Chuan Liao
Biographic Data
| ID | 3635952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chuan Liao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chuan |
| FAMILY NAME | Liao |
| SIGNATURE | LIAO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3290-005X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Exploring land consolidation solutions towards land use low-carbon transition: Evidence from Shenzhen, China
Spatial perspective on environmental migration: Empirical insights from a spatiotemporal approach in the United States, 1970–2010
BACKGROUNDDespite the growth of environmental migration studies in recent decades, spatial analyses examining the impact of climate variability on migration within the United States at a finer geographical scale remain limited. OBJECTIVEThis study aims to investigate the environmental aspects of migration and explore the heterogeneous impacts of the environment on age-and place-specific migration patterns at the county level in the United States …
Consumers really aren't in a position to choose: Reliability, affordability and uneven adoption across energy sources and functions in Uganda
Divergent outcomes of large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia: A quantitative comparative analysis
The potential of collective action in promoting sustainable rangeland management: Evidence from pastoral China
Understanding recreational ecosystem service supply-demand mismatch and social groups’ preferences: Implications for urban–rural planning
Unraveling the global economic and mortality effects of rising urban heat island intensity
Does land tenure change accelerate deforestation? A matching-based four-country comparison
Towards a science of ‘land grabbing’
Everyday climate adaptation practices in agriculture contribute to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces considerable threats to its food security because of the adverse effects of climate change. Agriculture, which both influences and is influenced by climate change, requires a thorough understanding of how it impacts and is impacted by these changes. Such understanding is essential for guiding everyday adaptation strategies that uphold sustainable practices and food security. This study explores the impact of various…
Spatio-temporal patterns of Chinese urban recovery and system resilience under the pandemic new normal
Sedentarization as an adaptation to socio-environmental changes? Everyday herding practices in pastoralist communities in southern Ethiopia
As humanity is faced with various changes in social-environmental systems, adaptation efforts have become increasingly important. Significant effort and resources have been spent on devising overarching, large-scale strategies in response to climate change and associated socioeconomic challenges. However, the mechanisms of adaptation employed by individuals and households in ordinary, daily life have received insufficient scholarly examination. T…
Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia
Williams, T. G., S. A. Trush, J. A. Sullivan, C. Liao, N. Chesterman, A. Agrawal, S. D. Guikema, and D. G. Brown. 2021. Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia. Ecology and Society 26(4):34. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12825-260434
Chinese Eastern Industrial Zone in Ethiopia: Unpacking the enclave
This paper examines China’s engagement with Africa through economic zones (EZs). It moves beyond the conceptualisation of EZs as undifferentiated enclaves of foreign investment to a dynamic perspective on the locally negotiated process of zone development. Such a perspective entails critical unpacking of the specific zone regime to understand the diverse and evolving relationships among different state and non-state actors. Drawing upon empirical…
Capital, labor, and gender: The Consequences of Large-Scale Land Transactions on Household Labor Allocation
Contemporary large-scale land transactions (LSLTs), also called land grabs, are historically unprecedented in their scale and pace. They have provoked robust scholarly debates, yet studies of their gender-differentiated impacts remain more rare, particularly when it comes to how changes in control over land and resources affect women's labor, and thereby their livelihoods and well-being. Our comparative study of four LSLTs in western Ethiopia fin…
Modeling Herding Decision Making in the Extensive Grazing System in Southern Ethiopia
The practice of extensive herding through camp relocation allows pastoralists to track greener pastures while redistributing grazing pressure throughout the landscape, but the lack of intensive and continuous monitoring data on large-scale livestock movement results in limited understanding of this important practice. This article takes an integrated approach to understanding pastoral mobility and modeling extensive herding. The analysis is based…
Sedentarization as Constrained Adaptation: Evidence from Pastoral Regions in Far Northwestern China
Does Diversification Improve Livelihoods? Pastoral Households in Xinjiang, China
Diversification is routinely promoted to improve poor rural peoples' livelihoods. However, policy recommendations for livelihood diversification based on evidence from crop-cultivating sedentary rural societies may not work for mobile pastoral communities, where socio-ecological conditions predetermine livestock herding as the preferred livelihood strategy. Using survey and semi-structured interview data collected from 159 households in the Altay…
Characterizations of ZnS/CuInS 2 Film Fabricated by Electrochemical Deposition Process for Solar Cell Devices
In this study, CuInS2 (CIS) films were fabricated by a two-step, non-vacuum process. Electrochemical deposition (ECD) was first used to prepare Cu-In precursors on Mo substrate under constant current. Then, CuInS2 films were prepared by sulfurization of the Cu-In precursors in sulfur atmosphere. The surface morphologies, compositions, and transmittance of the CuInS2 and ZnS films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron mi…
Capital, labor, and gender: The Consequences of Large-Scale Land Transactions on Household Labor Allocation
Contemporary large-scale land transactions (LSLTs), also called land grabs, are historically unprecedented in their scale and pace. They have provoked robust scholarly debates, yet studies of their gender-differentiated impacts remain more rare, particularly when it comes to how changes in control over land and resources affect women's labor, and thereby their livelihoods and well-being. Our comparative study of four LSLTs in western Ethiopia fin…
Chinese Eastern Industrial Zone in Ethiopia: Unpacking the enclave
This paper examines China’s engagement with Africa through economic zones (EZs). It moves beyond the conceptualisation of EZs as undifferentiated enclaves of foreign investment to a dynamic perspective on the locally negotiated process of zone development. Such a perspective entails critical unpacking of the specific zone regime to understand the diverse and evolving relationships among different state and non-state actors. Drawing upon empirical…
