Shu, Kesheng | China

Kesheng Shu, studied Geology at the China University of Geosciences, Economics at Wuhan University, and Human Geography at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In his master thesis, he discussed the population carry capacity of the upstream regions of the Yangtze River. Since September 2010, he is a PhD student at the department of Geography, KlimaCampus, University of Hamburg. In his current work he focuses on modeling the land use conflicts and industrialization of biomass in the context of climate change.

Project at IAS-ST: Sustainable Bioenergy Use and Climate Change in China – a Spatial Agent Model for the Case of Jiangsu Province

In order to strengthen the benefits and reduce the risks of bioenergy, this project plans to design a tailored sustainable development approach of bioenergy for China. Following the whole life cycle of bioenergy, this research seeks to combine the existing principles, criteria and requirements of the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system with the local situation of China. Through the integration of qualitative and quantitative analysis, that is, setting up both a conceptual model and a computational model, this project aims to optimize the distribution of biomass feedstock and bioenergy infrastructure, as well as propose innovative measures and streamlined strategies for regional governance towards each bioenergy stakeholder which meet the requirements of technical feasibility, economic viability, environmental sustainability and societal acceptability.

Selected Publications

K. Shu, The research on the division of the development priority zones on the basis of relative carrying capacity of resources information：a case study of the Yangtze River basin, areal research and development, 1(2010),33-37.

K. Shu, The reconstruction of economic circle division model: take Chongqing one hour economic circle as an example, the research on balancing the urban and rural development, 3(2009), 26-32.

X. Tang, K. Shu, A study on the dynamic model of the population-carrying capacity in the region of three gorges of the Yangtze River, south china population, 4(2007), 60-63.