Scarlett Jin

Specialities:

• Urban geography, GIS, spatial analysis
• Sharing economy and shared mobility
• Shrinking cities
• Urban China   

I moved from Ohio to Virginia Tech in the summer of 2021. As an urban geographer, I focus on the social, environmental, and economic dynamics of urban development using a mix of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Currently, I have two major research areas: shared mobility in North American cities and shrinking industrial cities in China. I am also interested in the broader theme of how the sharing economy and new economic and technological development will change our human society.  

Recent Publications:  

Kong, H., Jin, S.T., & Sui, D. Z. (2020). Deciphering the relationship between bikesharing and public transit: Modal substitution, integration, and complementation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2020.102392.

Jin, S.T., & Sui, D. Z. (2020). Do central state interventions cause urban shrinkage in China? Journal of Urban Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2020.1730696.

Liu, Y.Q., Zhang, Y.P., Jin, S.T., & Liu, Y. (2020). Spatial pattern of leisure activities among residents in Beijing, China: Exploring the impacts of urban environment. Sustainable Cities and Society, 52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101806.

Jin, S.T., Kong, H., & Sui, D.Z. (2019). Uber, public transit and urban transportation equity: A case study in New York City. The Professional Geographer, 71(2), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2018.1531038. (Joint first author).

Jin, S.T., Kong, H., Wu, R., & Sui, D.Z. (2018). Ridesourcing, the sharing economy, and the future of cities. Cities, 76, 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2018.01.012.

Jin, S.T., Lin, V. S., & Hung, K. (2014). China's Generation Y's expectation on outbound group package tour. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 19(6), 617-644. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2013.806939.