Publications
Results of the center's groundbreaking research are consistently featured in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. We invite you explore recent highlights and the vast collection of work by our community of scholars.

Popular Articles Inspired by Publications
Can a Hands-on Model Help Forest Stakeholders Fight Tree Disease?
Gaydos et al. (2019). Forecasting and control of emerging infectious forest disease through participatory modelling. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374(1776), 1-7.
A Hands-On Approach to Environmental Decisions
Tonini et al. (2017). Tangible geospatial modeling for collaborative solutions to invasive species management. Environmental Modelling & Software, 92, 176-188.
Webcams as Data Sources about Healthy Living and Urban Design
Hipp et al. (2017). Learning from outdoor webcams: surveillance of physical activity across environments. Seeing Cities Through Big Data. Springer International Publishing, 471-490.
Connecting Power and Place
Cutts et al. (2018). Is a clean river fun for all? Recognizing social vulnerability in watershed planning. PLoS ONE 13(5): e0196416. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196416
Can Forests Slow Urban Sprawl?
Smith et al. (2017). Payments for carbon storage to alleviate development pressure in a rapidly urbanizing region. Forest Science. DOI: 10.5849/forsci.2016-084R1
A Post Mortem on Sudden Oak Death
Cunniffe et al. (2016). Modeling when, where and how to manage a forest epidemic: sudden oak death in California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(20): 5640–5645.
New Research Shows Water Use Impacted by the Shape of Our Cities
Sanchez et al. (2018). Spatial Patterns of Development Drive Water Use. Water Resources Research, 54(3), 1633-1649.
Social Media Photos Priceless for Natural Resources Research
van Zanten et al. (2016). Continental-scale quantification of landscape values using social media data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(46), 12974-12979.
Citizen Science Helps Predict Risk of Emerging Infectious Disease
Meentemeyer et al. (2015). Citizen science helps predict risk of emerging infectious disease. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13(4): 189-194.
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