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2012

Land-cover fragmentation and configuration of ownership parcels in an exurban landscape. (2012). Land-cover fragmentation and configuration of ownership parcels in an exurban landscape.

Rounsevell, M. D. A. , Robinson, D. T. , & Murray-Rust, D. . (2012). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. From actors to agents in socio-ecological systems models. Retrieved from

2010

Robinson, D. T. , Filatova, T. , Sun, S. , Riolo, R. L. , Brown, D. G. , Parker, D. C. , Hutchins, M. , et al. (2010). Modelling for Environment's Sake: Proceedings of the 5th Biennial Conference of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, iEMSs 2010. Integrating land markets, land management, and ecosystem function in a model of land change. Retrieved from

2009

Robinson, D. T. , Brown, D. G. , & Currie, W. S. . (2009). Ecological Modelling. Modelling carbon storage in highly fragmented and human-dominated landscapes: Linking land-cover patterns and ecosystem models. Retrieved from

The emergence of zoning policy games in exurban jurisdictions: Informing collective action theory. (2009). The emergence of zoning policy games in exurban jurisdictions: Informing collective action theory.

Evaluating the effects of land-use development policies on ex-urban forest cover: An integrated agent-based GIS approach. (2009). Evaluating the effects of land-use development policies on ex-urban forest cover: An integrated agent-based GIS approach.

Evans, T. P. , Robinson, D. T. , & Schmitt-Harsh, M. . (2009). Land use and the Carbon Cycle: Advances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy. Limitations, challenges, and solutions to integrating carbon dynamics with land-use models. Retrieved from

Brown, D. G. , Robinson, D. T. , & French, N. H. F. . (2009). Land use and the Carbon Cycle: Advances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy. Perspectives on land-change science and carbon management. Retrieved from

Robinson, D. T. , Brown, D. G. , French, N. H. F. , & Reed, B. C. . (2009). Land use and the Carbon Cycle: Advances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy. Linking land use and the carbon cycle. Retrieved from

Brown, D. G. , Robinson, D. T. , French, N. H. F. , & Reed, B. C. . (2009). Land use and the Carbon Cycle: Advances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy. Land use and the carbon cycle: Advances in integrated science, management, and policy. Retrieved from

2008

Exurbia from the bottom-up: Confronting empirical challenges to characterizing a complex system. (2008). Exurbia from the bottom-up: Confronting empirical challenges to characterizing a complex system.

Rindfuss, R. , Entwisle, B. , Walsh, S. , Li, A. , Badenoch, N. , Brown, D. , Deadman, P. , et al. (2008). Journal of Land Use Science. Land use change: Complexity and comparisons. Retrieved from

2007

Robinson, D. T. , Brown, D. G. , Parker, D. C. , Schreinemachers, P. , Janssen, M. A. , Huigen, M. , Wittmer, H. , et al. (2007). Journal of Land Use Science. Comparison of empirical methods for building agent-based models in land use science.

2006

Brown, D. G. , & Robinson, D. T. . (2006). Ecology and Society. Effects of heterogeneity in residential preferences on an agent-based model of urban sprawl. Retrieved from

2005

Brown, D. G. , Riolo, R. , Robinson, D. T. , North, M. , & Rand, W. . (2005). Journal of Geographical Systems. Spatial process and data models: Toward integration of agent-based models and GIS. Retrieved from

2004

Colonist household decisionmaking and land-use change in the Amazon Rainforest: an agent-based simulation. (2004). Colonist household decisionmaking and land-use change in the Amazon Rainforest: an agent-based simulation.

Recent Publications

Zhang, J. , & Robinson, D. T. . (2021). Replication of an agent-based model using the Replication Standard. Environmental Modelling and Software, 139, 105016. Retrieved from Abstract

Despite the critical role that replication plays in the advancement of science, its presence in modelling literature is rare. To encourage others to conduct replication and report success and challenges that facilitate or hinder replication, we present the replication of an agent-based model (ABM) of residential sprawl using the Replication Standard. Replication results achieved relational equivalence. Through the replication process, issues with the original research were identified and corrected in an Improved model, which qualitatively supported original results. A specific challenge affecting alignment of original and Replicate models included capturing model output variability and publishing all original output data for statistical analysis. Through the replication of agent-based models, additional confidence in model behaviour can be garnered and replicated can become accredited for reuse by others. Future research in the development and refinement of replication methodology and assessments should be cultivated along with a culture of value for replication efforts.

Meinen, B. U. , & Robinson, D. T. . (2021). Agricultural erosion modelling: Evaluating USLE and WEPP field-scale erosion estimates using UAV time-series data. Environmental Modelling and Software, 137, 104962. Retrieved from Abstract

Soil erosion models, typically applied at basin and watershed scales, are rarely evaluated at agricultural field scales due to the lack of spatially-distributed time series data. A novel unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) methodology was used to quantify farm-field soil erosion from nine UAV surveys and structure-from-motion (SfM). Using a semi-distributed approach, we evaluated soil erosion estimates from the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP). The annual erosion rate, measured with the UAV methodology, was 18.83 t ha⁻¹��⁻¹, with USLE and WEPP predictions of 26.23 t ha⁻¹��⁻¹ and 16.41 t ha⁻¹��⁻¹, respectively. Modelled annual and sub-annual erosion rates with WEPP were within the upper-limit of predictive accuracy, while the USLE tended to systematically overestimate soil erosion rates. These outcomes have implications on the efficacy of conservation efforts, which is highlighted through a discussion and comparison of different best-management practice applications.

Robinson, D. T. , & Balulescu, A. M. . (2018). International Journal of Geographical Information Science. Comparison of methods for quantifying consumer spending on retail using publicly available data. Retrieved from

Robinson, D. T. , Di Vittorio, A. , Alexander, P. , Arneth, A. , C. Barton, M. , Brown, D. G. , Kettner, A. , et al. (2018). Earth System Dynamics. Modelling feedbacks between human and natural processes in the land system. Retrieved from

Sun, B. , & Robinson, D. . (2018). Land. Comparison of Statistical Approaches for Modelling Land-Use Change. Retrieved from

Robinson, D. T. , Di Vittorio, A. , Alexander, P. , Arneth, A. , C. Barton, M. , Brown, D. G. , Kettner, A. , et al. (2017). Earth System Dynamics Discussions. Modelling feedbacks between human and natural processes in the land system. Retrieved from

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