Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) manifest various complexities such as
heterogeneity, nonlinearity, feedback, and emergence. Humans play a critical role in …

Although it has long been recognised that human activities affect fire regimes, the
interactions between humans and fire are complex, imperfectly understood, constantly …

The key concepts of complexity science provide a means of understanding dynamics and
processes of change found in a range of physical and biological phenomena. Complexity …

Two classes of models that have made major breakthroughs in regional science in the last
two decades are cellular automata (CA) and agent-based models (ABM). These are both …

Cholera is an intestinal disease and is characterized by diarrhea and severe dehydration.
While cholera has mainly been eliminated in regions that can provide clean water, adequate …

Agent based modeling (ABM) is a standard tool that is useful across many disciplines.
Despite widespread and mounting interest in ABM, even broader adoption has been …

A primary goal of Earth system modelling is to improve understanding of the interactions and
feedbacks between human decision making and biophysical processes. The nexus of land …

A key challenge of land-use modelling for supporting sustainable land management is to
understand how environmental feedback that emerges from land-use actions can reshape …

Subsistence farming communities are dependent on the landscape to provide the resource
base upon which their societies can be built. A key component of this is the role of climate …

This study aimed at understanding how landscape heterogeneity influences outbreaks of
contagious diseases in southern Africa. Landscape attributes influence patterns of …