The University of Arizona

recreation

Simulating Visitor Impact on Public Land

Composite image of recreation
Short Description: 
Dr. Randy Gimblett uses agent-based models to understand and predict visitor impact.

Charting human use in Prince William Sound

Kayaker in Alaska

The effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska are still felt on the landscape of Prince William Sound. The area is also seeing anincrease in tourism and recreation as infrastructure has made the area more accessible. New research undertaken in part by Dr. Randy Gimblett in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment asks: How do recreation and subsistance activities interact with a region still recovering from the Exxon Valdez Oil spill?

Short Description: 
How do recreation and subsistance activities interact with a region still recovering from the Exxon Valdez Oil spill?

Randy Gimblett

Randy Gimblett
Area of Expertise: 
Spatial dynamic ecosystem modeling, geographic information systems, agent based modeling, human cognition and environmental perception, landscape simulation, social systems and human behavior modeling, visitor management
Professor

I have published over 120 refereed papers in the field of human behaviour and ecological modeling of complex adaptive systems (CAS). Much of this research and resulting papers have focused on the development of agent-based modeling and its application to solve dynamic, ecosystem problems. The culmination of this work has led books published in 2002 "Integrating GIS and Agent Based Modeling Techniques for Understanding Social and Ecological


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