About Me

Zhenghong Tang

Zhenghong Tang

Dr. Zhenghong Tang is a professor in the Community and Regional Planning Program in the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research focuses on environmental planning, hazard mitigation, and Geo-AI. Dr. Tang's work aims to strengthen local planning capacity, fostering greater community resilience and environmental sustainability.  

Dr.Tang also serves as a professor in the Landscape Architecture Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also holds a courtesy professor in the School of Natural Resources and the School of Global Integrative Studies, and serves as a faculty fellow in the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute and the Center for Great Plains Studies.

Dr. Tang teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in various subjects including CRPL 470/870 Environmental Planning and Policy, CRPL 433/833 GIS in Environmental Design and Planning, CRPL 471/871 Environmental Impact Assessment, CRPL 472/872 Hazard Mitigation Planning, CRPL 802 Planning Theory, and CRPL 990 Planning Studio.

Dr. Tang's research agenda encompasses two major research areas:

(1)  Promoting “integrated planning” approach to improve state and local planning capacity for community resilience and sustainable development: Dr. Tang's research focuses on advancing an "integrated planning" approach to strengthen the capacity of state and local agencies in addressing extreme hazards, enhancing community resilience, and promoting sustainable development. This approach emphasizes the importance of tackling long-term, complex, and strategic environmental challenges, such as droughts and floods, through coordinated and adaptive planning. Dr. Tang collaborates extensively with state and local planning agencies, advocating for adaptation practices that support sustainable community development.  

(2)  Developing geospatial information platforms with machine/deep learning algorithms/Artificial intelligence (Geo-AI) for effective conservation and environmental management: Dr. Tang's current research focuses on developing geospatial information platforms that leverage machine learning, deep learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence (Geo-AI) for conservation mapping and environmental decision-making. These near-real-time platforms provide high-resolution, advanced insights into ecosystem services at spatiotemporal scales. This information supports federal, state, regional, and local agencies in wetland restoration, watershed planning, and soil and water conservation, offering valuable scientific assistance to guide effective environmental management.

Zhenghong Tang, Ph.D., Professor 
Community and Regional Planning Program   
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln
313 Architecture Hall, 400 Stadium Dr.
NE 68588-0105 
Phone: (402)-472-9281 
Fax: (402)-472-3806 
Email: ztang2@unl.edu