{"id":12965,"date":"2026-08-14T14:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/?page_id=12965"},"modified":"2026-09-09T21:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:27:06","slug":"dr-chendi-zhang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/dr-chendi-zhang\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Chendi Zhang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8dff21de default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-66253bdd\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-c95d37e4 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/09\/Chendi-Zhang-Headshot-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-13095\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"Chendi Zhang Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c76368d9\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Chendi Zhang<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-006a3825 default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ab1e6879\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3c4ae8e80f79e4b3daf2b735db9fdfd3\">Assistant Professor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4d612ca63295a926b2836470b3d0406b wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research Specialization(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-552afe4a2e2cb2b736a861b593d4857a\"><strong><em>Environmental Resilience<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-dffe73b48390ca83e3682b3973ea1d5c\"><strong><em>Aging-In-Place<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2d6d3942c5dc9635a1e1121924a59008\"><strong><em>Geospatial Analytics<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1bdca3378a2be9512f4e450ffa8c55d3\"><strong><em>Computational Design<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-faccfb12\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f79cde0b1a8aa3470f41ffd92531498\">Office: AH 4023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-903a957f\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-97a794d6 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/09\/Chendi-Zhang-CV.pdf\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">Curriculum Vitae<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b920fe93\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84fd6df10a4a9adaccbb85f295c9e324\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:chendizhang@ufl.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:chendizhang@ufl.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chendizhang@ufl.edu<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9567bf32 default uagb-is-root-container\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-12965_193b26-a6 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-12965_193b26-a6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--ast-global-color-0);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-12965_193b26-a6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-92949989098a106dbaccbc994f79a3c1 wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Chendi Zhang is a researcher and designer in landscape architecture and urban planning. Her research focuses on aging in place, climate change adaptation including wildfire resilience, urban analytics, computational design, and the social and spatial dimensions of built environment design. She uses mixed methods, including geospatial analytics, computational design media, policy review, and comparative planning research, to examine how planning and design can promote equity, resilience, and quality of life across diverse contexts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8113492f7842138d219578c44158fa8b wp-block-paragraph\">Chendi earned her Ph.D. in Urban Planning at UCLA and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Beijing Forestry University. Chendi practiced at landscape architecture firms including OLIN and TLS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e15b8ce51094640a3c204e7949fbe7c6 wp-block-paragraph\">Chendi is actively recruiting PhD students interested in exploring questions about environmental resilience, age-friendly design and planning and design for vulnerable populations using quantitative or mixed methods. A master\u2019s degree in landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture, civil engineering or a related field is required. Professional experience is preferred but not required. Prospective students are encouraged to email Chendi at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:chendizhang@ufl.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chendizhang@ufl.edu<\/a>&nbsp;with a CV and a research proposal describing their research interests and potential areas of inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-25c8e285ad383800487c04e1452d2ec5 wp-block-paragraph\">For more details regarding PhD studies under Dr. Zhang, please click<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/09\/UF-PhD-Recruitment_Chendi-Zhang.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/09\/UF-PhD-Recruitment_Chendi-Zhang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Publications <\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-12965_804c90-a7 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-12965_804c90-a7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--ast-global-color-0);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-12965_804c90-a7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a1d3c711dbe51e9d2a934ce3929cd95d wp-block-paragraph\">Zhang, Chendi*, Nicole Lambrou,&nbsp;Crystal Kolden, and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris. &#8220;Identifying misalignments in wildfire management: Opportunities for plan integration and stakeholder collaboration.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>Journal of Environmental Management<\/em>&nbsp;390 (2025): 126274.&nbsp;<a 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href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F13574809.2024.2329122&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cryanhelterhoff%40dcp.ufl.edu%7C95b34ae6a55640ef0ec808defc66af9d%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C639225715688290113%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7Fr%2BJICqccru4EEyP472RMX8eaVh3pARaWvsSfLI9CM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13574809.2024.2329122&nbsp;<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9f1e00d61d77f683036e5c90397f6b57 wp-block-paragraph\">Zhang, Chendi*, and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris. (2026) &#8220;Comparing age-friendly city and community policies from China and the world: a systematic review.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Public Health<\/em>&nbsp;13: 1707802.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.3389%2Ffpubh.2025.1707802&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cryanhelterhoff%40dcp.ufl.edu%7C95b34ae6a55640ef0ec808defc66af9d%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C639225715688313808%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=u5z0QsKkb86OlVLBqUX6ZJi%2BzZaFeYB%2FPciQzkWlZSY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1707802<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Chendi Zhang Assistant Professor Research Specialization(s): Office: AH 4023 Contact: chendizhang@ufl.edu Dr. Chendi Zhang is a researcher and designer in landscape architecture and urban planning. 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