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Wang, Xiao Guang

Professor

FACULTY

Biography

Xiaoguang Wang specializes in urban planning and urban studies. Her research focuses on integrating large urban data with spatial tools to examine interactions between the built environment and human activities such as travel. Her most recent publication explored the changes in stationed bike-sharing usage pre- and post-dockless bikes implementation in Shenzhen, China.  She is working on a paper that examines the relationship between commute patterns and urban spatial structure within the Midwestern United States.

Xiaoguang teaches the following courses regularly: Introduction to Urban Planning, Urban Planning Capstone, Human Geography and Globalization, and GIS Applications in Social Sciences. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes creating a student-centered, engaging environment, fostering critical thinking, and project-based learning. Her students’ work was included in an earlier version of the City of Mount Pleasant Master Plan. She was the recipient of the 2020 College of Science & Engineering Award for Outstanding Teaching.

More about Xiao Guang Wang

  • Wang, X., D. Tong*, J. Gao, Y. Chen (2019), “The reshaping of land development density through rail transit: the stories of central areas vs. suburbs in Shenzhen, China”. Cities, 89, 35-45
  • De Tong, Y. Yuan, X. Wang*, L. Wu (2019), “Spatially Varying Relationships between Land Ownership and Land Development at the Urban Fringe: A Case Study of Shenzhen, China”. Cities. In press. 
  • Huang, Y., X. Wang*, D. Patton (2018), “Examining the Relationship between the Built Environment and Crashes in Detroit Region: a Geographically Weighted Regression Approach”. Journal of Transport Geography, 69, 221-233.
  • De Tong, X. Wang*, L. Wu, N. Zhao. (2018). “Land ownership and the likelihood of land development at the urban fringe: The case of Shenzhen, China”. Habitat International, 73, 43–52.
  • Ha, H.*, Heumann, B. W., Liesch, M., & Wang, X. (2016). “Modelling potential conservation easement locations using physical and socio-economic factors: A case-study from south-east Michigan”. Applied Geography, 75, 104-115.
  • Wang, X.*, L. Chao, L. Kostyniuk, Q. Shen, S. Bao. (2014) “The Influence of Street Environments on Fuel Efficiency: Insights from Naturalistic Driving”. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s13762-014-0584-1
  • Wang, X.*, L. Kostyniuk, M. Barnes. (2014). “Built Environment and Driving Outcomes: The Case for an Integrated GIS/GPS Approach”. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 5(2): 11-29.
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2009
  • M.S., University of Michigan, 2005
  • B.S., Beijing University, 2003
  • Land use and Transportation Planning
  • GPS and GIS Applications in Planning
  • Travel Behaviors
  • Fuel Consumptions and Emissions

Courses Taught

  • Human Geography
  • Land Use Planning
  • Advanced Land Use Planning
  • GIS Applications in Social Sciences