATLAB for statistical processing; applied AHP-FCE & Cloud Model to evaluate supply-demand coupling coordination.
  • Authored the final report and published 2 first-author papers, providing data-driven insights for silver economy age-friendly services and sustainable urban ecological industrial upgrading
[Funded by National Social Science Foundation of China]
Policy Implications on Matching and Equilibrium of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Forest Carbon Sink
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  • Investigated the driving factors of greenhouse gas emission reduction and inter-provincial spillover effects, and evaluated the sequestration potential of forest carbon sinks
  • Conducted provincial-level statistical accounting and fitted city-level carbon emissions from eight energy sources in Northeast China (2005–2019), extracted their spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and visualized conflicts between emissions and economic growth with RStudio 4.3.2 and ArcGIS 10.8
  • Developed a carbon emission fitting method by combining provincial statistical accounting, nighttime light data, and a scaling approach to model city-level energy-related carbon emissions
  • Applied the standard deviational ellipse, LISA analysis, and Moran’s I index to analyze and extract spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of city-level energy carbon emissions in Northeast China
  • Calculated the Tapio decoupling index to visualize spatiotemporal dynamics and decoupling trends between carbon emissions and economic growth
  • Published one first-author paper, completed an outstanding undergraduate thesis, provided targeted policy recommendations for local governments, and supported China’s dual-carbon goals and sustainable urbanization

🎉 Activities & Services

Conference

  • [2025.08] [Oral Presentation] The 12th National Academic Symposium on Landscape Ecology, Kunming, China.
    Construction and Application of an Optimization Method for Identifying Urban Job-Housing Spaces Based on Location-Based Service Data: A Case Study of Haidian District, Beijing
  • [2025.07] [Participant] The 27th Annual Meeting of the China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing, China.

Academic Services

  • Peer Reviewer: [Journal] Frontiers in Sustainable Cities; Energy Efficiency.

Activities

  • [07/2021-08/2021] Team Leader, The 4th Heilongjiang Provincial Survey on Ecological Civilization Progress (Harbin & Yichun, China).
  • [10/2019-12/2020] Member, CFPA “Kindness 100” Charity Fundraising Campaign (Harbin, China).

Organization

  • [2026-Now] Student Member, Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CAGIS).
  • [2025-Now] Student Member, The Geographical Society of China (GSC).
  • [2025-Now] Student Member, ICA Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling (ICGAM).
  • [2025-Now] Student Member, The Ecological Society of China (ESC).
  • [2025-Now] Student Member, International Association for China Planning (IACP).
  • [2025-Now] Student Member, Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA).
  • [2025-Now] Student Member, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

Teaching

  • [Northeast Forestry University] Forecasting and Decision of Statistics: 2021 Fall (TA).
  • [Northeast Forestry University] Statistical Modeling Training: 2022 Spring (TA).

🏆 Awards & Competitions & Scholarships

National level

  • [2022.08] National Third Prize: National University Student Competition on Energy Conservation, Emission Reduction, and Social Practice (Team Leader).
  • [2021 & 2022] National Third Prize: National University Student Market Research and Analysis Competition (Member; Team Leader).
  • [2022.03] First Prize for Outstanding Research Achievement: China Forestry Workers' Ideological and Political Research Association (Member).
  • [2022] Honorable Mention: Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Team Leader).

Provincial level

  • [2021 & 2022 & 2023] Bronze: "Internet+" National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Provincial Level) (Member; Leader; Member).
  • [2022.08] Silver Award: Challenge Cup National College Student Innovation Plan Competition (Provincial Level) (Member).
  • [2022.08] First Prize: National University Student E-Commerce Challenge (Provincial Level) (Member).
  • [2022.08] Second Prize for Excellent Research Report & First Prize for Team: The 4th Provincial Ecological Civilization Survey of Heilongjiang Province, China (Team Leader).

University level

  • [2026.05] Merit Student: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS).
  • [2023.06] Distinguished Graduate: Northeast Forestry University.
  • [2023.06] Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis (1/96): Northeast Forestry University.
  • [2022.12] Merit Student: Northeast Forestry University.
  • [2021.11] Social Practice Activist: Awarded for Community Engagement and Fieldwork Leadership.

Scholarships

  • [2020 & 2021 & 2022] National Encouragement Scholarship: Ministry of Education of China.
  • [2021 & 2022] University First-Class Scholarship: Northeast Forestry University.
  • [2023] University Second-Class Scholarship: Northeast Forestry University.
  • [2023 & 2024 & 2025] Academic Performance Scholarship: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
  • [2025 & 2026] Second-Class Scholarship: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS.

📫 Contact

I am passionate about urban landscape and spatial computing. Looking forward to connecting with researchers who share similar interests to understand and utilize landscapes and nature to solve urban problems and enhance human livability!

Beyond academics, I enjoy Citywalks, R&B music, and exploring diverse cuisines—especially Southeast Asian, ethnic minority, and sour-and-spicy dishes. I am also good at cooking Yunnan cuisine. Always happy to chat!

Please feel free to contact me via Email or WeChat.


© 2025 Bin Liu. Last updated: Apr 2026.