RESEARCH FIELD

Environmental Economics: Energy Economics, Climate Change Policies, Renewable Energy Policy, Urban Economics and Policy, Urban Environmental Management: Policy and Planning, Project Management & Evaluation

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

PhD           Asian Institute of Technology (year 2010 to year 2013)
Master        Asian Institute of Technology (year 2008 to year 2009)
Bachelor      University of Agriculture Faisalabad (year 2002 to year 2006)

TEACHING

Environmental Resource and Economics, Valuation of Environmental Services, Economics of Environment and Policy Issues, Economics of Climate Change（Doctorate）

Economics of Environment and Natural Resources, Project Management & Evaluation (Graduate)

Microeconomics, Environmental and Resource Economics, English for Business, etc. (Undergraduate)

RESEARCH

1.Publications

1.1 Peer Reviewed International Journal Publications

Shahid, Mahmood., Ghaffar, Ali., Rashid, Manhas., and Muazzam, Sabir. Belt and road initiative as a catalyst of infrastructure development: Assessment of resident’s perception and attitude towards China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, PLOS One, 2022.07

Sajid, M.J. Ali, G., Gonzalez, E.D.R.S.. Estimating CO2 emissions from emergency-supply transport: the case of COVID-19 vaccine global air transport. Journal of cleaner Production, 2022, 340: 130716.

Abbas, S., Ali, G., Qamer, F.M., Wong, M.S., Rasool, G., Irteza, S.M.. Associations of air pollution concentrations and energy production dynamics in Pakistan during lockdown. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022, 01, 29: 35036-35047.

Ali, G., Abbas, S., Qamer, F.M., Irteza, S.M.. Environmental Spatial Heterogeneity of the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Top-20 Metropolitan Cities of Asia-Pacific. Nature Scientific Reports, 2021, 11: 20339.

Ghaffar, Ali., Sawaid, Abbas., Faisal, Mueen., Qamer, Man., Sing,Wong, Gulam,Rasool., and Syed,Muhammad irteza. Environmental Impacts of Shifts in Energy, Emissions, and Urban Heat Island during the COVID-19 Lockdown Across Pakistan, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 04, 291: 125806.

Ghaffar, Ali, Muhammad, Sajjad., and Shamsa, Kanwal. Spatial-temporal characterization of rainfall in Pakistan during the past half-century (1961–2020), Nature Scientific Reports, 2021, 03, 11(1): 6935.

Shahid, Mahmood., Muazzam, Sabir., Ghaffar, Ali. Infrastructure projects and sustainable development: Discovering the stakeholders’ perception in the case of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, PLOS One, 2020, 15(8): e0237385.

Jafar,Hussain., Pan, Yanchun., and Ali, Ghaffar. Pricing Behavior of Monopoly Market with the Implementation of Green Technology Decision under Emission Reduction Subsidy Policy, Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 03, 709: 136110.

Ali, Ghaffar, Abbas, Sawaid, Pan, Yanchun, Chen, Zhimin, Hussain, Jafar, Sajjad, Muhammad, and Ashraf, Aqdas. Urban Environment Dynamics and Low Carbon Society: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Modeling for Policy Makers, Sustainable Cities and Socities, 2019, 08, 51: 101763.

Ali, Ghaffar, Yan, Ningyu, Hussain, Jafar, Xu, Lilai, Huang, Yunfeng, Xu, Su, and Cui, Shenghui. Quantitative assessment of energy conservation and renewable energy awareness among variant urban communities of Xiamen, China, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019, 07, 109: 230-238.

Abbas, Jaffar, Mahmood, Shahid, Ali, Hashim, Raza, Muhammad Ali, Ali, Ghaffar, Aman, Jaffar, Bano, Shaher, and Nurunnabi, Mohammad. The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Environmental Factors through a Moderating Role of Social Media Marketing on Sustainable Performance of Business Firms, Sustainability, 2019, 06, 11(12): 3434.

Ghaffar, Ali. Climate Change and Associated Spatial Heterogeneity of Pakistan: Empirical Evidence using Multidisciplinary Approach, Science of The Total Environment, 2018, 634: 95-108.

