Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group SessionsThe 102nd AAG Annual MeetingMarch 7-11, 2006, Chicago, IL

1 plenary session and 1 reception (sponsored by Geographical Analysis) 2 sessions for Student Paper Competition 3 panel sessions 31 SAM-related paper sessions, at least 18 sessions are (co-) sponsored sessions 154 papers across all paper sessions

Alternative GIS Professional Masters Degree Models Changes in the Economic and Urban Structure of Northeast Ohio Computational Geometry for GIScience Current progress in dynamic land change modeling Current status and trends in spatial statistics in geography. Dimensions of Population Disparities Fuzzy Mathematics and Geography Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping II Geographic Visualization and Spatial Analysis Hydrologic modeling of watershed land use/cover change It Takes a Long Time to Make a Good Map: Mapping Chronic Disease Landscape Ecology 3: Advances in Mapping and Modeling of Biotic Phenomena Linking Social and Ecological Systems I: Theory, Rationale and Necessity for

integrating social and ecological systems Linking Social and Ecological Systems II: Governance and Tenure Linking Social and Ecological Systems III: Livelihoods Linking Social and Ecological Systems IV: Landscape level analysis and remote

sensing Linking Social and Ecological Systems V: Infrastructure and Connectivity Location science session in honor of Charles ReVelle Models as Theory/Models as Explanation Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 1: Validation of Land Change Models Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 2: Institutions, Markets, and Policy Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 3: Theory and Techniques Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 4: Applications SAM Student Paper Competition I SAM Student Paper Competition II Segregation and Neighborhood Analysis Spatial Analysis and Modeling Plenary Lecture and Geographical Analysis

Reception Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group Business Meeting Spatial Analysis Applications Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (2) Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (1) Spatial Modeling Techniques

The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most Useful - Part I

The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most Useful - Part II

Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation I Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation II Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation III

Paper Session:2134 Changes in the Economic and Urban Structure of Northeast Ohio is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): Mary Ann Haley - Kent State UniversityChair(s): Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University8:00 AM   Introduction: Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University 8:10 AM   Author(s): *Hyun Joong Kim - Kent State University Abstract Title: Manufacturing and Service Industry Clusters in the Northeast Ohio, 1990-20038:30 AM   Author(s): *Mary Ann Haley - Kent State University Abstract Title: A Dynamic Analysis of Manufacturing Activity in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio Area8:50 AM   Author(s): *Jay Lee - Kent State University*Hyiamang Odoom - Kent State University Abstract Title: Urban Forms By GIS With Parcel Conversions9:10 AM   Author(s): *Milton E. Harvey - Kent State University Abstract Title: Analysis of the Growth of Sprawl in Geauga County, Ohio

Paper Session:2159 Spatial Analysis Applications is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason UniversityChair(s): Tony H. Grubesic - University of Cincinnati8:00 AM   Author(s): *Tony H. Grubesic - University of Cincinnati Abstract Title: Zip Codes and Spatial Analysis: Problems and Prospects8:20 AM   Author(s): *Hu Wei - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and the Department of Geography, The Ohio State UniverisityAlan T. Murray - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and the Department of Geography, The Ohio State UniversityTimothy C. Matisziw - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, The Ohio State University Abstract Title: An EM Algorithm for Inferring OD Traffic Matrices8:40 AM   Author(s): *Lauren Paletta, Master's Student - Boston University Center for Energy and Environmental Studies

Sucharita Gopal, Ph.D. - Boston University Department of GeographyBarbara Mahon, MD, MPH - Boston University Department of Epidemiology and PediatricsJason Sanders, Undergraduate Student - Boston University College of Arts and Sciences Abstract Title: Spatial Distribution and Analysis of Pneumococcus Infection in the United States (1990 - 2000)9:00 AM   Author(s): *Fahui Wang, PhD - Northern Illinois University*Sara McLafferty - University of Illinois Abstract Title: Late-Stage Cancer Clusters and Healthcare Access9:20 AM   Author(s): *Ikuho Yamada - Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisKaren Frederickson - The Polis Center, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Abstract Title: Exploratory Modeling of Teenage Pregnancy Prevalence

