Publications

Journal Articles

  • Zeng, Y., & Wang, J. (2026). Green Space and Sense of Place: A Systematic Review. Regional Science and Environmental Economics, 3(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/rsee3010001

  • Wang, J., Tao, Z., & Deal, B. (2025). Street-level climate action: A landscape-based approach to investigate transportation emissions and green infrastructure solutions. Frontiers in Built Environment, 11, Article 1678169. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1678169

  • Wang, J., Deal, B., & Hakim, M. I. (2025). Data-driven multi-scale integration of transportation networks and greenhouse gas emissions for landscape infrastructure planning. Land, 14(4), 807. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040807

  • Zeng, Y., Wang, J., Lai, S., & Deal, B. (2024). Understanding the carbon sequestration potential of urban landscapes: A state-wide assessment in Illinois. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 9, 193–201. https://doi.org/10.14627/537752019

Presentation

  • Wang, J., & Tao, Z. (2026, April). Multi-objective Bayesian optimization for sustainable urban land use planning with enhanced socioeconomic features: The case of Chicago [Conference presentation]. 54th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Chicago, IL, United States.

  • Wang, J., & Deal, B. (2026, March). Multi-stage parallel processing and machine learning pipeline for regional biodiversity assessment and protection [Conference presentation]. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 2025 Annual Conference.

  • Wang, J., Tao, Z., & Deal, B. (2026, March). The 2029 carbon tipping point: Integrated strategies needed to maintain urban vegetation carbon sinks in Illinois [Conference presentation]. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States.

  • Wang, J. (2025, October). Unlocking carbon secrets in farmland: How land use management can leverage agricultural system carbon neutrality. World Food Forum 2025: Global Youth Innovation and Sustainable Agriculture Side Event, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Sanya, China.

  • Wang, J., & Wu, Y. (2025, September). Form, function, and equity in the urban carbon cycle: A comparative study of local climate zones, net primary production, and socioeconomic impacts in Cook County, IL, and Singapore [Conference presentation]. City Plus at Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

  • Heavisides, T., Deal, B., Lai, S., Wang, J., Ask, S., Pang, B., & Wolfenberger, J. (2025, March). Illinois natural and working lands plus climate plan-geo spatial analysis and modeling [Conference presentation]. U.S Climate Alliance, Washington, DC, United States.

  • Zeng, Y., Wang, J., & Deal, B. (2025, March). Understanding the carbon sequestration potential in urban landscapes: The case study of IL counties [Conference presentation]. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference (CELA 2025), Portland, OR, United States.

Working Papers

  • Deal, B. M., Sullivan, P., Wang, J., Afeke, S., Ask, S. I., Hakim, M. I., Hapsari, H. M., Heavisides, T., Lai, S., Lemon, K. D., Tao, Z., & Wolfenberger, J. (2025, June). A natural and working lands climate planning framework for the State of Illinois (IL NWL+). LEAM Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Studio Booklet Chapter

Under Review

Journal Articles

  • Tao, Z., Wang, J., Gu, Y., Guo, Z., & Song, Y. (2025). The Role of Urban Vegetation in Post-Hurricane Recovery: How Green
    Infrastructure Quality Shapes Spatial Clustering of Post-Hurricane Recovery Outcomes [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Tao, Z., Wang, J., Gu, Y., Deal, B., Guo, Z., & Song, Y. (2025). Green infrastructure and post-disaster economic recovery: Empirical evidence from Hurricane Laura [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Wang, J., Deal, B., Zhu, S., & Gu, Y. (2025). Biodiversity, Conservation and Design Thinking: an AI-driven, Geodesign Framework for Determining Habitat Quality [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Wang, J., Deal, B., Zhu, S., & Tao, Z. (2025). AI-Driven Discovery Reveals Critical Thresholds and Persistent Inequities in Urban Sustainability [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Wang, J., Tao, Z., & Deal, B. (2025). Urban vegetation transitions from carbon sink to source by 2029 in Illinois [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Conferences

  • Wang, J., Zhu, S, & Deal, Brian. (2026, July). Multi-objective optimization of agricultural land management: balancing economic returns with environmental conservation [Abstract Submitted]. City Plus at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.