Chen Gao
Assoziierter Doktorand | Ökonomie und Zivilgesellschaft

Chen Gao joined the IRS in September 2021 as an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in the EU-funded Marie Sklodowska Curie Innovative Training Network “CORAL”, which explores the role of collaborative workspaces in rural areas. Chen graduated from Delft University of Technology with a Master’s degree in Urbanism in 2021. His experiences range from regional planning to local architecture practice. As a researcher, Chen is interested in the socio-spatial dimensions of planning and critical spatial practices in both Europe and the Global South. Being a key member of a coworking space for one and half years as a student piqued his interest in the roles collaborative workspaces play in their socio-economic environments. Within the CORAL network, Chen pursues a PhD project on collaborative workspaces and their place in local entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Ausgewählte Publikationen nach Erscheinungsjahr

2026
Gao, C., Zu, X., Liu, Y., Jian, I. Y., Hasdell, P., & Zhang, H. (2026). Spatial Redistribution of Aggregations: Lessons from Danwei Communities under Closed-off Management. Journal of Urban Management, 15(1), 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2025.06.002
Gao, C. (2026). Mismatch in Perceptions and Knowledge? Prominent Entrepreneurial Resources through Collaborative Workspaces for Social Entrepreneurs. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 14, [100956]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2026.100956
2024
Zu, X., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). Towards Religious Landscape: Protection of Tibetan Buddhist Heritage in Aba Prefecture. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 130, [103885]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.103885
Zu, X., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). Interpreting Regional Characteristics of Tibetan-Qiang Houses in Northwestern Sichuan by Deep Learning and Image Landscape. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 129, [103865]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.103865
Gao, C., & Psenner, E. (2024). Transforming the Creative and Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Broker Roles of Rural Collaborative Workspaces. Societies, 14(6), [81]. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14060081
2023
Zu, X., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2023). Interpretation of Gender Divergence in Consumption Places Based on Machine Learning and Equilibrium index–A Case Study of the Main Urban Area of Beijing, China. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 122(8), [103428]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2023.103428
Gao, C., Bracken, G., & Herdt, T. (2023). Balancing Water Rights in Metropolitan Water Conservation Areas: The Case of Chengdu, China. Local Environment, 28(10), 1211-1230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2195621
2022
Zu, X., Li, Z., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2022). Interpretation of Spatial-Temporal Patterns of Community Green Spaces Based on Service Efficiency and Distribution Characteristics: A Case Study of the Main Urban Area of Beijing, China. International Journal of Geo-Information, 11(12), [610]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11120610

Ausgewählte Publikationen nach Publikationstyp

Aufsatz in Fachzeitschrift
Gao, C., Zu, X., Liu, Y., Jian, I. Y., Hasdell, P., & Zhang, H. (2026). Spatial Redistribution of Aggregations: Lessons from Danwei Communities under Closed-off Management. Journal of Urban Management, 15(1), 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2025.06.002
Gao, C. (2026). Mismatch in Perceptions and Knowledge? Prominent Entrepreneurial Resources through Collaborative Workspaces for Social Entrepreneurs. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 14, [100956]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2026.100956
Zu, X., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). Towards Religious Landscape: Protection of Tibetan Buddhist Heritage in Aba Prefecture. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 130, [103885]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.103885
Zu, X., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). Interpreting Regional Characteristics of Tibetan-Qiang Houses in Northwestern Sichuan by Deep Learning and Image Landscape. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 129, [103865]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.103865
Gao, C., & Psenner, E. (2024). Transforming the Creative and Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Broker Roles of Rural Collaborative Workspaces. Societies, 14(6), [81]. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14060081
Zu, X., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2023). Interpretation of Gender Divergence in Consumption Places Based on Machine Learning and Equilibrium index–A Case Study of the Main Urban Area of Beijing, China. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 122(8), [103428]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2023.103428
Gao, C., Bracken, G., & Herdt, T. (2023). Balancing Water Rights in Metropolitan Water Conservation Areas: The Case of Chengdu, China. Local Environment, 28(10), 1211-1230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2195621
Zu, X., Li, Z., Gao, C., & Wang, Y. (2022). Interpretation of Spatial-Temporal Patterns of Community Green Spaces Based on Service Efficiency and Distribution Characteristics: A Case Study of the Main Urban Area of Beijing, China. International Journal of Geo-Information, 11(12), [610]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11120610

Ausgewählte Vorträge

2025
Collaborative workspaces with social enterprises and their places in the local and translocal entrepreneurial ecosystems: Insights from Germany and Austria

Young Economic Geographers Network (YEGN) Meeting

27. August | 2025
Universität Greifswald, Greifswald

2024
Taking Advantage of Collaborative Workspaces: Energy Transition Entrepreneurship and Their Ecosystems

The 10th Nordic Geographers Meeting

26. Juni | 2024
Biocenter, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, Kopenhagen, Dänemark

2023
Brokering in Rural Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - Collaborative Workspaces in Socially-Oriented Creative Ecosystems in Rural Regions

Deutscher Kongress für Geographie 2023

21. September | 2023
Goethe-Universität , Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland