Shenzhen high rises and the Mai Po Marshes in Hong Kong  
YALE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
  

 

Karen C. Seto
Yale University
School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies
195 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511 USA

 

 
 
 
Peter Christensen
DOCTORAL CANDIDATE

Email: peter.christensen@yale.edu
Office: 380 Edwards Street, Room 005
Phone: 203.432.5641
Fax: 203.432.5556
Cell: 203.506.6724
EDUCATION
B. A.
2004
 University of California, Davis
M.E.Sc.
2009
 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Ph.D.
2014
 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
     

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Urban and Environmental Economics
Development Economics
Remote Sensing Science
Climate Mitigation, Impacts, and Adaptation

My research on sustainable urban development focuses on the integration of environmental science with urban and environmental economics. I am interested in the drivers of urbanization patterns in emerging economies and the impact of these patterns on environmental and emissions outcomes. I am currently developing a national scale model of urban growth and energy use across Chinese cities as well as algorithms for satellite measurement of urban expansion across India and China. Why are some Asian cities growing up and others out? What are the implications of this emerging urban spatial structure for energy and environmental policy? How can rapidly developing countries take advantage of the power of urbanization processes to advance economic and environmental objectives?



 
 

CURRICULUM VITAE

PUBLICATIONS

Christensen, P. and Eckelman M. How Much Energy is Embodied in China’s Urbanization Process? (In preparation).

Christensen, P. and McCord, G. Geographic Determinants of Chinese Urbanization. (In preparation).

Mendelsohn, R., Christensen, P., and Arellano-Gonzalez, J. 2010. A Ricardian Analysis of Mexican Farms. Environment and Development Economics 10, 1017.