Paper Session:2210 It Takes a Long Time to Make a Good Map: Mapping Chronic Disease is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Ronald E. Cossman - Mississippi State University

Max Lu - Kansas State UniversityChair(s): Ronald E. Cossman - Mississippi State University10:00 AM   Author(s): *Katrina Van Valen Moore - Centers for Disease ControlMichele Casper - Centers for Disease ControlIshmael Williams - Centers for Disease ControlEric Tassone - Centers for Disease Control Abstract Title: Mapping and Modeling Geographic Disparities Over Time: Heart Disease Mortality10:20 AM   Author(s): *Ronald E. Cossman, PhD - Mississippi State UniversityJeralynn S. Cossman, PhD - Mississippi State UniversityWesley L. James, MS - Mississippi State UniversityTroy Blanchard, PhD - Mississippi State UniversityRichard Thomas, PhD - University of Tennessee Health Science CenterLouis Pol, PhD - University of Nebraska, OmahaArthur Cosby, PhD - Mississippi State University Abstract Title: Morbidity-Mortality Mismatch: Mapping Populations at Risk for Heart Disease10:40 AM   Author(s): *Max Lu - Kansas State University Abstract Title: Mortality in the American Great Plains: Is there an urban-rural divide?11:00 AM   Author(s): *Steven Reader - University Of South FloridaElizabeth Barnett - University of South FloridaMichelle Casper - Centers for Disease ControlBeverly Ward - University of South Florida Abstract Title: County-level Geographic Variation in Cardiac Deaths by Transportation

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Paper Session:2212 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation I is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University

Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryChair(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University10:00 AM   Author(s): *David R. Rain - The George Washington University Abstract Title: Towards Settlement Science: A Research Agenda for Urban Geography10:20 AM   Author(s): *Derek Azar - The George Washington University Abstract Title: Modeling the Distribution of Populations Vulnerable to Coastal Hazards in San Juan, Puerto Rico10:40 AM   Author(s): *Christine M. Erlien - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Abstract Title: Historical Data Integration and Analysis: Toward a Multi-temporal Analysis of Population Growth and Land Cover Change in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon11:00 AM   Author(s): *Adam Storeygard - CIESIN, Columbia UniversityDeborah Balk - CIESIN, Columbia UniversityGreg Yetman - CIESIN, Columbia UniversityRobert S. Chen - CIESIN, Columbia University Abstract Title: Global Distribution of Human Population and Welfare: Moving Towards Spatial Refinements11:20 AM   Author(s): *Jeffrey Safran - University Of ColoradoChristopher D Elvidge, PhD - NOAA/NGDCPaul Sutton, PhD - University of DenverBenjamin Tuttle - Cooperative Institue for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder Abstract Title: Potential for Global Mapping of Development Via A NightSat Mission

Paper Session:2260 Computational Geometry for GIScience is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Lan Mu - University Of IllinoisChair(s): Lan Mu - University Of Illinois10:00 AM   Introduction: Lan Mu - University Of Illinois 10:02 AM   Author(s): *Toshiaki Satoh, Mr - Center for spatial information science at the university of TokyoAtsuyuki Okabe, PhD - Department of urban engineering, the university of Tokyo Abstract Title: Development of a software package of tools for generating directed Voronoi diagram and constructing roundtrip shortest path region diagram10:22 AM   Author(s): *Hongbo Yu - Oklahoma State University

 Abstract Title: Exploring Spatio-temporal Relationships of Space-time Paths at Various Scales: GIS Design and Implementation10:42 AM   Author(s): *John Radke, Prof - University OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEYJianchun Xu , student - UC berkeleypatty Frontiera, Dr. - UC Berkeley Abstract Title: Establishing Concave Geometric Approximations to Better Define Neighborhoods, Home Range and Shape in Geographic Information11:02 AM   Author(s): *Lan Mu - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abstract Title: An Asymmetric Spatial Weights Matrix Based on TIN-Subgraphs of Voronoi Diagrams11:22 AM   Discussant: John Radke - University OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY

