Derek Robinson

The goal of my research program is to improve our understanding about highly integrated natural and human processes. Within the context of Land-System Science, I seek to understand how natural and human systems interact through feedback mechanisms and affect land management choices among humans and ecosystem (e.g., carbon storage) and biophysical processes (e.g., erosion) in natural systems. This research program comprises four components:

• Finding novel methods for data collection (e.g., remotely piloted aircraft) that can be used to calibrate and validate models of natural systems at the resolution of decision makers.

• Designing and constructing agent-based models to formalize our understanding of human decisions and their interaction with their environment in computer code.

• Coupling these two previous components together so that we may not only quantify the impact of representing their coupling, but more importantly to assess the impacts of changing climate, technology, and policy on human well-being, patterns of land use and land management, and ecological and biophysical aspects of our environment.

• Visualizing, exploring, interrogating, and sharing our data with collaborators and partners using game engines.

To achieve the overarching goal, my students and I conduct fieldwork that involves the use of state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in combination with ground-based light detection and ranging (LiDAR) equipment, RTK global positioning system (GPS) receivers, weather and soil sensors, and a host of different types of manual measurements. We bring these data together to make methodological advancements and benchmark novel equipment to justify its use in the calibration and validation of models of natural and human processes. By conducting fieldwork at high spatial resolutions (e.g., parcel level) we are able to couple our representation of natural system processes at the scale at which human actors make decisions and improve our understanding about how they react to changes and affect our environment.

Keywords of Research: land use; land management; agricultural systems; ecosystem function; carbon; remote sensing; field measurements; unmanned aerial vehicle; human decision-making; erosion, hydrological, and agent-based modelling

• 2003 – 2009 PhD, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources & Environment

• 2001 – 2003 MES, University of Waterloo, Department of Geography

• 1996 – 2001 BES, University of Waterloo, Department of Geography

• 2025 Award of Excellence for outstanding Paper for 2025 from Weed Science Society of America for paper (64 below) published with Invasive Plant Science and Management.

• 2025 Nominated for the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teaching Award

• 2021 Nominated for the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teaching Award

• 2020 Biennial Medal for Exceptional research contributions to environmental modelling and software and for promoting the aims of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSS)

• 2019 Nominated for the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teaching Award

• 2015 Nominated for Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award, University of Waterloo

• 2014 Outstanding Performance Award, University of Waterloo

• 2014 Nominated for Exceptional Leadership Award – MITACS by Senior VP of Lowe’s

• 2012 Humboldt Colloquium, “Excellence in Research”, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

• 2009 NASA – MSU Professional Enhancement Award

• 2009 Travel Awards, AAG SAM, Rackham, SNRE

• 2008 Terrestrial Ecosystem Faculty Award, faculty elected student for outstanding scholarship, UM.

• 2008 American Association of Geographer’s GIS Specialty Group Student Paper Competition, 2nd Place

• 2008 Travel Awards, Rackham, SNRE.

• 2007 Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute (GESI) Fellow, UM. $50,000

• 2007 AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science Award.

• 2006 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PGS-D.

• 2006 Dissertation Research Grant, American Association of Geographers.

• 2006 Doctoral Research Grant, SNRE, UM.

• 2006 Rackham Discretionary Candidate Award, UM.

• 2005 Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop Grant, UM.

• 2005 Rackham Discretionary Pre-Candidate Award, UM.

• 2005 Doctoral Research Grant, SNRE, UM.

• 2005 Travel Awards, SNRE, Rackham, UM, 2005-2007.

• 2003 Recruitment Scholarship, SNRE, UM.

• 2002 Lorne Russwurm Excellence in Teaching Award, Dept. of Geog., University of Waterloo.

