My research focusses on land use and policies in rural areas. The specific research interests include four aspects: (1) land use change monitoring using remote sensing technology; (2) land use change modelling, such as the development of System Dynamics Model and Multi-agent Model; (3) effects of land use change on ecosystem services; and (4) land use policies.

2006-2009     Ph.D., Physical Geography, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China 

2003-2006    M.S., Land Resources Management,  China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China 

1998-2002    B.S., Land Resources Management, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China

2015 –           Associate Professor in Physical Geography, Department of Land Science and Biogeography

       Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

2012/06-12    Visiting Scholar of Depart of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

2009-2015     Assistant Professor in Physical Geography, Department of Land Resources and Land Cover Change, IGSNRR, CAS   

2008/05-10    Assistant director of Institute of Urban and Rural Economy Research,  Beijing Rural Economy Research Centre

2002-2003     Staff Member of Land resources and Management Office, Lucun Town Government of Shandong Province, China

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1. Li, H; Song, W*. Spatiotemporal Distribution and Influencing Factors of Ecosystem Vulnerability on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 18, 2021, 18(9):6508.

2. Zhou D., Song W.*. Identifying Ecological Corridors and Networks in Mountainous Areas. Int.J.Environ.Res.Public Health 2021, 18(9):4797.

3. Song, W.*; Li, H., A new method for acquiring long-term high-precision spatial data on rural settlements. Methods X 2021, 8, 101249.

4. Zhou, X.; Li, X.; Song, W.*; Kong, X.; Lu, X. Farmland Transitions in China: An Advocacy Coalition Approach. Land 2021, 10, 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10020122

5. Xue, Q.; Song, W.* Spatial Distribution of China's Industrial Output Values under Global Warming Scenarios RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2020, 9, 724.

6. Zhang, Y.; Song, W*. Identify Ecological Corridors and Build Potential Ecological Networks in Response to Recent Land Cover Changes in Xinjiang, China. Sustainability 2020, 12(21), 8960

7. Li H., Song, W.* Characteristics of Climate Change in the Lancang–Mekong Sub-Region. Climate, 2020, 8, 115.

8. Han, Z.; Song, W.*, Identification and Geographic Distribution of Accommodation and Catering Centers. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2020, 9, (9), 546.

9. Song, W.*, Li H. Spatial pattern evolution of rural settlements from 1961 to 2030 in Tongzhou District, China. Land Use Policy, 2020, 99, 105044.

10. Zhang X., Song W.*, Lang Y., Feng X., Yuan Q., Wang J., Land use changes in the coastal zone of China's Hebei Province and the corresponding impacts on habitat quality. Land Use Policy, 2020. 99: 104957.

11. Zhang X., Zhou J., Song W.*. Simulating Urban Sprawl in China Based on the Artificial Neural Network-Cellular Automata-Markov Model. Sustainability, 2020, 12, 4341.

12. Zhang X., Song W.*, Wang J. Analysis on Decoupling between Urbanization Level and Urbanization Quality in China. Sustainability, 2020. 12(17): 6835.

13. Zhang L., Song W.*, Song W. Assessment of Agricultural Drought Risk in the Lancang-Mekong Region, South East Asia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020. 17(17): 6153.

14. Liu Y., Song W.*, Zhao D., Gao J. Progress in Research on the Influences of Climatic Changes on the Industrial Economy in China. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(1): 1-12.

15. Li H., Song W.* Pattern of spatial evolution of rural settlements in the Jizhou District of China during 1962–2030. Applied Geography, 2020, 122: 102247.

16. Huang, Q., Song W.*, Song C. Consolidating the layout of rural settlements using system dynamics and the multi-agent system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020. 274: 123150.

17. Han, Z. Song W.*, Abandoned cropland: Patterns and determinants within the Guangxi Karst Mountainous Area, China. Applied Geography, 2020. 122: 102245.

18. Li H , Song W.* Evolution of rural settlements in the Tongzhou District of Beijing under the new-type urbanization policies. Habitat International, 2020, 101:102198.

19. Liu, Y., Song, W.* Modelling crop yield, water consumption, and water use efficiency for sustainable agroecosystem management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 253, 119940.

20. Song W., Song, W.*, Gu H., Li F. Progress in the Remote Sensing Monitoring of the Ecological Environment in Mining Areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 17(6), 1846.

