Dr Feng Mao
Lecturer
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- maof1@cardiff.ac.uk
- Room 2.49, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Environmental and Physical Geography at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. My research interests lie in the intersection of water, ecosystems, society and technologies, focusing on three main themes: (i) hydro-socio-ecological systems under change, (ii) resilience and environmental risk, and (iii) innovative data technologies for the environment and development, including low-cost sensor networks and visualisation applications.
Biography
Education
- PhD in Geography, University of Cambridge (2015)
- MPhil in Politics, University of Cambridge (2010)
- MRes in Biodiversity and Conservation, University of Leeds (2009)
- BSc in Natural Sciences and Biology, Zhejiang University (2009)
Career overview
- Lecturer in Environmental and Physical Geography, Cardiff University (2020-present)
- Research Fellow, University of Birmingham (2015-2020)
- Visiting Scholar, Stanford University (2020)
- Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University (2019)
Publications
2021
- Junqueira, A. M.et al. 2021. Estimation of river flow using CubeSats remote sensing. Science of the Total Environment 788, article number: 147762. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147762)
- Chang, J.et al. 2021. Modern cities modelled as “super-cells” rather than multicellular organisms: Implications for industry, goods and services. BioEssays 43(7), article number: 2100041. (10.1002/bies.202100041)
- Xu, L.et al. 2021. Conceptualising cascading effects of resilience in human-water systems. In: Ungar, M. ed. Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change. Oxford University Press, pp. 744-770., (10.1093/oso/9780190095888.003.0039)
- Mao, F.et al. 2021. Increasing nutrient inputs risk a surge of nitrous oxide emissions from global mangrove ecosystems. One Earth 4(4), pp. 742-748. (10.1016/j.oneear.2021.04.007)
2020
- Karpouzoglou, T.et al. 2020. From present to future development pathways in fragile mountain landscapes. Environmental Science and Policy 114, pp. 606-613. (10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.016)
- Hannah, D. M.et al. 2020. Water and sanitation for all in a pandemic. Nature Sustainability 3, pp. 773-775. (10.1038/s41893-020-0593-7)
- Mao, F.et al. 2020. Moving beyond the technology: a socio-technical roadmap for low-cost water sensor network applications. Environmental Science and Technology 54(15), pp. 9145-9158. (10.1021/acs.est.9b07125)
- Docherty, J.et al. 2020. A framework for understanding water-related multi-hazards in a sustainable development context. Progress in Physical Geography 44(2), pp. 267-284. (10.1177/0309133319900926)
2019
- Dewulf, A.et al. 2019. The power to define resilience in social–hydrological systems: toward a power‐sensitive resilience framework. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 6(6), article number: e1377. (10.1002/wat2.1377)
- Mao, F.et al. 2019. Revision of biological indices for aquatic systems: a ridge-regression solution. Ecological Indicators 106, article number: 105478. (10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105478)
- Mao, F.et al. 2019. Low-cost environmental sensor networks: recent advances and future directions. Frontiers in Earth Science 7, article number: 221. (10.3389/feart.2019.00221)
- Ochoa-Tocachi, B. F.et al. 2019. Potential contributions of pre-Inca infiltration infrastructure to Andean water security. Nature Sustainability 2(7), pp. 584-593. (10.1038/s41893-019-0307-1)
- Regmi, S.et al. 2019. Learning to cope with water variability through participatory monitoring: the case study of the mountainous region, Nepal. Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management (10.26491/mhwm/106021)
- Mao, F.et al. 2019. Developing composite indicators for ecological water quality assessment based on network interactions and expert judgment. Environmental Modelling and Software 115, pp. 51-62. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.01.011)
- Mao, F.et al. 2019. Rivervis: a tool for visualising river ecosystems. Computers and Geosciences 123, pp. 59-64. (10.1016/j.cageo.2018.11.007)
2018
- Karpouzoglou, T. and Mao, F. 2018. What lies ahead? The future of the earth and society as an adaptive system. In: Chiotis, E. ed. Climate Changes in the Holocene: Impacts and Human Adaptation. CRC Press, pp. 387-396.
- Du, Y.et al. 2018. A global strategy to mitigate the environmental impact of China’s ruminant consumption boom. Nature Communications 9, article number: 4133. (10.1038/s41467-018-06381-0)
- Mao, F.et al. 2018. Water sensor network applications: time to move beyond the technical?. Hydrological Processes 32(16), pp. 2612-2615. (10.1002/hyp.13179)
2017
- Mao, F.et al. 2017. HESS opinions: A conceptual framework for assessing socio-hydrological resilience under change. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21(7), pp. 3655-3670. (10.5194/hess-21-3655-2017)
- Clark, J.et al. 2017. Water as “time-substance”: the hydrosocialities of climate change in Nepal. Annals of the American Association of Geographers 107(6), pp. 1351-1369. (10.1080/24694452.2017.1329005)
2016
- Grainger, S., Mao, F. and Buytaert, W. 2016. Environmental data visualisation for non-scientific contexts: literature review and design framework. Environmental Modelling and Software 85, pp. 299-318. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.09.004)
- Pandeya, B.et al. 2016. A comparative analysis of ecosystem services valuation approaches for application at the local scale and in data scarce regions. Ecosystem Services 22, pp. 250-259. (10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.10.015)
2015
- Mao, F., Shi, Y. and Richards, K. 2015. rivervis: river visualisation tool.
2012
- Mao, F. and Richards, K. 2012. Irreversible river water quality and the concept of the reference condition. Area 44(4), pp. 423-431. (10.1111/j.1475-4762.2012.01124.x)
Teaching
Undergraduate teaching
- World of Dynamic Environments
- Process Geomorphology and Hydrology
- Geographical Perspectives on Environment and Society
Postgraduate teaching
- Climate Change, Adaption and Resilience
