Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group Sessions
The 102 nd AAG Annual Meeting
March 7-11, 2006, Chicago, IL
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1 plenary session and 1 reception (sponsored by Geographical Analysis)
2 sessions for Student Paper Competition
3 panel sessions
31 SAM-related paper sessions, at least 18 sessions are (co-) sponsored sessions
154 papers across all paper sessions
 Alternative GIS Professional Masters Degree Models
 Changes in the Economic and Urban Structure of Northeast Ohio
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Computational Geometry for GIScience
 Current progress in dynamic land change modeling
Current status and trends in spatial statistics in geography.
 Dimensions of Population Disparities
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Fuzzy Mathematics and Geography
 Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping
Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping II
 Geographic Visualization and Spatial Analysis
 Hydrologic modeling of watershed land use/cover change
 It Takes a Long Time to Make a Good Map: Mapping Chronic Disease
 Landscape Ecology 3: Advances in Mapping and Modeling of Biotic Phenomena
 Linking Social and Ecological Systems I: Theory, Rationale and Necessity for integrating social and ecological systems
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Linking Social and Ecological Systems II: Governance and Tenure
 Linking Social and Ecological Systems III: Livelihoods
Linking Social and Ecological Systems IV: Landscape level analysis and remote
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 Linking Social and Ecological Systems V: Infrastructure and Connectivity
Location science session in honor of Charles ReVelle
 Models as Theory/Models as Explanation
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Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 1: Validation of Land Change Models
 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 2: Institutions, Markets, and Policy
Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 3: Theory and Techniques
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Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 4: Applications
 SAM Student Paper Competition I
SAM Student Paper Competition II
 Segregation and Neighborhood Analysis
 Spatial Analysis and Modeling Plenary Lecture and Geographical Analysis
Reception
 Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group Business Meeting
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Spatial Analysis Applications
 Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (2)
Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (1)

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Spatial Modeling Techniques
The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most
Useful - Part I
 The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most
Useful - Part II
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Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation I
 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation II
Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation III
Paper Session:
2134 Changes in the Economic and Urban Structure of Northeast Ohio is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University
Chair(s): Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University
8:00 AM Introduction: Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University
8:10 AM Author(s): *Hyun Joong Kim - Kent State University
Abstract Title: Manufacturing and Service Industry Clusters in the Northeast Ohio,
1990-2003
8:30 AM Author(s): *Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University
Abstract Title: A Dynamic Analysis of Manufacturing Activity in the Greater Cleveland,
Ohio Area
8:50 AM Author(s): *Jay Lee - Kent State University
*Hyiamang Odoom - Kent State University
Abstract Title: Urban Forms By GIS With Parcel Conversions
9:10 AM Author(s): *Milton E. Harvey - Kent State University
Abstract Title: Analysis of the Growth of Sprawl in Geauga County, Ohio
Paper Session:
2159 Spatial Analysis Applications is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason University
Chair(s): Tony H. Grubesic - University of Cincinnati
8:00 AM Author(s): *Tony H. Grubesic - University of Cincinnati
Abstract Title: Zip Codes and Spatial Analysis: Problems and Prospects
8:20 AM Author(s): *Hu Wei - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and the
Department of Geography, The Ohio State Univerisity
Alan T. Murray - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and the Department of
Geography, The Ohio State University
Timothy C. Matisziw - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, The Ohio State
University
Abstract Title: An EM Algorithm for Inferring OD Traffic Matrices
8:40 AM Author(s): *Lauren Paletta, Master's Student - Boston University Center for

Energy and Environmental Studies
Sucharita Gopal, Ph.D. - Boston University Department of Geography
Barbara Mahon, MD, MPH - Boston University Department of Epidemiology and
Pediatrics
Jason Sanders, Undergraduate Student - Boston University College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract Title: Spatial Distribution and Analysis of Pneumococcus Infection in the
United States (1990 - 2000)
9:00 AM Author(s): *Fahui Wang, PhD - Northern Illinois University
*Sara McLafferty - University of Illinois
Abstract Title: Late-Stage Cancer Clusters and Healthcare Access
9:20 AM Author(s): *Ikuho Yamada - Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis
Karen Frederickson - The Polis Center, Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis
Abstract Title: Exploratory Modeling of Teenage Pregnancy Prevalence
Paper Session:
2210 It Takes a Long Time to Make a Good Map: Mapping Chronic Disease is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Ronald E. Cossman - Mississippi State University
Max Lu - Kansas State University
Chair(s): Ronald E. Cossman - Mississippi State University
10:00 AM Author(s): *Katrina Van Valen Moore - Centers for Disease Control
Michele Casper - Centers for Disease Control
Ishmael Williams - Centers for Disease Control
Eric Tassone - Centers for Disease Control
Abstract Title: Mapping and Modeling Geographic Disparities Over Time: Heart
Disease Mortality
10:20 AM Author(s): *Ronald E. Cossman, PhD - Mississippi State University
Jeralynn S. Cossman, PhD - Mississippi State University
Wesley L. James, MS - Mississippi State University
Troy Blanchard, PhD - Mississippi State University
Richard Thomas, PhD - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Louis Pol, PhD - University of Nebraska, Omaha
Arthur Cosby, PhD - Mississippi State University
Abstract Title: Morbidity-Mortality Mismatch: Mapping Populations at Risk for Heart
Disease
10:40 AM Author(s): *Max Lu - Kansas State University
Abstract Title: Mortality in the American Great Plains: Is there an urban-rural divide?
11:00 AM Author(s): *Steven Reader - University Of South Florida
Elizabeth Barnett - University of South Florida
Michelle Casper - Centers for Disease Control
Beverly Ward - University of South Florida
Abstract Title: County-level Geographic Variation in Cardiac Deaths by Transportation

