Research

Wanjun Wang, Wei-Qiang Chen,  Zhou-Wei Diao, Luca Ciacci, Leila Pourzahedi, Matthew J. Eckelman, Yi Yang, and Lei Shi ABSTRACT: Disputes around trade inequality have been growing over the last 2 decades, with different countries claiming inequality in different terms including monetary deficits, resource appropriation and degradation, and environmental emission transfer.

Yupeng Liu, Chong Chen, Jiajia Li, Wei-Qiang Chen Context The key attributes of landscape pattern include composition and configuration, which can be depicted by landscape/spatial metrics. An emerging pathway is leveraging vertical data to advance three- dimensional (3-D) spatial metrics to interpret land- scape attributes and quantify 3-D patterns.

Ting Mao, Yupeng Liu, Wei-Qiang Chen, Nan Li, Nan Dong and Yao Shi Understanding building metabolism is critical for guiding urban resource management and addressing challenges in urban sustainable development. Key attributes of buildings, including geolocation, footprint, height, and vintage, are crucial to characterizing spatiotemporal patterns of building metabolism. However,

Yupeng Liu, Lulu Song, Wanjun Wang, Xiaomei Jian, Wei-Qiang Chen The growing amount of electronic waste (e-waste) poses considerable risks to the environment and human health, especially when treated inadequately. However, it is difficult to assess the significance of these issues without quantitative understanding of spatiotemporal patterns of e-waste generation.

Linlin Duana, Yupeng Liu , Yi Yang, Lulu Song, Min Hao, Jiajia Li, Min Dai, Wei-Qiang Chen Copper is ubiquitously used in buildings, infrastructure, transportation, machinery, and other products because of its high conductivity. Massive amounts of copper have accumulated in cities with rapid urbanization. How- ever, the lack of detailed