Zhe Liu
Current Position:
Full Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Associate 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 Associate 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
01/2016 to 12/2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, Lecturer, Co-supervisor for graduate students at School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada
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
ACADEMIC INFLUENCE
In the past few years, more than 60 scientific papers have been published in highly reputable international or Chinese journals such asNature,Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, Energy Policyin which I am either lead or co-author. The publications have been cited by the journalsfor more than 2000 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 ofRenewable & 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 byEnvironment Canadato talk about“The current circular economic development and challenges in Canada, China and across the globe”
TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN CANADA AND CHINA:
2022-2023 Delivered Postgraduate Course in Xi’an Jiaotong University- Theory, policy and practice of circular and low carbon development: China and the world (In English)
2021-2023 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
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
2013SecondClassAward, LiaoningProvincialScience andTechnologyProgressAward, LiaoningProvincialGovernment, China (2013J-2-38-08)
2011 Award by United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) in ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School
2011SecondClassAward, LiaoningProvincialScience andTechnologyProgressAward, LiaoningProvincialGovernment, China(2011J-2-84-09)
INVITED REVIEWER FOR MORE THAN 70 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; 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 theInternationalCommitteeofIndustrial Ecology
2012-Member for theInternationalEmergyCommittee
2018-Guest Professor at China Market Economy Research Center, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
2023 to date Associate Editor in the journal of“Carbon Footprints”
2020 to date Editorial board member in the journal of“Resources, Environment and Sustainability”
2018-Guest editor in the journal of“Resources, Conservation & Recycling”
BOOKS & CHAPTERS
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*., 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: 6.122) SSCI
2.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 Sustainability25 (1): 960-978(IF: 4.08) SCI
3.Liu, Z*., Xu, YY., Adams, M., Liu, WL., Walker, TR., Domenech, D., Bleischwitz, R., Geng, Y., 2022. Comparative analysis of the contribution of municipal waste management policies to GHG reductions in China.Waste Management ResearchDOI：10.1177/0734242X221135259 (IF: 4.432) SCI
4. 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 Environment805 (150288): 1-12 (IF: 10.753) SCI
5. 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 & Recycling183 (106350): 1-11 (IF: 13.716) SCI
6. Shrestha, K., Shah, IH.,Liu, Z., Park, HS*., 2022. Regional sustainability assessment using emergy accounting approach: The case of Nepal in South Asia.Environmental Engineering Research27(5): 210329 (IF: 3.932) SCI
7.Liu, Z*., 2021. Regulate waste recycling internationally.Nature594, 333 (IF: 69.504) SCI
8.Liu, Z*., Liu, WL., Walker, TR., Adams, M., Zhao, JJ., 2021. How does the global plastic waste trade contribute to environmental benefits: implication for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions?.Journal of Environmental Management287 (112283): 1-9 (IF: 8.910) SCI/SSCI
9.Shrestha, K., Shah, IH.,Liu, Z., Park, HS*., 2021. Efficiency assessment in co-production systems based on modified emergy accounting approach.Ecological Indicators126 (107675): 1-7 (IF: 6.263) SCI