Response: The National Picture, 1991-2000.
Paper Session:
2212 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation I is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University
Chair(s):
Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University
10:00 AM Author(s): *David R. Rain - The George Washington University
Abstract Title: Towards Settlement Science: A Research Agenda for Urban Geography
10:20 AM Author(s): *Derek Azar - The George Washington University
Abstract Title: Modeling the Distribution of Populations Vulnerable to Coastal Hazards in San Juan, Puerto Rico
10:40 AM Author(s): *Christine M. Erlien - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Historical Data Integration and Analysis: Toward a Multi-temporal
Analysis of Population Growth and Land Cover Change in the Northern Ecuadorian
Amazon
11:00 AM Author(s): *Adam Storeygard - CIESIN, Columbia University
Deborah Balk - CIESIN, Columbia University
Greg Yetman - CIESIN, Columbia University
Robert S. Chen - CIESIN, Columbia University
Abstract Title: Global Distribution of Human Population and Welfare: Moving Towards
Spatial Refinements
11:20 AM Author(s): *Jeffrey Safran - University Of Colorado
Christopher D Elvidge, PhD - NOAA/NGDC
Paul Sutton, PhD - University of Denver
Benjamin Tuttle - Cooperative Institue for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado at Boulder
Abstract Title: Potential for Global Mapping of Development Via A NightSat Mission
Paper Session:
2260 Computational Geometry for GIScience is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Lan Mu - University Of Illinois
Chair(s): Lan Mu - University Of Illinois
10:00 AM Introduction: Lan Mu - University Of Illinois
10:02 AM Author(s): *Toshiaki Satoh, Mr - Center for spatial information science at the university of Tokyo
Atsuyuki Okabe, PhD - Department of urban engineering, the university of Tokyo
Abstract Title: Development of a software package of tools for generating directed
Voronoi diagram and constructing roundtrip shortest path region diagram
10:22 AM Author(s): *Hongbo Yu - Oklahoma State University

Abstract Title: Exploring Spatio-temporal Relationships of Space-time Paths at Various
Scales: GIS Design and Implementation
10:42 AM Author(s): *John Radke, Prof - University OF CALIFORNIA -
BERKELEY
Jianchun Xu , student - UC berkeley patty Frontiera, Dr. - UC Berkeley
Abstract Title: Establishing Concave Geometric Approximations to Better Define
Neighborhoods, Home Range and Shape in Geographic Information
11:02 AM Author(s): *Lan Mu - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Abstract Title: An Asymmetric Spatial Weights Matrix Based on TIN-Subgraphs of
Voronoi Diagrams
11:22 AM Discussant: John Radke - University OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
Paper Session:
2411 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation II is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Organizer(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University
Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Chair(s): Edward Bright
1:00 PM Author(s): *Tilottama Ghosh, PhD Student - University of Denver
Paul C. Sutton, Assistant Professor - University of Denver
Christopher D. Elvidge - NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
Abstract Title: An Overview of the Use and the Potential of Nighttime Imagery for
Estimation of Socio-economic Variables
1:20 PM Author(s): *John R. Weeks, Ph.D. - San Diego State University
Douglas A Stow - San Diego State University
Arthur Getis - San Diego State University
Allan G Hill - Harvard University
Abstract Title: Can We Spot a Neighborhood From the Air?
1:40 PM Author(s): *Edward Bright - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Anil Cheriyadat - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David Potere - Princeton University
Abstract Title: Mapping of Settlements in High Resolution Satellite Imagery using High
Performance Computing
2:00 PM Author(s): *David Thomas Potere - Princeton University
Karen McNeany - University of California, Santa Barbara
Annemarie Schneider, PhD. - University of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract Title: Global Urban Estimates: A Comparison
2:20 PM Author(s): *Benjamin T Tuttle - Cooperative Institute for Research in
Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
Christopher Elvidge, PhD - NOAA-National Geophysical Data Center
Jeff Safran - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of
Colorado at Boulder

Kim Baugh - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of
Colorado at Boulder
Ramakrishna Nemani, PhD - NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California,
USA
Cristina Milesi, PhD - Division of Science and Environmental Policy, California State
University, Monterey Bay, California USA
Paul Sutton, PhD - University of Denver
Abstract Title: Spatial Mapping of Impervious Surfaces Associated with Urban
Development
Paper Session:
2459 SAM Student Paper Competition I is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Organizer(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois University
Chair(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois University
1:00 PM Author(s): *Jonathan P. Schroeder - University of Minnesota
Abstract Title: Evaluating Uncertainty When Using Areal Interpolation for Temporal
Analysis of Census Tract Data
1:20 PM Author(s): *Srinivas Vinnakota - Louisiana State University
Abstract Title: Effects of classification and small numbers problem in spatial association rule mining of public health datasets.
1:40 PM Author(s): *Soumya Mazumdar - University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Detecting associations between environmental contaminants and health using data masked to preserve privacy
2:00 PM Author(s): *Noah C Goldstein - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Abstract Title: A new methodology of comparing Monte Carlo binary output of spatial spread models
2:20 PM Author(s): *Haifeng Zhang, Mr. - University Of South Carolina
Abstract Title: A Spatial Analysis of the Achievement Gap Among Urban, Suburban, and
Rural Schools
Paper Session:
2460 Spatial Modeling Techniques is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason University
Chair(s): Eric M. Delmelle - University of Idaho
1:00 PM Author(s): *Shipeng Sun - University of Minnesota
Abstract Title: Collaboration in the Academic GIS Community: A Social Network
Analysis
1:20 PM Author(s): *Fei Long - McMaster University
Antonio Páez - McMaster University
Abstract Title: Modeling Spatial Variation in Housing Prices: A Shift from Global

