Education Background：
2021 PhD in Urban Design, Eindhoven University of Technology
2017 MA in Design, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Working Experience：
2023-Present Fujian Provincial High-Level Talent
2022-Present Xiamen Municipal High-Level Talent
2021-Present Assistant Professor of Environmental Design, the Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University.
2020-Present Peer-Reviewer for international journals (SCI/SSCI), including Landscape and Urban Planning, Transport Policy, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Public Health Nutrition and BMJ Open.
2018-Present Member of Netherlands Graduate School of Urban and Regional Research (Nethur), Netherlands.
Research Interests：
Environmental Perception and Behaviour、Urban Friendliness Space、Healthy Neighbourhood
Academic Projects：
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China - Age-Friendly Urban Community Environment Based on Socio-Spatial Experience: Impact Mechanisms, Evaluation System, and Optimization Strategies (Young Scientists Fund, Grant No. 52408094), Jan 2025 - Dec 2027, Ongoing, Principal Investigator;
2. Fujian Social Science Foundation - Design Patterns for Age-Friendly Community Street Facility Renewal in Southern Fujian Based on Participatory Workshops (Youth Project in Art Studies, Grant No. FJ2024C120), Aug 2024 - Jun 2026, Ongoing, Principal Investigator;
3. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation - Assessment and Impact Mechanisms of Elderly Residents' Affective Experience Based on Perceived Spatial Data: A Case Study of Shenzhen (Regional Joint Fund-Youth Fund, Grant No. 2023A1515110663), Nov 2023 - Oct 2026, Ongoing, Principal Investigator;
4. Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities - Research on Age-Friendly Community Design Strategies and Implementation Paths in the New Era (Grant No. 20720221045), Mar 2022 - Dec 2024, Ongoing, Principal Investigator.
Academic Publications（Selected）：
Van den Berg, P. E. W., Bojing Liao*, Gorissen, S., van Wesemael, P. J. V., & Arentze, T. A. The Relationship van den Berg, P. E. W., Bojing Liao*, Gorissen, S., van Wesemael, P. J. V., & Arentze, T. A. The Relationship between Walkability and Place Attachment and the Mediating Role of Neighborhood-Based Social Interaction. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2024, 44(3), 1730-1741.
Bojing Liao*; Xiang Li ; Neighborhood Environment and Affective Walking Experience: Cluster Analysis Results of a Virtual-Environment-Based Conjoint Experiment, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, 20(1396).
Bojing Liao*; Pauline E.W. van den Berg; P.J.V. van Wesemael; Theo A. Arentze ; Individuals’ perception of walkability: Results of a conjoint experiment using videos of virtual environments, Cities, 2022, 125(103650).
Bojing Liao*; Pauline E.W. van den Berg; P.J.V. van Wesemael; Theo A. Arentze ; Empirical analysis of walkability using data from the Netherlands, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2020, 85(102390).
Bojing Liao*; Pauline E.W. van den Berg; P.J.V. van Wesemael; Theo A. Arentze ; How Does Walkability Change Behavior? A Comparison between Different Age Groups in the Netherlands, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 540(17).
