RGS – IBG Annual International Conference
28 – 30 August 2013
Hosted at the RGS (IBG) and Imperial College, London.
Session Title: Modelling for Policy
This session aims to bring together researchers to report on progress in diverse types of modelling that has direct impacts on a variety of policy domains. We encourage the submission of papers that present novel use of new or established methodologies using GIS or bespoke models. We are particularly interested in policy applications in the area of health, population dynamics, crime/security, urban planning and retail. We intend to represent the interdisciplinary nature of policy research and analysis with a focus on geographic tools and methods.
Papers may include, but are not limited to:
· Estimating and projecting populations and components of demographic change
· Understanding spatial patterns of crime and issues of security
· Models for decision support and urban sustainability
· Modelling different patterns of individual behaviour
· Spatial modelling/estimating disease prevalence in small areas
· Modelling the impact of policy change on retail networks
· New methodological advances, in particular for individual-based modelling techniques
The session is sponsored by the GIScRG and PGRG of the RGS. The conveners are in discussion with the Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy journal to publish high quality submissions in a special edition.
Please e-mail the conveners with the title, an abstract of 250 words and 5 keywords if you would like to be considered for this session. The deadline for abstracts is 5th February 2013. Notification of acceptance will be in February 2013.
Conveners:
Dr Dianna Smith
Queen Mary University of London
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Dr Adam Dennett
CASA @ UCL
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Dr Alison Heppenstall
CSAP @ Leeds
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