Regression to Local Regression, from Global Variogram to Local Variogram
1:40 PM Author(s): *Kamyoung Kim - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and
Department of Geography, The Ohio State University
Alan T. Murray - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and Department of Geography,
The Ohio State University
Abstract Title: Modeling to support 24/7 security monitoring
2:00 PM Author(s): *Eric Delmelle - University of Idaho
Abstract Title: A New Method to Support Second-Phase Spatial Sampling in a
Multivariate Field Using Regression Confidence Bands
2:20 PM Author(s): *Jessica N. Mefford - The Ohio State University
Alan T. Murray - The Ohio State University
Tony H. Grubesic - University of Cincinnati
Abstract Title: Multi-Objective Optimization for Identifying Vulnerability in Critical
Network Infrastructure
Paper Session:
2511 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation III is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Organizer(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University
Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Chair(s): Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3:00 PM Author(s): *Eun-hye Enki Yoo - University of California, Santa Barbara phaedon C Kyriakidis - University of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract Title: Extension of a geostatistical framework for reconstructing population density surfaces
3:20 PM Author(s): *Marie L Minner - ORAU
Lauren Patterson - University of North Carolina
Aaron Myers - University of South Carolina
Abstract Title: Assessing The Spatial and Attribute Error of Input Data for Population
Distribution Models
3:40 PM Author(s): Kathleen A. Abercrombie - Auburn University
Aarthy Sabesan, M.S. - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
*Auroop R Ganguly, Ph.D. - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abstract Title: Metrics for the comparative analysis of geospatial datasets with applications to high-resolution grid-based population data
4:00 PM Author(s): *Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Cheng Liu - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
James Nutaro - Oak Ridge national Laboratory
Eddie Bright - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Phil Coleman - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abstract Title: A Computational Approach Towards a Spatio-temporal Population
Dynamics Model
4:20 PM Author(s): *Neal Feierabend - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David Potere - Princeton University

Eddie Bright - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abstract Title: Wal-Mart from Space
Paper Session:
2559 SAM Student Paper Competition II is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Organizer(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois University
Chair(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois University
3:00 PM Author(s): *Tawan Banchuen - Student
Abstract Title: Spatial Analog Identification for Climate Change Assessment and
Planning
3:20 PM Author(s): *Shing Lin - Department of Geography and Planning, TX State
University
Abstract Title: Spatial Analysis and Modeling of Air Pollution Environmental Equity in the Houston-Galveston Area of Texas
3:40 PM Author(s): *Yang Yue - The University of Hong Kong
Abstract Title: Spatial-temporal Dependency of Traffic Flow and Its implications for short-term traffic forecasting
4:00 PM Author(s): *Marco Millones - Clark University
Abstract Title: Settlement Classification in Cusco, Peru
Paper Session:
2561 Dimensions of Population Disparities is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason University
Michael Reibel - California State University
Chair(s): Dr. Casey Dawkins, Virginia Tech
3:00 PM Author(s): *Sue C. Grady, PhD - CUNY Graduate Center
Abstract Title: The Geography of Racial Disparities in Low Birthweight: New York City,
2000
3:17 PM Author(s): *Casey J. Dawkins, Ph.D. - Virginia Tech
Abstract Title: Spatial Changes in Income Segregation during the 1990s
3:34 PM Author(s): Oksana Starchenko, Dr. - University of Saskatchewan
*Evelyn J. Peters - UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
Abstract Title: Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in Canadian Cities: Do classic indices apply?
3:51 PM Author(s): *David W Wong - George Mason University
Abstract Title: Lowering in segregation level? Where?
4:08 PM Author(s): *Pablo Mateos - University College London
Paul Longley - University College London
Richard Webber - University College London
Abstract Title: Measuring Spatial Segregation of Ethnic Minorities in the UK at Fine

Scales and Individual Level through Family Name and Personal Name Analysis.
4:25 PM Discussant: William Clark - University Of California - Los Angeles
Paper Session:
3161 Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (1) is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Jeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityDepartment Of Geography and Urban
Studies
Chair(s): Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
8:00 AM Author(s): *Michel J Phipps - University of Ottawa
Abstract Title: Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery and Entropy Reduction
8:20 AM Author(s): *Rongxun Wang -
A-Xing Zhu -
James Burt -
Abstract Title: A Data Mining Approach to Knowledge Extraction from Existing Soil
Maps
8:40 AM Author(s): *David Stinchcomb - National Cancer Institute
Linda Pickle - National Cancer Institute
Abstract Title: Outlier Detection as a Spatial Data Mining Tool for National Cancer
Surveillance
9:00 AM Author(s): *Daniel G. Cole - Smithsonian Institution
Abstract Title: Successes and Limitations of Visualizing a Large Data Set from a
Temporal Museum Database
9:20 AM Author(s): *Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Abstract Title: On the Ordering Problem in Spatial Data Mining and Geovisualization:
Methods and Applications
Paper Session:
3169 The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most
Useful - Part I is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College
Richard P. Greene - Northern Illinois University
Chair(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College
8:00 AM Author(s): *Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D. - United States Geological Survey
Abstract Title: Bridging Geography and Mathematics Through GIS
8:14 AM Author(s): *Matthew Bampton - University Of Southern Maine
Cathleen McAnneny - University of Maine, Farmington
Abstract Title: Identifying core concepts, misconceptions, and fundamental barriers to learning in GIS.
8:28 AM Author(s): *Diana Stuart Sinton - National Institute for Technology &

