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Yichun Zhou
Research Associate,Postdoc Fellow

Yichun Zhou is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Systems from NYU's Department of Civil and Urban Engineering, an M.S. in Management of Technology from NYU, and a B.S. from Western Kentucky University. His research focuses on urban analytics, green space planning, and human mobility patterns. Using spatial statistics and deep learning approaches, Yichun investigates how built environments influence park visitation behaviors.

Contact Info
yz6176@nyu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Urban Systems, New York University
M.S. New York University
B.S. Western Kentucky University

Publications

  • Wu, L., Zhou, Y., Nie, X., Kim, S. K., Shao, Y.*, & Guan, C.* (2024). “Unfenced” parks and residents’ visit patterns: A regression discontinuity design in Shanghai. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 78, 128459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128459
  • Zhou, Y., Guan, C., Wu, L., Li, Y., Nie, X., Song, J., Kim, S. K., & Akiyama, Y. (2024). Visitation-based classification of urban parks through mobile phone big data in Tokyo. Applied Geography, 167, 103300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103300
  • Guan, C., Zhou, Y. (2024) Exploring environmental equity and visitation disparities in peri-urban parks: A mobile phone data-driven analysis in Tokyo. Landscape and Urban Planning, 248, 105104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105104