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


Publications and Presentations

Journals
Books & Book Sections
Conference Presentations
Workshop Presentations
Posters
Proposals
Theses & Dissertations

Journals

  • Brown D.G., Robinson D.T., Nassauer J.I., An L., Page S.E., Low B., Rand W., Zellner M., and R. Riolo (In Press) "Exurbia from the Bottom-Up: Agent-Based Modeling and Empirical Requirements." Geoforum.
  • Brown, Daniel.G., Aspinall, Richard. and D.A. Bennett (In Press) "Landscape models and explanation in landscape ecology: A space for generative landscape science?" Professional Geographer
  • Brown, Daniel G., Riolo, Rick, Robinson, Derek T., North, M., and William Rand (2005) "Spatial Process and Data Models: Toward Integration of Agent-Based Models and GIS" Journal of Geographical Systems, Special Issue on Space-Time Information Systems 7(1): 25-47.

Books & Book Sections

  • Brown, Daniel G. 2006. "Agent-based models" Invited encyclopedia entry in H. Geist, Ed. The Earth´s Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change. Westport CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 7-13.

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Conference Presentations

  • Framing Land Use Dynamics 2007, April 17-20, Utrectht, The Netherlands.
    • Brown, Daniel G. (Keynote address) "Geospatial methods for characterizing land-use and land-cover dynamics from remote sensing."
    • Robinson, Derek T. and Daniel G. Brown, "Evaluation of publicly versus privately directed land-use development policies using a GIS-centric ABM."

  • International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting 2006, Mar. 28- April 1, San Diego, CA, USA.
    USIALE 2006 Symposium - Understanding exurban landscape change processes: Human preferences, agent behaviors and ecological effects.
    • Nassauer, Joan Iverson, An, Li, Brown, Daniel G., and Erik Dayrell "An expert typology of residential sprawl: validation against landcover change and market valuation"
    • An, Li, Brown, Daniel G., and Joan Nassauer "Timing, Location, and Determinants of Residential Development Types in Exurban Southeastern Michigan"
    • Brown, Daniel.G., Robinson, Derek T., Nassauer, Joan I., Rand, William, and Moira Zellner "An agent-based model for studying the landscape effects of exurban development."
    • Duh, Jiunn-Der, Kosek-Sills, Sandra, and Joan Nassauer "Simulating large-lot residential landscape change"
    • Nassauer, Joan Iverson, Wang, Zhifang, and Erik Dayrell "The effect of neighbors and neighborhood on ecological design preferences"
    • Taylor, Jason J., Brown, Daniel G., and Christopher A. Lepczyk "Breeding-bird trends in relation to land-use and land-cover changes in exurban Southeastern Michigan"
  • American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2006, Mar. 7-11, Chicago, IL, USA.
    Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 3: Theory and Techniques
    • Brown, Daniel G., Robinson, Derek T., and Li An "Implications of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Empirical Observations for an Agent-Based Model of Residential Development"
    • Robinsion, Derek T., Brown, Daniel G., and William S. Currie "Linking Ecosystem and Land-Use Process Models: A Way Forward"
    Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 4: Applications
    • An, Li, Brown, Daniel G., and William Rand. "Complexity Science in Support of Disaster Alleviation: Preferences, Places, and Promises"

  • AAAS Annual Meeting 2006, February 16-20, St. Louis, MO, USA.
    Symposium: Space Matters! Spatial Dimensions of Complex Interactions Between People and the Natural Environment. Organized by Brown, Daniel G.
    • Brown, Daniel G., Page, Scott E., Nassauer, Joan I., Riolo, Rick, Low, Bobbi, Rand, William, Zellner, Moira, An, Li, and Derek T. Robinson. 2006. "Modeling coupled human-landscape interactions at the urban-rural fringe in Southeastern Michigan."


  • 9th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signature in Remote Sensing (ISPMSRS) 2005, October, Beijing, China.
    • Zhao, Tingting, Brown, Daniel G., Bergen, Kathleen M., and Powers, Amy C. "Landscape and productivity changes in Southeastern Michigan, USA"

  • Agent 2005, Oct. 13-15, Chicago, IL, USA.
    • Rand, William, Brown, Daniel G., Riolo, R., and Derek T. Robinson "Towards a Graphical ABM Toolkit with GIS Integration"

  • 6th Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Community 2005, Oct. 9-13, Bonn, Germany
    • Brown, Daniel G., Nassauer, Joan, I, Page, Scott E., Riolo, R., Rand, Wiliam, Zellner, Moira, An, Li, and Derek T. Robinson "Modeling land cover change at the urban-rural fringe as a consequence of land-use decision making by multiple actors."