Liberal Education
Abstract Title: Linking GIS with Higher Education Objectives and Missions
8:42 AM Author(s): *Arthur N. Samel - Bowling Green State University
Kefa M Otiso - Bowling Green State University
Bruce Smith - Bowling Green State University
Abstract Title: Integration of GIS into the 7-12 curriculum in Toledo Public Schools
8:56 AM Author(s): *Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College
Abstract Title: Suggestions for Incorporating Spatial Awareness into the Lesson Plan
9:10 AM Author(s): *Andrew J. Krmenec - Northern Illinois University
Abstract Title: From classroom to e-room: adapting GIS courses for online delivery
9:24 AM Author(s): *Ann B. Johnson - ESRI
Abstract Title: GIS Tech NSF Grant - Course development and Articulation
Panel Session:
3256 Alternative GIS Professional Masters Degree Models is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s):
Breandan O HUallacháin
- Arizona State University
Chair(s): Breandan O HUallacháin - Arizona State University
Panelist(s):
Ronald Briggs - University Of Texas - Dallas
Jeffrey Wilson - Indiana U-Purdue U at Indianapolis
Mark Kumler - University of Redlands
Paper Session:
3261 Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (2) is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Jeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityDepartment Of Geography and Urban
Studies
Chair(s): Jeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityDepartment Of Geography and Urban
Studies
10:00 AM Author(s): *Christiane Von Reichert - The University of Montana, Missoula
Shih-Lung Shaw - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hongbo Yu - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Yibin Zhao - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Abstract Title: Applications of Spatio-temporal GIS in Migration Research
10:20 AM Author(s): *Guoqing Zhou - Old Domionino University
Guoqing Zhou -
Jun Wu -
Weihan Xie -
Abstract Title: Geospatial Data Visualization - Airborne Video, Video GIS, and Mapping
10:40 AM Author(s): *Charles W. Emerson - Western Michigan University

Abstract Title: Similarity Searches of Image Databases
11:00 AM Author(s): *Weiguo Liu - Department of geography and planning,
University of Toledo
Karen Seto - Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Zhanli Sun - Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at
Urbana and Champaign
Abstract Title: An ART-MMAP neural network based spatio-temporal data mining approach to urban growth prediction
11:20 AM Author(s): *Jeremy Mennis - Department Of Geography and Urban Studies,
Temple University
Dana Bauer - Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University
Abstract Title: Exploratory Data Analysis of Long Time Series of Remotely Sensed
Imagery
Paper Session:
3269 The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most
Useful - Part II is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College
Richard P. Greene - Northern Illinois University
Chair(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College
10:00 AM Author(s): *Jodi Heitkamp - Northern Illinois University
Abstract Title: Cartographic Limitations of GIS
10:16 AM Author(s): *Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou - San Diego State University
Abstract Title: Web-based GIS for Bridging the Gap of GIS Education between
Universities and High Schools
10:32 AM Author(s): *Eui-Kyung Shin - Northern Illinois University
Abstract Title: The Challenges of Using GIS with Elementary Pre-service Teachers
10:48 AM Author(s): *Petra A. Zimmermann - Ball State University
Abstract Title: Space Matters: A workshop on spatial analysis for non-geographers
11:04 AM Author(s): *Sarah J Barr - After School Matters
Abstract Title: GIS as a Vehicle for Positive Youth Development
11:20 AM Author(s): *Todd C. Patterson - University of South Carolina
Abstract Title: The Use of Google Earth as a Teaching Tool
Panel Session:
3435 Current progress in dynamic land change modeling is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Organizer(s): Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr.
- Clark University
Chair(s): Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr.
- Clark University
Panelist(s):
Bryan Pijanowski - Purdue University

William J. McConnell - Indiana University
Noah Goldstein
Paper Session:
3459 Segregation and Neighborhood Analysis is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason University
Dr. Casey Dawkins – Virginia Tech
Chair(s): Michael Reibel - California State University
1:00 PM Author(s): *Michael Poulsen - Macquarie University
Abstract Title: Ethnic Segregation and the Internal Structure of Los Angeles's Hispanic
Barrios
1:20 PM Author(s): *William Milton Bowen - Cleveland State University
Mukesh Kumar - Jackson State University
Abstract Title: Segregation and Freedom in Housing Choice: A Case Study of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio
1:40 PM Author(s): *Michael Reibel, PhD - California State University
Abstract Title: Cluster analysis techniques for neighborhood ethnic change
2:00 PM Author(s): *Anita I Drever, Ph.D. - University of Tennessee Knoxville &
Deutsches Institut fuer Wirtschaftsforschung Berlin
William A.V. Clark, Ph.D. - University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Mixed Neighborhoods, Parallel Lives? An investigation into whether residential proximity promotes inter-ethnic contact in German neighborhoods
2:20 PM Author(s): *Sara Metcalf - University Of Illinois
Abstract Title: Exploring Spatial Disparity with an Agent-Based Model of Neighborhood
Network Evolution
Paper Session:
3523 Geographic Visualization and Spatial Analysis is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Organizer(s): Heejun Chang - Portland State University
Dr. Frank Hardisty - University of South Carolina
Chair(s): Heejun Chang - Portland State University
3:00 PM Author(s): *Christopher Uejio - University of Arizona
Andrew C. Comrie - University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Fundamental Niche of West Nile Virus Vector Mosquitoes at Telescoping
Extents
3:20 PM Author(s): *Akiyoshi INASAKA - Department of Urban Engieering, the
University of Tokyo
Yukio SADAHIRO - Department of Urban Engieering, the University of Tokyo
Abstract Title: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Retail Distribution in Urban Space
3:40 PM Author(s): *Jung-Eun LEE - University of Tokyo

