RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Landscape Planning and Tourism Development
World Heritage Protection and Management
Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology
EDUCATION
School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2007
Doctor of Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2000
Bachelor of Architecture
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer (07/2007-present) School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2007-, General Management Plan for Mount Hua National Park (Main Member)
2007-, Concept Plan for Kamra Tourism Destination, Qinghai Province (Main Member)
2007-, Concept Plan for East Lake National Park, Hubei Province (Main Member)
2007-, General Management Plan for Beijing Zhongshan Park (Main Member)
2006-2007, General Management Plan for Temple of Heaven World Heritage Site (Main Member)
2004-2007, General Management Plan for Mount Wutai National Park (Main Member)
2003-2004, General Management Plan for Mount Laojunshan National Park (Main Member)
2002-2006, General Management Plan for Mount Huangshan Mixed World Heritage Site, China (Main Member)
2001-2002, General Management Plan for Meili Snow Mountains National Park, China (Main Member)
2000-2001, General Management Plan for Jingbo Lake National Park, Heilongjiang Province, China (Main Member)
1999-, General Management Plan for Taishan Mixed World Heritage Site, Shandong Province, China (Main Member)
COURSES TAUGHT
Graduate
Landscape Planning Studio (22 students in fall)
Landscape Ecology (32 students in fall)
Landscape Hydrology (12 students in spring)
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Landscape Design Joint Studio of Tsinghua University and University of Texas (Fall Semester of 2008)
HONORS AND AWARDS
“Outstanding Young Scientist” Awards in IUCN/WCPA-EA-5, Hongkong Conference June 21-25, 2005
“Academic Rookie” Awards by School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2007
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Social organization
Member of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)-China
PUBILICATIONS
Journal papers
1. Zhuang Youbo, Yang Rui.The Procedure and Indicator System of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the General Management Plan (GMP) for Chinese National Parks. Chinese Landscape Architecture. 2007,1
2. Zhuang Youbo, Yang Rui. Study of the Zoning Planning of Huangshan Scenic Area. Chinese Landscape Architecture. 2006,12
3. Yang Rui, Zhuang Youbo, Dang Anrong. Process and Techniques in Developing General Management Plan for Meili Snow Mountains National Park of China. Chinese Landscape Architecture. 2007,4
4. Yang Rui, Zhuang Youbo. Problems and Solutions to Visitor Congestion at Yellow Mountain National Park of China. Parks, Vol 16 No. 2 (the visitor experience challenge), 2006,p47-52
5. Yang Rui, Zhuang Youbo. Mountains and Buddhas in the Clouds. World Heritage Review. 2004,1
Selected conference proceedings
1. Yang Rui, Zhuang Youbo. Challenges and Strategies for Management of the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage Site. International Workshop on China World Heritage Biodiversity Program (Kunming). 2004,9
2. Zhuang Youbo, Yang Rui. Minimize Negative Tourism Impact in Chinese National Parks: Case Study on Mt. Huangshan National Park. IUCN/WCPA 5th Conference on Protected Areas of East Asia (Hong Kong). 2005,6
3. YANG Rui, ZHUANG Youbo, LUO Tingting. Buffer Zone and Community Issues of Mount Huangshan World Heritage Site, China. Proceedings of the International Expert Meeting on World Heritage and Buffer Zones. Davos, Switzerland. 11-14 March, 2008
4. YANG Rui, ZHUANG Youbo. From Mt. Tai To Mt. Huang: Case Studies of GMPs for Chinese WHs. Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites (Mar. 24-27,2008)