10.Liu, Z*., MacDonald, B., 2020. New Policies and Evaluation System Needed to Address Environmental Concerns in China.Sustainability12(12), 4924 (1-3) (IF: 3.889) SCI/SSCI（约稿）
11. Lin, YS.,Liu, Z*,Liu, R., Yu, XM., Zhang, LM.,2020. Uncovering driving forces of co-benefits achieved by eco-industrial development strategies at the scale of industrial park.Energy and Environment31(2): 275-290 (IF: 3.154) SSCI
12.Sun, L., Fujii, M., Li, ZL., Dong, HJ*., Geng, Y.,Liu, Z., Fujita, T., Yu, XM., Zhang, YP., 2020. Energy-saving and carbon emission reduction effect of urban-industrial symbiosis implementation with feasibility analysis in the city.Technological Forecasting & Social Change151 (119853): 1-10 (IF: 10.884) SCI/SSCI
13.Liu, Z*., Liu, WL., Adams, M., Cote, RP., Geng, Y., Chen, SL., 2019. A hybrid model of LCA and emergy for co-benefits assessment associated with waste and by-product reutilization.Journal of Cleaner Production236 (117670): 1-9(IF: 11.072) SCI
14.Liu, Z*., Adams, M., Wen, ZG., Massard, G.,Dong, HJ., 2019.Review of eco-industrial development around the globe: Recent progress and continuing challenges.Resources, Conservation & Recycling143, 111-113(IF:13.716) SCI
15. Zhang, LM., Geng, Y*., Zhong, YG., Dong, HJ.,Liu, Z. 2019. A bibliometric analysis on waste electrical and electronic equipment research.Environmental Science and Pollution Research26(21): 21098–21108 (IF: 5.190) SCI
16. Huang, BJ., Geng, Y*., Zhao, J., Domenech, T.,Liu, Z., Chiu, SF., McDowall, W., Bleischwitz, R., 2019. Evaluation Tool of Eco-industrial Park: Review and Critical Analysis of China's Standard System.Resources, Conservation&Recycling140: 137-144 (IF:13.716) SCI
17.Liu, Z., Adams, M*., Cote, RP., Geng, Y*., Chen, QH., Liu, WL., Zhu, XS., 2018. Co-benefits accounting for the implementation of eco-industrial development strategies in the scale of industrial park based on emergy analysis.Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews81: 1522-1529 (IF: 16.799) SCI/SSCI
18.Liu, Z*., Adams, M., Cote, RP., Chen, QH*., Wu, R., Wen, ZG., Liu, WL., Dong, L., 2018. How does circular economy respond to carbon dioxide emissions mitigation: an analysis of Chinese recycling plastic industry.Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews91: 1162-1169 (IF: 16.799) SCI /SSCI
19. Liu, Z*., Adams, M., Cote, RP., Geng, Y., Li, YZ., 2018. Comparative study on the pathways of industrial parks towards sustainable development between China and Canada.Resources, Conservation&Recycling128: 417–425 (IF:13.716) SCI
20.Liu, Z., Adams, M., Walker, RT*.,2018.Are exports of recyclable from developed to developing countries waste pollution transfer or part of the global circular economy?Resources, Conservation&Recycling136: 22-23 (IF:13.716) SCI
21.Liu, Z*., Walker, RT., 2018. China’s ban is all not doom for global recycling industries.Science(eLetters):http://science.sciencemag.org/content/339/6127/1526/tab-e-letters
22. Wang, H.,Liu, Z., Sun, LN*., Wang, YG., Luo, Q., Wu, H., Wang, XX., 2018. Characterization and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Water from Liaohe River, Northeast China.Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds38(5), 389-401 (IF: 3.744) SCI
23.Liu, Z*., Adams, M., Cote, RP., Chen, QH., Liu, WL., Sun, L., Yu, XM., 2017. Comprehensive development of industrial symbiosis for the response of greenhouse gases emission mitigation: challenges and opportunities in China.Energy Policy102: 88-95 (IF: 7.576) SCI/SSCI
24.Liu, Z*., Adams, M., Wen, ZG., Massard, G., Dong, HJ., 2017. Eco-industrial development around the globe: recent progress and continuing challenges.Resources, Conservation&Recycling127：A1-A2 (IF:13.716) SCI
25. Wang, H., Sun, LN.,Liu, Z*., Luo, Q., 2017. Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Variations of Heavy Metal Contamination in Surface Waters of Liaohe River, Northeast China.Chinese Geographical Science27(1): 52-62 (IF: 3.101) SCI
