Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

Education:
2002—2005: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, specialized in Rural Economic Geography and Regional Development, obtained PhD..
1985—1988: Graduate School, Beijing Normal University, specialized in Economic Geography　　　and Regional Development, got M. Sc..
1981—1985: Department of Geography, Beijing Normal University, majored in Natural Geography, obtained B. Sc..

Areas of Specialization:

（1）　Ecological Economy and Regional Sustainable Development

（2）　Driving Force Mechanism of Land Use Change

（3）　IT in Agricultural and Rural Development

（4）　Development and Management of River Basins

Academic Awards：

2003, Awarded second-class prize of scientific and technological progress by Shaanxi Province for contribution to Soil & Water Reservation and Rural Economic Development of the Loess Plateau.

1996, Awarded second-class prize of scientific and technological progress by the State Agricultural Department of China for contribution to Rural Economic Planning and Regional Development of Yunnan Provence.

1992, Conferred second-class prize of Excellence Geographical Researcher by the Institute of Geography, CAS, for contribution to geographical development.

1990, Awarded third-class prize of scientific and technological progress by Guizhou Province for contribution to a Study on Comprehensive Development and Management of Natural Resources in Wujiang Basin.　

Representative Publications:

Xu Yong, Zhang Tong-sheng, Yang Qin-ke, 2006. Policy-driven ecological de-farming scenarios of Ansai county and their influences on agricultural development. Acta Geographica Sinica, 61(4): 369-377

Xu Yong, Gan Guohui, Wang Zhiqiang, 2005. Topographic differentiation simulation of crop yield based on WIN-YIELD software in the Loess Hilly-gully region. Transactions of the CSAE., 21(7):61-64

Xu Yong, Tian Junliang, Liu Puling, Xu Xuexuan, 2005. Topographic differentiation simulation of soil and water loss of slope farmland in the Loess Plateau. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 19(5): 18-21

Xu Yong, Guo Tengyun, Yang Guoan, 2005. A Comparison on Different Ecological De-farming Modes of the Loess Hilly-gully Region in China. Journal of Geographical Sciences 15(1): 53-60

Xu Yong, Tian Jun-liang, Shen Hong-quan, Liu Pu-ling, 2004. The evaluating method of eco-environment restoration patterns: a case study of the Loess Hilly-gully Region. Acta Geographica Sinica, 59(4): 621-628

Xu Yong, Tian Junliang, Liu Puling, 2004. Planning method of ecological restoration based enlarging terrace and de-farming in the loess hilly-gully region: A case study of Yangou Catchment. Journal of Natural Resources 19(5): 637-645

Xu Yong, Ma Dingguo, Guo Tengyun, 2004. Spatial differentiation of eco-environment restoration based on different de-farming patterns in the Loess Hilly-gully Region. Journal of Mountain Science, 22(4): 385-392

Xu Yong, Shen Hongquan, Gan Guohui, Guo Tengyun, 2002. Rural residential land use change and its correlative model with population in Fengtai district of Beijing. Acta Geographica Sinica 57(5): 569-576

Xu Yong, Tian Junliang, Shen Hongquan, 2002. Eco-environmental rehabilitation and spatial differentiation based on enlarging terrace and de-farming in the Loess Hilly-gully Region. Journal of Natural Resources 17(4):430-437

Xu Yong, Roy C. Sidle, 2001. Research on land use change and its regulation of Yangou watershed in Loess Hilly-gully region. Acta Geographica Sinica 56(6): 681-710

Xu Yong, Roy C. Sidle, Jin Ke, 2002. Discussion on rural economic development pattern adaptation to eco-environment in middle hilly region of Loess Plateau. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 16(5):47-50

Office Address

Department of Man-land System and Regional Development

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

A11, Datun Road, Anwai, Beijing 100101

P. R. China

Telephone: 010—64889095; 13681383423

Fax: 010--64851844

E-mail: xuy@igsnrr.ac.cn; yongxu@sina.com

2007 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS.