Welcome...

I obtained my PhD from the School of Natural Resources , University of Arizona , in 1997. Working with Randy Gimblett and Edella Schlager , my dissertation focused on the development of an agent based simulation of CPR (common pool resource) experiments. Since graduating in 1997, I have been at the Department of Geography , University of Waterloo .

My current research interests are focused on the following projects:

1. LUCITA: An agent based simulation of land use change in the Brazilian Amazon
2. Modelling wetland vegetation response to climate change
3. The application of Geographic Information Systems and hydrological models in resource management applications, both in Canada and China.

Teaching

My teaching responsibilities lie primarily within the Geographic Information Systems program of courses in the Faculty of Environment. I have taught the following courses within the past five years:

Geography 165 - Introduction to Cartography and Remote Sensing

Geography/Planning 255 - Data Management and Analysis using Geographic Information Systems

Geography/Planning 355 - Spatial Data and Spatial Databases

Geography 452 - Resource Management Project

Geography/Planning 455 - Applications of Geographic Information Systems

Geography 607 - GIS Applications

Department of Geography and Environmental Management

University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo , Ontario , CANADA
N2L 3G1
phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33404
fax: (519) 746-0658
email: pjdeadma @ envmail.uwaterloo.ca