26. Dong, HJ., Dai, HC., Geng, Y*., Fujita, T.,Liu, Z., Yang, X., Wu, R., Fuji, M., 2017. Exploring impact of carbon tax on China's CO2 reductions and provincial disparities.Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews77:596-603 (IF: 16.799) SCI/SSCI
27. Lu, YSY., Geng, Y*.,Liu, Z., Cote, PR., Yu, XM., 2017. Measuring sustainability at the community level: An overview of China's indicator system on National Demonstration Sustainable Communities.Journal of Cleaner Production143, 326-335 (IF: 11.072) SCI
28. Chen, W.,Liu, Z., Geng, Y*., Chiu, A., Han, WY., Liu, ZQ., Zhong, SZ.,, Qian, YY., You, W., Cui, XW., 2017. A Bibliometric Review: Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Residential Sector.Journal of Cleaner Production159, 301-316 (IF: 11.072) SCI
29. Li, ZL., Sun, L., Geng, Y*., Dong, HJ*., Ren, JZ.,Liu, Z., Tian, X., Yabar, H., Higano, Y., 2017. Examining industrial structure evolution changes and corresponding carbon emission reduction effect by combining an input-output analysis and a social network analysis: A comparative study of China and Japan.Journal of Cleaner Production162：61-70 (IF: 11.072) SCI
30.Liu, Z*., Geng, Y., Adams, M., Dong, L., Sun, LN., Zhao, JJ., Dong, HJ., Wu, J., Tian, X., 2016. Uncovering driving forces on greenhouse gas emissions in China’ aluminum industry from the perspective of life cycle analysis.Applied Energy166: 253-263 (IF:11.446) SCI
31.Liu, Z., Geng, Y*., Sergio, U., Park, HS., Fujita, T., Wang, H., 2016. Uncovering key factors influencing one industrial park’s sustainability: a combined evaluation method of emergy analysis and index decomposition analysis.Journal of Cleaner Production114: 141-149 (IF: 11.072) SCI
32.Liu, Z., Geng, Y*., Park, HS., Dong, HJ., Dong, L., Fujita, T., 2016. An emergy-based hybrid method for assessing industrial symbiosis of an industrial park.Journal of Cleaner Production114: 132-140 (IF: 11.072) SCI
33. Tian, X., Geng, Y*., Dai, HC., Fujita, T., Wu, R.,Liu, Z., Masui, T., Yang, X., 2016. The effects of household consumption pattern on regional development: A case study of Shanghai.Energy103, 49-60 (IF: 8.857) SCI
34. Tian, X., Geng, Y*., Dong, HJ., Dong, L., Fujita, T., Wang, YT., Zhao, HY., Wu, R.,Liu, Z., Sun, L., 2016. Regional household carbon footprint in China: a case of Liaoning Province.Journal of Cleaner Production114, 401-411 (IF: 11.072) SCI
35. Sun, L., Dong, HJ., Geng, Y*., Li, ZL.,Liu, Z., Fujita, T., Ohnishi S., Fuji, M., 2016. Uncovering driving forces on urban metabolism—A case of Shenyang.Journal of Cleaner Production114, 171-179 (IF: 11.072) SCI
36. Yu, XM., Geng, Y*., Dong, HJ., Fujita, T.,Liu, Z., 2016. Emergy-based sustainability assessment on natural resource utilization in 30 Chinese provinces.Journal of Cleaner Production133, 18-27 (IF: 11.072) SCI
37. Yu. XM., Geng, Y*., Dong, HJ., Ulgiati, S.,Liu, Z., Liu, ZX., Ma, ZX., Tian, X., Sun, L., 2016. Sustainability assessment of one industrial region: A combined method of emergy analysis and IPAT (Human Impact Population Affluence Technology).Energy107, 818–830 (IF:8.857) SCI
38. Sun, L., Li, H., Dong, L*., Fang, K., Ren, JZ., Geng, Y., Fuji, M., Zhang, W., Zhang, N.,Liu, Z., 2016. Eco-benefits assessment on urban industrial symbiosis based on material flows analysis and emergy evaluation approach: A case of Liuzhou city, China.Resources, Conservation&Recycling119: 78-88 (IF:13.716) SCI
39. Wang, H., Sun, LN*.,Liu, Z., Wang, YG., Luo, Q., Shen, S., Wang, XX., Wu, |H., 2016. The Levels and Risks of Heavy Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Hun River in Northeastern China.Polish Journal of Environmental Studies25(5), 2167-2175 (IF: 1.871) SCI
40.Liu, Z*., Geng, Y*., Wang, H., Sun, L., Ma, ZX., Tian, X., Yu, XM., 2015. Emergy-based comparative analysis of energy intensity in different industrial systems.Environmental Science and Pollution Research22:18687-18698 (IF: 5.190) SCI
41.Liu, Z., Geng, Y*., Wang, FF., Liu, ZX., Ma, ZX., Yu, XM., Tian, X., Sun, L., He, QX., Zhang, LM., 2015. Emergy-ecological footprint hybrid method analysis on the industrial parks from the geographical and regional perspective.Environmental Engineering Science32(3), 193-202 (IF: 2.172) SCI
