Cong Cong
Biographic Data
| ID | 5800124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cong Cong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cong |
| FAMILY NAME | Cong |
| SIGNATURE | CONG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9990-9529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Shaping suburbia
To balance growing single-family housing demand with the pursuit of compact development goals, the design of single-family subdivisions plays a crucial role. Despite emerging efforts to develop alternative zoning approaches and subdivision optimization methods, a key gap remains in the lack of a systematic understanding of the quantitative relationship between distinct zoning parameters and compact single-family subdivision outcomes, as well as t…
A mobile data-enhanced framework for spatial-temporal analysis of subway competitiveness and equity implications
Fine-grained urban land use simulation
Accurate prediction of urban land use changes at fine spatial scales is essential for developing healthy and sustainable cities, yet traditional simulation models struggle to capture local dynamics due to limited availability of fine-grained data and insufficient complexity in modeling urban systems. To address these limitations, we propose a novel approach that leverages advances in pre-trained vision-language foundation models combined with spa…
The Accessibility, Satisfaction, and Long-Term Care Needs of Elderly Residents
This research evaluated the accessibility, satisfaction, and long-term care needs of Beijing elderly residents with the aim of constructing a heterogeneous healthcare infrastructure model to meet the needs of an aging urban population. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational design, data were collected from 352 participants using validated questionnaires and were analyzed via descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis. Fin…
Advancing in-neighborhood micromobility networks
AI Analytics for Carbon-Neutral City Planning
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across various disciplines, including urban planning. It has unprecedented potential to address complex challenges. An essential task is to facilitate informed decision making regarding the integration of constantly evolving AI analytics into planning research and practice. This paper presents a review of how AI methods are applied in urban studies, focusing particularly on carbon neu…
Modeling place-based nature-based solutions to promote urban carbon neutrality
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are recognized as widely available and cost-effective mechanisms for sequestering carbon and offsetting carbon emissions. Realistic NbS implementations for carbon neutrality need to be effective at the global level and also appropriate for the socio-economic and physical conditions prevailing at the local level. This paper presents a framework that can help stakeholders identify demands, locations, and types of NbS in…
Incorporating active transportation modes in large scale urban modeling to inform sustainable urban development
Exploring the institutional dilemma and governance transformation in China's urban regeneration
The United States and Allies Provide Military and Intelligence Support to Ukraine
economic fragility." To mitigate some of the harms to low-income countries, the United States has announced that it will provide $670 million in aid to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen in response to food insecurity exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine. 37 Even after the fighting ceases, remediating the conflict's effects on civilian life in Ukraine will take significant resources and time. The remnants of war, particular…
Beyond the supply side
While the number of open government data initiatives has increased considerably over the past decade, the impact of these initiatives remains uncertain. Recent studies have been critical of the “bias toward the supply side” and lack of “sufficient attention to the user perspective” in the way that open government data initiatives are implemented. This article asks: (1) who is using municipal open government data resources and for what purposes? a…
United States Creates the U.S. Space Command and the U.S. Space Force to Strengthen Military Capabilities in Space
President Trump first announced his plans for increasing U.S. military capabilities in space in 2018. In August 2019, his administration created the United States Space Command. With the passage in December 2019 of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, the United States established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces. These developments do not directly implicate international law, but they reflect a growing di…
Spatial dynamic modelling for urban scenario planning
Although urban scenario planning is widely applied for exploring various directions of urban development, it often has high requirements on the medium of quantitative information analysis and transformation. Thus, this study establishes a method of combining scenario planning with a spatial dynamic planning support system to predict urban growth. Specifically, a scenario-based spatial dynamic modelling method is integrated with the information mo…
Understanding interactions between urban development policies and GHG emissions
Human-induced urban growth and sprawl have implications for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that may not be included in conventional GHG accounting methods. Improved understanding of this issue requires use of interactive, spatial-explicit social–ecological systems modeling. This paper develops a comprehensive approach to modeling GHG emissions from urban developments, considering Stockholm County, Sweden as a case study. GHG projections to 2040 w…
Faculty as bridges to co-curricular engagement and community for first-generation international students
The proportion of first-generation international students at US institutions ranges from one-tenth to one-half of the total international student body. First-generation status is an underexplored, and potentially significant, demographic factor in international students’ adaptation to college. Researchers used structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine how faculty interaction out-of-class, engagement with cultural variation in-class, and stud…
Understanding interactions between urban development policies and GHG emissions
Human-induced urban growth and sprawl have implications for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that may not be included in conventional GHG accounting methods. Improved understanding of this issue requires use of interactive, spatial-explicit social–ecological systems modeling. This paper develops a comprehensive approach to modeling GHG emissions from urban developments, considering Stockholm County, Sweden as a case study. GHG projections to 2040 w…
Exploring the institutional dilemma and governance transformation in China's urban regeneration
Modeling place-based nature-based solutions to promote urban carbon neutrality
