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Yongping Wei

Honorary
Infrastructure Engineering
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
physical sciences
water resources
environmental sciences & ecology
environmental sciences
management
agriculture
technology
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Yongping Wei

 
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Engineering and IT
 
Primary Interest
Coordinator (Australia Node) Australia China Joint Research Centre on River Basin Management
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Yongping Wei.

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BETTER WATER MANAGEMENT THROUGH MORE FOCUS ON ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Current water resources management, focusing on gains of economic efficiency in the short term under the assumption of steady-state conditio..

2015 - 2018
Completed
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BETTER WATER MANAGEMENT THROUGH MORE FOCUS ON ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Current water resources management, focusing on gains of economic efficiency in the short term under the assumption of steady-state conditio..

2015 - 2018
Completed
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AUSTRALIA CHINA RESEARCH CENTRE ON RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (WATER RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY)

2013 - 2014
Completed
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Understanding cultural and ecological triggers for policies against water catchment degradation

You cannot step into the same river twice. This project aims to understand the co-evolution of science, culture and management policy in wat..

2012 - 2015
Completed
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INLAND RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY)

2011 - 2012
Completed
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THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES OF INLAND RIVER BASINS IN CHINA BY ADAPTING AUSTRALIAN AND CHINESE APPROACHES TO INLAND RIVER CONDITIONS

2011 - 2012
Completed
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ESTABLISHING A STATE-LEVEL SYSTEMIC AND ADAPTIVE WATER GOVERNANCE AUTHORITY OF EXCELLENCE IN INDIA

2011 - 2014
Completed
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Systemic and adaptive water governance: lessons for Australia from China and South Africa

The way we manage catchments under climate change is one of Australia’s major public policy challenges. This project will give new direction..

2010 - 2015
Completed
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Systemic and adaptive water governance: lessons for Australia from China and South Africa

The way we manage catchments under climate change is one of Australia’s major public policy challenges. This project will give new direction..

2010 - 2013
Completed
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CAPACITY BUILDING ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF WATER ENVIRONMENT - AUSTRALIA CHINA ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

2010 - 2012
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

7

Research Grant

6

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Yongping Wei.

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A framework for incorporating social processes in hydrological models

Zhixiang Lu, Yongping Wei, Qi Feng, Andrew W Western, Sha Zhou

Journal article  |  2018  |  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

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Predicting groundwater recharge for varying land cover and climate conditions - a global meta-study

Chinchu Mohan, Andrew W Western, Yongping Wei, Margarita Saft

Journal article  |  2018  |  Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

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A longitudinal analysis on the perspectives of major world newspapers on the Three Gorges Dam project during 1982-2015

Shuanglei Wu, Sarina Huang, Yongping Wei, Colin Duffield, Wenzhe Tang, Yan Zhao, Hang Zheng

Journal article  |  2018  |  Water Supply

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Watershed systems science—A new paradigm to understand and govern the impact of human activities on the earth’s surface in the Anthropocene

R Ison, YP Wei

Journal article  |  2017  |  Science China Earth Sciences

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Hierarchical prediction of industrial water demand based on refined Laspeyres decomposition analysis.

Yizi Shang, Shibao Lu, Jiaguo Gong, Ling Shang, Xiaofei Li, Yongping Wei, Hongwang Shi

Journal article  |  2017  |  Water Science and Technology

A recent study decomposed the changes in industrial water use into three hierarchies (output, technology, and structure) using a r..

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Systems dynamics approach to understanding the impacts of aquaculture closure policies on environmental pressures and fishermen households’ incomes in Danjiangkou Reservoir, China

C Wang, Y Zhao, YP Wei, GQ Shi

Journal article  |  2017  |  Aquaculture International

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Shifts in soil microbial metabolic activities and community structures along a salinity gradient of irrigation water in a typical arid region of China.

Lijuan Chen, Changsheng Li, Qi Feng, Yongping Wei, Hang Zheng, Yan Zhao, Yongjiu Feng, Huiya Li

Journal article  |  2017  |  Science of The Total Environment

Saline water irrigation can change soil environment, which thereby influence soil microbial process. Based on a field experiment, ..

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Evaluating four downscaling methods for assessment of climate change impact on ecological indicators

Jun Wang, Rory Nathan, Avril Horne, Murray C Peel, Yongping Wei, John Langford

Journal article  |  2017  |  Environmental Modelling & Software

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Impacts of aquaculture wastewater irrigation on soil microbial functional diversity and community structure in arid regions.

Lijuan Chen, Qi Feng, Changsheng Li, Yongping Wei, Yan Zhao, Yongjiu Feng, Hang Zheng, Fengrui Li, Huiya Li

Journal article  |  2017  |  Scientific Reports

Aquaculture wastewater is one of the most important alternative water resources in arid regions where scarcity of fresh water is c..

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Evolution of the vegetation system in the Heihe River basin in the last 2000 years

S Li, Y Zhao, Y Wei, H Zheng

Journal article  |  2017  |  Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Abstract. The response of vegetation systems to the long-term changes in climate, hydrology, and social–economic conditions in riv..

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Land and Water Management
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Civil Engineering
Ecosystem Assessment and Management
Environmental Science and Management
Soil Sciences
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation
Soil and Water Sciences
Environmental Engineering

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2007

Postgraduate Publication Awards, Faculty of Land and Food Resources

The University of Melbourne
2006

Postgraduate Publication Awards, Faculty of Land and Food Resources

The University of Melbourne
2006

Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarships
2005

Postgraduate Overseas Research Experience Scholarship
2003

Melbourne International Research Scholarship
2001

Water Science and Technology Advance Award (Grade II)

Shanxi Provincial Water Resources Department
2000

Water Science and Technology Advance Award (Grade I)

Shanxi Provincial Water Resources Department
2013

ARC Future Fellow Fellowship

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Infrastructure Engineering

Member, European Association Of Environmental And Natural Economics

European Association of Environmental and Natural Economics

Member, Chinese Society Of Water Resources

Chinese Society of Water Resources

Member Chinese Society Of Science And Technology

Chinese Society of Science and Technology

Education

PhD in Resources Management

University of Melbourne

Master of Economics

Renmin University of China

Bachelor of Engineering

Xidian University