Paper Session:2411 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation II is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM Organizer(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University

Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryChair(s): Edward Bright1:00 PM   Author(s): *Tilottama Ghosh, PhD Student - University of DenverPaul C. Sutton, Assistant Professor - University of DenverChristopher D. Elvidge - NOAA National Geophysical Data Center Abstract Title: An Overview of the Use and the Potential of Nighttime Imagery for Estimation of Socio-economic Variables1:20 PM   Author(s): *John R. Weeks, Ph.D. - San Diego State UniversityDouglas A Stow - San Diego State UniversityArthur Getis - San Diego State UniversityAllan G Hill - Harvard University Abstract Title: Can We Spot a Neighborhood From the Air?1:40 PM   Author(s): *Edward Bright - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAnil Cheriyadat - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBudhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDavid Potere - Princeton University Abstract Title: Mapping of Settlements in High Resolution Satellite Imagery using High Performance Computing2:00 PM   Author(s): *David Thomas Potere - Princeton UniversityKaren McNeany - University of California, Santa BarbaraAnnemarie Schneider, PhD. - University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract Title: Global Urban Estimates: A Comparison2:20 PM   Author(s): *Benjamin T Tuttle - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at BoulderChristopher Elvidge, PhD - NOAA-National Geophysical Data CenterJeff Safran - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

Kim Baugh - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at BoulderRamakrishna Nemani, PhD - NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USACristina Milesi, PhD - Division of Science and Environmental Policy, California State University, Monterey Bay, California USAPaul Sutton, PhD - University of Denver Abstract Title: Spatial Mapping of Impervious Surfaces Associated with Urban Development

Paper Session:2459 SAM Student Paper Competition I is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM Organizer(s):Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois UniversityChair(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois University1:00 PM   Author(s): *Jonathan P. Schroeder - University of Minnesota Abstract Title: Evaluating Uncertainty When Using Areal Interpolation for Temporal Analysis of Census Tract Data1:20 PM   Author(s): *Srinivas Vinnakota - Louisiana State University Abstract Title: Effects of classification and small numbers problem in spatial association rule mining of public health datasets.1:40 PM   Author(s): *Soumya Mazumdar - University of Iowa Abstract Title: Detecting associations between environmental contaminants and health using data masked to preserve privacy2:00 PM   Author(s): *Noah C Goldstein - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Abstract Title: A new methodology of comparing Monte Carlo binary output of spatial spread models2:20 PM   Author(s): *Haifeng Zhang, Mr. - University Of South Carolina Abstract Title: A Spatial Analysis of the Achievement Gap Among Urban, Suburban, and Rural Schools

Paper Session:2460 Spatial Modeling Techniques is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM Organizer(s):David Wong - George Mason UniversityChair(s):Eric M. Delmelle - University of Idaho1:00 PM   Author(s): *Shipeng Sun - University of Minnesota Abstract Title: Collaboration in the Academic GIS Community: A Social Network Analysis1:20 PM   Author(s): *Fei Long - McMaster UniversityAntonio Páez - McMaster University Abstract Title: Modeling Spatial Variation in Housing Prices: A Shift from Global

Regression to Local Regression, from Global Variogram to Local Variogram1:40 PM   Author(s): *Kamyoung Kim - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and Department of Geography, The Ohio State UniversityAlan T. Murray - Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and Department of Geography, The Ohio State University Abstract Title: Modeling to support 24/7 security monitoring2:00 PM   Author(s): *Eric Delmelle - University of Idaho Abstract Title: A New Method to Support Second-Phase Spatial Sampling in a Multivariate Field Using Regression Confidence Bands2:20 PM   Author(s): *Jessica N. Mefford - The Ohio State UniversityAlan T. Murray - The Ohio State UniversityTony H. Grubesic - University of Cincinnati Abstract Title: Multi-Objective Optimization for Identifying Vulnerability in Critical Network Infrastructure

Paper Session:2511 Where Are We? Recent Approaches to Population Distribution Estimation III is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Organizer(s): David Rickter Rain - The George Washington University

Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryChair(s): Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National Laboratory3:00 PM   Author(s): *Eun-hye Enki Yoo - University of California, Santa Barbaraphaedon C Kyriakidis - University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract Title: Extension of a geostatistical framework for reconstructing population density surfaces3:20 PM   Author(s): *Marie L Minner - ORAULauren Patterson - University of North CarolinaAaron Myers - University of South Carolina Abstract Title: Assessing The Spatial and Attribute Error of Input Data for Population Distribution Models3:40 PM   Author(s): Kathleen A. Abercrombie - Auburn UniversityAarthy Sabesan, M.S. - Oak Ridge National Laboratory*Auroop R Ganguly, Ph.D. - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Abstract Title: Metrics for the comparative analysis of geospatial datasets with applications to high-resolution grid-based population data4:00 PM   Author(s): *Budhendra Bhaduri - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryCheng Liu - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryJames Nutaro - Oak Ridge national LaboratoryEddie Bright - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPhil Coleman - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Abstract Title: A Computational Approach Towards a Spatio-temporal Population Dynamics Model4:20 PM   Author(s): *Neal Feierabend - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDavid Potere - Princeton University

Eddie Bright - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Abstract Title: Wal-Mart from Space

Paper Session:2559 SAM Student Paper Competition II is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Organizer(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois UniversityChair(s): Fahui Wang - Northern Illinois University3:00 PM   Author(s): *Tawan Banchuen - Student Abstract Title: Spatial Analog Identification for Climate Change Assessment and Planning3:20 PM   Author(s): *Shing Lin - Department of Geography and Planning, TX State University Abstract Title: Spatial Analysis and Modeling of Air Pollution Environmental Equity in the Houston-Galveston Area of Texas3:40 PM   Author(s): *Yang Yue - The University of Hong Kong Abstract Title: Spatial-temporal Dependency of Traffic Flow and Its implications for short-term traffic forecasting4:00 PM   Author(s): *Marco Millones - Clark University Abstract Title: Settlement Classification in Cusco, Peru

Paper Session:2561 Dimensions of Population Disparities is scheduled on Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason University

Michael Reibel - California State UniversityChair(s): Dr. Casey Dawkins, Virginia Tech3:00 PM   Author(s): *Sue C. Grady, PhD - CUNY Graduate Center Abstract Title: The Geography of Racial Disparities in Low Birthweight: New York City, 20003:17 PM   Author(s): *Casey J. Dawkins, Ph.D. - Virginia Tech Abstract Title: Spatial Changes in Income Segregation during the 1990s3:34 PM   Author(s): Oksana Starchenko, Dr. - University of Saskatchewan*Evelyn J. Peters - UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN Abstract Title: Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in Canadian Cities: Do classic indices apply?3:51 PM   Author(s): *David W Wong - George Mason University Abstract Title: Lowering in segregation level? Where?4:08 PM   Author(s): *Pablo Mateos - University College LondonPaul Longley - University College LondonRichard Webber - University College London Abstract Title: Measuring Spatial Segregation of Ethnic Minorities in the UK at Fine

Scales and Individual Level through Family Name and Personal Name Analysis.4:25 PM   Discussant: William Clark - University Of California - Los Angeles

Paper Session:3161 Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (1) is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Jeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityDepartment Of Geography and Urban Studies

Chair(s): Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA8:00 AM   Author(s): *Michel J Phipps - University of Ottawa Abstract Title: Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery and Entropy Reduction8:20 AM   Author(s): *Rongxun Wang - A-Xing Zhu - James Burt -  Abstract Title: A Data Mining Approach to Knowledge Extraction from Existing Soil Maps8:40 AM   Author(s): *David Stinchcomb - National Cancer InstituteLinda Pickle - National Cancer Institute Abstract Title: Outlier Detection as a Spatial Data Mining Tool for National Cancer Surveillance9:00 AM   Author(s): *Daniel G. Cole - Smithsonian Institution Abstract Title: Successes and Limitations of Visualizing a Large Data Set from a Temporal Museum Database9:20 AM   Author(s): *Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Abstract Title: On the Ordering Problem in Spatial Data Mining and Geovisualization: Methods and Applications