• AVIA 270 - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Knowledge Requirements
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
• GDS 381 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  • Taught in 2026
• GDS 481 - Geographic Information Systems Project
  • Taught in 2026
• GEOG 270 - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Knowledge Requirements
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
• GEOG 316 - Multivariate Statistics
  • Taught in 2026
• GEOG 318 - Spatial Analysis
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
• GEOG 381 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  • Taught in 2025, 2026
• GEOG 475 - Independent Study of Selected Topics
  • Taught in 2021, 2026
• GEOG 481 - Geographic Information Systems Project
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• GEOG 604 - Spatial Statistics
  • Taught in 2024, 2025, 2026
• GEOG 653 - Land Use and the Carbon Cycle
  • Taught in 2022
• GEOG 675 - Selected Topics in Geography
  • Taught in 2023
• PLAN 351 - Multivariate Statistics
  • Taught in 2026
• PLAN 353 - Spatial Analysis
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
• PLAN 381 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  • Taught in 2025, 2026
• PLAN 481 - Geographic Information Systems Project
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• 2026. Giura, B., Rooney, R.C., and D.T. Robinson. Relative importance of spectral, object, and elevation drone data on vegetation community mapping accuracy for 18 high-altitude wetlands in Alberta, Canada. International Journal of Remote Sensing.https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2026.2676247 (IF 2.6)

• 2025. So, K., Chau, J., Rudd, S., Robinson, D.T., Chen, J., Cyr, D., and A. Gonsamo. Direct estimation of forest aboveground biomass from UAV LiDAR and RGB observations in forest stands with various tree densities. Remote Sensing, 17(12), 2091.https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17122091 (IF 4.1)

• 2025. Lew-Kowal, G., Robinson, D.T., Gilbert, J.M., and R.C. Rooney. Suppression efficacy of RPAS-based herbicide application on invasive Phragmites australis in wetlands. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 18:1-32. https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2025.8 (IF 1.3)

• 2025. Skoles, A., Robinson, D.T., Parker, D.C., and M. Drescher. Nature’s role in residential development: Identifying leverage points for climate change planning in Ontario, Canada. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 105, 128714.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128714. (IF 6.0)

• 2025. Fligg, B., Robinson, D.T.. Development of an agent-based First Nation land use voting model: Experiments in policy adoption at Curve Lake First Nation, Canada. Land Use Policy, 151: 107463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107463 (IF 7.1)

• 2024. Wang, L., Lu, D., Xu, L., Robinson, D.T., Tan, W., Xie, D., Guan, H., Chapman, M.A., and J. Li. Individual tree species classification using airborne multispectral LiDAR data via a dual-branch transformer. Remote Sensing of Environment 315, 114456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114456 (IF 11.1)

• 2024. Mohebzadeh, H., Daggupati, P., Biswas, A., and Robinson, D.T., A calibration-free topographic-index based ephemeral gully detection method for large-scale applications. International Journal of Sediment Research 39(4), 586-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsrc.2024.04.008 (Open Access) (IF 3.5)

• 2024. Hamberg, J.L., Robinson, D.T., Trant, A.J., Richardson, P.J., and S.D. Murphy. Direct topsoil transfer to existing reforestation site, and gravel pit increases native forest plant diversity. Restoration Ecology 32(3), e14076. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14076 (Open Access) (IF 3.2)

• 2023. An, L., Grimm, V., Bai, Y., Sullivan, A., Turner II., B.L., Malleson, N., Heppenstall, A., Vincenot, C., Robinson, D., Ye, X., Liu, J., Lindvist, E., and W. Tang. Modelling agent decision and behavior in the light of data science and artificial intelligence. Environmental Modelling and Software, 166, 105713; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105713 (IF 5.4)

• 2023. Robinson, D.T., Zhang, J., MacDonald, D., and C. Samson. Settlement land cover and carbon stocks by land use and parcel size in Ontario, Canada. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 82, 127878; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127878 (Open Access) (IF 5.8)

• 2023. Wang, J. and Robinson, D.T., Assessing the relative and combined effects of network, demographic, and suitability patterns on retail store sales. Land. 12(2), 489; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020489 (Open Access) (IF 3.9)

• 2023. Robinson, D.T., and B. Caradima. A multi-scale suitability analysis of home-improvement retail-store site selection for Ontario, Canada. International Regional Science Review, 46(1), 69-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/01600176221092483 (Open Access) (IF 1.9)

• 2023. Mollaei, S., Minaker, L., Robinson, D.T., Lynes, J., and G. Diez. Including sustainability factors in the derivation of eater profiles of young adults in Canada. British Food Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-06-2022-0476 (IF 2.5)

• 2022. Rooney, R.C., Royall, O., Robinson, D.T., Cobbaert, D., Trites, M., and M. Wilson. Evaluating the development and use of a rapid wetland assessment tool (ABWRET-A) in policy implementation in Alberta, Canada. Environmental Science and Policy, 136, 575-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.07.020 (IF 6.4)

• 2022. Iwanaga, T., Steinmann, P., Sadoddin, A., Robinson, D.T., Snow, V., Grimm, V., and Wang, H.-H. Perspectives on confronting issues of scale in systems modelling. Socio-Ecological Systems Modelling, 4. https://doi.org/10.18174/sesmo.18156 (Open Access)

• 2022. Zhang, J., and D.T. Robinson. Investigating path dependence and spatial characteristics for retail success using location allocation and agent-based approaches. Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems, 94, 101798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2022.101798 (IF 6.4)

• 2022. Daniel, J., Rooney, R.C., and D.T. Robinson. Climate, land cover, and topography: essential ingredients in predicting wetland permanence. Biogeosciences, 19, 1547-1570. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1547-2022. (Open Access) (IF 5.1)

• 2022. Fligg, R., Bryan Ballantyne, and D.T. Robinson. Informality within Indigenous Land Management: A Land-Use Study at Curve Lake First Nation, Canada. Land Use Policy, 112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105786 (Open Access) (IF 7.1)

• 2021. He, C., Huang, Q., Bai, X., Robinson, D.T., Shi, P., Dou, Y., Zhao, B., Yan, J., Zhang, Q., Xu, F., Daniell, J., Urbanization and its nonlinear impacts on fatalities in world’s earthquake-prone areas. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 12, 805-820, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-021-00385-z (Open Access) (IF 4.5)

• 2021. Meinen, B., and D.T. Robinson. From hillslopes to watersheds: variability in model outcomes with the USLE. Environmental Modelling and Software. 146, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105229 (Open Access) (IF 5.4)

• 2021. An, L., Grimm, V., Sullivan, A., Turner II., B.L., Malleson, N., Heppenstall, A., Vincenot, C., Robinson, D., Ye, X., Liu, J., Lindkvist, E., and W. Tang. Challenges, tasks, and opportunities in modeling agent-based complex systems. Ecological Modeling, 457, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109685 (Open Access) (IF 3.5)

• 2021. Zhang, J., and D.T. Robinson. Replication of an agent-based model using the Replication Standard. Environmental Modelling and Software, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105016 (IF 5.4)

• 2021. Meinen, B., and D.T. Robinson. Agricultural erosion modelling: evaluating USLE and WEPP field-scale erosion estimates using UAV time-series data. Environmental Modelling and Software, 137, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.104962 (Open Access) (IF 5.4)

• 2021. Ridge, J., Robinson, D.T., and R.C. Rooney. What is the distribution and structure of permanent open-water wetlandscapes in Alberta? A case for reclamation design. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 29, 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-020-09769-2 (Open Access) (IF 2.1)

• 2020. Menzies Pluer, E.G., Robinson, D.T., Meinen, B.U., and M.L. Macrae. Pairing soil sampling with very-high resolution UAV imagery: An examination of drivers of soil and nutrient movement and agricultural productivity in southern Ontario. Geoderma, 379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114630 (IF 7.4)

