Author: Yansui Liu
Born: 1965
Bio: Prof. Yansui Liu, born in 1965 in Suide County, Shaanxi Province, is professor and PhD supervisor, and director of the Research Centre for Regional Agriculture and Rural Development (RARD), Executive director of the Research Centre for Land Use Planning (CLUP) at the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). 

Education:
Prof. Yansui Liu graduated from the Geography Department of Shaanxi Normal University with a BSc in 1989, an MSc in 1995, and received his PhD degree from the Nanjing Normal University in 1998. He completed his postdoctoral research at IGSNRR in 2000. He also carried out research at Montana State University and the University of Auckland as a visiting scholar in 2001 and 2003, respectively.

Areas of Specialization:
Prof. Yansui Liu is a geographer and his major areas of research are Land Use, Regional Agriculture and Rural Development, New Countryside Construction, Land resources and their optimal allocation. So far he as the principal investigator has undertaken 30 research projects sponsored by NSFC, CAS, MLR, MAC and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Academic Awards：
He has received eight awards, including two first and three second prize of Sciences and Technology Advancement Award of Minister or Province level from 2005 . He was a recipient of the Young Agronomic Technology Award of CAASS in 2004, the Young Science and Technology Researcher Award of CSNR in 2003, the Young Geographical Sciences Technology Award of GSC, the Best PhD Dissertation Award of Jiangsu Province in 1999.

Society Appointments:
He currently serves as the chair of the Subcommission on Land Resources Research, Chinese Society for Natural Resources (CSNR), and an adjunct professor in the Land Use Key Laboratory of Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), Graduate School of CAS, and Shaanxi Normal University. He is one of the associate chief editors of the journal Areal Research and Development, and a member of the editorial board of Journal of Mountain Sciences, Resources Science, Progress in Geography, and Human Geography.

Major Research Projects:

[1]　The Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China:Research on the New Countryside　Construction Patterns and Approach to Sustainable Developoment in Eastern Coastal Areas in China (No.40635029) [2007-2010]

[2]　The National Basic Research Program of China: The Aridification in Northern China and its Impacting on Water, Land and Food Security (No.2006CB400505) [2006-2009]

[3]　The Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academic of Sciences: A Study of Land-Water Resources Utilization and Agro-Rural Development in Middle Region of China (No. KZCX3-SW-353-02) [2006-2007]

[4]　The Key Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academic of Sciences: Agricultural Land-Water Resources Optimal Allocation in Northeastern China (No. KZCX1-SW-19-01) [2002-2006]

[5]　The key Project of Ministry of Land and Resources: The Mechanism of Land Use Changes and Its Scenario Analysis in China (No.20010102) [2002-2005] 

[6]　The Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China: Studies on the Types Conversion and Optimal Allocation of Land Resources in the Southeast Coastal Developed Regions (No.40171007) [2002-2004]

[7]　The Specialized Research of Planning Updating of Ministry of Land and Resources: A Study on the Land Use Strategies of China. [2006-2007] 

[8]　People's Government of Hainan Province: Land Use General Planning of Hainan Province (2006-2020) [2005-2007]

Representative Publications:

Prof. Yansui Liu has published 160 scientific papers, thirty  of which have appeared in SCI, SSCI and EI journals like International Journal of Remote Sensing, Environmental Management, Land Use Policy, Applied Geggraphy and Pedosphere. His other publications include nine books. The selected publications from 2000 are as follows.

Liu Yansui, Zhang Fugang, Zhang Yingwen Appraisal of typical rural development models during rapid urbanization in the eastern coastal region of China. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2009, 19(5): 557-567.

Liu Y S, Zhang Y Y, Guo L Y. Towards realistic assessment of cultivated land quality in an ecologically fragile environment: A satellite imagery-based approach. Applied Geography, 2009 . doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2009.07.002.

Liu Y S, Wang J Y, Long H L. Analysis of arable land loss and its impact on rural sustainability in Southern Jiangsu Province of China. Journal of Environmental Management, 2010, 91 (3) :646–653.

Liu Yansui, Wang Lijuan, Long Hualou. Spatio-temporal analysis of land-use conversion in the eastern coastal China during 1996-2005. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2008, 18(3): 274-282.

Liu Yansui, Wang Jieyong, Deng Xiangzheng. Rocky land desertification and its driving forces in the karst areas of rural Guangxi, Southwest China[J].Journal of Mountain Science, 2008,5(4): 681-699.

Liu Yansui , Wang Jieyong and Guo Liying. GIS-Based assessment of land suitability for optimal allocation in the Qinling Mountains, China. Pedosphere. 2006,16(5): 579-586.

Liu Yansui , Dawei Wang, Jay Gao. Land Use/Cover Changes, the Environment and Water Resources in Northeast China. Environmental Management. 2005, 36 (5): 691-701.

Liu Yansui , Hu Yecui，Peng Liuying. Accurate Quantification of Grassland Cover Density in the Alpine Meadow Soil Based on Remote Sensing and GPS. Pedosphere, 2005,15(6): 778-783.

Liu Yansui, Zha Y. , Gao J. , Ni S.  Assessment of grassland degradation near Lake Qinghai, Western China using Landsat TM and ‘in situ’ reflectance spectra data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2004,25（20）:4177-4189.

Liu Yansui , Jay Gao，Yanfeng Yang. A Holistic Approach Towards Assessment of Severity of Land Degradation Along the Great Wall in Northern Shaanxi Province, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2003,82 (2): 187-202.

Liu Yansui, Md Anisul Islam and Jay Gao. Quantification of shallow water quality parameters by means of remote sensing. Progress in Physical Geography,2003,27 (1):24-43.

