Overview
Background
Dr. Yongping Wei is Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Science, the University of Queensland. Before joining the University of Queensland in 2016, she was research fellow, senior research fellow and principal research fellow at the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, the University of Melbourne during 2008-2015. She had 11 years’ working experiences as an Irrigation Engineer then Water Manager in China in her early career. Dr Wei was awarded her PhD of Natural Resources Management at the University of Melbourne in 2007, and she also obtained Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Natural Resources Economics.
Availability
- Professor Yongping Wei is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctoral Diploma, University of Melbourne
Research interests
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global environmental change, sustainable water and land management, and interaction between human system and environmental systems
Dr. Wei is leading the catchment governance system science laboratory covering three innovative disciplines of catchment governance system science, which includes catchment governance mechanics, catchment system connectivity and catchment social-hydrology. She supervises three Post-Docs and ten PhD students.
Research impacts
Dr. Yongping Wei is a professor at the School of the Environment, the University of Queensland (since 2020). Before joining the University of Queensland in 2016, she was a research fellow, senior research fellow, and principal research fellow at the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, the University of Melbourne. Dr Wei was awarded her PhD in Natural Resources Management at the University of Melbourne in 2007.
Dr Wei is a founder of socio-hydrology. Her research contributes to revealing interactive processes between humans and nature by developing quantitative sociology and integrating it into natural cycles to improve the suitability, preciseness, and predictability of environmental decision-making. Her research areas cover water and land resources, agriculture, terrestrial vegetation ecosystem and global environmental change.
Dr Wei’s research has been recognized by the ARC with the awards of a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2010-2013) and a Future Fellowship (2015-2019), and four ARC research projects cross DP, LP, and SRI programs as the first CI. In addition, she is appointed to the ARC College of Experts (2022-2024).
Dr Wei has been awarded over 40 grants of $10 million as the sole CI, first CI and/or project coordinator, including the establishment and development of the Australia and China Joint Research Centre on River Basin Management, an initiative jointly funded by Australian and Chinese governments.
Dr Wei has published one book, four book chapters, and about 200 journal papers over fifteen years since she was granted her PhD degree. Major journals where she has published her work include Nature Sustainability, Science Advance, Global Environmental Change, Water Resources Research, Hydrology and Earth Science Sciences, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment; Water Resources Management, AMBIO, Environmental Science and Policy, and Ecosystem Services.
Works
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2021
Journal Article
News media coverage of conflict and cooperation dynamics of water events in the Lancang-Mekong River basin
Wei, Jing, Wei, Yongping, Tian, Fuqiang, Nott, Natalie, de Wit, Claire, Guo, Liying and Lu, You (2021). News media coverage of conflict and cooperation dynamics of water events in the Lancang-Mekong River basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 25 (3), 1603-1615. doi: 10.5194/hess-25-1603-2021
2021
Journal Article
The Global-DEP conceptual framework — research on dryland ecosystems to promote sustainability
Fu, Bojie, Stafford-Smith, Mark, Wang, Yanfeng, Wu, Binfang, Yu, Xiubo, Lv, Nan, Ojima, Dennis S, Lv, Yihe, Fu, Chao, Liu, Yu, Niu, Shuli, Zhang, Yangjian, Zeng, Hongwei, Liu, Yuexian, Liu, Yanxu, Feng, Xiaoming, Zhang, Lu, Wei, Yongping, Xu, Zhihong, Li, Fadong, Cui, Xiaoyong, Diop, Salif and Chen, Xi (2021). The Global-DEP conceptual framework — research on dryland ecosystems to promote sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 48, 17-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2020.08.009
2021
Journal Article
Ecological restoration is not sufficient for reconciling the trade-off between soil retention and water yield: A contrasting study from catchment governance perspective
Jiang, Chong, Guo, Hongwei, Wei, Yongping, Yang, Zhiyuan, Wang, Xinchi, Wen, Meili, Yang, Long, Zhao, Lingling, Zhang, Haiyan and Zhou, Ping (2021). Ecological restoration is not sufficient for reconciling the trade-off between soil retention and water yield: A contrasting study from catchment governance perspective. Science of the Total Environment, 754 142139, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142139
2021
Journal Article
Managing supply and demand of ecosystem services in dryland catchments
Wei, Yongping, Wu, Shuanglei, Jiang, Chong and Feng, Xiaoming (2021). Managing supply and demand of ecosystem services in dryland catchments. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 48, 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2020.08.007