  • GeoComputation 2005, Aug. 1-3, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • An, Li, Brown, Daniel G., Rand, William, and Scott E. Page "Can Statistical Methods on Land-Use Change Patterns Calibrate Agent-Based Models?" *
    • Zellner, Moira "Generating policies for sustainable water use in complex scenarios:  an agent-based model of Monroe County, Michigan" *

  • American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2005, April 5-9, Denver, CO, USA
    • Brown, Daniel G. "Land-Cover Change in Exurban Southeastern Michigan "
    • Robinson, Derek T., Brown, Daniel G., Rand, William, Riolo, Rick L., Page, Scott E., Zellner, Moira, and Li An "Mapping Heterogeneity Levels & Neighborhood Similarity in an Urban ABM "
    • An, Li, Brown, Daniel G., Nassauer, Joan, and Bobbi Low "Exploring Temporal Complexity in Land-use/cover Transitions: an Approach Integrating Survival Analysis with GIS and Remote Sensing Images"
    • Zellner, Moira, Page, Scott, Rand, William, Brown, Daniel, Nassauer, Joan, and Derek Robinson, "The emergence of zoning policy games in exurban jurisdictions"

  • International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting 2005, 20th Annual Symposium of the United States Regional Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology: March 12-16, Syracuse, NY, USA.
    • An, Li, Brown, Daniel G., Nassauer, Joan, and Bobbi Low "Assessing the Timing, Location, and Mechanisms of Agricultural Conversion to Different Residential Landscape Types in Southeastern Michigan"

  • International Geographic Union (IGU) 2004, Glasgow, UK
    • Daniel G. Brown, Zellner, Moira, Nassauer, Joan, Low, Bobbi, Rand, William, Page, Scott, Riolo, Rick, and Derek T. Robinson "Land-Use Decision Making by Multiple Actors at the Urban- Rural Fringe and the Amount of Forest Cover"

  • Swarmfest 2004, May 9-11, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
    • Rand, William, Brown, Daniel G., North, Michael, Riolo, Rick L., and Derek T. Robinson "Relationships between Agent-Based Models and Geographic Information Systems: An Illustrated Catalog"
    • Zellner, Moira, Rand, William, Brown, Daniel G., Nassauer, Joan, Low, Bobbi, Li An, Rick L Riolo, Scott E Page, Derek T Robinson "The Effects of Heterogeneous Development Density Regulations on Exurban Development: An Agent-Based Model of Developer and Homebuyer Decision-Making"

  • Association of American Geographers Centennial Meeting 2004, March 14-19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    • Zellner, Moira, Rand, William, Brown, Daniel G., Nassauer, Joan, Low, Bobbi, An, Li, Riolo, Rick L., Page, Scott E., and Derek T. Robinson "The Effects of Heterogeneous Development Density Regulations on Exurban Development"

  • UTEP Distinguished Faculty and Student Symposium, Urban and Regional Planning Program, 2003, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.*
    • Zellner, Moira L., Riolo, Rick L., Rand, William, Page, Scott E., Brown, Daniel G., Fernandez, Luis E. "The Interaction Between Zoning Regulations and Residential Preferences as a Driver of Urban Form."
  • Agent-Based Simulation 4 2003, April 28-20, Montpellier, France. *
    • Rand, William, Brown, Daniel G., Page, Scott E., Riolo, Rick, Fernandez, Luis E., and Moira Zellner "Statistical Validation of Spatial Patterns in Agent-Based Models"

  • SwarmFest 2003, April 13-15, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
    • Rand, Wiliam, Brown, Daniel, G., Page, Scott E., Riolo, Rick L., Zellner, Moira, and Luis Fernandez "SOME: An Agent Based Model of Suburban Sprawl"