Long Hualou, Liu Yansui, Wu Xiuqin, Dong Guihua. Spatio-temporal dynamic patterns of farmland and rural settlements in Su-Xi-Chang region: Implications for building a new countryside in coastal China.Land Use Policy, 2009, 26(2): 322-333.

Zhai Rongxin, Liu Yansui. Dynamic Evolvement of Agricultural System and Typical Patterns of Modern Agriculture in Coastal China: A Case of Suzhou. Chinese Geographical Sciences, 2009, 19(3) 249–257.

Chen Yufu, Liu Yansui, Wang Jing. Land Use Changes of an Aeolian-Loessial Soil Area in Northwest China: Implications for Ecological Restoration. Pedosphere, 2009, 19(3):356-361 

Long Hualou, Zou Jian, Liu Yansui. Differentiation of rural development driven by industrialization and urbanization in eastern coastal China. Habitat International, 2009, 33(4): 454-462.

Gong Jianzhou, Liu Yansui, Xia Beicheng. Spatial heterogeneity of urban land-cover landscape in Guangzhou from 1990 to 2005. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2009, 19(2): 213-224.

Gong Jianzhou, Liu Yansui, Xia Beicheng, Zhao Guanwei. Urban ecological security assessment and forecasting, based on a cellular automata model: A case study of Guangzhou, China. Ecological Modelling, 2009, 220(24): 3612-3620.

Long Hualou, Liu Yansui, Li Xiubin, Chen Yufu. Building new countryside in China: A geographical perspective. Land Use Policy, 2010, 27(2): 457-470.

Jay Gao, Liu Yansui. Determination of land degradation causes in Tongyu County, Northeast China via land cover change detection. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 2010,12（1）:9-16. 

Jay Gao, Liu Yansui , Yufu Chen. Land cover changes during agrarian restructuring in Northeast China. Applied Geography, 2006,26(4): 312-322.

Liu Yansui, Gan Hong, Jay Gao. The causes and environmental effects of land use conversion during agricultural restructuring in Northeast China. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2004, 14 (4): 488-494. 

Liu Yansui, Zhang Xiaoping, Li Xianwen. Mechanism and regulation of land use change in Yulin District. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2003,13(2): 139-146.

Liu Yansui, Deng Xiangzheng. Structural patterns of land types and optimal allocation of land use in Qingling Mountains. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2001,11(1): 99-109.

Liu Yansui, Liu Yu, Zhai Rongxin. Geographical research and optimizing practice of rural hollowing in China. Acta Geographica Sinica, 2009,64（10）:1193-1202.

Liu Yansui. Rural transformation development and new countryside construction in eastern coastal region of China. Acta Geographical Sinica, 2007,62(6): 563-570. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Lu Yanxia. Optimal Land Use Strategies to Guarantee Urban-Rural Harmonious Development in Eastern Coastal Region of China. Journal of Chongqing Jianzhu University, 2007,29(3):4-7. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui. Strategies to Guarantee Land Resources Safety in China. Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2006,21(5):379-384. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Jin Xiaoyan, Hu Yecui. Study on the pattern of rural distinctive eco-economy based on land resources:a case study of Suide county in Loess hilly areas. Journal of Natural Resources, 2006,21(5): 7438-7450.(in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Gan Hong, Zhang Fugang. Analysis of the matching patterns of land and water resources in Northeast China. Acta Geographical Sinica, 2006,61（8）:847-854. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Peng Liuying, Chen Yufu. Conversion of land use types and ecological effect in Northeast China. Transactions of the CSAE, 2005,21 (10):175-178. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Peng Liuying, Wang Dawei. Analysis of the situation and mechanism of land use conversion in the southeast coastal area. Journal of Natural Resources, 2005,20(3)：333-339. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Deng Xusheng, Gan Hong. The State and Optimization Countermeasures of Urban Land use in China. Journal of Chongqing Jianzhu University, 2005,27(3): 1-4. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Hu Yecui, Zheng Yu. Modeling optimal allocation of arable land in relatively developed areas: a case study in Wuxi city, Jiangsu province. Progress in Geography, 2004,23（5）:25-32. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Lu dadao. The Basic Trend and Regional Effect of Agricultural Structure Adjustment in China. Acta Geographical Sinica, 2003,58(3): 381-389. (in Chinese with English abstract) 

Liu Yansui, Wu Chuanjun. Situation of land-water resources and analysis of sustainable food security in China. Journal of Natural Resources, 2002, 17 (3) :270-275. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Wu Chuanjun, Lu Qi. Orientation and tactics for 21st century sustainable agriculture and rural development in China. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 2002,22(4): 385-389. (in Chinese with English abstract) 

Liu Yansui, Chen Baiming. The study framework of land use/cover change based on sustainable development in China. Geographical Research, 2002,21(3):324-341. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Jay Gao. Trend analysis of land degradation in the zone along the Great Wall in northern Shaanxi. Acta Geographical Sinica, 2002, 57（4）:443-450. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui. Structural analysis and optimal use of land types in mountainous regions. Acta Geographical Sinica, 2001, 56(4): 426-436. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Wu Chuanjun, Zhang Jianping. The framework of land science-technology innovation system in China. Geographical Research,2001,22(4):416-422. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui. A study on regional forced land use conversion and optimal allocation. Journal of Natural Resources, 2001,16(4):334-340. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Feng Dexian. Sustainable potential and models of land use in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. Geographical Research, 2001,20(2):139-145. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Liu Yansui, Fanjie. Resesrch on land use changes for supporting of national decision-making in China. China Land Scicence, 2001,(4):12-17. (in Chinese)

Liu Yansui. Distributional laws and optimal models used of agricultural resources in mountainous region. Resources Science, 2000,22（5）:27-31. (in Chinese with English abstract)