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Wei Lin

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Dr. Wei Lin Alum./Emer. / GR/VR

Guest scientist Sustainable Landscape Development

Consultation hours: by appointment

Research

  • Ecological protection and restoration
  • Water resources management and adaptive planning
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Biography

Education

  • Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning(2016), School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
  • Master in Cartography and Geographic Information System(2012), College of Public Administration, Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Bachelor in Geographic Information System(2009), College of Informatics, South China Agricultural University

Professional Experience

  • Lecturer, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, China (2017 – present)
  • Postgraduate Mentor, South China Agricultural University, China (2018 – present)

Grants

  • Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Co-construction Project “Research on Spatial Optimisation Path of Forest City Cluster Construction in the Pearl River Delta from the Perspective of Supply and Demand”, 2024 -2026, PI.
  • Guangzhou City Plan for the Development of Philosophy and Social Sciences “Research on Accelerating the Construction of Forest City in Guangzhou: Layout Optimisation and Optimization Path from the Perspective of Supply and Demand”, 2023 -2026, PI.

Awards

  • First prize of teaching achievement of South China Agricultural University in 2021 (certificate number: JXCG21017)
  • Third prize of excellent urban planning and design awards in Guangdong province in 2019(certificate number: 2019-3-119)

Publications

Selected peer-reviewed publications 

Li, H., Zhou, X., Zhu, Z., Liu, Y., & Lin, W. (2025). Exploring cultivated land trade-off/synergy of production and ecological supply–demand mismatch for coordinated development: evidence from mega urban agglomeration. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-31.

Liu, Y., Huang, J., & Lin, W. (2024). Zoning strategies for ecological restoration in the karst region of Guangdong province, China: a perspective from the “social-ecological system”. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1369635.

Li, H., Huang, Y., Zhou, Y., Wang, S., Guo, W., Liu, Y., … & Lin, W. (2023). Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Ecosystem Service Values and Topography-Driven Effects Based on Land Use Change: A Case Study of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. Sustainability, 15(12), 9691.

Tan, J., Li, H., & Lin, W. (2022). Integrating ecosystems and socioeconomic systems to identify ecological security pattern and restoration strategy in a rapidly urbanizing landscape. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 862310.

Lin, W., Yang, F., Zhou, L., Xu, J. G., & Zhang, X. Q. (2017). Using modified Soil Conservation Service curve number method to simulate the role of forest in flood control in the upper reach of the Tingjiang River in China. Journal of Mountain Science, 14, 1-14.