  • Framing Land Use Dynamics 2003, April 16-18, Utrectht, The Netherlands.
    • Project SLUCE Team "Characterizing the Spatial Dynamics of Land Development in Southeastern Michigan, USA: Agent-Based Models, GIS, and Social Surveys"

  • Agent 2002, October 11-12, Chicago, IL, USA.*
    • Rand, William, Zellner, Moira, Page, Scott E., Riolo, Rick L., Brown, Daniel G., and Luis E. Fernandez "The Complex Interaction of Agents and Environments: An Example in Urban Sprawl"

  • iEMSs 2002, June 24-27, Lugano, Switzerland. *
    • Brown, Daniel G., Page, Scott E., Riolo, Rick L., and William Rand "Modeling the Effects of Greenbelts at the Urban-Rural Fringe"

  • AI Seminar, University of Michigan, February 4, 2003.
    • Rand, William "SOME: An Agent-Based Model of Suburban Sprawl"

  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Mathematics for Industry (SIAM) 2003, October 14, Toronto, ON, Canada.
    • Rand, William "What Makes A City Look Like a City: Validation of Agent-Based Models Through Emergent Spatial Patterns"

  • Seminar at National Center for Computer Science and Mathematics in the
    Netherlands (CWI), 2003, August 29, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Rand, William "Statistical Validation of Spatial Patterns in Agent-Based Models" 
   * Conference proceedings peer-reviewed


Workshop Presentations

  • Brown, Daniel G. 2006 "Introduction to Spatial Modeling: History, Theory, Concepts,"
    presented with Michael Goodchild and Dawn Parker. Pre-Conference Seminar. ESRI User Conference, Aug. 5, San Diego, CA.
  • Brown, Daniel G. 2006 "Integrating Spatial Socio-Economic and Environment Data," co-organizer and presenter, with David Pullar, July 10-11, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

  • Brown, Daniel G. 2006 "Integration of Socioeconomic and Biophysical Processes in East Africa," NSF-funded workshop, invited participant. May 8-11, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

  • "Land-Use and Land-Cover Change" NIH-funded roadmap workshop 2006. May 17-19, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI.
    • Brown, Daniel G., and Derek T. Robinson, invited participants.

  • Robinson, Derek T. 2005 "Identification and use of Land-Use Modelling Primitives ‘LUMPS’" co-organizer and presenter, with Thomas Berger, Franz Gatzweiler, Marco Huigen, Dawn Parker, and Heidi Wittmer, Method2Method Workshop on Multi-Agent Modeling and Collaborative Planning, Bonn, Germany Oct. 8-9, 2005.
  • Brown Daniel G. 2005 "Symposium on Spatial Modeling," presented with Stephen Walsh, Steven Manson, Dawn Parker, and Tom Evans. Carolina Population Center, IGERT Program, Oct. 26, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

  • Brown, Daniel G. 2005 "Introduction to Spatial Modeling: History, Theory, Concepts,"
    presented with Michael Goodchild and Dawn Parker. Pre-Conference Seminar, ESRI User Conference, July 23, San Diego, CA.

  • Summer Institute on Agent-based Modeling and Natural Resources & Empirical techniques for testing agent based models. Indiana University, Center for the study of Institutions, Populations and Environmental Change (CIPEC), Bloomington, IN, June 2-4, 2005.
    • Robinson, Derek T. 2005 "Modeling Urban Growth Using Eulerian & Lagrangian Perspectives" presenter and invited participant.
    • Zellner, Moira 2005 "Generating Policies for Sustainable Water Use in Complex Scenarios: An Integrated Land-Use and Water-Use Model of Monroe County, Michigan." presenter and invited participant.

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Posters

Proposals

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Theses & Dissertations

  • Moira Zellner, PhD, 2005. (Urban, Technological, and Environmental Planning). Co-advised by D.G. Brown and S. Campbell. "Generating Policies for Sustainable Water Use in Complex Scenarios: An Integrated Land-Use and Water-Use Model of Monroe County, Michigan"

  • Vikalpa Jetly, MS, 2005. Advised by D.G. Brown. "Evaluating the relationship between urbanization and ecological quality in Southeastern Michigan through the use of spatial landscape indicators."<

  • Jason J. Taylor, MS, 2004. Advised by D.G. Brown. "Linking land-cover change to local land-use policy: A GIS-based analysis."

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