2020
Journal Article
Using a process-based model to understand dynamics of Chinese agricultural and water technology development from 8000 bc to 1911 ad
Wu, Shuanglei, Wei, Yongping, Head, Brian, Zhao, Yan and Hanna, Scott (2020). Using a process-based model to understand dynamics of Chinese agricultural and water technology development from 8000 bc to 1911 ad. Ambio, 50 (5), 1101-1116. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01424-7
2020
Journal Article
Understanding policy instruments as rules of interaction in social-ecological system frameworks
Werdiningtyas, Ratri, Wei, Yongping and Western, Andrew W. (2020). Understanding policy instruments as rules of interaction in social-ecological system frameworks. Geography and Sustainability, 1 (4), 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.geosus.2020.11.004
2020
Journal Article
Measuring the structure of a technology system for directing technological transition
Wu, Shuanglei, Wei, Yongping, Head, Brian and Hanna, Scott (2020). Measuring the structure of a technology system for directing technological transition. Global Challenges, 5 (2) 2000073, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/gch2.202000073
2020
Journal Article
Evolution and effects of the social-ecological system over a millennium in China's Loess Plateau
Wu, Xutong, Wei, Yongping, Fu, Bojie, Wang, Shuai, Zhao, Yan and Moran, Emilio F. (2020). Evolution and effects of the social-ecological system over a millennium in China's Loess Plateau. Science Advances, 6 (41) eabc0276. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0276
2020
Journal Article
Ecological risk of human health in sediments in a karstic river basin with high longevity population
Deng, Qucheng, Wei, Yongping, Yin, Juan, Chen, Lijuan, Peng, Chong, Wang, Xiaofei and Zhu, Kaixian (2020). Ecological risk of human health in sediments in a karstic river basin with high longevity population. Environmental Pollution, 265 (PT A) 114418, 114418. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114418
2020
Journal Article
The evolution of policy instruments used in water, land and environmental governances in Victoria, Australia from 1860–2016
Werdiningtyas, Ratri, Wei, Yongping and Western, Andrew W. (2020). The evolution of policy instruments used in water, land and environmental governances in Victoria, Australia from 1860–2016. Environmental Science and Policy, 112, 348-360. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.06.012
2020
Other Outputs
Socio-Hydrologic Modeling of the Dynamics of Cooperation in the Transboundary Lancang-Mekong River
Lu, You, Tian, Fuqiang, Guo, Liying, Borzi, Iolanda, Patil, Rupesh, Wei, Jing, Liu, Dengfeng, Wei, Yongping, Yu, David J. and Sivapalan, Murugesu (2020). Socio-Hydrologic Modeling of the Dynamics of Cooperation in the Transboundary Lancang-Mekong River. doi: 10.5194/hess-2020-388
2020
Journal Article
Evolution of streamflow patterns in Goulburn-Broken catchment during 1884–2018 and its implications for floodplain management
Patil, Rupesh, Wei, Yongping, Pullar, David and Shulmeister, Jamie (2020). Evolution of streamflow patterns in Goulburn-Broken catchment during 1884–2018 and its implications for floodplain management. Ecological Indicators, 113 106277, 106277. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106277
2020
Journal Article
A diagnostic framework to assess the governance of the São Francisco River Basin Committee, Brazil
Bouckaert, Frederick Willem, Vasconcelos, Vitor Vieira, Wei, Yongping, Empinotti, Vanessa Lucena, Daniell, Katherine Anne and Pittock, Jamie (2020). A diagnostic framework to assess the governance of the São Francisco River Basin Committee, Brazil. World Water Policy, 6 (1), 8-37. doi: 10.1002/wwp2.12022
2020
Journal Article
An integrative influence of saline water irrigation and fertilization on the structure of soil bacterial communities
Chen, L. J., Li, C. S., Feng, Q., Wei, Y. P., Zhao, Y., Zhu, M. and Deo, R. C. (2020). An integrative influence of saline water irrigation and fertilization on the structure of soil bacterial communities. Journal of Agricultural Science, 157 (9-10), 693-700. doi: 10.1017/S002185962000012X
2020
Journal Article
An indicator system for assessing the impact of human activities on river structure
Zhao, Yinjun, Zeng, Lan, Wei, Yongping, Liu, Junming, Deng, Jianming, Deng, Qucheng, Tong, Kai and Li, Jiaxu (2020). An indicator system for assessing the impact of human activities on river structure. Journal of Hydrology, 582 124547, 124547. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124547
2020
Journal Article
A structurally integrated water environmental modeling system based on dual object structure
Wang, Peng, Wang, Chuanhai, Hua, Zulin, Wei, Yongping, Ma, Tengfei, Shen, Xia, Zeng, Xianmin, Liu, Xiaodong, He, Li and Tang, Hualei (2020). A structurally integrated water environmental modeling system based on dual object structure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27 (10), 11079-11092. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-07669-9
2019
Journal Article
The development of ancient Chinese agricultural and water technology from 8000 BC to 1911 AD
