About me

Zhenghong Tang is an assistant professor in the Community and Regional Planning Program in the College of Architecture at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a courtesy assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, a faculty fellow in the Water Center and the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also a research fellow in the Environmental Planning and Sustainability Research Unit in the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University.

His previous research addressed watershed management information system, environmental spatial modeling, soil erosion and non-point pollution mechanisms, geohazard risk assessment, and land use driven-factors analysis. His recent research mainly emphasized integrating strategic environmental impacts with local land use planning. His current research and outreach projects focus on local land use planning capacity, natural resources management, hazards mitigation, and climate change mitigation and adaptations.

He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Environmental Planning and Policy, GIS in Environmental Design, and Planning Theory. His research and teaching interests cover: land use planning, environmental planning & policies, environmental impact assessment, local climate change responses, urban and regional development policies, environmental hazards management, watershed management, quantitative methods and GIS analysis, and international (China) planning.

News for most recent publications

Tang, Z., Brody, S.D., Quinn, C., Chang, L., Wei, T., 2010, Moving from agenda to action: Evaluating local climate change action plans, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(1): 43-62.
Tang, Z., Hussey, C.M., Wei, T., 2009, Assessing local land use planning's awareness, analysis, and actions for climate change, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 368-381.
Tang, Z., Brody, S. D., 2009, Link planning theories with factors influencing local environmental plan quality, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 36: 522 -537.
Tang, Z., 2009, How are California local jurisdictions incorporating a strategic environmental assessment in local comprehensive land use plans? Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 14(4): 313-328.
Tang, Z., Bright, E., Brody, S. D., 2009, Evaluating California local land use plans environmental impact reports, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 29: 96-106.
Tang, Z., 2008, Integrating the principles of strategic environmental assessment into local comprehensive land use planning, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 10(2): 143 -171.
Tang, Z., 2008, Evaluating the capacities of local jurisdictions' coastal zone land use planning in California, Ocean and Coastal Management, 51(7): 544-555.
Tang, Z., Lindell, M., Prater, C., Brody, S. D., 2008, Measuring tsunami hazard planning capacity on the U.S. Pacific coast, Natural Hazards Review, 9(2): 91-100.