Ming Zhang

Ming Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Community and Regional Planning Program in School of Architecture, the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Prior to joining UT Austin, Ming Zhang held several academic and professional positions, including tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at Texas A&M University (2001-04), Research Scientist at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, New York (1994-96), and Lecturer and Licensed Planner/Designer at the Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST)(1988-93).

Ming Zhang’s research and teaching interests include urban transportation planning, mobility/accessibility and urban form, and GIS applications in planning. At UT Austin, he teaches Regional Planning Methods; Metropolitan Transportation Studies with TransCAD GIS; Transit-Oriented Development; International Transportation Issues; and Summer Urban Planning Workshop (jointly with HUST). Ming Zhang holds the degrees of Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and Master of Science in Transportation (both from MIT), Master of Regional Planning & Graduate Certificate in GIS and Spatial Analysis (both from SUNY Albany), and Master of Engineering in Urban Planning & Design and Bachelor of Architecture (both from Tsinghua University, Beijing).

Publications:

Zhang, M., 2006. “Travel choice with no alternatives: Can land use reduce automobile dependence?” Journal of Planning Education and Research, 25:311-326.

Zhang, M. and Kukadia, N., 2005. “Metrics of the built environment and the Modifiable Area Unit Problem.” Transportation Research Record 1902:71-79.

Zhang, M., 2005. “Intercity variation in the relationship between urban form and travel mode choice: Case study of Boston, Portland, and Houston.” Transportation Research Record 1902:55-62.

Kim, J. and Zhang, M. 2005. “Determining transit impacts on Seoul commercial land values: An application of spatial Econometrics.” International Real Estate Review, 8(1):1-26.

Zhang, M., Ding, C., and Cervero, R., 2005. “Land use-transportation integration: Smart Growth, Urban Modeling, and the New Urbanism.” (in Chinese) Urban Development Studies, 4:.

Zhang, M., 2005. “Exploring the relationship between the built environment and non-work travel through time use modeling: A Boston case study.” Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning 73(2-3):244-261.

Cervero, R., Ding, C., Song, Y. & Zhang, M. 2004. “Ten principles of land use-transportation integration: Lessons from international experience.” (in Chinese) City Planning Review (Journal of the Urban Planning Society of China).

Zhang, M., 2004. “The role of land use in travel mode choice: evidence from Boston and Hong Kong.” Journal of American Planning Association, 70 (3): 344-361.

Zhang, M., 2002. “Empirical modeling of automobile dependence in the Boston area.” In: Sucharov, L.J., Brebbia, C.A., and Benitez, F.G. (eds.), Urban Transport III: Urban Transport and The Environment in the 21st Century. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, pp. 395-404.

Zhang, M., Shen, Q., and Sussman, J., 1999. “Strategies to improve job accessibility - A case study of Tren Urbano in the San Juan metropolitan region.” Transportation Research Record 1669:53-60.

Zhang, M., Shen, Q., and Sussman, J., 1998. “Job accessibility in the San Juan metropolitan region --Implications for rail transit benefit analysis.” Transportation Research Record, 1618:22-31.

Zhang, M., 1996. “Using GIS to generate neighborhood-level statistics from the Census.” Proceedings of the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association. Salt Lake City, Utah, pp. 395-404.

Zhang, M., 1994. “Kevin Lynch: His life and work” (Part II) (in Chinese). New Architecture 2:11-14.

Zhang, M., 1993. “Kevin Lynch: His life and work” (Part I) (in Chinese), New Architecture 2:5-8.

Zhang, M., 1993. “Issues of the self-build housing in city and town fringe” (in Chinese), Journal of Architecture Society of China 9:24-27.

Zhang, M., 1992. “Land use development and management in urban fringe” (in Chinese). In Bao, Shixin (ed.), 1992. City Science - Hope and Future. Beijing: Chinese Building and Industry Press, pp. 151-164.

Zhang, M., 1992. “Axial space design - A unique urban design manner” (in Chinese). New Architecture. 3:9-12.

Zhang, M., 1991. “Urban growth fringe: Planning and management” (in Chinese). City Planning Review (Journal of the Urban Planning Society of China), Vol.15, 2:42-45.

Zhang, M., 1987. “Where is Chinese architecture going?” (in Chinese). New Architecture. 4:7-9.

Zhang, M., 1987, “A brief history of urban design in America and Europe” (in Chinese). New Architecture. 2:45-50.