Nature AI Lab
Publications
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.
Measuring Pedestrian-Level Street Greenery Visibility through Space Syntax and Crowdsourced Imagery: A Case Study in London, UK
This study introduces a pedestrian-scale method for measuring street greenery visibility in London, combining space syntax with crowdsourced street-level imagery from Mapillary. By linking how greenery is actually seen along the pedestrian network to the configuration of urban space, it offers a transferable, human-centered approach to green visibility — developed in collaboration with Mapillary (Meta) and featured on the Mapillary blog.
Human–Nature Intelligence
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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
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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
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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
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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
Urban Vitality, Equity & Resilience
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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
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SCI/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 2025
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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
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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
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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
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SCI/SSCIMao, Qian., Chen, Mingze*. Unraveling socio-ecological inequities in Outer London: Cluster-based resilience planning. Land 2025
Environmental Sensing & Spatial AI
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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
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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
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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
Computational Urbanism & Future Landscapes
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SCIHe, Wei., Chen, Mingze*. Advancing urban life: A systematic review of emerging technologies and AI in urban design and planning. Buildings 2024
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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
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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
Book Chapters
- Magical Foodscape: A Guidebook for Re-planning the Cities Based on Culture, Food, and the Built Environment. (pp. 010–055). Advanced Books, 1, e129204 — Section Editors. DOI ↗
- Agro-Matrix. In M.Arch. UD 2021–2022 (pp. 148–159). Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.
Selected Conference Presentations
- Chen, Mingze., Park, K. Low-cost Bluetooth sensing for monitoring visitor volumes and movements in urban nature. 2026 CELA — Oral Presentation. Cincinnati, OH
- Chen, Mingze., Park, K. Urban Human–Nature Interaction: A deep learning approach to global social media imagery. 2025 ACSP — Oral Presentation. Minneapolis, MN
- Chen, Mingze., Park, K. Understanding Human–Nature Interaction through AI and crowdsourced imagery: A case study of Vancouver. 2025 BCSLA — Oral Presentation. Vancouver, BC
- Chen, Mingze., Park, K. Usability of low-cost smart sensors for monitoring visitor volumes and movements in urban parks. 2025 CELA — Oral Presentation. Portland, OR
- Chen, Mingze., Huang, Y., Zheng, Y., Du, J., Park, K. Defining urban vitality using text-based, image-based, and GPS data. 2024 ACSP — Oral Presentation. Seattle, WA
- Chen, Mingze., Park, K. Sensor-based and vision-based technologies in monitoring human behaviours in natural areas: A scoping review. 2024 CELA — Oral Presentation. St. Louis, MI