Ghaffar, Ali, Nathsuda Pumijumnong, and Cui, Shenghui. Valuation and Validation of Carbon Sources and Sinks through Land Cover/Use Change Analysis: The Case Study of Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Land Use Policy, 2018, 01, 70: 471-478.

Ali, Ghaffar, Anbren, Shahera, Bashir, and Muhammad Khalid. Climate mitigation, low-carbon society, and dynamism of educational institutes in a low-income country, Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2018, 02, 25(4): 3775-3784.

Yan, Xiaomei, Cui, Shenghui, Xu, Lilai, Lin, Jianyi, and Ali, Ghaffar. Carbon Footprints of Urban Residential Buildings in Xiamen: A Household Survey Approach, Sustainability, 2018, 10(4): 1131-1141.

Bashir, Muhammad Khalid, Schilizzi, Steven, Sadler, Rohan, and Ali, Ghaffar. Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Rural Punjab, Pakistan, British Food Journal, 2018, 120(9): 2088-2101.

Rose, Sobia, Ashfaq, Muhammad, Hassan, Sarfraz, and Ali, Ghaffar. A Nexus between Malaria and Agricultural Output through the Channels of Gender, Sanitation, and Socio-Economic Status, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2018, 27(1): 287-296.

Bashir, M. K., Ashfaq, M., Sharif, M. K., and Ali, G. Food safety perceptions vs reality: the case of peri-urban areas of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2018, 28(4): 1128-1141.

Ali, Ghaffar, Pumijumnong, Nathsuda, and Cui, Shenghui. Decarbonization Action Plan Using Hybrid Modeling for Low Carbon Society: A Case of Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, 09, 168: 940-951.

Ali, G., Ashraf, A., Bashir, M.K., and Cui, S. Exploring Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in relation to Green Revolution: A Case Study of Pakistan, Environmental Science & Policy, 2017, 11, 77: 166-171.

1.2 Peer-reviewed Academic/ Professional Meeting Proceedings

Ali, G. “Recent developments and SDGs in the Context of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ,” Webinar Series of UAF Pakistan, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, Oct.15-16, 2021

Ali, G. “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Prospects of Food Industry in Pakistan,” Global Smart Education Conference, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, Aug.27-29, 2021

Ali, G. “Understanding development and growth in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A jumbo project under Belt and Road Initiative,” AEIC Academic Exchange Center, Shanghai, China, Feb.21-23, 2021

Ambreen, F. Bashir, M.K. Ashfaq, M. Ali, G., Hassan, S. “The Use of Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes: Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Treated Wastewater,”The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in the Changing Environment: ways for the Future Development, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov. 12-13, 2018.

Hoque, M. Z., Cui, S. Xu, L, Ali, G. Islam, I., Tang, J. “Resilience of Coastal Communities to Climate Change in Bangladesh: A systematic Review of Assessment Tools,”The 3rd International Conference on Urbanization on Watersheds, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Nov. 2-4, 2018.

Ali, G. Cui, S., Yan, X., Xu, L. “Energy and Renewable Energy Use Related Awareness: A Case of Xiamen City, China.” The 458th International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Science, Washington D.C. USA, Oct. 21-22, 2018.

Yan, X., Cui, S., Xu, L., Ali, G. “Carbon Footprints of Urban Residential Buildings in Xiamen City: A Household Survey Based Approach,” INTECOL Beijing: 12th International Congress on Ecology, Peking University, China, Aug. 20-25, 2017.

1.3 Books/ Textbooks/Translations

Ali, G. and Adil, S.A., Agricultural and Environmental Resources of Pakistan, a book chapter in “Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017. ISSN: 978-969-7705-07-8.

2. Research Honors

The 458th International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Science, Best Paper Award, “Energy and Renewable Energy Use Related Awareness: A Case of Xiamen City, China.”, Oct. 2018.

The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in the Changing Environment: ways for the Future Development, Best Paper Award,“The Use of Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes: Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Treated Wastewater,”Nov. 2018.

The 3rd International Conference on Urbanization on Watersheds, Best Paper Award, “Resilience of Coastal Communities to Climate Change in Bangladesh: A systematic Review of Assessment Tools,”Nov. 2018.

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Fellowship, China, 2017.