• 2020. Meinen, B., and D.T. Robinson. Where did the soil go? Quantifying one year of soil erosion on a steep tile-drained agricultural field. Science of the Total Environment, 729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138320 (Open Access) (IF 10.8)

• 2020. Meinen, B., and D.T. Robinson. Mapping erosion and deposition in an agricultural landscape: optimizationof UAV image acquisition schemes for SfM-MVS. Remote Sensing of Environment, 239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111666 (Open Access) (IF 13.9)

• 2020. Hamberg, J., Fraser, R.A., Robinson, D.T., Trant, A.J., and S.D. Murphy. Thermal imaging relative surfacetemperature as an indicator of plant species diversity and restoration progress. Ecological Indicators, 113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106249 (IF 6.3)

• 2020. Bolding, M.T., Kraft, A., Robinson, D.T., and R.C. Rooney. Improvements in multi-metric index development using a whole-index approach. Ecological Indicators, 113. https://doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106191 (IF 6.3)

• 2020. Ligmann-Zielinska, A., Siebers, P.O., Maglioccia, N., Parker, D., Grimm, V., Du, E.J., Cenek, M., Radchuk, V., Arbab, N., Li, S., Berger, U., Paudel, R., Robinson, D.T., Jankowski, P., An, L., and X. Ye. One size does not fit all: towards a purpose-driven, mixed-method approach for effective sensitivity analysis of agent-based models. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS). https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4201 (Open Access) (IF 4.0)

• 2020. Elsawah, S., Filatova, T., Jakeman, A.J., Kettner, A.J., Zellner, M.L., Athanasiadis,I.N., Hamilton, S.H., Axtell, R.L., Brown, D.G., Gilligan, J.M., Janssen, M.A., Robinson, D.T., Rozenberg, J., Ullah, I.I.T., Lade, S.J. Eight grand challenges in socio-environmental systems modeling. Socio-Environmental Systems Modelling, vol. 2, 16226, https://doi.org/10.18174/sesmo.2020a16226 (Open Access)

• 2020. Fligg, R., and D.T. Robinson. Reviewing First Nation land management regimes in Canada and exploring their relationship to community well-being. Journal of Land Use Policy, 90, 104245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104245 (Open Access) (IF 7.1)

• 2020. Meinen, B., and D.T., Robinson. Streambank topography: an accuracy assessment of UAV-based and traditional 3D reconstructions. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41 (1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1597294 (Open Access) (IF 3.5)

• 2020. Branton, C., and D.T. Robinson. Quantifying Topographic Characteristics of Wetlandscapes. Wetlands 40, 433-449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-019-01187-2 (Open Access) (IF 2.1)

• 2019. Kraft, A., Robinson, D.T., Evans, I.S., and R.C. Rooney. Concordance in wetland physicochemical conditions, vegetation, and surrounding land cover is robust to data extraction approach. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0216343. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216343 (IF 3.7)

• 2018. Kompanizare, M., Petrone, R.M., Shafii, M., Robinson, D.T., Rooney, R.C., Effect of climate change andmining on hydrological connectivity of surficial layers in Athabasca Oil Sands Region. Hydrological Processes 32:3698-3716. (IF 3.7)

• 2018. Sun, B., and D.T. Robinson. Comparison of statistical modelling approaches for modelling land use change. Land 7(4), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/land7040144 (Open Access) (IF 3.9)

• 2018. Robinson. D.T., Di Vittorio, A., Alexander, P., Arneth, A., Barton, M.C., Brown, D.G., Kettner, A., Lemmen, C., O’Neill, B.C., Janssen, M., Pugh, T.A.M., Rabin, S.S., Rounsevell, M., Syvitski, J.P., Ullah, I., and P.H. Verburg. Modelling feedbacks between human and natural processes in the land system. Earth System Dynamics, 9, 895-914, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-895-2018. (Open Access) (IF 5.5)28. 2018. Robinson, D.T., and A. Balulescu, Comparison of Methods for Quantifying Consumer Spending on Retail using Publicly Available Data. International Journal of Geographic Information Science, 32(6), 1061-1086. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2018.1423684 (IF 5.1)27. 2017. Evans, I., Robinson, D.T., and R. Rooney, A methodology for relating wetland configuration to human disturbance in Alberta. Landscape Ecology, 32(10), 2059-2076. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-017-0566-z (IF 5.0)

