Hello, I'm Qiyang Liu
I am an Assistant Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. I received my PhD from the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds in 2019.
My research centres on transport equity/justice and transport governance, with a focus on distinctive transport equity issues in China and underrepresented communities.
🔬 Research Interests:
- Transport equity and transport-related social exclusion
- Transport governance and policy-making
- Transport culture and psychology
- New mobility services and informal transport
I have published one English monograph (translated into German and Spanish) and over 30 SCI/SSCI papers in journals including PNAS, Nature Communications, Transport Policy, Journal of Transport Geography, and the Transportation Research series. I serve as a reviewer for 25 journals including Nature Cities, Nature Communications, Transport Policy, and Journal of Transport Geography.
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News
- “Whose Streets? Our Streets!: Contesting space and embodying risk in Shenzhen's e-scooter governance” was published in Transport Policy.
- “Crossing the river by feeling the stones: Sub-national agency in China's highway maintenance marketisation” was published in Journal of Urban Management.
- “Environmental injustice and transition pathways of heavy-duty truck transport in China” was published in Communications Earth & Environment.
- “Run to the hills: Car ownership as a shield against ageing anxiety in China” was published in Journal of Urban Mobility.
- “Agglomeration under strain: Nonlinear dynamics of urban functional conflicts” was published in Sustainable Cities and Society.
- “Perception is reality: How individuals' perceived transport equity shapes social exclusion in Chinese cities” was published in Journal of Transport Geography.
- “Drowning in Delays: Integrated hydrological-accessibility framework for flood-resilient EMS and transport equality” was published in Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy.
- “Every step I take: How diverse travel purposes shape social exclusion” was published in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice.
- “'We are the cavalry, on the way to the rescue': Mobility-masculinity nexus among Chinese urban delivery workers during early COVID-19 lockdowns” was published in Mobilities.
- “Running with the shadows of the night: Transport justice issues faced by sex workers” was published in Journal of Transport Geography.
Selected Publications
Every step I take: How diverse travel purposes shape social exclusion
Liu, Q., Liu, J., & Jiang, S.
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 205, 104897, 2026
ICT usage increases workforce geographical diversity
Zhao, P., Wang, H., Clark, W. A., Feng, Y., Liu, Q., & Cui, Y.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(20), e2426901122, 2025
Unravelling the spatial directionality of urban mobility
Zhao, P., Wang, H., Liu, Q., Yan, X. Y., & Li, J.
Nature Communications, 15(1), 4507, 2024