42. Wang, H.,Liu, Z., Sun, LN*., Luo, Q., 2015. Optimal Design of River Monitoring Network in Taizihe River by Matter Element Analysis.Plos One10(5), e0127535 (IF: 3.752) SCI
43.Liu, Z*., Geng, Y*., Zhang, P., Dong, HJ., Liu, ZX. 2014. Emergy-based comparative analysis of industrial clusters: Economic and Technological Development of Shenyang Area, China.Environmental Science and Pollution Research21(17), 10243-10253 (IF: 5.190) SCI
44. Geng, Y*., Ma, ZX., Xue, B., Ren, WX.,Liu, Z., Fujita, T., 2013. Co-benefit evaluation for urban public transportation sector-A Case of Shenyang, China.Journal of Cleaner Production58(1), 82-91 (IF: 11.072) SCI
45. Liu, R*., Jadeja, RN., Zhou, QX.,Liu, Z., 2012. Treatment and remediation of petroleum-contaminated soils using selective ornamental plants.Environmental Engineering Science29(6), 494-501 (IF: 2.172) SCI
46. Wang, H*., Sun, LN., Bao, T., Zhang, Z., Shi, M.,Liu, Z., 2011. Surface water quality assessment in Tieling reach of Liaohe river main stream. 2011.Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering10.1109/icbbe.2011.5780879 (EI)
47.Liu, Z*., Xu, YY., 2021. Research on the utilization efficiency of coal resources in Shaanxi Province based on AHP.Journal of Fuqing Branch of Fujian Normal University. 39(2): 180-188 (in Chinese)
48. Yang, Q., Geng, Y., Sun, L.,Liu, Z., Dong, HJ., Yu, XM., Lv, XR., 2017. Emergy accounting research on natural graphite and its products: a case studies of Pingdu and Chenzhou. Chinese Journal of Ecology. 36 (9): 2592-2604 (in Chinese)
49. Wang H., Wu, H., Sun, LN*., Wang, XX.,Liu, Z., 2017. Characterization and effect of washing diesel oil-contaminated aged soil by Tween 80.Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering5: 3239-3243 (in Chinese)
50. Wang H., Sun, LN*.,Liu, Z., Luo, Q., Wang, XX., Wu, H., Sun, JJ., 2015. Pollution level and probabilistic cancer risk assessment of P in surface water of Daliao river.Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology. 4: 187-194 (in Chinese)
51. Wang H., Sun, LN*.,Liu, Z., Luo, Q., Wu, H., Wang, XX., 2015. Study on the character of health risk in the water environment of Hun river.Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology. 2: 394-402 (in Chinese)
52. Yu, XM., Geng, Y*., Xue, B., Dong, HJ., Tian, X.,Liu, Z., Ma, ZX., 2015. Effects of resource endowment on regional sustainable development [J].Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 24(2): 359-364 (in Chinese)
53. Bing, LF*., Xi, FM., Wang, ML.,Liu, Z., Wang, ZG., 2014. Intensive utilization of land in Tiexi old industrial district, Shenyang, Northeast China.Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. 25 (1): 219-227 (in Chinese)
54. Sun, L., Geng, Y*., Liu, ZX., Xue, B., Liu, Z.,Liu, Z., 2014. Eco-efficiency evaluation of urban complex ecosystem based on emergy and data envelopment analyses.Chinese Journal of Ecology. 33(2): 462-468 (in Chinese)
55. Wang H., Sun, JJ., Sun, LN*.,Liu, Z., 2014. Modification of similarity method and its application in optimization design of river quality monitoring section in the mainstream of Hun River.Chinese Journal of Ecology. 33(12): 3470 (in Chinese)
56.Liu, Z*., Bing, LF., 2013. Comparative study on different types of industrial clusters based on emergy.Environmental Science & Technology. 36(51): 428-432 (in Chinese)
57.Liu, Z*., Bing LF., Liu, Y., 2013. Study on regional livestock’s green house gas emission based on IPCC suggested method.Environmental Science & Technology. 36(51): 377-381 (in Chinese)
58.Liu, Z*., Zhang, JS., Xu, LZ., Wu, CS., 2006. The unascertained measure model assessment of eco-environment quality for the county nearby Shanzi reservoir.Environmental Science & Technology. 10: 56-58 (in Chinese)
