Featured Work
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04/2012American Meteorological Society features ASU research
Winston Chow, Ph.D. Geography 2011, Dean Brennan, Faculty Associate, and Anthony Brazel, Professor Emeritus
The April 2012 issue of meteorology’s most prominent journal, the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, features two articles by ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning researchers, with an article by Winston Chow, Dean Brennan and Tony Brazel as its cover story.
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11/2011Workshops explore use of satellite imagery and modeling to examine global urbanization
Elizabeth Wentz and Soe Myint, Associate Professors
with co-organizers Maik Netzband, Geographical Institute, Ruhr-University Bochum/Germany, Karen C. Seto, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Michail Fragkias, Arizona State University
The world’s population increasingly lives in cities, and developing nations in particular are expected to experience rapid urban growth. How can analysis of remotely-sensed imagery help us monitor these transformations? What can modeling contribute?
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04/2011Spatial modeling: A tool for predicting plant species at risk of extinction
Janet Franklin, Professor
Urbanization and its related effects pose a significant risk to biodiversity, and climate change adds another challenge to the picture. Innovative spatial modeling approaches provide a powerful tool to understanding the risk of species extinction.
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12/2010Moisture Balance Drought Index Becomes Operational
Andrew Ellis, Associate Professor
Drought takes a bigger economic toll in the United States than any other natural disaster. A new index that better monitors drought in the Colorado River Basin promises to be a key tool for managing surface water, ground water, and wildfire risk.
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09/2010GeoDa Center releases PySAL 1.0
Sergio Rey, Professor
Luc Anselin, Walter Isard Chair and Director of the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban PlanningThe GeoDa Center for Geospatial Analysis and Computation offers a whole suite of open source software tools that assist with spatial analysis. PySAL is the newest addition to their offerings.
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03/2010School faculty investigate quality of life along US – Mexico border
Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Professor and Principal Investigator
David Pijawka, Professor and Co-InvestigatorA cooperative project led by Professor Guhathakurta improves assessment of Quality of Life in the border region.
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10/2009GeoDa Center helps analyze human-elephant conflicts in India
Julia Koschinsky, Research Director, GeoDa Center
Daniel Arribas-Bel, Affiliated Ph.D. student, GeoDa Center
Nicholas Malizia, Ph.D. student, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban PlanningSpatial analysis provides clues to protecting elephants and preventing human losses.
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03/2009Decision Center for a Desert City's WaterSim Model explores Phoenix water issues (National Science Foundation)
Patricia Gober, Professor & Co-Principal Investigator
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01/2009Codes Project web site is launched
The Book of Codes: Anthology of Urban Design Determinants (National Endowment for the Arts)
Emily Talen, Professor, Project Director
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11/2008Mitigating Disaster and Terrorism Impacts to Critical Infrastructure (National Science Foundation)
Alan Murray, Professor, Principal Investigator at ASU
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06/2008Implementing the Hydroclimatic Index in Drought Monitoring and Forecasting within Arizona and the Colorado River Basin (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA))
Andrew Ellis, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator
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03/2008Comparative Civic and Place Engagement in Three Latino Enclave Neighborhoods in Transition (National Science Foundation)
Daniel Arreola and Christopher Lukinbeal, Professor and Assistant Professor, Co-Principal Investigators