Paper Session:3169 The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most Useful - Part I is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College

Richard P. Greene - Northern Illinois UniversityChair(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College8:00 AM   Author(s): *Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D. - United States Geological Survey Abstract Title: Bridging Geography and Mathematics Through GIS8:14 AM   Author(s): *Matthew Bampton - University Of Southern MaineCathleen McAnneny - University of Maine, Farmington Abstract Title: Identifying core concepts, misconceptions, and fundamental barriers to learning in GIS.8:28 AM   Author(s): *Diana Stuart Sinton - National Institute for Technology &

Liberal Education Abstract Title: Linking GIS with Higher Education Objectives and Missions8:42 AM   Author(s): *Arthur N. Samel - Bowling Green State UniversityKefa M Otiso - Bowling Green State UniversityBruce Smith - Bowling Green State University Abstract Title: Integration of GIS into the 7-12 curriculum in Toledo Public Schools8:56 AM   Author(s): *Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College Abstract Title: Suggestions for Incorporating Spatial Awareness into the Lesson Plan9:10 AM   Author(s): *Andrew J. Krmenec - Northern Illinois University Abstract Title: From classroom to e-room: adapting GIS courses for online delivery9:24 AM   Author(s): *Ann B. Johnson - ESRI Abstract Title: GIS Tech NSF Grant - Course development and Articulation

Panel Session:3256 Alternative GIS Professional Masters Degree Models is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Breandan O HUallacháin - Arizona State UniversityChair(s): Breandan O HUallacháin - Arizona State UniversityPanelist(s):Ronald Briggs - University Of Texas - DallasJeffrey Wilson - Indiana U-Purdue U at IndianapolisMark Kumler - University of Redlands

Paper Session:3261 Spatial Data Mining and Exploratory Data Analysis (2) is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Diansheng Guo - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Jeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityDepartment Of Geography and Urban Studies

Chair(s): Jeremy Mennis - Temple UniversityDepartment Of Geography and Urban Studies 10:00 AM   Author(s): *Christiane Von Reichert - The University of Montana, MissoulaShih-Lung Shaw - University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleHongbo Yu - Oklahoma State University, StillwaterYibin Zhao - University of Tennessee, Knoxville Abstract Title: Applications of Spatio-temporal GIS in Migration Research10:20 AM   Author(s): *Guoqing Zhou - Old Domionino UniversityGuoqing Zhou - Jun Wu - Weihan Xie -  Abstract Title: Geospatial Data Visualization - Airborne Video, Video GIS, and Mapping10:40 AM   Author(s): *Charles W. Emerson - Western Michigan University

 Abstract Title: Similarity Searches of Image Databases11:00 AM   Author(s): *Weiguo Liu - Department of geography and planning, University of ToledoKaren Seto - Institute for International Studies, Stanford UniversityZhanli Sun - Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana and Champaign Abstract Title: An ART-MMAP neural network based spatio-temporal data mining approach to urban growth prediction11:20 AM   Author(s): *Jeremy Mennis - Department Of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple UniversityDana Bauer - Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University Abstract Title: Exploratory Data Analysis of Long Time Series of Remotely Sensed Imagery

Paper Session:3269 The Infusion of GIS into Various Disciplines: Spatial Education at its Most Useful - Part II is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College

Richard P. Greene - Northern Illinois UniversityChair(s): Dr. Rich B. Schultz - Elmhurst College10:00 AM   Author(s): *Jodi Heitkamp - Northern Illinois University Abstract Title: Cartographic Limitations of GIS10:16 AM   Author(s): *Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou - San Diego State University Abstract Title: Web-based GIS for Bridging the Gap of GIS Education between Universities and High Schools10:32 AM   Author(s): *Eui-Kyung Shin - Northern Illinois University Abstract Title: The Challenges of Using GIS with Elementary Pre-service Teachers10:48 AM   Author(s): *Petra A. Zimmermann - Ball State University Abstract Title: Space Matters: A workshop on spatial analysis for non-geographers11:04 AM   Author(s): *Sarah J Barr - After School Matters Abstract Title: GIS as a Vehicle for Positive Youth Development11:20 AM   Author(s): *Todd C. Patterson - University of South Carolina Abstract Title: The Use of Google Earth as a Teaching Tool

