International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability

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Xi'an,China | 17-20 October 2025

Geography and Sustainable Development: From a Transdisciplinary Perspective

Thematic sessions

Thematic sessions:

1 Biogeographic processes and evolution mechanisms under the influence of global change

Conveners

Ying Cheng,Ting Ma,Yao Zhang

Shaanxi Normal University, China

Beijing Normal University, China

Zhejiang Normal University, China


2 Conservation, communities and advances in biodiversity monitoring

Conveners

Walter Musakwa, Regis Musavengane

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

University of the Free State, South Africa


3 Coupling of water and forest carbon dynamics across spatial scales

Conveners

Qiang Li, Lei Deng, Mingfang Zhang

Northwest A&F University, China


4 Culture-tourism integration and regional sustainable development: multidimensional perspectives of geography

Conveners

Kai Bai,Zhenbin Zhao,Xianyang Hu

Shaanxi Normal University, China


5 Dryland ecological processes and sustainable development

Conveners

Jingyi Ding, David Eldridge, Nan Lv, Changjia Li

Beijing Normal University, China

University of New South Wales, Australia 

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences


6 Drylands climate change, extreme events and risks

Conveners

Jianping Huang, Sabur F. Abdullaev, Xiaodan Guan, Haipeng Yu

Lanzhou University, China

S.U.Umarov Physical-technical Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Tajikistan

Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


7 Earth observation and AI for ecosystem monitoring and assessment

Conveners

Bingfang Wu, Pierre Defourny

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium


8 Earth surface processes and global change: insights into ecosystem dymamics, climate impacts, and earth system evolution

Conveners

Bin Wang, Linhai Yang

Shaanxi Normal University, China


9 Ecohydrology and biogeography under global environmental change: patterns, drivers and mechanisms

Conveners

Kailiang Yu, Shouzhang Peng, Ning Chen, Changjia Li, Katerina Georgiou, Jingyao Sun

Institute of Geographic Sclences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sclences

Lanzhou University

Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University

Beljing Normal University

Oregon State University


10 Ecosystem restoration and sustainable landscape planning

Conveners

Yanxu Liu, Xiao Sun, Donghai Zhang, Jian Peng

Beijing Normal University

Renmin University of China

Xi'an University of Science and Technology

Peking University


11 Ecosystem services supply, drivers of change, ecosystem types, restoration, nature based solutions

Conveners

Paulo Pereira, Wenwu Zhao

Mykolas Romeris Univeristy, Lithuania

Beijing Normal University, China


12 Environment and Sustainable Health

Conveners

Shengsheng Gong, Yang Cheng, Yongjun Luo, Peng Jia, Li Wang, Xiaoping Li

Central China Normal University, China

Beijing Normal University, China

Army Medical University, China

Wuhan University, China

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shaanxi Normal University, China


13 GeoAI Techniques and Digital Geographies: Advancing Global Food Security and One Health

Conveners

Cláudia M. Viana, Jorge Rocha

University of Lisbon, Portugal


14 Human-Earth System Science and Geographical Engineering

Conveners

Yansui Liu, Jinxi Song, Jiajun Qiao, Xianfeng Liu

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

Northwest University

Henan University

Shaanxi Normal University


15 Integrating Disaster Risk Management and Heritage Conservation for Sustainable Development

Conveners

Emmanuel Eze, Takashi Oguchi, Rajib Shaw

University of Münster, Germany

University of Tokyo, Japan

Keio University, Japan


16 Interdisciplinary Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Urban Sustainability and Resilience Challenges

Conveners

Mei-Po Kwan, Jianying Wang

The Chinese University of Hong Kong


17 Land degradation and Sustainable development

Conveners

Xiaoyun Li, Hao Zheng, Xiang Wang

Shaanxi Normal University, China

Ocean University of China, China

China Agricultural University, China


18 Land Use/Land Cover Change Driving Forces and Impacts in the Anthropocene

Conveners

Monica Dumitrascu

Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, IGU Land Use and Land Cover Change Commission


