Project SLUCE
Spatial Land Use Change and Ecological Effects at the Rural-Urban Interface:
Agent-Based Modeling and Evaluation of Alternative Policies and Interventions


Investigators

Dan Brown, PI
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
danbrown@umich.edu
http://www.umich.edu/~danbrown/

Joan Nassauer, CO-PI
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
nassauer@umich.edu
http://www.snre.umich.edu/nassauer/home_index.html

Scott Page, CO-PI
Center for the Study of Complex Systems
Center for Political Studies
Department of Political Science
The University of Michigan
spage@umich.edu

David Allan, Senior Pers
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
dallan@umich.edu
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dallan/

Kathleen Bergen, Senior Pers
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
kbergen@umich.edu
http://www.snre.umich.edu/people/faculty_detail.html?people_id=120

Bobbi Low, Senior Pers
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
bobbilow@umich.edu

Robert Marans, Senior Pers
Institute for Social Research
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
The University of Michigan
marans@umich.edu

Rick Riolo, Senior Pers
Center for the Study of Complex Systems
The University of Michigan
rlriolo@umich.edu
http://www.cscs.umich.edu/PEOPLE/rlr-home.html

Carl Simon, Senior Pers
Center for the Study of Complex Systems
Ford School of Public Policy
Department of Mathematics
The University of Michigan
cpsimon@umich.edu
http://www.econ.lsa.umich.edu/People/facpages/cpsimon.html

Steve Yaffee, Senior Pers
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
yaffee@umich.edu

Research Associates

Derek Robinson, Grad. Res. Asst.
School of Natural Resources & Environment
Center for the Study of Complex Systems
The University of Michigan
dtrobins@umich.edu
www.derekthomasrobinson.com

Jason Taylor, Grad. Res. Asst
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
jayt@umich.edu
http://www.umich.edu/~jayt/

Tingting Zhao, Grad. Res. Asst
School of Natural Resources & Environment
The University of Michigan
tzhao@umich.edu
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~tzhao/

Zhifang Wang, Grad. Res. Asst
School of Natural Resources & Environment
Landscape Architecture Ph.D.
The University of Michigan
zhifangw@umich.edu

 

SLUCE Alumni

Post-Doctoral Scholars

An, Li (2003-2005) “Spatial-temporal modeling of types of land development and
implications for land-cover change at the urban-rural fringe.”
(San Diego State University)

 

Ph.D. Theses

Zellner, Moira (2002-2005) “Generating Policies for Sustainable Water Use in Complex Scenarios: An Integrated Land-Use and Water- Use Model of Monroe County, Michigan”
(University of Illinois - Chicago)

Rand, William (2002-2005) "Controlled Observations of the Genetic Algorithm in a Changing Environment: Case Studies Using the Shaky Ladder Hyperplane-Defined Functions"
(Northwestern - Chicago)

 

M.S. Theses

Vikalpa Jetly (2003-2005). “Evaluating the relationship between urbanization and ecological quality in Southeastern Michigan through the use of spatial landscape indicators.”
(Sanborn Solutions, Inc., MI)