Yukio SADAHIRO - University of Tokyo
Abstract Title: Comparison of Two Surfaces by Evaluating Their Spatial Differences
4:00 PM Author(s): *Frank Hardisty - University of South Carolina
Abstract Title: Using Cartograms for Geovisualization
4:20 PM Author(s): *Heejun Chang - Portland State University
Joseph Poracsky - Portland State University
Teresa L Bulman - Portland State University
Paper Session:
3559 Models as Theory/Models as Explanation is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Organizer(s): Chris Fowler
Chair(s): Chris Fowler
3:00 PM Author(s): *Luke R. Bergmann - University of Minnesota
Abstract Title: Theory by Modeling and Simulation: Moving Beyond Metaphorical
Complexity
3:20 PM Author(s): *Catherine Dibble, PhD - University Of Maryland
Abstract Title: Inference with Agent-Based Pandemic Models
3:40 PM Author(s): *Christopher S.. Fowler - University of Washington
Abstract Title: An agent-based model of geographical economics and critiques from the field
4:00 PM Discussant: Amy Glasmeier - Pennsylvania State University
4:20 PM Discussant: Barry Wellar - University of Ottawa
Discussant(s):
Amy Glasmeier - Pennsylvania State University
Barry Wellar - University of Ottawa
Paper Session:
3629 Spatial Analysis and Modeling Plenary Lecture and Geographical Analysis
Reception is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 5:00 PM - 6:40 PM
Organizer(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University
Chair(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University
5:00 PM Introduction: Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University
5:10 PM Speaker: Kingsley E. Haynes - George Mason University
Paper Session:
3658 Hydrologic modeling of watershed land use/cover change is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 5:00 PM - 6:40 PM
Organizer(s): Shixiong Hu - Dept. of Geography, East Stroudsburg University of PA

Chansheng He - Western Michigan University
Chair(s): Chansheng He - Western Michigan University
5:00 PM Author(s): *Chansheng He, Professor - Western Michigan University
Thomas E Croley II - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Abstract Title: Modeling Dynamics of Nonpoint Source Pollution Loadings in the
Saginaw Bay Watersheds by DLBRM
5:20 PM Author(s): *Yong Q Tian - University Of Massachusetts - Boston
Ji-Young Kim - aEnvironmental Chemical Corporation, Otis ANGB, MA
Abstract Title: Up-scaling the hydrological processes in grazing hill lands using
Cellular Automata
5:40 PM Author(s): *Tao Tang, Associate Professor - Buffalo State College (SUNY
College at Buffalo)
Abstract Title: Coupling land use/land cover in a GIS distributed watershed model
6:00 PM Author(s): *Shixiong Hu - Dept. of Geography, East Stroudsburg University of PA
Jeffrey W. Hardy - Department of Geography, East Stroudsburg University of PA
Abstract Title: Modeling Hydrological and Geomorphic Processes in Paradise Creek
Watershed, PA
6:20 PM Author(s): *T Edwin Chow - University of Michigan - Flint
Abstract Title: Scale Dependence of Rainfall-Runoff Model
Paper Session:
4150 Linking Social and Ecological Systems I: Theory, Rationale and Necessity for integrating social and ecological systems is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
Chair(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida
8:00 AM Discussant: Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
8:00 AM Discussant: Jane Southworth - University of Florida
8:00 AM Author(s): *Perz Stephen - University of Florida
Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Grenville Barnes - University of Florida
Graeme Cumming - University of Florida
Abstract Title: Infrastructure Change, Human Agency, and Resilience in Social-
Ecological Systems
8:20 AM Author(s): *Richard J. Aspinall - Arizona State University
Abstract Title: Coupled modelling of human and natural systems: the Global Land
Project
8:40 AM Author(s): *W. Stuart Kirkham, Ph.D. - University of Maryland Baltimore
County
Abstract Title: Contesting an Invasive Species: Complexity Theory and Post-Structural
Political Ecology
9:00 AM Author(s): *So-Min Cheong, Ph.D. - University of Kansas

