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