Panel Session:3435 Current progress in dynamic land change modeling is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM Organizer(s): Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr. - Clark UniversityChair(s): Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr. - Clark UniversityPanelist(s):Bryan Pijanowski - Purdue University

William J. McConnell - Indiana UniversityNoah Goldstein

Paper Session:3459 Segregation and Neighborhood Analysis is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM Organizer(s): David Wong - George Mason University

Dr. Casey Dawkins – Virginia Tech Chair(s): Michael Reibel - California State University1:00 PM   Author(s): *Michael Poulsen - Macquarie University Abstract Title: Ethnic Segregation and the Internal Structure of Los Angeles's Hispanic Barrios1:20 PM   Author(s): *William Milton Bowen - Cleveland State UniversityMukesh Kumar - Jackson State University Abstract Title: Segregation and Freedom in Housing Choice: A Case Study of Cuyahoga County, Ohio1:40 PM   Author(s): *Michael Reibel, PhD - California State University Abstract Title: Cluster analysis techniques for neighborhood ethnic change2:00 PM   Author(s): *Anita I Drever, Ph.D. - University of Tennessee Knoxville & Deutsches Institut fuer Wirtschaftsforschung BerlinWilliam A.V. Clark, Ph.D. - University of California, Los Angeles Abstract Title: Mixed Neighborhoods, Parallel Lives? An investigation into whether residential proximity promotes inter-ethnic contact in German neighborhoods2:20 PM   Author(s): *Sara Metcalf - University Of Illinois Abstract Title: Exploring Spatial Disparity with an Agent-Based Model of Neighborhood Network Evolution

Paper Session:3523 Geographic Visualization and Spatial Analysis is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Organizer(s): Heejun Chang - Portland State University

Dr. Frank Hardisty - University of South CarolinaChair(s): Heejun Chang - Portland State University3:00 PM   Author(s): *Christopher Uejio - University of ArizonaAndrew C. Comrie - University of Arizona Abstract Title: Fundamental Niche of West Nile Virus Vector Mosquitoes at Telescoping Extents3:20 PM   Author(s): *Akiyoshi INASAKA - Department of Urban Engieering, the University of TokyoYukio SADAHIRO - Department of Urban Engieering, the University of Tokyo Abstract Title: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Retail Distribution in Urban Space3:40 PM   Author(s): *Jung-Eun LEE - University of Tokyo

Yukio SADAHIRO - University of Tokyo Abstract Title: Comparison of Two Surfaces by Evaluating Their Spatial Differences4:00 PM   Author(s): *Frank Hardisty - University of South Carolina Abstract Title: Using Cartograms for Geovisualization4:20 PM   Author(s): *Heejun Chang - Portland State UniversityJoseph Poracsky - Portland State UniversityTeresa L Bulman - Portland State University

Paper Session:3559 Models as Theory/Models as Explanation is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Organizer(s): Chris FowlerChair(s): Chris Fowler3:00 PM   Author(s): *Luke R. Bergmann - University of Minnesota Abstract Title: Theory by Modeling and Simulation: Moving Beyond Metaphorical Complexity3:20 PM   Author(s): *Catherine Dibble, PhD - University Of Maryland Abstract Title: Inference with Agent-Based Pandemic Models3:40 PM   Author(s): *Christopher S.. Fowler - University of Washington Abstract Title: An agent-based model of geographical economics and critiques from the field4:00 PM   Discussant: Amy Glasmeier - Pennsylvania State University 4:20 PM   Discussant: Barry Wellar - University of Ottawa Discussant(s):Amy Glasmeier - Pennsylvania State UniversityBarry Wellar - University of Ottawa

Paper Session:3629 Spatial Analysis and Modeling Plenary Lecture and Geographical Analysis Reception is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 5:00 PM - 6:40 PM

Organizer(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State UniversityChair(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University