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are recognized as widely available and cost-effective mechanisms for sequestering carbon and offsetting carbon emissions. Realistic NbS implementations for carbon neutrality need to be effective at the global level and also appropriate for the socio-economic and physical conditions prevailing at the local level. This paper presents a framework that can help stakeholders identify demands, locations, and types of NbS in…
The United States and Allies Provide Military and Intelligence Support to Ukraine
economic fragility." To mitigate some of the harms to low-income countries, the United States has announced that it will provide $670 million in aid to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen in response to food insecurity exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine. 37 Even after the fighting ceases, remediating the conflict's effects on civilian life in Ukraine will take significant resources and time. The remnants of war, particular…
Faculty as bridges to co-curricular engagement and community for first-generation international students
The proportion of first-generation international students at US institutions ranges from one-tenth to one-half of the total international student body. First-generation status is an underexplored, and potentially significant, demographic factor in international students’ adaptation to college. Researchers used structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine how faculty interaction out-of-class, engagement with cultural variation in-class, and stud…
United States Creates the U.S. Space Command and the U.S. Space Force to Strengthen Military Capabilities in Space
President Trump first announced his plans for increasing U.S. military capabilities in space in 2018. In August 2019, his administration created the United States Space Command. With the passage in December 2019 of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, the United States established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces. These developments do not directly implicate international law, but they reflect a growing di…
Spatial dynamic modelling for urban scenario planning
Although urban scenario planning is widely applied for exploring various directions of urban development, it often has high requirements on the medium of quantitative information analysis and transformation. Thus, this study establishes a method of combining scenario planning with a spatial dynamic planning support system to predict urban growth. Specifically, a scenario-based spatial dynamic modelling method is integrated with the information mo…
Understanding interactions between urban development policies and GHG emissions
Human-induced urban growth and sprawl have implications for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that may not be included in conventional GHG accounting methods. Improved understanding of this issue requires use of interactive, spatial-explicit social–ecological systems modeling. This paper develops a comprehensive approach to modeling GHG emissions from urban developments, considering Stockholm County, Sweden as a case study. GHG projections to 2040 w…
Beyond the supply side
While the number of open government data initiatives has increased considerably over the past decade, the impact of these initiatives remains uncertain. Recent studies have been critical of the “bias toward the supply side” and lack of “sufficient attention to the user perspective” in the way that open government data initiatives are implemented. This article asks: (1) who is using municipal open government data resources and for what purposes? a…
Incorporating active transportation modes in large scale urban modeling to inform sustainable urban development
Exploring the institutional dilemma and governance transformation in China's urban regeneration
The United States and Allies Provide Military and Intelligence Support to Ukraine
economic fragility." To mitigate some of the harms to low-income countries, the United States has announced that it will provide $670 million in aid to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen in response to food insecurity exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine. 37 Even after the fighting ceases, remediating the conflict's effects on civilian life in Ukraine will take significant resources and time. The remnants of war, particular…
Modeling place-based nature-based solutions to promote urban carbon neutrality
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are recognized as widely available and cost-effective mechanisms for sequestering carbon and offsetting carbon emissions. Realistic NbS implementations for carbon neutrality need to be effective at the global level and also appropriate for the socio-economic and physical conditions prevailing at the local level. This paper presents a framework that can help stakeholders identify demands, locations, and types of NbS in…
AI Analytics for Carbon-Neutral City Planning
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across various disciplines, including urban planning. It has unprecedented potential to address complex challenges. An essential task is to facilitate informed decision making regarding the integration of constantly evolving AI analytics into planning research and practice. This paper presents a review of how AI methods are applied in urban studies, focusing particularly on carbon neu…
The Accessibility, Satisfaction, and Long-Term Care Needs of Elderly Residents
This research evaluated the accessibility, satisfaction, and long-term care needs of Beijing elderly residents with the aim of constructing a heterogeneous healthcare infrastructure model to meet the needs of an aging urban population. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational design, data were collected from 352 participants using validated questionnaires and were analyzed via descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis. Fin…
Advancing in-neighborhood micromobility networks
Shaping suburbia
To balance growing single-family housing demand with the pursuit of compact development goals, the design of single-family subdivisions plays a crucial role. Despite emerging efforts to develop alternative zoning approaches and subdivision optimization methods, a key gap remains in the lack of a systematic understanding of the quantitative relationship between distinct zoning parameters and compact single-family subdivision outcomes, as well as t…
A mobile data-enhanced framework for spatial-temporal analysis of subway competitiveness and equity implications
Fine-grained urban land use simulation
Accurate prediction of urban land use changes at fine spatial scales is essential for developing healthy and sustainable cities, yet traditional simulation models struggle to capture local dynamics due to limited availability of fine-grained data and insufficient complexity in modeling urban systems. To address these limitations, we propose a novel approach that leverages advances in pre-trained vision-language foundation models combined with spa…
Business (6 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Urban planning (6 works) · Civil engineering (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Geography (4 works)