21. Zhang Y., Song, W.*, Fu S., Yang D.Decoupling of Land Use Intensity and Ecological Environment in Gansu Province, China. Sustainability, 2020, 12(7), 2779.

22. Song, W, Zhang Y.* Farmland Abandonment Research Progress: Influencing Factors and Simulation Model. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2019,10(4):345-352.

23. Song, W. Mapping Cropland Abandonment in Mountainous Areas Using an Annual Land-Use Trajectory Approach. Sustainability, 2019, 11(21), 5951.

24. Wang, Z., Song, W.*, Yuan, X., Yin, L. Spatio-Temporal Variations in Farmland Water Conditions in the Yanhe River Basin. Water, 2019, 11: 2234.

25. Liu Y., Song, W.* Influences of Extreme Precipitation on China's Mining Industry. Sustainability, 2019, 11(23): 6719.

26. Li Huanhuan, Song, W.*. Expansion of rural settlements on high-quality arable land in Tongzhou District in Beijing, China. Sustainability, 2019, 11: 5153.

27. Han, Z., Song, W.* Spatiotemporal variations in cropland abandonment in the Guizhou–Guangxi karst mountain area, China.Journal of Cleaner Production,2019, 238: 117888.

28. Huang Q., Song, W.*. A land-use spatial optimum allocation model coupling a multi-agent system with the shuffled frog leaping algorithm.Computers, Environment and Urban Systems,2019,77: 101360.

29. Lang Y., Song W.* Quantifying and mapping the responses of selected ecosystem services to projected land use changes. Ecological Indicators, 2019, 102: 186-198.

30. Guo Y., Song W.* Spatial Distribution and Simulation of Cropland Abandonment in Wushan County, Chongqing, China. Sustainability, 2019, 11(5): 1367.

31. Liu Y., Song W.*, Deng X. Understanding the spatiotemporal variation of urban land expansion in oasis cities by integrating remote sensing and multi-dimensional DPSIR-based indicators. Ecological Indicators, 2019, 96:23-37.

32. Xue Q, Song W.*, Zhu H. Global industrial added value 1 km square grid dataset [DB/OL]. Global Change Research Data Publishing & Repository, 2018. DOI: 10.3974/geodb.2018.01.04.V1.

33. Xue Q., Song W.*, Zhu H. A 1-km grid dataset of industrial output value in China (2010). China Scientific Data, 2018. DOI: 10.11922/csdata.2017.14.zh

34. Wan X., Yang J.*, Song, W. Pollution Status of Agricultural Land in China: Impact of Land Use and Geographical Position. Soil and Water Research, 2018, 13(4):234-242.

35. Lang Y., Song, W.* Trade-off Analysis of Ecosystem Services in a Mountainous Karst Area, China. Water, 2018, 10(3):300.

36. Han Z., Song, W.*, Deng X., Xu X. Grassland ecosystem responses to climate change and human activities within the Three-River Headwaters region of China. Scientific Reports, 2018,8:9079.

37. Lang Y., Song, W.*, Deng X. Projected land use changes impacts on water yields in the karst mountain areas of China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 2018, 104: 66-75.

38. Zhou Q., Deng X.*, Wu F., Li Z., Song, W. Participatory Irrigation Management and Irrigation Water Use Efficiency in Maize Production: Evidence from Zhangye City, Northwestern China. Water, 2017, 9: 822.

39. Wang Z., Deng X.*, Song, W., Li Z., Chen J. What is the main cause of grassland degradation? A case study of grassland ecosystem service in the middle-south Inner Mongolia. CATENA, 2017, 150: 100-107.

40. Xue Q, Song, W.*, Zhang Y., Mou F. Research Progress in Ecological Carrying Capacity: Implications, Assessment Methods and Current Focus. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2017, 8(5):514-525.

41. Liu Y., Song, W.*, Mu F. Changes in ecosystem services associated with planting structures of cropland: a case study in Minle County in China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 2017, 102:10-20.

42. Lang Y., Song, W.*, Zhang Y. Responses of the water-yield ecosystem service to climate and land use change in Sancha River Basin, China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 2017,101: 102-111.