5:00 PM   Introduction: Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University 5:10 PM   Speaker: Kingsley E. Haynes - George Mason University

Paper Session:3658 Hydrologic modeling of watershed land use/cover change is scheduled on Thursday, 3/9/06, from 5:00 PM - 6:40 PM Organizer(s): Shixiong Hu - Dept. of Geography, East Stroudsburg University of PA

Chansheng He - Western Michigan UniversityChair(s): Chansheng He - Western Michigan University 5:00 PM   Author(s): *Chansheng He, Professor - Western Michigan UniversityThomas E Croley II - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Abstract Title: Modeling Dynamics of Nonpoint Source Pollution Loadings in the Saginaw Bay Watersheds by DLBRM5:20 PM   Author(s): *Yong Q Tian - University Of Massachusetts - BostonJi-Young Kim - aEnvironmental Chemical Corporation, Otis ANGB, MA Abstract Title: Up-scaling the hydrological processes in grazing hill lands using Cellular Automata5:40 PM   Author(s): *Tao Tang, Associate Professor - Buffalo State College (SUNY College at Buffalo) Abstract Title: Coupling land use/land cover in a GIS distributed watershed model6:00 PM   Author(s): *Shixiong Hu - Dept. of Geography, East Stroudsburg University of PAJeffrey W. Hardy - Department of Geography, East Stroudsburg University of PA Abstract Title: Modeling Hydrological and Geomorphic Processes in Paradise Creek Watershed, PA6:20 PM   Author(s): *T Edwin Chow - University of Michigan - Flint Abstract Title: Scale Dependence of Rainfall-Runoff Model

Paper Session:4150 Linking Social and Ecological Systems I: Theory, Rationale and Necessity for integrating social and ecological systems is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida

Dr. Perz Stephen - University of FloridaChair(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida8:00 AM   Discussant: Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida 8:00 AM   Discussant: Jane Southworth - University of Florida 8:00 AM   Author(s): *Perz Stephen - University of FloridaJane Southworth - University of FloridaGrenville Barnes - University of FloridaGraeme Cumming - University of Florida Abstract Title: Infrastructure Change, Human Agency, and Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems8:20 AM   Author(s): *Richard J. Aspinall - Arizona State University Abstract Title: Coupled modelling of human and natural systems: the Global Land Project8:40 AM   Author(s): *W. Stuart Kirkham, Ph.D. - University of Maryland Baltimore County Abstract Title: Contesting an Invasive Species: Complexity Theory and Post-Structural Political Ecology9:00 AM   Author(s): *So-Min Cheong, Ph.D. - University of Kansas

 Abstract Title: Evolution of Integration9:20 AM   Discussant: Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami 9:20 AM   Discussant: Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC Discussant(s):Dr. Perz Stephen - University of FloridaJane Southworth - University of FloridaRinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of MiamiHarini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC

Paper Session:4158 Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University

Michael Leitner - Louisiana State UniversityChair(s): Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University8:00 AM   Introduction: Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University 8:05 AM   Author(s): *Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia UniversityGe Lin - West Virginia UniversityChristine Titus - West Virginia University Abstract Title: Spatially-Integrated Forensic Science: Review and Prospect.8:24 AM   Author(s): *Michael Leitner - Louisiana State UniversityDan Helms - National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center – Rocky MountainIan Oldfield - Strategic Analysis Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, Territorial Policing HeadquartersDerek Paulsen - Department of Criminal Justice and Police Studies, Eastern Kentucky University Abstract Title: Evaluating Geographic Profiling Models8:43 AM   Author(s): *Yongmei Lu - Texas State University - San MarcosTamara T. Clunis - Texas State University - San Marcos Abstract Title: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Juvenile Offenses and Offenders in Dallas and Surrounding Area9:02 AM   Author(s): *Michael Anthony Walnoha - West Virginia University Abstract Title: Shoeprint Analysis: A GIS Application in Forensic Evidence9:21 AM   Author(s): *Ge Lin - West Virginia UniversityGreg Elmes - West Virginia University Abstract Title: The Sources of Uncertainties in Crime Scene GIS Mapping

