HEEJUN CHANG

Associate Professor Heejun Chang

Department of Geography
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland,OR 97207

Tel: (503) 725-3162
Fax: (503) 725-3166
Email: changh@pdx.edu

AWARDS

Outstanding Researcher Award. 2007. Columbia-Willamette Chapter of Sigma Xi
Best Poster Award. 2006. International Water Association

My teaching and research interests lie in hydrology and spatial analysis. In hydrology and water resources, I am interested in examining the human modification of the hydrologic system. I examine the complex interactions among climate change, land use change, and water management that drive major changes in water quantity and quality. To understand and model such a complex system, I use an integrated approach that embraces biophysical sciences, social sciences, and information sciences. Hence the use of geographic information technology including geocomputational methods and visual spatial analysis is essential to conduct my research and teaching.

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Chang, H. (2008). Spatial analysis of water quality trends in the Han River basin, South Korea. Water Research 42: 3285-3304 doi:10.1016/j.watres.2008.04.006.

Chang, H., Franczyk, J., and Kim, C. (2008). What is responsible for increasing flood risks? The case of Gangwon Province, Korea. Natural Hazards (in press).

Chang, H., and Franczyk, J.* (2008). Climate change, land use change and floods: Toward an integrated assessment. Geography Compass (in press)

Duh, J. Shandas, V., Chang, H., and George, L. (2008). Rates of urbanization and the resilience of air and water quality. Sc ience of the Total Environment (in press).

Boeder, M.* and Chang, H. (2008) Multi-scale analysis of oxygen demand trend in an urbanizing Oregon watershed. Journal of Environmental Management 87(4): 567-581.

Levell, A.* and H. Chang (2008) Monitoring the channel process of a stream restoration project in an urbanizing watershed: A case study of Kelley Creek, Oregon, USA. River Research and Applications 24(2): 169-182.

Chang, H. and W.-T. Kwon (2007) Spatial patterns of summer precipitation trends in South Korea, 1973-2005 Environmental Research Letters 2 045012 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/2/4/045012.

Chang, H., J. Franczyk,* I-S Im, W-T. Kwon, D-H. Bae, and I-W. Jung (2007) Vulnerability of Korean water resources to climate change and population growth. Water Science and Technology, 56(4): 57-62.

Graves, D.* and Chang, H. (2007) Hydrologic impacts of climate change in the Upper Clackamas basin of Oregon. Climate Research 33(2): 143-157.

Chang, H. (2007) Comparative streamflow characteristics in urbanizing basins in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Oregon, USA, Hydrological Processes, 21(2): 211-222 (DOI: 10.1002/hyp6233).

Chang, H., J. Franczyk*, and D-H. Bae. (2006) Putting climate change into water resource management: Adaptation efforts in the U.S. U.K., Canada , Australia , and the Netherlands. Journal of Environmental Policy, 5(4): 19-50.

Chang, H. (2004) Water Quality Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes in Southeastern Pennsylvania, The Professional Geographer, 56(2): 240-257.