Dr. ZHOU Hao

Dr. ZHOU Hao 周昊

Supervisor: Prof. Amos P. K. TAI

Room 330, Science Centre North Block

haozhou001@cuhk.edu.hk

https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/essc/tgabi/

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
2026	Zhou, H., Tang, J., Olin, S., Guo, R., & Miller, P. A. (2026). Optimizing runoff simulation in three mid-high latitude catchments by integrating terrestrial ecosystem modelling, hybrid machine learning, and causal inference. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 63, 103085. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.103085

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

Reviewer for Land Use Policy, Ecohydrology, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Scientific Reports, Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science, Discover Public Health, etc

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
Wang, Y., He, Y., Zhou, H., Kuiper, J. J., Scown, M., Carpenter-Urquhart, L. R., Olin, S., Olsson, L., Ye, Y., Shen, S., Fan, J., & Peterson, G. D. (2025). Integrating Multi-Level Sustainability and Ecosystem Integrity for Adaptive Scenario Planning in China. Earth’s Future, 13(10), e2025EF006853. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EF006853
Zhou, H., Tang, J., Olin, S., Guo, R., & Miller, P. A. (2026). Optimizing runoff simulation in three mid-high latitude catchments by integrating terrestrial ecosystem modelling, hybrid machine learning, and causal inference. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 63, 103085. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.103085