43. Han Z., Song, W.*, Deng X. Progress in the Research on Benefit-sharing and Ecological Compensation Mechanisms for Transboundary Rivers. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2017, 8(2): 129-140.

44. Yu B., Song, W.*, Lang Y. Spatial patterns and driving forces of greenhouse land change in Shouguang City, China. Sustainability, 2017, 9, 359.

45. Han Z., Song, W.*, Deng X., Xu X. Trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem service within the Three-Rivers Headwater Region, China. Water, 2017, 9, 588.

46. Liu Y., Song, W.*, Deng X. Spatiotemporal patterns of crop irrigation water requirements in the Heihe River Basin, China. Water, 2017, 9, 616.

47. Liu X., Zhao C., Song, W.*. Review of the evolution of cultivated land protection policies in the period following China’s reform and liberalization. Land Use Policy, 2017, 67: 660-669.

48. Song, W., Deng X.* Land-use/ land-cover change and ecosystem service provision in China. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 576: 705-719.

49. Song, W.*, Liu M. Farmland conversion decreases regional and national land quality in China. Land Degradation and Development, 2017, 28(2): 459-471.

50. Zhang Y., Li X.*, Song, W., Zhai L. Land abandonment under rural restructuring in China explained from a cost-benefit perspective. Journal of Rural Studies, 2016, 47: 524-532.

51. Kong X*, Zhang X., Lal R., Zhang F., Chen X., Niu Z., Han L., Song, W. Groundwater Depletion by Agricultural Intensification in China's HHH Plains, Since 1980s. Advances in Agronomy, 2016, 135: 59-106.

52. Xu Q., Song, W.*, Zhang Y. Forecast and optimal allocation of production, living and ecology water consumption in Zhangye, China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2016, 96: 16-25.

53. Han Z., Song, W.*, Deng X. Responses of ecosystem service to land use change in Qinghai Province. Energies, 2016, 9(4): 303.

54. Liu Y., Song, W.*, Deng X. Changes in crop type distribution in Zhangye City of the Heihe River Basin, China. Applied Geography, 2016,76: 22-36.

55. Song, W.*, Han Z., Deng X. Changes in productivity, efficiency and technology of China's crop production under rural restructuring. Journal of Rural Studies, 2016, 47: 563-576.

56. Song, W., Deng X.*, Liu B., Li Z., Jin G. Impacts of Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue policies on valued ecosystem services in Shandong Province, China. Advances in Meteorology, 2015: 213534.

57. Song, W.*, Zhang Y. Expansion of agricultural oasis in the Heihe River Basin of China: Patterns, reasons and policy implicaions. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. 2015, 89-90: 46-55.

58. Song, W., Deng X.* Effects of urbanization-induced cultivated land loss on ecosystem services in the North China Plain. Energies, 2015, 8(6): 5678-5693.

59. Song, W, Deng X.*, Yuan Y., Wang Z., Li Z. Impacts of land-use change on valued ecosystem service in rapidly urbanized North China Plain. Ecological Modelling, 2015, 318: 245-253.

60. Song, W.*, Pijanowski B.C., Tayyebi A. Urban expansion and its consumption of high-quality farmland in Beijing, China. Ecological Indicators, 2015, 54: 60-70.

61. Song, W.*, Chen B., Zhang Y. Land-use change and socio-economic driving forces of rural settlement in China from 1996 to 2005. Chinese Geographical Science, 2014, 24(5): 511-524.

62. Song, W. Decoupling cultivated land loss by construction occupation from economic growth in Beijing. Habitat International, 2014, 43: 198-205.

63. Zhang Y., Li X., Song, W.*. Determinants of cropland abandonment at the parcel, household and village levels in mountain areas of China: A multi-level analysis. Land Use Policy, 2014, 41: 186-192

64. Song W.*, Pijanowski B. C. The effects of China's cultivated land balance program on potential land productivity at a national scale. Applied Geography, 2014, 46: 158-170.

65. Song, W.*, Liu M. Assessment of decoupling between rural settlement area and rural population in China. Land Use Policy, 2014, 39: 331-341.

66. Xu S.*, Wu J., Song, W., Li Z., Li Z., Kong F. Spatial-Temporal Changes in Grain Production, Consumption and Driving Mechanism in China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2013(2):374-385.

