AREA OF STUDY

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Jiaguo Qi (pronounced Chee) is a Professor at Michigan State University’s Department of Geography, a member of the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, and Co-Director of the MSU Office of China Programs. Dr. Qi also serves as a Project Scientist for NASA’s MAIRS (Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Studies) program.

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

His research focuses on two areas: 1) Integrating biophysical and social processes and methods in understanding land use and land cover change and 2) Transforming data into information and knowledge. Understanding the coupling of nature and human systems is important in global change research. The interactions between biophysical and social processes are intrinsically coupled but largely unknowns. To better understand the responses/feedbacks of the two coupled processes, Dr. Qi’s research endeavor focuses on two fronts: 1) development of methodologies to quantify the linkages between them, and 2) development of geospatial tools to allow a quantification of Spatio-temporal patterns and processes resulting from complex interactions between human and natural systems. His recent research attempts to integrate environmental and social sciences to investigate the consequences of the socio-economic reform on land degradation in China and climate change impact on human systems in East Africa.

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LINKS

http://www.globalchange.msu.edu/directory/qi-jiaguo-bio.html

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