Peter Deadman (He/Him)

Dr. Deadman grew up in Toronto, Ontario. A strong interest in animals and the natural environment led him to complete a BSc in Biology (Marine Biology) at the University of Guelph. Following that degree, his interests turned more to the management/protection of the natural environment and understanding how humans are influenced by, and impact, their world. Following a masters in Landscape Architecture (with a focus on landscape planning) and some time working in the profession, Dr. Deadman's increasing interest in research led him to pursue a PhD at the University of Arizona. Working primarily with Drs. Randy Gimblett and Edella Schlager, he focused on the application of new agent based modelling tools to the study of common pool resources (CPRs), human decision making, and CPR games. Upon graduation, Dr. Deadman join the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at UW. Over the past almost 30 years at UW, he has pursued research in land use and land cover change, human-environment interactions, and computer modelling and simulation. He has primarily taught courses within the geospatial data science field, while completing administrative positions as Department Chair and Associate Dean.

• Land use/land cover change

• Human-environment interactions

• Modelling and simulation

• Agent based models

Dr. Deadman's research interests focus on understanding human-environment interactions through the application of modelling and simulation techniques. This has included work on common pool resources and game theory, land cover change with a specific focus on wetlands, and the development of agent based models of land use change in agricultural landscapes with a focus on Canada and the Brazilian Amazon.

• 1997 PhD - School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

• 1990 MLA - School of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph, Canada

• 1984 BSc - Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Canada

• 2014 Outstanding Performance Award, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo

• 2021-2025 Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

• 2008-2015 Department Chair, Geography and Environmental Management

• GEOG 181 - Designing Effective Maps
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
• GEOG 387 - Spatial Databases
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023
• GEOG 675 - Selected Topics in Geography
  • Taught in 2024, 2026
• PLAN 387 - Spatial Databases
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023

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

• Mirnasl, N., A Akbari, S Philpot, K W Hipel, P Deadman. 2024. An Integrated Spatial Fuzzy-Based Site Suitability Assessment Framework for Agricultural BMP Placement. Environmental Quality Management. Volume34, Issue2, Winter 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.22328

• Cáceres, R., J Wandel, J Pittman, P Deadman. 2024. Insights intended to improve adaptation planning and reduce vulnerability at the local scale. Frontiers in Climate. Volume 6 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1345921

• Cáceres, R., Pittman, J., Castrejón, M., Deadman, P., 2023, The Galapagos small-scale fishing sector collaborative governance network: Structure, features and insights to bolster its adaptive capacity, Regional Studies in Marine Science, 59, April 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102800

• Cáceres, R., Pittman, J., Castrejón, M., Deadman, P., The Evolution of Polycentric Governance in the Galapagos Small-Scale Fishing Sector. Environmental Management 70, 254–272 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01666-z

• Jianguo Liu, Thomas Dietz, Stephen R. Carpenter, William W. Taylor, Marina Alberti, Peter Deadman, Charles Redman, Alice Pell, Carl Folke, Zhiyun Ouyang, Jane Lubchenco. Coupled Human and Natural Systems: The evolution and applications of an integrated framework. Ambio – 50th Anniversary Collection.

• Dou, Y., P. J. Deadman, M. Berbés-Blázquez, N. D. Vogt and O. Almeida. 2020. Pathways out of poverty through the lens of development resilience: an agent-based simulation. Ecology and Society 25 (4):3. online] URL: [https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss4/art3/

• Zhao, Y., J. Andrey, P. Deadman. Whether conversion and weather matter to roundabout safety. 2018. Journal of Safety Research. Vol 66, p151-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2018.07.001

• Dou, Y.; P. Deadman, D. Robinson, O. Almeida, S. Rivero, N. Vogt, M. Pinedo-Vasquez. 2017. Impacts of cash transfer programs on rural livelihoods: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon estuary. Human Ecology 45(5), 697-710. DOI 10.1007/s10745-017-9934-1.

• Vogt, N., M. Pinedo-Vasquez, E. S. Brondizio, F. G. Rabelo, K. Fernandes, O. Almeida, S. Riveiro, P. J. Deadman, Y. Dou. 2016. Local ecological knowledge and incremental adaptation to changing flood patterns in the Amazon delta. Sustainability Science. DOI 10.1007/s11625-015-0352-2

• Coleman, J.M.A., F. S. Sosa-Rodriguez, L.D. Mortsch, P.J. Deadman, 2016. Assessing Stakeholder Impacts and Adaptation to Low-water Levels: The Trent-Severn Waterway. Climatic Change 134 (1-2), 115-129.