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Faculty Profiles

​HAN Xili
Position:Associate Professor
Tel:0755-26035292
Email：hanxl@pkusz.edu.cn

Research Interests

• Urban Open Spaces and Child Health
• Sustainable Urban Design
• Urban Perception
• Ecological Infrastructure Planning and Design


Education & Professional Experience
• Aug 2012 – Present
Associate Professor, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
• Sep 2009 – Jul 2012
Lecturer, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
• Aug 2008 – Aug 2009
Visiting Scholar, Division of Sustainable Urban Design, Lund University, Sweden
• Dec 2005 – Jul 2008
Lecturer, School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
• Aug 2004 – Nov 2005
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University
• Sep 2001 – Jul 2004
Ph.D. in Human Geography, Peking University
• Sep 1998 – Jun 2001
M.Arch. in Urban Planning and Design, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
• Sep 1994 – Jul 1998
B.Eng. in Urban Planning, Northwest University


Teaching Courses
• Contemporary Landscape Design Theories, Methods, and Practices
• Workshop on Urban Landscape Ecological Planning and Design


Research Projects
Competitive Research Projects:

  1. NSFC General Program (No.41471119): Impacts of Urban Spatial Permeability on Children’s Non-Motorized Commuting, 2015.1-2018.12 (PI)

  2. NSFC Youth Program (No.41001089): Neighborhood Environments and Children’s Outdoor Physical Activity, 2011.1-2014.1 (PI)

  3. National Key R&D Program (2017YFC0505801): Urban Development Regulation in Coastal Zones, 2017.7-2020.12 (Co-I)

  4. National Science & Technology Program (2004BA516A18): Ecological Planning Standards for Urban Land Use, 2006.1-2008.12 (Co-I)

Collaborative Research Projects:

  1. Sponge City Plan for Dalang Town, 2018.8-2019.8 (PI)

  2. Ecological Restoration Plan for Volcanic Basalt Terrains in Southern Haikou, 2017.4-2017.12 (Lead Designer)

  3. Children’s Play Space Design for Wuhan Dongyuan Shuangjian Community, 2017.3-2017.5

  4. Ecological Design for 2016 Tangshan World Horticultural Expo, 2014.5-2016.6 (PI)

  5. Sponge City Retrofit Design for Jiaxing Textile Road Triangle Park, 2015.8-2015.10

  6. Rain Garden Design for Mashi Environmental Tech Park, Shenzhen, 2014.3-2014.5

  7. Landscape Design for Xinjiang Xiaochu Food Factory, 2012.6-2012.12 (PI)

  8. Creative Garden Design for Xi’an World Horticultural Expo, 2010.1-2010.3 (PI)

  9. Campus Landscape Design for Guangyuan Beijie Primary School, 2009.12 (PI)

  10. Waterfront Park Design for Shunde New District, Foshan, 2007.9-2008.3 (PI)

  11. Ecological Infrastructure Plan for Dongying City (Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize), 2004.6-2004.11 (PI)

  12. Open Space Planning for Taizhou City (ASLA Honor Award), 2003.7-2005.6 (Co-PI)


Selected Publications

  1. Sun, Guibo; Han, Xili*; Sun, Shaohua; Oreskovic, Nicolas. (2018). Living in school catchment neighborhoods: Perceived built environments and active commuting behaviors of children in China. Journal of Transport & Health, 8(3), 251-261. (SSCI indexed)

  2. Meng, Si'an; Zacharias, John; Han, Xili. (2018). Longer afterschool active commutes and the travel environment of middle schools in Shenzhen, China. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 170-175. (SCI indexed)

  3. Zacharias, John; Bai, Zhen; Han, Xili; Huang, Yunshi. (2017). Local environment and social factors in primary school children's afterschool commute in China. Preventive Medicine Reports, 7, 206-210. (SCI indexed)

  4. Xiao, Xiaonan; Han, Xili*; Zeng, Hui; et al. (2018). Landscape ecological design and sustainable utilization of abandoned mining pits: A case study of pit cluster renovation in Haikou City. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 27(7), 1343-1350.

  5. Ding, Kaixin; Han, Xili*. (2018). Rural landscape planning in hilly areas based on the composite ecosystem theory. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 27(7), 1335-1342.

  6. Han, Xili*; Zhao, Wenqiang. (2016). Perception and planning design for urban outdoor public space. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 4(4), 10-19.

  7. Qu, Chen; Han, Xili*. (2015). Affordances of neighborhood environments for children's outdoor physical activity: A case study of Yandongyuan Community in Beijing. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 51(3), 531-538.

  8. Wang, Dong; Han, Xili*. (2012). Environmental factors influencing outdoor physical activity among children in Beijing's urban villages. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 48(5), 841-847.

  9. Han, Xili*; Li, Dihua. (2009). Research progress on urban remnant near-natural habitats. Journal of Natural Resources, 24(4), 561-566.

  10. Yu, Kongjian; Han, Xili*; Zhu, Qiang. (2007). Ecological infrastructure as a solution to urban environmental challenges. Journal of Natural Resources, 22(5), 808-816.

  11. Han, Xili*. (2018). Site preference and afterschool physical activity impact of children in China. Advancing Behaviour Change Science. Presented at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, Hong Kong, China, p. 26.

  12. Han, Xili*; Xiao, Xiaonan; Ye, Xingyin; Shi, Xiaodong. (2017). The design performance of the community greenways in Shenzhen. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference Proceedings, p. 177.

  13. Han, Xili*; Zhao, Wenqiang; Zhang, Linus; Siostrom, Peter. (2016). Low impact thinking of the spongy city construction in built-up areas from the perspective of sustainable urban design. Proceedings of the International Conference on Urban Low Impact Development (LID). Available at: [Conference URL]

  14. Han, Xili*; Xu, Qiuyang; Zhao, Wenqiang. (2016). Guiding urban renewal through high-quality pedestrian environments: Sheffield's "Golden Route." Small Town Construction, 12, 89-94.

  15. Han, Xili*; Sternudd, Catharina; Zhao, Wenqiang. (2011). Research progress on children's outdoor physical activity in urban environments. Human Geography, 26(6), 29-33. (CSSCI indexed)


Honors & Awards

  1. 2014: Received the Young Scholar Paper Award at the "9th International Conference on Urban Watershed Management – Sustainable Water Technologies and Impact Assessment of Climate Change" for the presentation titled "Children's Preference of Waterscape in Residential Area and the Opportunities for Their Physical Activity."

  2. 2012: Awarded the Second Prize of the Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award by the National Ministry of Environmental Protection for the project "Theory, Methodology, and Practice of National Ecological Security Patterns," ranking third among contributors.

  3. 2010: Won the Third Prize in the AIM International Competition – ARCHITECTS IN MISSION 2010 for the project "Civilian Gardens of a Big City."

  4. 2005: Received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Award for the project "Ecological Infrastructure Planning for Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province."

  5. 2007: Honored as an Outstanding Staff Member by Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School.

  6. 2005: Awarded the Second Prize of the Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award for the research project "Ecological Infrastructure Planning for the Central Urban Area of Dongying City, Shandong Province"; served as Project Leader.