Zhenhua Chen

About Zhenhua Chen

Zhenhua is an Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning (CRP) at the Knowlton School of Architecture at OSU. He is also a board member and conference chair of the International Association for China Planning (IACP).

Areas of Expertise

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Regional Planning, International Development Planning

Selected Publications

• Chen, Z., Haynes, K., Zhou, Y. and Dai Z. (2019). High-Speed Rail and China’s New Economic Geography: Impact Assessment from the Regional Science Perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK. (328 pages)
• Chen, Z., and Haynes, K. (2015). Chinese Railways in the Era of High-Speed. Emerald Group Publishing Limited: Bingley, UK. (264 pages), Chen, Z., and Cheng, J. (2022) Economic Impact of Smart City Investment: Evidence from the Smart Columbus Projects. Journal of Planning Education and Research.
• Chen, Z., Carrel, A., Gore, C., and Wei, S. (2021). Environmental and Economic Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in the U.S., Environmental Research Letters. 16(4)

Recent Courses Taught

• CRPLAN 3000 Planning Resilient Environment
• CRPLAN 6425 Measuring Resilience to Disasters for Planning
• CRPLAN 5001 Fundamentals of GIS
• CRPLAN 6080 Advanced GIS for Planning Professionals