Mao Zidan

Associate Professor、Master Supervisor

Ph.D.

Email：maozd@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Title   Department Head, Department of Event Management

 

Education

2013.10-2018.03    Utrecht University， PhD          

2010.09-2013.07   Peking University， MSc                   

2006.09-2010.07    Renmin University of China，BA

Experience

2020.04—         School of Tourism, SYSU，Associate professor

2018.02-2020.02  Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University，Post-doc Research Fellow

Research Field

Mobility and Wellbeing

Urban leisure 

Tourismtransportation behavior

Courses

Performance and spatial design

EventGeography

Fundamentals of statistical analysis and application

Tourism behavioral geography

Publications

  • Fangyu Liu, Zidan Mao*, Zhichao Xu, Better leisure, better travel? Exploring the role of leisure in enhancing work and travel satisfaction for business travelers. International Journal of Tourism Research. 2025, 27(3).

  • Fangyu Liu, Ying Zhao, Zidan Mao, Unveiling the formation mechanisms of urban residents' subjective well-being in the digital age: A conceptual framework. Cities, 2025, 163, 106045.

  • Ying Zhao, Dantian Xu, Zidan Mao*, Across City Boundaries: Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Intercity Commuters' Life Satisfaction. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 2024, 136, 104433.

  • Fangyu Liu, Ying Zhao, Zidan Mao*, Rediscover nearby nature: Exploring the well-being effect and influence factors of camping at different stages of COVID-19. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 2024, 48, 100819

  • Zidan Mao, Fangyu Liu, Ying Zhao. Happy City for Everyone: Generational Differences in Rural Migrant Workers’Leisure in Urban China. Urban Studies. 2023, 60(16): 3252-3271.

  • Fangyu Liu, Ying Zhao, Zidan Mao. Staycation or holiday? Exploring camping's contribution to subjective well-being during COVID-19. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 2023, 28(7): 701-712.

  • Yue Wang, Zidan Mao*，Donggen Wang. Housing affordability and mental health in urban China: a cross-sectional study. Housing Studies, 2023, 38(3): 484-504

  • Zidan Mao, Fenglong Wang*, Donggen Wang. Attitude and accessibility on transit users' travel satisfaction: A Person-Environment Fit Perspective. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 2022, 112, 103467

  • Fenglong Wang, Zidan Mao*, Donggen Wang. Residential Relocation and Travel Satisfaction Change: An Empirical Study in Beijing, China. 2020. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 135: 341-353.

  • Zidan Mao*, Donggen Wang. Residential relocation and life satisfaction change: is there a difference between household couples? 2020. Cities, 97: 102565.

  • Donggen Wang*, Tim Schwanen, Zidan Mao. Does exposure to richer and poorer neighborhoods influence wellbeing? 2019. Cities, 95, 102408. 

  • Zidan Mao*, Dick Ettema, Martin Dijst. Analysis of travel time and mode choice shift for non-work stops in commuting: case study of Beijing, China, 2018. Transportation, 45(3), 751-76.

  • Zidan Mao*, Dick Ettema, Martin Dijst. Commuting trip satisfaction in Beijing: Exploring the influence of multimodal behavior and modal flexibility. 2016. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 94: 592-603.

  • Yu Wang, Yacan Wang, Dick Ettema, Zidan Mao, Samuel G. Charlton, Huiyu Zhou. Commuter value perceptions in peak avoidance behavior: An empirical study in the Beijing subway system. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, 2020, 139:70-84.

  • Mao, Z., Yao, Y., Zhao, Y.*, et al. How DMO Platforms Affect Tourists’ Travel Decision-making: A Comparative Study with UGC Platforms. Journal of Guilin Institute of Tourism(Chinese), 2025, 18(05): 63-73. 

  • Mao, Z., Zhao, Y.*, Liu, F. Innovation and Practice of Subjective-Objective Integration in Behavioral Geography Based on Mixed Methodology. Geographical Research(Chinese), 2024, (9): 2284-2294. 

  • Mao, Z., Yan, H., Zhao, Y*. Research Progress and Frontier Issues of Autonomous Vehicles in Tourism Applications: A Review of International Studies. China Ecotourism(Chinese), 2024, 14(2): 235-248. 

  • Zhao, Y., Wang, J., Mao, Z. A Study on Tourists’ Spatio-temporal Behavior and Perception of Conservation Education: A Case Study of Hong Kong Ocean Park. Human Geography(Chinese), 2021, 36(02): 73-81. 

  • Wang, F., Wang, D., Mao, Z*. The Impact of Intra-urban Residential Mobility on Residents’ Self-rated Health: A Case Study of Beijing. Human Geography(Chinese), 2021, 36(01): 30-38. 

  • Jiang, C., Mao, Z., Chai, Y*. Family-based Activity Participation: Gender Differences in Joint and Separate Household Maintenance Activities. Human Geography(Chinese), 2019, 34(02): 24-31. 

  • Mao, Z., Chai, Y*. Transformation Path and Future Trends of Governance Models in Chinese Urban Danwei Communities: A Case Study of Maonan Community in Beijing. Urban Development Studies, 2013, 20(3): I0017-I0022. 

Research Projects

  • 2023 – 2025  Principal Investigator: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientists Fund (Grant No. 42201247), Leisure behavior and leisure wellbeing: the accumulation across spatial-temporal scales

  • 2021- 2024  Principal Investigator: Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, Regional Joint Fund-Youth Fund Project (Grant No. 2021A1515110225), Project Title: Spatiotemporal Behavior of Inter-city Commuters in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

  • 2018 – 2019Participant: Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF) Project (HKBU12606215)，Exploring and modelling the relationships between residential environment, travel behavior and travel-related subjective wellbeing in Shanghai, China