Abstract Title: Evolution of Integration
9:20 AM Discussant: Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
9:20 AM Discussant: Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC
Discussant(s):
Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC
Paper Session:
4158 Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University
Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University
Chair(s): Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University
8:00 AM Introduction: Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University
8:05 AM Author(s): *Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University
Ge Lin - West Virginia University
Christine Titus - West Virginia University
Abstract Title: Spatially-Integrated Forensic Science: Review and Prospect.
8:24 AM Author(s): *Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University
Dan Helms - National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center – Rocky
Mountain
Ian Oldfield - Strategic Analysis Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, Territorial Policing
Headquarters
Derek Paulsen - Department of Criminal Justice and Police Studies, Eastern Kentucky
University
Abstract Title: Evaluating Geographic Profiling Models
8:43 AM Author(s): *Yongmei Lu - Texas State University - San Marcos
Tamara T. Clunis - Texas State University - San Marcos
Abstract Title: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Juvenile Offenses and Offenders in Dallas and Surrounding Area
9:02 AM Author(s): *Michael Anthony Walnoha - West Virginia University
Abstract Title: Shoeprint Analysis: A GIS Application in Forensic Evidence
9:21 AM Author(s): *Ge Lin - West Virginia University
Greg Elmes - West Virginia University
Abstract Title: The Sources of Uncertainties in Crime Scene GIS Mapping
Paper Session:
4250 Linking Social and Ecological Systems II: Governance and Tenure is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida

Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY – CIPEC
Chair(s): Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
10:00 AM Author(s): *Brian A Child - University of Florida
Abstract Title: Governance and the Transformability of Socio-Ecological Systems in
Southern Africa
10:20 AM Author(s): *Tadesse Kidane-Mariam - Edinboro University Of
Pennsylvania
Tadesse Kidane-Mariam, Ph.D - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, department of
Geosciences, PA, 16444
Abstract Title: The World Bank and Africa:Changing Paradigms and strategies of environmental and Habitat Management
10:40 AM Author(s): *Martha E. Geores, Professor - University of Maryland
Abstract Title: Social Theory Takes a Walk in the Forest
11:00 AM Author(s): *Shanon P Donnelly - Indiana University
Abstract Title: Islands of cooperation: legal structure and land cover in intentional communities in the Midwest United States
11:20 AM Author(s): *Jeffrey B Luzar, PhD student - ; School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Working Forest in the Tropics Program, University of Florida
Grenville Barnes, Associate Professor - School of Forest Resources and Conservation,
University of Florida
F. Kennedy Souza, Graduate Student - Center for Latin American Studies, Univesity of
Florida; Federal University of Acre
Abstract Title: Land Tenure and Land Use in the Trans-Oceanic Highway Corridor of the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon: Striking a Balance between Economic,
Environmental and Social Policy Imperatives
Paper Session:
4258 Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping II is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University
Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University
Chair(s): Ge Lin - West Virginia University
10:00 AM Introduction: Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University
10:10 AM Author(s): *Derek J Paulsen, Ph.D - Eastern Kentucky University
Abstract Title: Using spatial diagnostics to improve geographic profiling results
10:30 AM Author(s): *Xiannian Chen - West Virginia University
Abstract Title: Spatial crime analysis in Topeka, Kansas
10:50 AM Discussant: Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University
11:10 AM Discussant: Ge Lin - West Virginia University
Paper Session:
4350 Linking Social and Ecological Systems III: Livelihoods

is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
Chair(s): Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC
12:00 PM Author(s): *Joel Hartter, PhD Student - Department of Geography, Land
Use and Environmental Change Institute, Univeristy of Florida
Abraham Goldman, PhD - Department of Geography
Michael Binford, PhD - Department of Geography, Land Use and Environmental Change
Institute, University
Colin Chapman, PhD - Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment,
McGill University
Lauren Chapman, PhD - Biology Department, McGill University
Jane Southworth, PhD - Department of Geography, Land Use and Environmental
Change, University of Florida
Abstract Title: Environmental Services and Hazards of Wetlands and Forest Patches in
Western Uganda
12:20 PM Author(s): *Laura C. Schneider - Rutgers University
Abstract Title: Advance and retreat: Land abandonment and plant invasions in an agricultural frontier.
12:40 PM Author(s): *Jennifer F. Brewer - Clark University
Abstract Title: Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: From Household Practice to
Federal Policy
1:00 PM Author(s): *Moushumi Chaudhury - University of Sussex
Abstract Title: Negotiating Access: Micro-Politics in Medicinal Plant Trade in Nepal
1:20 PM Author(s): *Elizabeth S. Barron - Rutgers University
Abstract Title: Protecting Resources, Protecting Livelihoods: Assessing Visitor
Harvesting of Wild Morel Mushrooms in Two National Parks
Paper Session:
4369 Landscape Ecology 3: Advances in Mapping and Modeling of Biotic
Phenomena is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Organizer(s): David Cairns - Texas A&M University
John Kupfer - University of South Carolina
Chair(s): David Cairns - Texas A&M University
12:00 PM Author(s): *Brenden McNeil - Syracuse University
Jane Read - Syracuse University
Charles Driscoll - Syracuse University
Abstract Title: Henry Gleason meets hyperspectral remote sensing: the importance of species in detecting foliar nitrogen response to nitrogen deposition
12:20 PM Author(s): *Stephen McCauley - Clark University
Abstract Title: Integrating Predictive Species Modeling with Land-use Variables and
Land-cover Change Mapping in Support of Forest Vegetation Change Monitoring
12:40 PM Author(s): Jennifer Miller, Ph.D. - West Virginia University

