Qi Zhang

Dr. Qi Zhang

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 April 2011 in Applied Geography
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SSShiliang Su
Shiliang Su
ZJZhenlan Jiang
Zhenlan Jiang
Qi ZhangQi Zhang
Qi Zhang
YZYuan Zhang
Yuan Zhang

1 November 2018 in Ecological Indicators
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YWYing Wang
Ying Wang
XLXiangmei Li
Xiangmei Li
Qi ZhangQi Zhang
Qi Zhang
JLJiangfeng Li
Jiangfeng Li
XZXuewu Zhou
Xuewu Zhou

1 September 2021 in Energy Economics
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RXRui Xie
Rui Xie
WFWei Fu
Wei Fu
SYSiling Yao
Siling Yao
Qi ZhangQi Zhang
Qi Zhang

1 May 2020 in Science of The Total Environment
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Srikanta SannigrahiSrikanta Sannigrahi
Srikanta Sannigrahi
Qi ZhangQi Zhang
Qi Zhang
Francesco PillaFrancesco Pilla
Francesco Pilla
PJPawan Kumar Joshi
Pawan Kumar Joshi
Bidroha BasuBidroha Basu
Bidroha Basu
SSSomnath Sen
Somnath Sen
Most of the Earth's Ecosystem Services (ESs) have experienced a decreasing trend in the last few decades, primarily due to increasing human dominance in the natural environment. Identification and categorization of factors that affect the provision of ESs from global to local scales are challenging. This study makes an effort to identify the key driving factors and examine their effects on different ESs in the Sundarbans region, India. We carry out the analysis following five successive steps: (1) quantifying biophysical and economic values of ESs using three valuation approaches; (2) identifying six major driving forces on ESs; (3) categorizing principal data components with dimensionality reduction; (4) constructing multivariate regression models with variance partitioning; (5) implementing six spatial regression models to examine the causal effects of natural and anthropogenic forcings on ESs. Results show that climatic factors, biophysical factors, and environmental stressors significantly affect the ESs. Among the six driving factors, climate factors are highly associated with the ESs variation and explain the maximum model variances (R2 = 0.75-0.81). Socioeconomic (R2 = 0.44-0.66) and development (R2 = 27-0.44) factors have weak to moderate effects on the ESs. Furthermore, the joint effects of the driving factors are much higher than their individual effects. Among the six spatial regression models, Geographical Weighted Regression (GWR) performs the most accurately and explains the maximum model variances. The proposed hybrid valuation method aggregates biophysical and economic estimates of ESs and addresses methodological biases existing in the valuation process. The presented framework can be generalized and applied to other ecosystems at different scales. The outcome of this study could be a reference for decision-makers, planners, land administrators in formulating a suitable action plan and adopting relevant management practices to improve the overall socio-ecological status of the region.

1 June 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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SSSrikanta Sannigrahi
Srikanta Sannigrahi
Qi ZhangQi Zhang
Qi Zhang
PJP.K. Joshi
P.K. Joshi
Paul SuttonPaul Sutton
Paul Sutton
SKSaskia Keesstra
Saskia Keesstra
SSSomnath Sen
Somnath Sen

1 February 2011 in Water Research
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SSShiliang Su
Shiliang Su
DLDan Li
Dan Li
Qi ZhangQi Zhang
Qi Zhang
RXRui Xiao
Rui Xiao
FHFang Huang
Fang Huang
JWJiaping Wu
Jiaping Wu