59.Liu, Z*., Zhang, JS., Kong, JJ., 2005. Evaluating bottom sludge pollution of the Hangzhou segment of canal by using attribute identity model.Safety and Environment Engineering. 2(12):19-22 (in Chinese)
60.Liu, Z*., Zhang, JS., 2005. The model design and application of analytical hierarchy process method used for the assessment of reservoir water quality.Environmental Science and Technology. 2(18):33-35（in Chinese）
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
11th IconSWM-CE & IPLA Global Forum 2021. UN Regional Development Centre (Online). Plenary Presentation “Circular economic development in China and its connection with the world”
The 15thNational Symposium on Circular Economy and eco-industries in China. 2020. Nanchang, China. Oral Presentation “Diverse practical strategies towards eco-industrial development and its associated mechanism”
Industrial Symbiosis Research Symposium. 2019. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Oral Presentation “Eco-industrial development strategies respond economic and environmental challenges”
Circular Economy Symposium, 2018. Leiden University, Netherland. Oral Presentation “Eco-industrial strategies’ implementation and optimization”
2ndSino-Europa Resource Forum, 2018. Heidelberg University, Germany. Oral Presentation “Plastic waste recycling in China and around the world”. Chair the session “Climate change mitigation and energy transition”
International Conference on Resource Sustainability, 2018. Beijing, China. Oral Presentation “Unconventional biomass: a case study of a biomass boiler in Cape Breton, Canada”. Chair the session “Circular economy”
International Conference on Industrial Ecology. 2017. Chicago, USA. Oral Presentation “Eco-industrial development around the globe: recent progress and continuing challenges”
International Symposium on Industrial Symbiosis. 2016. Devens, Massachusetts USA. Oral Presentation “Eco-industrial park performance standards and indicators and the circular economy”
World Summit on Environmental Accounting. 2016. Beijing Normal University，China，Oral Presentation “Co-benefit accounting of industrial symbiosis for industrial park based on emergy analysis”
International Symposium on Sustainable City. 2016. Shanghai Jiaotong University, China，Oral Presentation “Should we lead an effort to establish uniform eco-industrial park performance standards and indicators from a global perspective?”
Eco-business Forum. 2014. Japan. Oral Presentation “Study on evaluation of overall efficiency of industrial parks in China based on spatial-temporal perspective”
International Symposium on Industrial Symbiosis. 2014. Ulsan, Korea. Oral Presentation “Eco-industrial park initiative in China”; “Emergy analysis and synthesis”
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
2020-2025 Young talent grant in Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
2021-2022 Titled “Study on the pathways towards plastic waste reutilization and recycling and its associated policy implications based on Shaanxi Province, China”. Soft Science project granted by Shaanxi provincial government, China
2019-2020 Titled “Efficiency evaluation of industrial symbiosis at the scale of industrial park based on Liaoning provincial old industrial base”. Grant from Key Lab of Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Ministry of Education, China.
2017-2019 Titled “Port Hawkesbury eco-industrial network”. Grant from NSERC, Canada
2017-2019 Titled “Impact on climate change through systematic optimization of industrial symbiosis”. Grant from Killam Trust Grant, Canada
2015-2016 Titled “Ecological and economic improvement by industrial symbiosis in old industrial area”. Grant from Liaoning provincial government, China. 60 thousand RMB
2011-2012 Titled “Investigating on the environmental condition of Fuxin industrial park, Liaoning Province, China”, Grant from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Contact Information:
Address: No 28 Xianning west Road, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 710049
Email: zheliu@xjtu.edu.cn