*Ben Gilmer - West Virginia University
Abstract Title: A comparison of statistical models and accuracy measures for predictive vegetation models
1:00 PM Author(s): *John Kupfer - University of South Carolina
Calvin Farris - University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Incorporating spatial non-stationarity into predictive vegetation modeling: The use of geographically-weighted regression to model montane Ponderosa pine abundance
Paper Session:
4450 Linking Social and Ecological Systems IV: Landscape level analysis and remote sensing is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
Chair(s): Michael W. Binford - University of Florida
2:00 PM Author(s): *Jane Southworth, Associate Professor - University of Florida
Michael Binford, Full Professor - University of Florida
Joel Hartter - University of Florida
Abraham Goldman, Associate professor - University of Florida
Colin Chapman, Professor - McGill University
Lauren Chapman, Professor - McGill University
Abstract Title: Linking social and ecological systems in Uganda: Interactions among
Protected Areas, Land Cover Change, Land Use and Biodiversity
2:20 PM Author(s): *Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
Abstract Title: Secondary succession in the southern Yucatan, Mexico: Landscape pattern, social dimensions and smallholder land use portfolios
2:40 PM Author(s): *Claudia M. Stickler - University of Florida
Oriana T Almeida - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
Ane A Alencar - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
Oswaldo Carvalho Jr. - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
Daniel C Nepstad - Woods Hole Research Center
Abstract Title: Economic and ecological trade-offs in an expanding agro-industrial frontier: Policy scenarios and market opportunities in the southeastern Amazon's Xingu
River headwaters
3:00 PM Author(s): *Tracy Van Holt - University of Florida
Abstract Title: Fishing for Success in a Social-Ecological System in Southern Chile
3:20 PM Author(s): *Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC
Abstract Title: Forest Conservation in the South Asian Landscape: Patterns, Processes and Driving Forces

Paper Session:
4469 Location science session in honor of Charles ReVelle is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Organizer(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University
Timothy C. Matisziw - THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Chair(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University
2:00 PM Introduction: Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University
2:05 PM Author(s): *Timothy C. Matisziw - The Ohio State University
Alan T. Murray - The Ohio State University
Abstract Title: The Contributions of Professor Charles S. ReVelle
2:24 PM Author(s): *Michael J Kuby - Arizona State University
Seow Lim - Arizona State University
Christopher D Upchurch - University of Utah
Abstract Title: Dispersion of Nodes Added to a Network
2:43 PM Author(s): *Arika Ligmann-Zielinska - San Diego State University
Richard Church, PhD - University of California Santa Barbara
Piotr Jankowski, PhD - San Diego State University
Abstract Title: Density-Based Design Constraint for Compact and Contiguous Land
Allocation
3:02 PM Author(s): *Mark W. Horner - Florida State University
Abstract Title: Spatial Modeling for Hurricane Disaster Relief: Contextual Background and a Multi-Level Optimization Approach
3:21 PM Author(s): Samuel Ratick - Clark University
*Jeffrey Osleeb - University of Connecticut
Abstract Title: A Mulltiobjective Hierarchical Maximal Covering Model for Siting
Systems of Medical Facilities: With Application to Developing Countries
Panel Session:
4514 Current status and trends in spatial statistics in geography.
is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Organizer(s): Ivan Cheung - Association of American Geographers
Chair(s): Arthur Getis - San Diego State University
Panelist(s):
Keith Ord - Georgetown University
Luc Anselin - University of Illinois
Dr. Daniel A. Griffith - University of Texas @ Dallas
Paper Session:
4533 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 1: Validation of Land Change Models is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo

Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr.
- Clark University
Chair(s): Daniel G. Brown - University of Michigan
4:00 PM Author(s): *Alex Hagen-Zanker - Research Institute for Knowledge Systems
Abstract Title: Evaluating the morphological quality of land use models
4:20 PM Author(s): *Tom Evans - Indiana University
Abstract Title: Validation Approaches for Agent-based Models of Land Cover Change
4:40 PM Author(s): *Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo
Abstract Title: Comparing the factors influencing land use change in Altamira, Brazil:
An agent based modelling approach.
5:00 PM Author(s): *Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr - Clark University
Robert Walker - Michigan State University
Robert Yao-Kumah - Clark University
Eugenio Arima - Michigan State University
Stephen Aldrich - Michigan State University
Abstract Title: Quantitative assessment for a model of Amazonian deforestation
Paper Session:
4550 Linking Social and Ecological Systems V: Infrastructure and Connectivity is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
Chair(s): Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
4:00 PM Author(s): *Robert T Walker, PhD - Michigan State University
Alex Pfaff, PhD - Columbia University
Eustaquio Reis, PhD - IPEA
Stephen Perz, PhD - University of Florida
Eugenio Arima, PhD - Michigan State University and IMAZON
Juan Robalino, PhD - Columbia University
Marcellus Caldas, PhD - Michigan State University and UFBA
Stephen Aldrich, MS - Michigan State University
Carlos Souza, PhD - IMAZON
Claudio Bohrer, PhD - Federal University Fluminense
Abstract Title: Roads and Deforestation in the Amazon Basin
4:20 PM Author(s): *Michael W. Binford - Department of Geography, University of
Florida
Lin Cassidy - Department of Geography, University of florida
John Felkner - National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago
Robert M. Townsend - Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Alan L. Kolata - Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago
Jane Southworth - Department of Geography, University of Florida
Abstract Title: How to study the combined domains of environment, economics, and social behavior in Thailand and Cambodia
4:40 PM Author(s): *Maitreyi Mandal - School of Forest Resources and Conservation,
University of Florida