19 Landscape pattern, process, and ecosystem services

Conveners

Jing Li, Xianfeng Liu

Shaanxi Normal University, China


20 Leveraging geospatial analysis and AI to model sustainability nexus beyond SDGs

Conveners

Junze Zhang, Prajal Pradhan

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, China

University of Groningen, Netherlands


21 Multi-scale coupled water-carbon processes and their eco-environmental effects

Conveners

Yiping Wu, Sergey Kivalov, Ji Chen, Shuguang Liu, Guoyi Zhou

Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Hainan University, China

Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science of Russia

The University of Hong Kong, China 

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China


22 Oases in the anthropocene: Sustainability and challenges

Conveners

Junran Li, Huijie Xiao, Kebonye Dintwe

The University of Hong Kong, China

Beijing Forestry University, China

University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana


23 Operationalizing the Metacoupling Framework for Addressing Global Sustainable Development Challenges

Conveners

Wu Yang, Hongbo Yang, Veronica Frans, Aurora Torres, Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva, Jianguo Liu

Zhejiang University, China

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, USA

Universidad de Alicante, Spain

State University of Campinas, Brazil

Michigan State University, USA


24 Planetary aeolian geomorphology

Conveners

Zhibao Dong, Ping Lü, Zhengcai Zhang, Xiaokang Liu

Shaanxi Normal University, China


25 Renewable Energy and Climate Change

Conveners

Yan Li, Dan Tong, Laibao Liu, Gang He

Beijing Normal University, China

Tsinghua University, China

The University of Hongkong, China

The City University of New York, USA


26 Revegetation and soil and water conservation benefits in ecologically vulnerable areas

Conveners

Ning Wang,Zhengchao Zhou,Jun Liu

Shaanxi Normal University, China


27 Smart Territorial Spatial Governance

Conveners

Feng Zhen, Becky P. Y. Loo, Zhenjiang Shen, Jiangbin Yin

Nanjing University, China

University of Hong Kong,China

FZU-KU International Joint Lab on Smart Habitat for Humanity

Shaanxi Normal University, China


28 Social-ecological network and collaborative environmental governance

Conveners

Shuai Wang, Örjan Bodin, Haibin Chen

Beijing Normal University, China

Stockholm University, Sweden

Northwest A&F University, China


29 Soil Erosion and Land Resilience: Integrating Geospatial Science, Ecology, and Societal Adaptation

Conveners

Fengbao Zhang, Wenlong Wang, Lei Jiao, Hongming He

Northwest A&F University, China

Shanxi Normal University, China

East China Normal University, China


30 Trees rings and Forest Health

Conveners

Xiaohong Liu, Xiaomin Zeng, Xiuchen Wu, Guobao Xu, Ouya Fang, Wenzhi Wang, Bo Wang

Shaanxi Normal University, China

Beijing Normal University, China

Northwest University, China

Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences


31 GeoAI and Spatiotemporal Behavior Interaction

Conveners

Yanwei Chai, Xiaoshu Cao, De Wang, Donggen Wang, Suhong Zhou, Chunli Zhang, Xiaoyan Huang

Peking University, China

Guangzhou University, China

Tongji University, China

Hong Kong Baptist University, China

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

Shaanxi Normal University, China


32 Urban-Rural Transformation and Sustainable Governance towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Conveners

Yongyong Song, Beibei Ma, Xiping Yang, Yaping Wang

Shaanxi Normal University, China


33 Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Sustainable Development: Transdisciplinary Solutions for Resources Security

Conveners

Junguo Liu, Xiaoling Zhang, Xiuzhi Chen

North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power

University of Hong Kong

North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power


34 Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus and Sustainability

Conveners

Xutong Wu, Mengyao Han, Gabriela Morosanu

Beijing Normal University, China

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy


35 Water Security and Sustainable Development in Global Arid Regions

Conveners

Chunmiao Zheng, Wei Liang, Yingying Yao, Baoqing Zhang

Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China

Shaanxi Normal University, China

Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Lanzhou University, China


36 Conceiving, Writing and Publishing Workshop for Early Career Scholars and Graduate Students

Holly Barcus, Macalester College, USA

Yuheng Li, Northeastern University, China

Shurong Zhang, Beijing Normal University, China 


Session Description:

Do you have questions about how to publish your research?  Do you find the publishing process difficult to navigate?  This session is designed for scholars new to publishing in peer-reviewed journals.  The session will involve editors from journals who will introduce their journals and share their suggestions for publishing in journals. During the session we’ll discuss how to prepare your manuscript, tips for choosing a journal suitable to your research topic, and how to navigate the peer review process. We welcome participants interested in learning more about how to prepare their research for publication. We will provide an overview of journal writing techniques and have time for attendees to ask questions. We will discuss these questions and provide suggestions for success in publishing.


Type: Oral or poster (120cm*90cm)


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