Towards a science of ‘land grabbing’
Spatio-temporal patterns of Chinese urban recovery and system resilience under the pandemic new normal
Does Diversification Improve Livelihoods? Pastoral Households in Xinjiang, China
Diversification is routinely promoted to improve poor rural peoples' livelihoods. However, policy recommendations for livelihood diversification based on evidence from crop-cultivating sedentary rural societies may not work for mobile pastoral communities, where socio-ecological conditions predetermine livestock herding as the preferred livelihood strategy. Using survey and semi-structured interview data collected from 159 households in the Altay…
Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia
Williams, T. G., S. A. Trush, J. A. Sullivan, C. Liao, N. Chesterman, A. Agrawal, S. D. Guikema, and D. G. Brown. 2021. Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia. Ecology and Society 26(4):34. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12825-260434
Characterizations of ZnS/CuInS 2 Film Fabricated by Electrochemical Deposition Process for Solar Cell Devices
In this study, CuInS2 (CIS) films were fabricated by a two-step, non-vacuum process. Electrochemical deposition (ECD) was first used to prepare Cu-In precursors on Mo substrate under constant current. Then, CuInS2 films were prepared by sulfurization of the Cu-In precursors in sulfur atmosphere. The surface morphologies, compositions, and transmittance of the CuInS2 and ZnS films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron mi…
Does Diversification Improve Livelihoods? Pastoral Households in Xinjiang, China
Diversification is routinely promoted to improve poor rural peoples' livelihoods. However, policy recommendations for livelihood diversification based on evidence from crop-cultivating sedentary rural societies may not work for mobile pastoral communities, where socio-ecological conditions predetermine livestock herding as the preferred livelihood strategy. Using survey and semi-structured interview data collected from 159 households in the Altay…
Sedentarization as Constrained Adaptation: Evidence from Pastoral Regions in Far Northwestern China
Modeling Herding Decision Making in the Extensive Grazing System in Southern Ethiopia
The practice of extensive herding through camp relocation allows pastoralists to track greener pastures while redistributing grazing pressure throughout the landscape, but the lack of intensive and continuous monitoring data on large-scale livestock movement results in limited understanding of this important practice. This article takes an integrated approach to understanding pastoral mobility and modeling extensive herding. The analysis is based…
Chinese Eastern Industrial Zone in Ethiopia: Unpacking the enclave
This paper examines China’s engagement with Africa through economic zones (EZs). It moves beyond the conceptualisation of EZs as undifferentiated enclaves of foreign investment to a dynamic perspective on the locally negotiated process of zone development. Such a perspective entails critical unpacking of the specific zone regime to understand the diverse and evolving relationships among different state and non-state actors. Drawing upon empirical…
Capital, labor, and gender: The Consequences of Large-Scale Land Transactions on Household Labor Allocation
Contemporary large-scale land transactions (LSLTs), also called land grabs, are historically unprecedented in their scale and pace. They have provoked robust scholarly debates, yet studies of their gender-differentiated impacts remain more rare, particularly when it comes to how changes in control over land and resources affect women's labor, and thereby their livelihoods and well-being. Our comparative study of four LSLTs in western Ethiopia fin…
Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia
Williams, T. G., S. A. Trush, J. A. Sullivan, C. Liao, N. Chesterman, A. Agrawal, S. D. Guikema, and D. G. Brown. 2021. Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia. Ecology and Society 26(4):34. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12825-260434
Sedentarization as an adaptation to socio-environmental changes? Everyday herding practices in pastoralist communities in southern Ethiopia
As humanity is faced with various changes in social-environmental systems, adaptation efforts have become increasingly important. Significant effort and resources have been spent on devising overarching, large-scale strategies in response to climate change and associated socioeconomic challenges. However, the mechanisms of adaptation employed by individuals and households in ordinary, daily life have received insufficient scholarly examination. T…
Spatio-temporal patterns of Chinese urban recovery and system resilience under the pandemic new normal
Understanding recreational ecosystem service supply-demand mismatch and social groups’ preferences: Implications for urban–rural planning
Unraveling the global economic and mortality effects of rising urban heat island intensity
Does land tenure change accelerate deforestation? A matching-based four-country comparison
Towards a science of ‘land grabbing’
Everyday climate adaptation practices in agriculture contribute to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces considerable threats to its food security because of the adverse effects of climate change. Agriculture, which both influences and is influenced by climate change, requires a thorough understanding of how it impacts and is impacted by these changes. Such understanding is essential for guiding everyday adaptation strategies that uphold sustainable practices and food security. This study explores the impact of various…
Divergent outcomes of large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia: A quantitative comparative analysis
The potential of collective action in promoting sustainable rangeland management: Evidence from pastoral China
Exploring land consolidation solutions towards land use low-carbon transition: Evidence from Shenzhen, China
Spatial perspective on environmental migration: Empirical insights from a spatiotemporal approach in the United States, 1970–2010
BACKGROUNDDespite the growth of environmental migration studies in recent decades, spatial analyses examining the impact of climate variability on migration within the United States at a finer geographical scale remain limited. OBJECTIVEThis study aims to investigate the environmental aspects of migration and explore the heterogeneous impacts of the environment on age-and place-specific migration patterns at the county level in the United States …
Consumers really aren't in a position to choose: Reliability, affordability and uneven adoption across energy sources and functions in Uganda
Geography (13 works) · Economics (11 works) · Environmental resource management (7 works) · Agriculture (6 works) · Business (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (6 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (5 works) · Sociology (5 works)