Wu, Shuanglei, Wei, Yongping, Head, Brian, Zhao, Yan and Hanna, Scott (2019). The development of ancient Chinese agricultural and water technology from 8000 BC to 1911 AD. Palgrave Communications, 5 (1) 77. doi: 10.1057/s41599-019-0282-1
2019
Journal Article
Pathways from payments for ecosystem services program to socioeconomic outcomes
Wu, Xutong, Wang, Shuai, Fu, Bojie, Zhao, Yan and Wei, Yongping (2019). Pathways from payments for ecosystem services program to socioeconomic outcomes. Ecosystem Services, 39 101005, 101005. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101005
2019
Journal Article
Relationship between air pollution and regional longevity in Guangxi, China
Deng, Qucheng, Wei, Yongping, Chen, Lijuan, Liang, Wei, Du, Jijun, Tan, Yuling and Zhao, Yinjun (2019). Relationship between air pollution and regional longevity in Guangxi, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (19) 3733, 3733. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193733
2019
Journal Article
An assessment of global precipitation and evapotranspiration products for regional applications
Zhao, Yan, Lu, Zhixiang and Wei, Yongping (2019). An assessment of global precipitation and evapotranspiration products for regional applications. Remote Sensing, 11 (9) 1077, 1077. doi: 10.3390/rs11091077
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Unfolding Stakeholder Engagement in Water Governance in the Murray-Darling Basin
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head
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Doctor Philosophy
Redirecting water technology to improve human-environmental relationships
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shuanglei Wu, Dr Yan Zhao
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Doctor Philosophy
The development pattern of global water technology systems and their implications on water practices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shuanglei Wu, Dr Yan Zhao
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing resilient urban transportation network for socio-economic growth and environmental sustainablity
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the evolution of catchment water balance in the Murray-Darling Basin
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head
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Doctor Philosophy
Unfolding Stakeholder Engagement in Water Governance in the Murray-Darling Basin
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of social memory on Queensland floods during 2011-2022 for adaptive flood management
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shuanglei Wu
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of Changing Flood Characteristics on River Morphology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ron Johnstone
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Doctor Philosophy
Governing social-ecological systems in the Okavango Delta
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shuanglei Wu
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of Changing Flood Characteristics on River Morphology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ron Johnstone
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the interconnections between community values, well-being as a function of liveability, and water management
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Scott Lieske
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing an integrated water-sensitive urban design for fulfilling multiple benefits
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Scott Lieske
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Doctor Philosophy
Physical-chemical drivers of phytoplankton community dynamics in Moreton Bay Estuary: Implications for water quality management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ron Johnstone, Dr Annie Lau
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Riparian Vegetation Dynamics and its Implications on River Regulation in the Goulburn Catchment, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yan Zhao
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2022
Master Philosophy
Understanding the institutional incoordination on water and the resulting socio-ecological outcomes in the Maipo River basin
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yan Zhao
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding change in streamflow patterns for riverine ecosystem management
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Pullar
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the impacts of technology development on human-natural system: Agricultural and water technology in China from 8000 BCE to 1911 AD
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head, Dr Yan Zhao
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the impacts of flood/drought disasters and their management on catchment socio-ecological system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the relationship between regional longevity and the geographical environment in Guangxi, China
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Physical-chemical drivers of phytoplankton community dynamics in Moreton Bay Estuary: Implications for water quality management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ron Johnstone, Dr Annie Lau
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