Zhe Liu
Current Position:
Full Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Executive Deputy Director at the Research Center for Resource and Environmental Management, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Adjunct Professor at the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada
Google Scholar Citation: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GbVPjdYAAAAJ
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental policy and management
Circular economy
Urbanization and sustainability
Climate change
Eco-industrial development
Environmental system analysis
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
07/2022 to date Executive Deputy Director at the Research Center for Resource and Environmental Management, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
07/2021 to date Adjunct Professor at the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada
01/2020 to date Full Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
01/2018 to 12/2019 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow/ Lecturer, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada
01/2016 to 12/2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada
07/2014-12/2015 Environmental Policy and Management Engineer, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
12/2014 Visiting Scholar at University of Ulsan, Korea
03/ 2014 Visiting Scholar at National Institute of Environmental Studies, Japan
07/2013 Visiting Scholar at Griffith University, Australia
08/2011 Visiting Scholar at Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University, Japan
07/2006-09/2010 Assistant Engineer, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
ACADEMIC INFLUENCE
In the past few years, more than 70 scientific papers have been published in highly reputable international or Chinese journals such as Nature, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy Policy, Environmental Impact Assessment Review in which I am either lead or co-author. The publications have been cited by the journals for more than 3000 times (Google Scholar).
In 2018, I was mentioned by the scholars across the globe in the research field of circular economy (Worldwide Research on Circular Economy and Environment: A Bibliometric Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018. 15(2699): 1-14)
My publications have been reported by the global institutions and multiple media such as the Yale University in USA, China Scientific Web etc. For instance, my published paper“How does circular economy respond to greenhouse gas emissions reduction: An analysis of Chinese plastic recycling industries” in the journal of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (2018, 91: 1162-1169) was reported by Yale University on the website (https://environment-review.yale.edu/china-leader-plastic-recycling) and covered by National Scientific Advancement Web in China (http://news.sciencenet.cn/sbhtmlnews/2019/1/342651.shtm?id=342651)
In 2019, I was interviewed by Environment Canada to talk about “The current circular economic development and challenges in Canada, China and across the globe”
TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN CANADA AND CHINA
2022-2024 Delivered Postgraduate Course in Xi’an Jiaotong University- Theory, policy and practice of circular and low carbon development: China and the world (In English)
2021-2024 Delivered Undergraduate Course in Xi’an Jiaotong University- Circular Science and Ecological Civilization (In English)
2017-2019 Delivered the following courses in SRES to Master of Environmental Studies [MES] and Master of Resource and Environmental Management [MREM] students:
ENVI5049 - Special topics course - Eco-industrial strategies: implementation and benefits
AWARDS AND HONORS
2024 Second Class Award, Shaanxi Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Award, Shaanxi Provincial Government, China
2023 Special Class Award, Shaanxi Provincial institutions of higher learning Science and Technology Progress Award, Shaanxi Provincial institutions of higher learning, China
2022 Fujian Minjiang Distinguished Scholar, Fujian Province (Fujian Normal University), China
2021 Adjunct Professor appointed by Dalhousie University, Canada
2019 Youth Talent at Xi’an Jiaotong University (A class), China
2018 Fujian Minjiang Distinguished Scholar, Fujian Province, China
2016 Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
2015 Canada-China Scholarship Exchange Program
2013 Second Class Award, Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Liaoning Provincial Government, China (2013J-2-38-08)
2011 Award by United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
2011 Second Class Award, Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Liaoning Provincial Government, China (2011J-2-84-09)
INVITED REVIEWER FOR MORE THAN 90 INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Nature Sustainability; Environmental Science & Technology; Environmental Science & Technology Letters; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews; Global Environmental Change- Human and Policy Dimensions,; Environmental International; Applied Energy; Journal of Cleaner Production; Journal of Industrial Ecology; Resources, Conservation & Recycling; Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy; Chemosphere; Energy; Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment; Sustainability; Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment; Frontier in Energy; Sustainable Production and Consumption; International Journal of Urban Sciences; Heliyon; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Land Use Policy; Science of the Total Environment; Waste Management; International Journal of Sustainable Transportation; Water, Air, & Soil Pollution; SAGE Open; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; World Development; Journal of Building Engineering; Natural Resources Forum; Ecological Indicators; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Energy Reports; Environmental Research; Frontiers in Environmental Science; Acta Ecologica Sinica; Carbon Management; IScience; Buildings; Environmental Quality Management; Energies; Expert