Nature AI Lab
Peer-reviewed research spanning our four directions — Human–Nature Intelligence, Urban Vitality, Equity & Resilience, Environmental Sensing & Spatial AI, and Computational Urbanism & Future Landscapes. Asterisks (*) mark works led under our mentorship, with the lab serving as corresponding author.
Current Projects · 2026 T3
A living view of research in motion—linking macro systems, meso places and micro experiences through shared data and methods.
NEW · 2026Chen, Mingze., Park, Keunhyun. Monitoring human behaviors in natural environments using sensor and vision technologies: A scoping review of analytical approaches and applications. Environmental Development 2026
NEW · 2026Tao, Tianmin., Yuan, Fan., Chen, Man., Chen, Mingze., Liu, Ye. A systematic review of the impact of the urban environment on the health of school-age children and adolescents: Current landscape and future directions. Cities 2026
NEW · 2026Geng, Dehui Christina., Zhang, Jieyu., Chen, Mingze., Gaston, Christopher., Wu, Wanli., Wang, Guangyu. Human-nature interactions under health crisis: Implications for adaptive national park development and management. Journal of Forestry Research 2026
SCI/SSCIChen, Mingze., Liu, Yuxuan., Liu, Fan., Chadha, T., Park, K. Measuring pedestrian-level street greenery visibility through space syntax and crowdsourced imagery: A case study in London, UK. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2025
SCIZhang, Xiamengwei., Chen, Mingze*., Huang, Yongming. Who gets to use the street? Evaluating the utilization and inclusiveness of public space using crowdsourced videos and vision-language models. Sustainable Cities and Society 2025
SCI/SSCIYuan, Fan., Chen, Mingze*. A systematic review of measurement tools and senior engagement in urban nature: Health benefits and behavioral patterns analysis. Health & Place 2025
SCI/SSCICai, Yuxuan., Huang, Yongming., Chen, Anzhi., Yang, Zhuohao., Chen, Mingze., Wen, Yuhan., Yang, Qiuyi., Li, Xiaowei*. Subjective perception or the physical environment: Which matters more for public area visitation thresholds across different COVID-19 pandemic stages? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2025
NEW · 2026Duan, Jiayu., Chen, Mingze., Roosli, R. Assessing multimodal transport and spatial disparities in urban park accessibility for the elderly: A case study of inner and outer London. Frontiers of Architectural Research 2026
NEW · 2026Yang, Haopeng., Wang, Yiyang., Gao, Lanxin., Chen, Mingze. Mapping spatial patterns of running activity on park using machine learning and geotagged social media data. City and Environment Interactions 2026
SCI/SSCIChen, Mingze., Cai, Yuxuan., Guo, S., Sun, R., Song, Y., Shen, X. Evaluating implied urban nature vitality in San Francisco: An interdisciplinary approach combining census data, street view images, and social media analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2024
NEW · 2026SCI/SSCIHuang, Yongming., Du, Jiani., Chen, Mingze*., Lin, Y., Huang, S., Cai, Yuxuan. Evaluating the spatial–temporal impact of urban nature on urban vitality in Vancouver: A social media and GPS data approach. Land Use Policy 2026
SCI/SSCIHu, Yequan., Chen, Mingze*., Cai, Yuxuan. Comparative analysis of greenery inequalities in New York and London: Social-economic and spatial dimensions. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2025
SSCIYang, Jiaxi., Chen, Mingze*. Assessing the impact of urban amenities on people with disabilities in London: A multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis. Habitat International 2025
SCI/SSCIZhang, Kaiqi., Chen, Mingze*. Multi-method analysis of urban green space accessibility: Influences of land use, greenery types, and individual characteristics. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2024
SCI/SSCIMao, Qian., Chen, Mingze*. Unraveling socio-ecological inequities in Outer London: Cluster-based resilience planning. Land 2025
SCILuo, Tianze., Chen, Mingze*. Advancements in supervised machine learning for outdoor thermal comfort: A comprehensive systematic review of scales, applications, and data types. Energy & Buildings 2025
SCILi, Hongqian., Cai, Yuxuan*., Yang, Yidong., Cai, Xinran. Assessing the influence of urban scene characteristics on urban heat island: An interpretable machine learning approach in New York City. Urban Climate 2025
SCISun, Pingyao., Chen, Mingze*., Chen, Jingyi. The “blue” habitat of urban and suburban areas and approaches for its biodiversity research: A scoping review. Journal of Environmental Management 2025
SCIHe, Wei., Chen, Mingze*. Advancing urban life: A systematic review of emerging technologies and AI in urban design and planning. Buildings 2024
SCI/SSCIGe, Mengting., Kong, J., Yang, Q., Chen, Mingze*., Wang, W. Examine an Intelligence Education Framework of Landscape Architecture (EFLA) based on a Network Model of Technology in Landscape Architecture (NMTLA). Sustainability 2023
Chen, Mingze., Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Fang, Z. Application of data visualization in urban design based on Grasshopper. Landscape Architecture Academic Journal 2022 · in Chinese