Maitreyi Mandal - School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida
Abstract Title: Spatial and Economic Analysis of the Urban sprawl at the wild landurban interface: A case study from North Central Florida
5:00 PM Author(s): *Eugenio Y. Arima, PhD - Michigan State University
Carlos Souza Jr., PhD - Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia
Robert T Walker, PhD - Michigan State University
Amintas Brandao - Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia
Abstract Title: Simulating forest fragmentation in the Amazon: the case of Terra do Meio
5:20 PM Discussant: Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
5:25 PM Discussant: Jane Southworth - University of Florida
5:30 PM Discussant: Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
5:35 PM Discussant: Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC
Discussant(s):
Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida
Jane Southworth - University of Florida
Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami
Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC
Paper Session:
5133 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 2: Institutions, Markets, and Policy is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo
Chair(s): Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr.
- Clark University
8:00 AM Author(s): *Shih-Kung Lai - Center for Land and Environmental Planning,
National Taipei University
Abstract Title: Origins of institutions in complex spatial systems
8:20 AM Author(s): *Moira Zellner - University Of Michigan
Abstract Title: Generating Policies for Sustainable Water Use in Complex Scenarios: An
Integrated Land Use and Water Use Model of Monroe County, Michigan
8:40 AM Author(s): *Dawn C. Parker, Assistant Professor - George Mason University
J. Gary Polhill, Research Scientist - Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland
Nicholas M. Gotts, Research Scientist - Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland
Abstract Title: Do Land Markets Matter? Preliminary results from the ELMM model
9:00 AM Author(s): *Darla K Munroe - Ohio State University
Abstract Title: The complexities of exurban development: conceptualizing residential land conversion as a multilevel process.
9:20 AM Author(s): *Scott R. Heckbert - CSIRO
Alex Smajgl - CSIRO
Abstract Title: Policy Impact Modelling for the Great Barrier Reef Region
Paper Session:
5233 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 3: Theory and Techniques

is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo
Daniel G. Brown - University of Michigan
Chair(s): Paul Torrens - Arizona State University
10:00 AM Author(s): *Alison Heppenstall - University of Leeds
Andrew Evans - University of Leeds
Abstract Title: Constructing a Framework for the Analysis of Complex Geographical
Systems
10:20 AM Author(s): *Helen Couclelis - University of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract Title: Are people part of landscape dynamics?
10:40 AM Author(s): *Daniel G. Brown - University of Michigan
Derek T. Robinson, M.S. - University of Michigan
Li An, PhD - San Diego State University
Abstract Title: Implications of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Empirical Observations for an
Agent-Based Model of Residential Development
11:00 AM Author(s): *Derek T. Robinson - School of Natural Resources &
Environment, Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan
Daniel G. Brown - School of Natural Resources & Environment, Center for the Study of
Complex Systems, University of Michigan
William S. Currie - School of Natural Resources & Environment
Abstract Title: Linking Ecosystem and Land-Use Process Models: A Way Forward
11:20 AM Author(s): *Elizabeth Groff - Institute for Law and Justice and University of
Maryland
Abstract Title: Incorporating Space Into Agent-based Models: A Report on
Implementing with ArcGIS' AgentAnalyst Toolbox
Paper Session:
5433 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 4: Applications is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo
Paul Torrens - Arizona State University
Chair(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo
2:00 PM Author(s): *Wenwu Tang - University Of Iowa
Dave Bennett - University Of Iowa
Abstract Title: Simulating Risk-Avoidance Behavior of Elk In Northern Yellowstone Park
By Using Evolutionary Neural Networks
2:20 PM Author(s): *Li An - San Diego State University
Daniel G Brown - University of Michigan
William Rand - Northwest University
Abstract Title: Complexity Science in Support of Disaster Alleviation: Preferences,
Places, and Promises
2:40 PM Author(s): *Yichun Xie, Professor - Eastern Michigan University
Michael Batty, Professor - University College London

Kang Zhao, Graduate Student - Eastern Michigan University
Abstract Title: Modeling Urban Growth and Sustainability in a Desakota Area of China
3:00 PM Author(s): *Paul M Torrens, B.A. (Mod) Hons, M.A., M.A., Ph.D - Arizona
State University
Abstract Title: The complexity of crowds
Paper Session:
5558 Fuzzy Mathematics and Geography is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Organizer(s): A-Xing Zhu - Univ of Wisconsin
Dr. James E. Burt - University of Wisconsin – Madison
Chair(s): A-Xing Zhu - Univ of Wisconsin
4:00 PM Author(s): Ademar Schmitz - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Brazil
*Ashley Morris - DePaul University
Gregory Vert - University of Nevada, Reno
Abstract Title: Strategies to Define the Topological Relation between Two Fuzzy Regions
4:18 PM Author(s): *Xun Shi - Dartmouth College
Abstract Title: Aggregating operations in fuzzy soil mapping
4:36 PM Author(s): *A-Xing Zhu - Univ of Wisconsin
Abstract Title: Mapping Landslide Susceptibility over the Three Gorges Area, China
Using GIS, Expert Knowledge and Fuzzy Logic
4:54 PM Author(s): *James E. Burt - University of Wisconsin - Madison
A-Xing Zhu - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mark Harrower - University of Wisconin - Madison
Abstract Title: Visualizing Fuzzy Class Uncertainty Using Perception-based Color
Models
5:12 PM Author(s): *Peter F Fisher - City University, London, UK
Jo Wood - City University, London, UK
Tao Cheng - Hong Kong Polytechnic Univeristy
Abstract Title: Higher order vagueness of geographical objects: An exploration of Type n fuzzy sets
5:30 PM Discussant: Frank Witlox - Ghent University