Dr. ZHOU Hao 周昊
Supervisor: Prof. Amos P. K. TAI
Room 330, Science Centre North Block

Education
Ph.D. Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science | Lund University |
M.Sc. Geography Science | Wuhan University |
B.Sc. Geography Science | Wuhan University |
Academic Employments
2025 - Present | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Research Fields and Current Research Interests
- Vegetation dynamics and crop yield simulation
- Ecohydrological processes modelling
- Machine learning application on geo-computing, remote sensing and ecosystem problems
- Ecosystem environment evaluation of land use development
Representative Publications
2019 | Zhou, H., He, S., Cai, Y., Wang, M., & Su, S. (2019). Social inequalities in neighborhood visual walkability: Using street view imagery and deep learning technologies to facilitate healthy city planning. Sustainable Cities and Society, 50. https://doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101605 |
2024 | Zhou, H., Tang, J., Olin, S., & Miller, P. A. (2024). A comprehensive evaluation of hydrological processes in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model. Hydrological Processes, 38(4), e15152. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.15152 |
Honours and Awards
2021 | The Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography Scholarship, Lund university |
2019/2020 | Prize of Academic Innovation for Graduate Students, Wuhan University (Twice) |
2019 | Outstanding graduate of Wuhan University |
Professional Activities
Current
Membership of American Geophysical Union |
Membership of Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography |
Teaching
Past
GISA21: Geographical Information Systems Introduction, 2021-2023, Lund University. |
Selected Recent Publications
- Su, S., Zhou, H., Xu, M., Ru, H., Wang, W., & Weng, M. (2019). Auditing street walkability and associated social inequalities for planning implications. Journal of Transport Geography, 74, 62-76. https://doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.11.003
- Zhou, H., He, S., Cai, Y., Wang, M., & Su, S. (2019). Social inequalities in neighborhood visual walkability: Using street view imagery and deep learning technologies to facilitate healthy city planning. Sustainable Cities and Society, 50. https://doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101605
- Su, S., Zhao, C., Zhou, H., Li, B., & Kang, M. (2022). Unraveling the relative contribution of TOD structural factors to metro ridership: A novel localized modeling approach with implications on spatial planning. Journal of Transport Geography, 100, 103308.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103308
- Niu, G., Wang, R., Zhou, H., Yang, J., Lu, X., Han, X., & Huang, J. (2023). Nitrogen addition and mowing had only weak interactive effects on macronutrients in plant-soil systems of a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia. Journal of Environmental Management, 347, 119121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119121
- Zhou, H., Tang, J., Olin, S., & Miller, P. A. (2024). A comprehensive evaluation of hydrological processes in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model. Hydrological Processes, 38(4), e15152. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.15152
- Yun, H., Ciais, P., Zhu, Q., Chen, D., Zohner, C., Tang, J., Qu, Y., Zhou, H., Schimel, J., Zhu, P., Shao M., Christensen, J., Wu, Q., Chen, A., & Elberling, B. (2024). Changes in above-versus belowground biomass distribution in permafrost regions in response to climate warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(25), e2314036121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2314036121