A. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Contact Information
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences
Northwest University
No.1 Xuefu Road, Chang’an District, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710127, P.R. China
E-mail: lig@nwu.edu.cn
Phone: +86 29 88308415
Fax : +86 29 88308428

Research Interests
Climate Change and Disaster Response;
Regional Development and Enironmental Change;
Environmental Effects of Tourism;
Environmental Policy.
B. EDUCATION
• Ph.D. in Physical Geography, 2008, Lanzhou University, P.R. China
Specializing in Environmental Change and Disaster Management
Advisors: Prof. Nai-ang Wang & Prof. Baotian Pan
• B. S. in Geographical Science(National Base), 2002, Lanzhou University, P.R. China
C. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
• Mar 2012 - Present: Postdoc
Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R.China
• Jul 2011 - Present: Teaching Secretary
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, P.R.China
• Sept 2010 - Jun 2011: Postdoc
Department of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Austria
• Dec 2009 - Jun 2010: Visiting Scholar
Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Jul 2008- Present: Faculty Fellow
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, P.R.China
• Jan 2008- Present: Committee Member
Youth Working Committee of the Geographical Society of China
D. BIBLIOGRAPHY
[1]Li Gang. Historical Locust Outbreaks and Regional Environmental Change[M].Beijing: China Environmental Science Press, 2012(in press)
[2]Li Gang, Wei Li, Mengwei Wang.Cultural Interpretation and Economic Effect of Abrupt Cross-cultural Event[C].ICPESM 2011, 2011(3):171-174
[3]Li Gang, Zewei Xu, Bowei Xue.Chinese College Students’ Perception on Olympic Culture in Western China[C]. ICPESM 2011, 2011(3):175-179
[4]Li Gang, Nai-ang Wang, Zhuolun Li. Study on Social Influence, Environmental Significance and Ecological Explanation of the Dynamics of Locust Plagues in China During the Historical Period[J].Progress in Geography, 2010,29(11):1357-1366
[5]Li Gang, Zhuolun Li, Cuiyun Wang, Xuemin Li. Study on Urban Development and Climate Change of Lanzhou City from 1978 to 2000[C]. EPPH 2010,DOI: 10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5515335
[6]Li Gang, Chunhui Zhang, Fan Zhang, Zhuolun Li. A comparison study on the social impact and environmental significance of various coupled disasters in Eastern China[C]. EPPH 2010,DOI: 10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5515330
[7]Han Haitao, Wenchao Hu, Xuejun Chen, Nai-ang Wang, Gang Li. A comparative study of the application of the three meteorological dry index[J].Agricultural Research in Arid Regions, 2009, 27(1):237-247
[8]Li Gang. An Integrated Study on Record Characteristics and Environmental Significance of Locust Plagues in China during the Historical Period[D].Lanzhou: Doctoral Dissertation of Lanzhou University, 2008
[9]Li Gang, Nai-ang Wang, Chunhui Zhang, Wenyong Feng, Cuiyun Wang. Climate Change and Disaster Response: Case Study of Historical Locust Plagues in Central China[C]. IGARSS 2007, 2008, p4945-4948
[10]Zhang Chunhui, Gang Li, Nai-ang Wang, et al. Study on Urban Spatial Morphology with RS & Fractal: the Case of Wuwei in Arid Region of Northwest China. IGARSS 2007, 2008, p651-654
[11]Wu Wenheng, Shuwen Niu, Xiaodong Guo, Gang Li. The Empirical Analysis of the Village Pattern Evolution in the Central Part of Huang-Huai-Hai Plain[J].Geographical Research, 2008,27(5):1017-1026
[12] Hou Ying, Nai-ang Wang, Xuemin Zhang, Gang Li, Cheng Hongyi. Summer precipitation reconstruction in Kongtong Mountain from High-frequency optical densitometry[A]. Geography and the Construction of Ecological Civilization—Annual Conference Proceedings of China Geographic Society[C], 2008