Systems With Applications; Habitat International; Circular Economy and Sustainability; Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy; Rhizosphere; Climate Change Biology; Open Journal of Environmental Biology; Recycling; Regional Sustainability; Environmental Impact Assessment Review; Energy Strategy Reviews; Structural Change and Economic Dynamics; Cleaner Production Letters; Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects; Agronomy; MethodsX; Energy Nexus; Journal of Environmental Management; Cleaner Environmental Systems; Environmental Technology; Review of Development Economics; Sustainable Development; Agriculture; Technological Forecasting & Social Change; Environmental Science: Advances; Chemical Engineering Journal; Urban Climate; Ecological Engineering; Waste Management Bulletin; Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments; Biosafety and Health; Desalination and Water Treatment; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Energy Science & Engineering; Engineering; Applied Geography; Environmental Development; Plos One; Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy; Economic Modelling; Next Sustainability; Environmental Science and Ecotechnology; Aquaculture International; Energy Policy; Atmospheric Pollution Research; Atmospheric Environment: X; Scientific Reports; Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University
REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL OGANIZATIONS
Reviewer for United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)—European Union (EU) “Regional assessment report examining the interlinkage between SCP and regional issues in Asia” (Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 4) (2022)
Reviewer for United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) “State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific”(2018)
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES
2012-Member for the International Committee of Industrial Ecology
2012-Member for the International Emergy Committee
2024.09 to date Editorial board member in the journal of “Environmental Impact Assessment Review”
2023.03 to 2024.12 Associate Editor in the journal of “Carbon Footprints”
2020. 09 to 2024.09 Editorial board member in the journal of “Resources, Environment and Sustainability”
2018-Guest editor in the journal of “Resources, Conservation & Recycling”
BOOKS & CHAPTERS
Liu, Z*., Cote, R.P. (2023). The Pathway Toward Circular Economic Development in China: Policies, Case Studies, and the Role of Universities. In: Ghosh, S.K., Ghosh, S.K. (eds) Circular Economy Adoption . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4803-1_3
Han, XG., Wu, YG., Gu, BH., Sun, G., Liu, Z., Liu, QQ., Li, BL., Wu, JG., Chen, JQ., Lin, GH., Wu, XY., Yuan, ZW., Tang, JW., Huang, CZ., Peng, CH., Cheng, WX., Miao, SL., Pan, XB., 2011. Ecological Vision. Higher Education Press (in Chinese)
PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLES (*Corresponding Author)
1. Liu, Z*., Zhu, HL., Wilson, J., Adams, M., Walker, TR., Xu, YY., Tang, Y., Wang, ZY., Liu, TT., Chen, QH., 2024. Achieving China’s ‘double carbon goals’, an analysis of the potential and cost of carbon capture in the resource-based area: Northwestern China. Energy 292 (130441): 1-17 (IF: 9) SCI
2. Xu, YY., Liu, Z*., Walker, TR., Adams, M., Dong, HJ., 2024. Spatio-temporal patterns and spillover effects of synergy on carbon dioxide emission and pollution reductions in the Yangtze River Delta region in China. Sustainable Cities and Society 107 (105419): 1-17 (IF: 10.5) SCI
3. Zhu, HL., Liu, Z*., Wilson, J., Liu, TT., Negesa, D., Li, YZ., 2024. Spatiotemporal evolution and key driver analysis of ozone pollution from the perspectives of spatial spillover and path dependence effects in China. Environmental Pollution 356 (124318): 1-13 (IF: 7.6) SCI/SSCI
4. Tang, Y., Liu, Z*., Walker, TR., Rodenbiker, J., Li, YZ., Liu, WL., 2025. How centralizing environmental enforcement affects water quality: A quasi-experiment in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 110 (107704): 1-12 (IF: 9.8) SSCI
5. Wu, JX., Xu, YY., Liu, Z*., 2024. A Comprehensive Review on Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions in China: Opportunities and Challenges. Carbon Footprints. https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/cf.2024.23
6. Dai, Y., Dong, HJ*., Sun, LX., Li, JZ., Zhang, TY., Geng, Y., Liu, Z., 2024. Life cycle environmental impact assessment of titanium dioxide production in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 105 (107412): 1-11 (IF: 9.8) SSCI
7. Liu, Z*., Tang, Y., Wilson, J., Tao, XL., Lv, BJ., Wang, ZY., Xu, YY., Zhang, Z., Zhang, YL., Zhao, W., 2023. Influence of government attention on environmental quality: An analysis of 30 provinces in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 100 (107084): 1-14 (IF: 9.8) SSCI （Highly Cited）
8. Liu, Z*., Ashton, WS., Adams, M., Wang, Q., Cote, RP., Walker, TR., Sun, L., Lowitt, P., 2023. Diversity in financing and implementation pathways for industrial symbiosis across the globe. Environment, Development and Sustainability 25 (1): 960-978 (IF: 4.7) SCI
9. Liu, Z*., Xu, YY., Adams, M., Liu, WL., Walker, TR., Domenech, D., Bleischwitz, R., Geng, Y., 2023. Comparative analysis of the contribution of municipal waste management policies to GHG reductions in China. Waste Management Research 41(4) 860–870 (IF: 3.9) SCI
10. Shao, Q., Zhang, Y., Liu, Z., Long, LZ., Liu, ZZ., Chen, YQ., Hu, XM., Lu, MM., Huang, LZ*., 2022. Phosphorus and nitrogen recovery from wastewater by ceramsite: Adsorption mechanism, plant cultivation and sustainability analysis. Science of the Total Environment 805 (150288): 1-12 (IF: 8.2) SCI
11. Bleischwitz, R*., Yang, MY., Huang, BJ., Xu, XZ., Zhou, J., McDowall, W., Andrews-Speed, P., Liu, Z., Geng, Y., 2022. The circular economy in China: Achievements, challenges and potential implications for decarbonisation. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 183 (106350): 1-11 (IF: 11.2) SCI
12. Shrestha, K., Shah, IH., Liu, Z., Park, HS*., 2022. Regional sustainability assessment using emergy accounting