• 2017. Dou, Y., Deadman, P.J., Robinson, D.T., Almeida, O., Rivero, S., Vogt, N., and M. Pinedo-Vasquez. Impacts of cash transfer on rural livelihoods: a case study in the Brazilian estuary. Human Ecology, 45, 697-710. (IF 2.7)

• 2016. Currie, W.S., Kiger, S., Nassauer, J.I., Hutchins, M., Marshall, L.L., Brown, D.G., Riolo, R.L., Robinson, D.T., and S. Hart. Multi-scale heterogeneity in vegetation and soil carbon in exurban residential land of southeastern Michigan, USA. Ecological Applications, 26(5), 1421-1436. (IF 4.7)

• 2016. Evans, I., Miki, J., Ho., J., and D.T. Robinson. Benchmarking stereo-derived DSMs to LiDAR by land cover and slope for resource development in northern Ontario, Canada. International Journal for Remote Sensing, 37(6): 1411-1430. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2016.1151573 (IF 3.2)

• 2015. Rooney, R., Robinson, D.T., and R. Petrone. Megaproject reclamation and climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5: 963-966. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2719 (IF 28.6)

• 2015. Bell, A.R., Robinson, D.T., Malik, A., and S., Dewal. Modular ABM development for improved dissemination and training. Environmental Modelling and Software, 73: 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.07.016 (IF 5.4)

• 2015. Guillem, E.E., Murray-Rust, D., Robinson, D.T., Barnes, A., and M. Rounsevell. Modelling farmer decision-making to anticipate tradeoffs between provisioning ecosystem services and biodiversity. Agricultural Systems, 137: 12-23. (IF 6.8)

• 2014. Murray-Rust, D., Robinson, D.T., Guillem, E., Karali, E., and M. Rounsevell. Aporia: an open framework for agent based modeling of land use change. Environmental Modelling and Software, 61: 19-38. (IF 5.4)

• 2014. Murray-Rust, D., Brown, C., van Vliet, J., Alam, S.J., Robinson, D.T., Verburg, P.H., and M. Rounsevell. Combining Agent Functional Types, capitals and services to model land use dynamics. Environmental Modelling and Software, 59: 187 – 201. (IF 5.4)

• 2014. Huang, Q., Robinson, D.T. and D.C. Parker. Quantifying spatial-temporal change in land cover among exurban residential parcels. Landscape Ecology, 29: 275-291. (IF 5.0)

• 2014. Sun, S., Parker, D.C., Huang, Q., Filatova, T., Robinson, D.T., Riolo, R.L., Hutchins, M.D., and D.G. Brown. Market Impacts on Land Use Change: An Agent-Based Modeling Experiment. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 104(3): 460-484. (IF 4.3)

• 2013. Murray-Rust, D., Rieser, V., Robinson, D.T., Milicic, V., and M. Rounsevell. Agent-based modelling of land use dynamics and residential quality of life for future scenarios. Environmental Modelling and Software, 46: 75-89. (IF 5.4)

• 2013. Robinson, D.T., Shipeng, S., Hutchins, M., Riolo, R.L., Brown, D.G., Parker, D.C., Currie, W.S., Filatova, T., and S. Kiger. Effects of land markets and land management on ecosystem function: A framework for modelling exurban land-changes. Environmental Modelling and Software, 45: 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.06.016 (IF 5.4)

