Su Xu is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor in the Department of Landscape Planning and Design at East China University of Science and Technology. A National Registered Urban and Rural Planner, she also serves on the Youth Editorial Board of the Journal of Metropolitan Development Research. She earned her Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Urban and Rural Planning from Tongji University and her Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning and Design from Nanjing University.

Her research focuses on functional transformation and low-carbon development in megacities, with recent work exploring the integration of artificial intelligence into urban construction. She teaches courses such as Landscape Ecology, Big Data, and Geographic Information Analysis, and has extensive experience in projects on urban development strategies, urbanization, and planning for new towns and industrial parks.

Email: xusutju@126.com

[1]Xu, S., & Zhao, M.* (2025). Data Center Construction and Spatial Planning Strategies from the Perspective of New Productivity. Urban Planning Forum, (01): 34-39. (CSSCI)

[2]Xu, S., & Zhao, M.* (2024). From Anti-Magnetic Centers to Regional Node Cities: Functional Iteration and Planning Strategies for New Town Development in the New Era. City Planning Review, 48(09): 13-18+66. (CSSCI)

[3]Xu, S. (2024). Analysis of Carbon Emission Characteristics and Decarbonization Strategies for China's Five Major Urban Agglomerations. Shanghai Urban Planning Review, (04): 48-55. (Core Journal of Peking University)

[4]Xu, S., & Wang, J.* (2024). Study on Decarbonization Trajectories and Policy Implications for China: A Comparative Analysis of Carbon Peak Nations. PLOS ONE, 19(8). DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0308394 (SCIE, JCR Q1)

[5]Zhou, Z.†, Xu, S.†, Wang, J., & Shen, H. (2025). Spatiotemporal Impacts of Urban Structure and Socioeconomic Factors on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 11, Article 0290. https://doi.org/10.34133/ehs.0290 (SCIE, JCR Q1)

[6]Xu, S., Xia, S.*, Zhou, Z., & Lin, Y. (2024). Research on Site Selection Optimization and Design Methods for Disaster-Resistant Green Spaces in Mega-Cities—Taking Shanghai’s Xuhui District as an Example. Environmental Science and Engineering, 409-430. (EI)

[7]Xu, S., & Zhu, J. (2015). Regional Urbanization Characteristics and Differentiation Strategies Based on Population Mobility: Discussion of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. Urban Development Studies, 22(08): 46-54. (CSSCI)

[8]Xu, S., Yu, T., & Wu, Q. (2011). Evaluation System of Urbanization Quality in Chinese County-Level Cities from a Regional Perspective: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta. Urban Planning International, 26(01): 53-58. (Core Journal of Peking University, CSSCI Extended)

[9]Zhao, M., Li, F., & Xu, S. (2014). Analysis and Strategic Choices for Shanghai's Construction as a Global City in the New Era. Urban Planning Forum, (04): 7-13. (CSSCI)

[10]Yu, T., Xu, S., & Yang, Q. (2011). Interpretation of International Cities: Concepts, Theories, and Research Progress. Planners, 27(02): 27-32. (Core Journal of Peking University, CSSCI Extended)

[11]Xu, S. (2016). Analytical Framework for Development of Western Provincial Capital Cities and Its Application. Journal of Human Settlements in West China, 31(05): 42-50. (Core Journal of Peking University, CSCD Extended)

[12]Xu, S. (2018). The Evolution of Urban-Rural Development in Japan, Rural Governance Conditions, and Its Implications. Shanghai Urban Planning Review, 2018(01): 63-71. (Core Journal of Peking University)

[13]Xu, S., & Zhu, J. (2018). From Disequilibrium to Equilibrium: Land Element Flow and Guidance in Urban-Rural Integration Process—Recent Surveys Based on Rural Areas in Southern Jiangsu. Development of Small Cities & Towns, 36(08): 19-25.

[14]Xu, S. (2014). Review and Implications of Brazil's Urbanization Process—Temporal-Spatial Evolution, Structural Evolution, and Urban-Rural Mobility. Ideal Space, (61): 118-120.

[15]Xu, S., Zhu, J., & Duan, Y. (2013). Regional Economic Polarization in the Yangtze River Delta from the Perspective of Economic Globalization: County (City, District) Level Analysis. Proceedings of the International Conference on Cities and Regional Development in the Global Network.

[16]Xu, S., & Zhu, J. (2018). Understanding Urban-Rural Integration of Metropolitan Areas in China: A Perspective of the Flow of Elements and Allocation of Public Goods. Paper presented at AESOP Annual Congress 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden.

[17]Zhang, L., Li, W., & Xu, S. (2016). Rural Migration and Rural Development: Case Studies in Eastern, Central, and Western China. In Z. Yongnian, Z. Litao, & S.Y. Tong (Eds.), China's Great Urbanization. London: Routledge.

[1]Xu, S. (2024). From Urban-Rural Dual Governance to Urban-Rural Integrated Development: Empirical Research and Strategic Discussions Based on Typical Prefecture-level Cities. Shanghai: East China University of Science and Technology Press.

[2]Wang, J., Xu, S., & Duan, X. (2024). Green Design and Carbon Neutrality. Shanghai: East China University of Science and Technology Press.

[1]Functional Orientation and Optimization Path of New Town Construction in Megacities (2023BCK009, Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Project), Principal Investigator, ongoing.

[2]Functional Transformation and Optimization Path of Shanghai's Five New Towns (2025-JD-40, Shanghai Municipal Government Decision-Making Consultation Research Base Key Project), Principal Investigator, ongoing.

[3]Development Planning for Jinzhong Methanol Economy Demonstration Zone, 2023, Principal Investigator.

[4]Regional Functional Orientation and Optimization of Shanghai's Five Major New Towns, 2024, Principal Investigator.

[5]Summary and Development Insights of Large-scale Land Development Models in Shanghai's New Jiangwan City, 2023, Participant.

[6]Industrial Research for Territorial Spatial Planning in Hami City, 2020, Participant.

[7]Research on Urban-Rural Integrated Development in Luoyang City, 2019, Participant.