My research examines how urban form influences income diversity and explores the determinants of urban land consolidation/subdivision.

(1) Promoting Diversity in Public Spaces: I investigate how urban form affects diversity in public spaces (e.g., urban parks) by analyzing large-scale mobile phone location data to uncover spatial patterns of public behavior.

Publications

2023, A data-driven investigation on park visitation and income mixing of visitors in New York City

2024, Big data insights into urban park use in the pandemic: Changes in visitation patterns and exacerbated social inequalities in the US

2024, Urban park accessibility assessment using human mobility data: a systematic review

2023, Spatial, temporal, and social dynamics in visitation to US national parks: A big data approach

(2) Understanding Urban Redevelopment Dynamics: I track urban redevelopment activities over time, predicting land parcel consolidation, subdivision, and shape changes. My work identifies the built environment, economic, social, and policy determinants behind these processes using big data and machine learning models.

Publications

2024, What drives urban redevelopment activity? Evidence from machine learning and econometric analysis in three American cities.

2023, Urban containment as smart growth