67. Song, W., Chen B., Zhang Y.* Land use regionalization of rural settlements in China. Chinese Geographical Science, 2013, 23(4): 421-434.

68. Zhang Y., Zhang H.*, Ni D., Song, W. Agricultural land use optimal allocation system in developing area: Application to Yili watershed, Xinjiang Region. Chinese Geographical Science, 2012, 22(2): 232–244.

69. Song, W.*, Chen B., Zhang Y., Wu J. Establishment of Rural Housing Land Standard in China. Chinese Geographical Science, 2012, 22(4): 483-495.

70. Song, W., Chen B.*, Chen X. Evaluation for use efficiency of agricultural resources in grain production: A case study of Changshu, Taihe and Ansai in China. Chinese Geographical Science, 2009, 19(1): 46-54.

1. Song Wei. Assessment of agricultural use efficiency and the management optimization, 2015. Beijing, China Meteorological Press.

2. Song Wei, Deng Xiangzheng, Liu Bing, Li Zhaohua, Jin Gui, Wen Xin, 2015. Impact Assessments of Land-Use Change on Valued Ecosystem Services. In Zhan Jinyan (Ed.), Impacts of Land-use Change on Ecosystem Services. New York, Springer.

3.  Zhu Huiyi, Song Wei, 2016. Land Change, 2015. In Leng Shuying, et al. (Ed.), The Geographical Sciences During 1986-2015. Beijing, The Commerical Press.

4. Song Wei, Liu Yaqun, Arowolo Aisha, Zhang Ying, Xu Qian, 2018. Optimal Water Allocation Scheme in Integrated Water-Ecosystem-Economy System. In Deng Xiangzheng and Gibson John (Ed.), River Basin Management. New York, Springer.

5. Song Wei, Liu Yaqun, Deng Xiangzheng, Zhang Ying, Hanze, 2018. Spatiotemporal Surface of Agricultural Water Requirement for Integrated Water Resources Management. In Deng Xiangzheng and Gibson John (Ed.), River Basin Management. New York, Springer.

6. Zhou Qing, Deng Xiangzheng, Wu Feng, Li Zhihui, Song Wei, 2018. Impacts of Water Scarcity on Socioeconomic Development in Inland River Basins. In Deng Xiangzheng and Gibson John (Ed.), River Basin Management. New York, Springer.

7. ​Zhou Qing, Deng Xiangzheng, Wu Feng, Li Zhihui, Song Wei, 2018. Oasis Agriculture: Improving Water Usage Efficiency Within River Basin. In Deng Xiangzheng and Gibson John (Ed.), River Basin Management. New York, Springer.

2018-22        Land use change simulation and the ecological risk assessment in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Strategic priority research program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (category B), Chinese Academy of Sciences (Subproject PI).

2016-21        The hazard formation process of industrial economic system towards global climate change. National key research and development plan of China. Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Subproject PI).

2017-20        The spatial evolution of rural settlement and the regulation of spatial pattern under the background of new type of urbanization in China. National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI).

2014-17        Modelling the water supply and demand in Heihe River Basin under future land use change. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Subproject PI).

2014-16        Cost-benefit analysis of modern agriculture. Project of science and technology service network plan, Chinese academy of sciences (Subproject PI).

2010-12        The improvement and application of a potential calculation model for rural settlement consolidation, National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI).

2011-12        Decoupling the cultivated land loss by construction occupation from economic development in Beijing. Beijing Natural Science Foundation (PI).

2017      Award for Outstanding Scientific Progress (Second Prize) on Land Use Change Monitoring given by National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-Information of China

2017      Award for Outstanding Scientific Progress (Second Prize) on Land Use Change Modelling given by Ministry of Land and Resources of China

2017      Award for Outstanding Scientific Progress (Third Prize) on Cultivated Land Transfer given by National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-Information of China

2017      Technology Award for Youth Geography of China given by The Geographical Society of China 

2017      Scientific Chinese Person of the Year 2016 & National Outstanding Youth Scientist, Scientific Chinese Magazine

2015      Award for Outstanding Scientific Progress (Second Prize) on Land Use Change Forecast given by National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-Information of China

2013      Award for Outstanding Scientific Progress (Second Prize) on Rural Settlement Consolidation given by Ministry of Land and Resources of China