Dr. Jinhua Zhao

Dr. Jinhua Zhao
Dr. Jinhua Zhao,
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Location: CEME - Room 2007; WMA - Room 225
Telephone: 604.822.2196; 604-822-0107
Facsimilie: 604.822.6901
Email: jinhua.zhao@ubc.ca

 

Biography:

Dr. Zhao holds Master of Science, Master of City Planning, Ph.D. degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree from Tongji University. Dr. Zhao’s research interests include urban transportation planning, transportation economics and policy, information technology and public transportation, and urban development and planning in China. Dr. Jinhua Zhao is the Commissioner of China Planning Network (CPN), a think tank focused on China's urbanization. CPN is dedicated to advancing the state of scholarship on China’s urban development and making it accessible to the widest population in China.

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Research Interests:

  • Urban transportation planning
  • Transportation economics and policy
  • Urban development and planning in China
  • Information technology and public transportation

Courses:

  • CIVL 587 Urban Transportation Economics and Policies
  • CIVL 441/583 Transportation Planning and Analysis/ Urban Engineering Methods and Models
  • CIVL 598A Transportation Planning in Fast Urbanizing World

Publications:

Refereed Journal Papers

  • Zhao, J. A Subjective Measure of Car Dependence, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. (2011)
  • Zhao, Jinhua, Adam Rahbee and Nigel Wilson. "Estimating a Rail Passenger Trip Origin-Destination Matrix Using Automatic Data Collection Systems". COMPUTER-AIDED CIVIL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING. 22.5 (2007): 376 - 387.
  • Wang, De and Jinhua Zhao. "Urban System Structure Analysis and Regional Development Potential Visualization: the Urban System Analysis Package". City Planning Review. 26.8 (2002).
  • Wang, De and Jinhua Zhao. "Developing the Computer Assisted Hinterland Division System: an Analysis Tool for Urban System Planning". City Planning Review. 24.12 (2000).

Book Chapter

  • Wilson, Nigel, Jinhua Zhao and Adam Rahbee. "The Potential Impact of Automated Data Collection Systems on Urban Public Transport Planning". Schedule-Based Modeling of Transportation Networks: Theory and Applications.. Ed. Nigel Wilson and Agostino Nuzzolo. Springer, 2009.

Working Papers

  • Zhao, Jinhua and Ling Wang. "High Speed Rail (HSR) and Impact on Commuting Patterns: the Case of Shanghai-Nanjing HSR Corridor".
  • Zhao, Jinhua. "Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Influence of Car Pride on Car Ownership".
  • Zhao, Jinhua and Jared Duivestein. "The Impact of Winter Olympics in Vancouver on the Canada Line Ridership".
  • Zhao, Jinhua and Xiaojie Chen. "Car Ownership Policies and their Public Acceptance: A Comparative Study of Shanghai and Beijing".
  • Zhao, Jinhua. "Environmental Value and Acceptance of Government Policies on Environmental Protection".

Reports

  • Zhao, Jinhua and Ralph Gakenheimer. Urban Mobility: Comparative Study of Transport Demand Drivers in World Cities: Wuhan and Shanghai. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. 2003.

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