Da Zhang is an Associate Professor at the College of Geography and Ocean Sciences, Yanbian University. He received his Bachelor’s in Geographic Information Systems and Master’s in Human Geography, both from Yanbian University, in 2009 and 2012, respectively, and earned a Ph.D. in Land Resource Management from Beijing Normal University in 2017. After completing his Ph.D. studies, he returned to the College of Science, Yanbian University, as a Lecturer in 2018. His main research areas include urban geography and urban landscape sustainability; landscape ecology and land system design.