• 2013. Luus, N., Robinson, D.T. and P.J. Deadman. Representing environmental processes in agent-based models of land use and cover change using ecological model approaches. Journal of Land Use Science, 8(2): 175-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2011.640357 (IF 2.9)

• 2013. Agrawal, A., Brown, D.G., Rao, G., Riolo, R., Robinson, D.T., and M. Bommarito. Interactions between Organizations and Networks in Common-Pool Resource Governance, Environmental Science & Policy 25, 138-146. Model Available online at http://www.openabm.org/model/3352/version/1/view (IF 6.4)

• 2012. Robinson, D.T., Murray-Rust, D., Rieser, V., Melicic, V., and M. Rounsevell. Modelling the impacts of land system dynamics on human well-being: using an agent-based approach to cope with data limitations in Koper, Slovenia. Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems 36(2): 164-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2011.10.002 (IF 6.4)

• 2012. Rounsevell, M., Robinson, D.T. and D. Murray-Rust. From actors to agents in socio-ecological systems models. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 367: 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0187 (Open Access) (IF 6.6)

• 2012. Robinson, D.T., Land-cover fragmentation and configuration of ownership parcels in an exurban landscape. Urban Ecosystems. 15: 53-69. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0205-4 (IF 2.7)

• 2009. Robinson, D.T. and D.G. Brown, Evaluating the effects of land-use development policies on ex-urban forest cover: an integrated agent-based GIS approach. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 23(9): 1211-1232. (IF 5.2)

• 2009. Robinson. D.T., Brown, D.G., and W.S. Currie. Modelling carbon storage in highly fragmented and human dominated landscapes: linking land-cover patterns and ecosystem models. Ecological Modelling 220: 1325-1338. (IF 3.5)

• 2009. Zellner M.L., Page S.E., Rand W., Brown D.G., Robinson D.T., Nassauer J., and B. Low. The emergence of zoning policy games in exurban jurisdictions. Land Use Policy 26: 356-367. (IF 7.1)

• 2008. Rindfuss, R.R., Entwistle B., Walsh, S.J., An., L., Badenoch, N., Brown, D.G., Deadman, P., Evans, T.P., Fox, J., Geoghegan, J., Gutman, M., Kelly, M., Linderman, M., Liu, J., Malanson, G.P., Mena, C.F., Messina, J.P., Robinson, D.T., Sawangdee, Y., Verburg, P., Zong, G., Land use change: complexity and comparisons. Journal of Land Use Science 3(1): 1-10. (IF 2.9)

• 2008. Brown D.G., Robinson D.T., Nassauer J.I., An L., Page S.E., Low B., Rand W., Zellner M., and R. Riolo. Exurbia from the Bottom-Up: Agent-Based Modeling and Empirical Requirements. Geoforum 39: 805-818. (IF 3.9)

• 2007. Robinson D.T., Brown D.G., Parker D.C., Schreinemachers P., Janssen M.A., Huigen M., Wittmer H., Gotts N., Promburom P., Irwin E., Berger T., Gatzweiler F., and C. Barnaud. Comparison of Empirical Methods for Building Agent-Based Models in Land Use Science. Journal of Land Use Science 2(1): 31-55. (IF 2.9)

• 2006. Brown, D. G. and D. T. Robinson. Effects of Heterogeneity in Residential Preferences on an Agent-Based Model of Urban Sprawl. Ecology and Society 11(1): 46. online] [http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art46/ (Open Access) (IF 4.4)

• 2005. Brown D., Riolo R., Robinson D.T., North M., and W. Rand. Spatial Process and Data Models: Toward Integration of Agent-Based Models and GIS. Journal of Geographical Systems (7)1: 25-47. (IF 2.4)

• 2004. Deadman, P. J., Robinson, D.T., Moran, E., and E. Brondizio. Colonist household decision-making and land-use change in the Amazon Rainforest: an agent-based simulation. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design (31)5: 693 – 709.