Yingjie Li

Postdoctoral Scholar

Stanford University

Biography

Yingjie is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University. He did his Ph.D. in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability at MSU. His research focuses on understanding the interactions of human and environmental systems with a view toward advancing United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). His current research examines (1) the linkages between urban nature exposure and human health; and (2) how telecouplings shape global sustainability. He has broad interests in ecosystem service flows, international trade, land-food-energy-water nexus, and global environmental policy.

Interests

Sustainability
SDGs
Urban Nature and Health
Environmental Footprints
Telecoupling
Ecosystem Services
Remote Sensing
Social Sensing

Education

PhD in Environmental Science & Policy (dual major), 2017 - 2022

Michigan State University
PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife, 2017 - 2022

Michigan State University
MS in Geography, 2014 - 2017

Shaanxi Normal University
BSc in Land Resource Management, 2010 - 2014

Hunan Normal University

Experience

Postdoctoral scholar

Stanford University

Sep 2022 – Present Stanford, California

Young Scientist

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Jun 2021 – Sep 2021 Laxenburg, Austria

Fellow

Future Earth Coasts

Jul 2021 – Present

Research Assistant

Michigan State University

Aug 2017 – May 2022 East Lansing, Michigan

Skills

R

Python

Remote Sensing

Geospatial Analysis

Statistics

Google Earth Engine

Publications

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Satellite prediction of coastal hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico

The growing number, size, and frequency of coastal hypoxia increasingly threaten marine ecosystem health and essential ecosystem …

Yingjie Li, Samuel V.J. Robinson, Lan H. Nguyen, Jianguo Liu

Satellite prediction of coastal hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Global impacts of future urban expansion on terrestrial vertebrate diversity

Rapid urban expansion has profound impacts on global biodiversity through habitat conversion, degradation, fragmentation, and species …

Guangdong Li, Chuanglin Fang, Yingjie Li, Zhenbo Wang, Siao Sun, Sanwei He, Wei Qi, Chao Bao, Haitao Ma, Yupeng Fan, Yuxue Feng, Xiaoping Liu

Global impacts of future urban expansion on terrestrial vertebrate diversity

Decoupling of SDGs followed by re-coupling as sustainable development progresses

Understanding the complex interactions among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is key to achieving all of the SDGs and …

Xutong Wu, Bojie Fu, Shuai Wang, Shuang Song, Yingjie Li, Zhenci Xu, Yongping Wei, Jianguo Liu

Decoupling of SDGs followed by re-coupling as sustainable development progresses

Synthesizing social and environmental sensing to monitor the impact of large-scale infrastructure development

This study provides a novel approach to assess the socio-environmental impact of large-scale projects, and the findings would be useful …

Yingjie Li, Yuqian Zhang, Leigh Anne Tiffany, Ruishan Chen, Cai Meng, Jianguo Liu

Synthesizing social and environmental sensing to monitor the impact of large-scale infrastructure development

Impacts of irrigated agriculture on food–energy–water–CO2 nexus across metacoupled systems

Irrigated agriculture has important implications for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is a …

Zhenci Xu, Xiuzhi Chen, Jianguo Liu, Yu Zhang, Sophia Chau, Nishan Bhattarai, Ye Wang, Yingjie Li, Thomas Connor, Yunkai Li

Impacts of irrigated agriculture on food–energy–water–CO2 nexus across metacoupled systems

Impacts of international trade on global sustainable development

Enhancing the accounting for and management of virtual resources embedded in trade is essential for achieving and balancing sustainable …

Zhenci Xu, Yingjie Li, Sophia N. Chau, Thomas Dietz, Canbing Li, Luwen Wan, Jindong Zhang, Liwei Zhang, Yunkai Li, Min Gon Chung, Jianguo Liu

Impacts of international trade on global sustainable development

Assessing progress towards sustainable development over space and time

This study suggests the need to track the spatio-temporal dynamics of progress towards SDGs at the global level and in other nations.

Zhenci Xu, Sophia N. Chau, Xiuzhi Chen, Jian Zhang, Yingjie Li, Thomas Dietz, Jinyan Wang, Julie A. Winkler, Fan Fan, Baorong Huang, Shuxin Li, Shaohua Wu, Anna Herzberger, Ying Tang, Dequ Hong, Yunkai Li, Jianguo Liu

Assessing progress towards sustainable development over space and time

Mapping the hotspots and coldspots of ecosystem services in conservation priority setting

Spatial-explicitly mapping of the hotspots and coldspots is a vital link in the priority setting for ecosystem services (ES) …

Yingjie Li, Liwei Zhang, Junping Yan, Pengtao Wang, Ningke Hu, Wei Cheng, Bojie Fu

Mapping the hotspots and coldspots of ecosystem services in conservation priority setting

Spatially explicit quantification of the interactions among ecosystem services

Spatially explicit quantification of ES interactions can help identify spatial heterogeneity in ES trade-offs and synergies, and inform …

Yingjie Li, Liwei Zhang, Jiangxiao Qiu, Junping Yan, Luwen Wan, Pengtao Wang, Ningke Hu, Wei Cheng, Bojie Fu

Spatially explicit quantification of the interactions among ecosystem services

Projects

Thrive Nature and People in Cities

Over half of humanity lives in cities. Nature-deprived urban lifestyles increase already massive health burdens and risks. This project aims to reveal where and how nature provides greatest benefits to people, and what actions need to take to enhance urban nature and improve health, equity, livability, and sustainability of cities.

Interlinked Global Coasts

Summary Spreading hypoxic dead zones in the global coasts increasingly threatens marine ecosystem health and essential ecosystem services (e.g., fisheries, aquaculture, and recreation). Intensive agriculture to meet increasing needs is recognized as one of the major causes for growing dead zones in the Gulf.