Biography

Dr. Heng Zhang holds a position of Professor at Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. She has completed her Ph.D. in Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Her main area of expertise includes Environmental and Behavioral Studies, Sustainable Development, Ecotourism, Disaster Preventing Behavior, Architectural programming, Community Development, Life Style, Low-Carbon Building, Architectural Planning, Sustainable Community, Quality of life, Green Building, Environmental Planning, Eco-community, Leisure Activity, Structural Equation Modeling. She has published 10 research articles in journals as well as 23 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

Behavioral Studies

Architectural Planning

Sustainable Development

Ecotourism

Selected Publications

Zhang, H. and S.H. Lin, 2011. Affective appraisal of residents and visual elements in the neighborhood: A case study in an established suburban community. Landscape Urban Plann., 101: 11-21.
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Zhang, H. and M. Li, 2011. Environmental characteristics of children's neighbourhood activities. Asian J. Environ. Behav. Stud., 2: 40-50.

Zhang, H and S.L. Lei, 2011. A structural model of residents' intention to participate in ecotourism: The case of a wetland community. Tourism Manage. 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.09.012.
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Lei, S.L. and H. Zhang, 2011. Application of social carrying capacity to sustainable environment planning: A case study of coastal community in Taiwan. Appl. Mech. Mater., 71-78: 1925-1928.
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Zhang, H. and Y.F. Shen, 2010. A study on the choice tendency of demanders to sustainable development related residence characteristics: Case of collective housing in Taiwan. J. Archit., 2010: 65-84.

Zhang, H. and S.L. Lei, 2009. Residents' environmental attitudes and behavioral intention of tourism development in Beimen coastal area, Taiwan. J. Thai Hospitality Tourism, 2552: 77-86.

Zhang, H. and J.H. Shyng, 2004. A study on the relationship between dwelling characteristics and residential function satisfaction: The collective housing as example. J. Archit., 2004: 89-106.

Zhang, H. and J.H. Shyng, 2004. A study on the establishment of an estimate model for sustainable residential size: The collective housing as example. J. Archit., 2004: 99-120.

Zhang, H. and J.H. Shyng, 2004. A study on the conduction performance of ecological community concept: The rural communities in Tainan county for example. J. Archit. Plann., 5: 29-47.

Zhang, H. and J.H. Shyng, 2003. A study on the performance evaluation of public facilities in neighborhood environment: The case of traditional retail markets. J. Archit., 2003: 87-103.