A5084334581- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Noise Effects and Management
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Housing Market and Economics
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Life Cycle Costing Analysis
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2015-2024
Illinois Department of Transportation
2021
University of Illinois at Springfield
2021
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
2003-2020
Champaign Public Library
2019
University of Illinois System
2007-2009
University of South Florida
2009
Florida International University
2009
Karlstad University
2009
University of Waterloo
2009
We developed a Sub-pixel Imperviousness Change Detection (SICD) approach to detect urban land-cover changes using Landsat and high-resolution imagery. The sub-pixel percent imperviousness was mapped for two dates (09 March 1993 11 2001) over western Georgia regression tree algorithm. accuracy of the predicted reasonable based on comparison independent reference data. average absolute error between data 16.4 15.3 2001. correlation coefficient (r) 0.73 0.78 2001, respectively. Areas with...
This experiment measures the effects of indoor plants on participants' productivity, attitude toward workplace, and overall mood in office environment. In an randomly altered to include no plants, a moderate number high paid participants (N = 81) performed timed productivity tasks completed survey questionnaire. Surprisingly, results task showed inverse linear relationship office, but self-reported perceptions performance increased relative office. Consistent with expectations, reported...
This study addresses and conceptualizes the possible dependence of ecosystem services on prevailing air and/or water flow processes conditions, particularly trajectories associated spatial reach these flows in carrying from supply to demand areas landscape. The present conceptualization considers accounts for such flow-dependence terms potential actually realized service demand, which may generally differ must therefore be distinguished due accounting conditions carrier flows. We here...
The easy availability and widespread use of remotely-sensed imagery, especially Google Earth satellite makes it simple for urban forestry professionals to assess a site measure tree cover density without visiting the site. Remotely-sensed has become dominant criterion regulations in many countries, but is unclear how much such measures match eye-level that people experience; or information gained through visits, photography, from consulting with citizens. To address this uncertainty, we...
Problem: The practice of scenario planning is often too focused on developing a single preferred and fails to adequately consider multiple uncertain futures. U.S. Department Housing Urban Development recently awarded grants for at regional metropolitan scales that further promote this practice. However, lack systematic analysis uncertainty limits the role planning. Purpose: purpose article demonstrate how incorporate into large-scale then use framework identify contingent robust plans....
Abstract Human-induced urban growth and sprawl have implications for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that may not be included in conventional GHG accounting methods. Improved understanding of this issue requires use interactive, spatial-explicit social–ecological systems modeling. This paper develops a comprehensive approach to modeling from developments, considering Stockholm County, Sweden as case study. projections 2040 with system model yield overall greater than simple extrapolations...
Developing resilience in built human environments is a complex undertaking. It requires decision support tools that can convey complexities meaningful and understandable ways. Building smart cities generating big data, however, not enough. In order to improve decision-making ultimately inform resilient communities we need be able translate data at scales ways are useful approachable. this paper argue creating more calls for planning systems (PSSs) go beyond the ones have today. We call PSSs...
Abstract This paper argues that a systems' thinking and explicit modeling approach is needed to address noted weaknesses (in terms of practicality usefulness) in integrated water resource management. A process coupling complex regional land use, economy, system interactions demonstrated with proof‐of‐concept applications two urban cases (Chicago Stockholm). In this uniquely coupled systems model, use scenarios are considered represented by dynamic models economics, focus on environments...
We present a comparative socio-ecological modeling approach to identify possible improvement opportunities for Climate Action Plans (CAPs), focusing on two cities, Chicago and Stockholm. The aim is provide tool capturing addressing deep-rooted behavioral institutional preferences that may aggravate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in cities. Socio-economic activities, land use change, future urban forms are considered forecast the year 2040 30m × spatial grids. GHG associated with these...
We propose a participatory development process to address critiques of Planning Support Systems (PSS) that focus on their shortcomings the empowerment stakeholders and contextualization in implementation. The we are presenting involves from early stage goal-defining model building. evaluate an empirical application with coupled land-use economic impact assessment PSS for project township its added value two criteria: inclusiveness contextualization. Our findings show enabled improved...
An ideal form of smart city planning would focus on the availability urban amenities that can meet basic needs a resident's material life, civil connections, and humanistic spirit. Previous studies have concentrated analyzing spatial distribution services, with less attention their contribution as local amenities. In this study, we propose dynamic modeling approach based using social media data from Google Place API to provide locational information potential resident interactions. We use...