[13]Li Gang, Fang Zheng, Fengmei Yang. On Construction of Harmonious Culture: Lessons from Fuwa Incident. In: the 8th China Sport Science Conference Proceeding [C].Beijing, 2007: 362-363
[14]Hou Ying, Nai-ang Wang, Gang Li, et al. Reconstruction of Summer Average Temperature from Tree-ring Proxy Data During 1751-2005 in Mt.Kongtong[J]. Advances in Climate Change Research, 2007, 3(3): 172-176
[15]Zheng Fang, Nai-ang Wang, Gang Li, et al. A Study on the Characteristics of Traveling Population of Jiayuguan City[J].Northwest Population Journal, 2007,(6):63-66(In Chinese)
[16]Liu Qingyu, Juan Li, Liming Zhang, Nai-ang Wang, Gang Li. The socio-cultural perspective of the valuation of heritage resources[J].Human Geography,2007,22(2):98-101
[17]Wu Wenheng, Shuwen Niu, Xiaodong Guo, Huili Chang, Gang Li. Evolutional Analysis of Coupling between Population and Resource-environment in China [J]. Journal of Natural Resources, 2006,21(6): 853-861
[18]Wang Nai-ang, Chun-hui Zhang, Gang Li, Hong-yi Cheng. Historical desertification process in Hexi Corridior, China[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2005, 15(3): 245-253
[19] Li Gang, Nai-ang Wang, Hai Wang, et al. Occurring Frequencies of Locust Plagues and Droughts: A New proxy to Reconstruct Historical Climate Change. In: Northwest Environment Development Center of Shaanxi Normal University. Historical Environment and Cultural Evolution[C].Beijing: The Commercial Press,2005: 89-99
[20]Liu Qingyu, Nai-ang Wang, Liming Zhang, Gang Li. Study on the Conservation and Development of Heritage Resources in China--Sustainable Development of Heritage Tourism[J].China Soft Science, 2005,(6):31-36
[21]Liu Qingyu, Nai-ang Wang, Liming Zhang, Gang Li. On the development of heritage resources[J]. Development Research,2005(4): 81-83
[22]Zhao Qiang, Nai-ang Wang, Xiumei Li, Hongyi Cheng, Yu Li, Gang Li. Environmental Change around the Qingtu Lake since 9 500 a BP[J]. JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY AND GEOCRYOLOGY, 2005,27(3):352-359
[23]Li Gang, Nai-ang Wang, Hongy Cheng i, et al. Reconstruction of the Dry/Wet Climate Change in Shaanxi during the last 450 years from the index of Decade-Scale Occurring Frequencies of Insect Plagues and Droughts[J].Arid Land Geography, 2004,27(2):154-160
E. TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Courses Taught
• Physical Geography (B.S. Course)
Fall 2008 (33 Students), Fall 2009 (30 Students), Fall 2011 (30 Students)
• Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (B.S. Course)
Spring 2009 (30 Students)
• Tourism Planning and Management (M.S. Course)
Fall 2008(12 Students), Fall 2009(10 Students), Fall 2011(11 Students)
Graduate Students Supervised
• For Master Projects:
o Rui Ding(2011-, Joint-supervising with Prof. Tongsheng Li)
• For Bachelor Projects:
o Rui Liu(2009, Outstanding Thesis Award of Northwest University)
o Rong Zheng(2009)
o Zhiwei Zhu(2009)
o Zewei Xu(2012)
o Xiangning Fan(2012, Joint-supervising with Prof. Xinjun Yang)
o Mengwei Wang(2012)
o Tong Zhu(2012)
o Wenzhao Yang(2012)
F. GRANTS
1. 2011.03～2012.08: “Adapting the Urban Poor to Abrupt Climate Change in China: A Case Study of Xi’an”(EPU 32/2011), Funded by EURASIA-PACIFIC UNINET as a Multilateral Project(Co-PI from China).
2. 2011.01～2013.12: “Locust Outbreak and Socail Development under the Backgroud of Climate Change in Eastern China during the Historical Period”(10YJCZH069). Funded by Chinese Ministry of Education as a Humanities and Social Science Projects for Young Scholars(PI).
3. 2010.01～2011.12: “Response and Adaptation of Locust Outbreak to Climate Change in Eastern China during the past 1000 Years”(2009JQ5004). Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Science Foundation for Young Scholars(PI).
4. 2008.07～2010.12: “Climatic and Environmental Significance of Locust Outbreak in China during the Historical Period ”(PR09009). Funded by Northwest University as a Scientific Research Start-up Grant(PI).