Present Position:
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Human Geography, Urban Sociology, Department of Regional Planning, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University.
General Secretary of Geographical Society of Shaanxi Province.
Professional Experiences:
1977.7—present  Work at College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University.
1978.9—1979.1  Visiting scholar at Wuhan University.
1980.9—1981.1  Visiting scholar at Beijing Forestry University.
1987.9—1989.1  Visiting scholar in the State University of New york at Albany, the United States of America.
1992.7—1992.8  Investigation on cooperative research project with the Natural Conservation Association of Japan in Japan.
Research Interests:
Urban and Regional Planning; Human Geography; Urban Sociology.
Selected Courses Taught:
Regional analysis and planning for undergraduate students
Economic geography for undergraduate students
Urban housing problem for undergraduate students
Urban sociology for undergraduate and graduated students
Urban planning practice for graduated students;
Urbanization and urban system for graduated students
Selected Grants:
Research on the model of ecological construction planning  of towns in Shaanxi province. Shaanxi Science and Technology Agency Key Project. 2001.
Research on the coordinating model between industrial changes and urban distribution spaces in The Loess hill-gully area of North Shaanxi. Shaanxi Philosophy and Social Science Foundation Key Project.2010.
Research on residential daily life spaces in big cities of the Inland China. A cooperative research project from The National Natural Science Fund.2007.
Research on the town development in the silk road area of China, a key project of Construction Ministry , PRC.2010.
A master planning of Xining City, Qinghai province,a cooperative research project with The Institute of Urban Planning and Design of China.2007.
A master planning of Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia,a cooperative research project with The Institute of Urban Planning and Design of China.2003.
A Planning on urban system of Qinghai Province, a cooperative research project with The Institute of Urban Planning and Design of China.2005.
A master planning of Shaya County-Town , Xinjiang .2007.
A master planning of Dengkou County-town, Inner Mongolia.2007.
A Planning on urban system of Delingha City, Qinghai Province.2006.
A Planning on urban and rural development of Dali County.2011.
A Planning on urban and rural development of Jingyang County.2011.
Selected Publications:
Zhang Yangsheng. Analysis on Residential Activities of Modern City, Xi’an Maps Press, 1999.
Zhang Yangsheng, Hui yanghe. Contemporary urban planning, Translations, Shaanxi People’s Press, 1992.
Zhang Yangsheng. Soil and Water Conservation runoff experiments, Northwest University Press, 1987.
Zhang Yangsheng(Co-author). Silk Road, the small towns along the Life Cycle, Building Industry Press, 2010.
Zhang Yangsheng(chief editor). Environmental Education, Series of books with 22, Shaanxi Science and Technology Press, 2011.
Zhang Yangsheng. Sustainable development thinking In northwest arid area, Arid Land Geography , No.1, 1996.
Zhang Yangsheng. Present Situation, Problems and Count measures of sustainable development of Xi’an City, Journal of Northwest University (Natural Science Edition), No.3, 1998.
Zhang Yangsheng. Discussion on Residents’ Social Regulation in Extra Large Scenic Area, Human Geography, No.2,2005.
Zhang Yangsheng. Discussion on Building A Modern Integrated Transport System Based on The Resource Development of Shaanxi, Economic Geography, No.5, 1998.
Zhang Yangsheng. The Strategic Thinking of the metropolitan area construction in Urumqi, Economic Geography, No.2, 2003.
Zhang Yangsheng.Discussion on Structural characteristics of overseas tourists in Kunming, Journal of Northwest University (Natural Science Edition), No.5, 2000.
Liu Ting, Yangsheng Zhang. Search and rescue of the ancient town of intangible cultural heritage protection and vitality of revival, Human Geography, No.3, 2009.
Zhang Yangsheng. Industrial upgrading and structural optimization of the reorganization of the Northern Shaanxi Energy and Chemical Base, Arid Land Resources and Environment, No.3, 2007.
Li Jing, Yangsheng Zhang. Research on the relationship between transportation and economic development Shaanxi, Human Geography, No.5, 2010.
Peng Xiong, Yangsheng Zhang. Impact analysis of the city administrative divisions on the imagery of residents in urban areas, Shanxi Architecture, No.22, 2011.
Po Xu, Yangsheng Zhang. Analysis of dynamic changes of the ecological footprint of Shaanxi Province, Anhui Agricultural Sciences, No.8, 2011.