Paper Session:4250 Linking Social and Ecological Systems II: Governance and Tenure is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida

Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY – CIPECChair(s): Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida10:00 AM   Author(s): *Brian A Child - University of Florida Abstract Title: Governance and the Transformability of Socio-Ecological Systems in Southern Africa10:20 AM   Author(s): *Tadesse Kidane-Mariam - Edinboro University Of PennsylvaniaTadesse Kidane-Mariam, Ph.D - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, department of Geosciences, PA, 16444 Abstract Title: The World Bank and Africa:Changing Paradigms and strategies of environmental and Habitat Management10:40 AM   Author(s): *Martha E. Geores, Professor - University of Maryland Abstract Title: Social Theory Takes a Walk in the Forest11:00 AM   Author(s): *Shanon P Donnelly - Indiana University Abstract Title: Islands of cooperation: legal structure and land cover in intentional communities in the Midwest United States11:20 AM   Author(s): *Jeffrey B Luzar, PhD student - ; School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Working Forest in the Tropics Program, University of FloridaGrenville Barnes, Associate Professor - School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of FloridaF. Kennedy Souza, Graduate Student - Center for Latin American Studies, Univesity of Florida; Federal University of Acre Abstract Title: Land Tenure and Land Use in the Trans-Oceanic Highway Corridor of the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon: Striking a Balance between Economic, Environmental and Social Policy Imperatives

Paper Session:4258 Geographic Profiling, Forensic Investigation and Crime Mapping II is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University

Michael Leitner - Louisiana State UniversityChair(s): Ge Lin - West Virginia University10:00 AM   Introduction: Gregory A. Elmes - West Virginia University  10:10 AM   Author(s): *Derek J Paulsen, Ph.D - Eastern Kentucky University Abstract Title: Using spatial diagnostics to improve geographic profiling results10:30 AM   Author(s): *Xiannian Chen - West Virginia University Abstract Title: Spatial crime analysis in Topeka, Kansas10:50 AM   Discussant: Michael Leitner - Louisiana State University 11:10 AM   Discussant: Ge Lin - West Virginia University

Paper Session:4350 Linking Social and Ecological Systems III: Livelihoods

is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida

Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of MiamiChair(s): Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC12:00 PM   Author(s): *Joel Hartter, PhD Student - Department of Geography, Land Use and Environmental Change Institute, Univeristy of FloridaAbraham Goldman, PhD - Department of GeographyMichael Binford, PhD - Department of Geography, Land Use and Environmental Change Institute, UniversityColin Chapman, PhD - Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, McGill UniversityLauren Chapman, PhD - Biology Department, McGill UniversityJane Southworth, PhD - Department of Geography, Land Use and Environmental Change, University of Florida Abstract Title: Environmental Services and Hazards of Wetlands and Forest Patches in Western Uganda12:20 PM   Author(s): *Laura C. Schneider - Rutgers University Abstract Title: Advance and retreat: Land abandonment and plant invasions in an agricultural frontier.12:40 PM   Author(s): *Jennifer F. Brewer - Clark University Abstract Title: Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: From Household Practice to Federal Policy1:00 PM   Author(s): *Moushumi Chaudhury - University of Sussex Abstract Title: Negotiating Access: Micro-Politics in Medicinal Plant Trade in Nepal1:20 PM   Author(s): *Elizabeth S. Barron - Rutgers University Abstract Title: Protecting Resources, Protecting Livelihoods: Assessing Visitor Harvesting of Wild Morel Mushrooms in Two National Parks

Paper Session:4369 Landscape Ecology 3: Advances in Mapping and Modeling of Biotic Phenomena is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 12:00 PM - 1:40 PM Organizer(s): David Cairns - Texas A&M University

John Kupfer - University of South CarolinaChair(s): David Cairns - Texas A&M University12:00 PM   Author(s): *Brenden McNeil - Syracuse UniversityJane Read - Syracuse UniversityCharles Driscoll - Syracuse University Abstract Title: Henry Gleason meets hyperspectral remote sensing: the importance of species in detecting foliar nitrogen response to nitrogen deposition12:20 PM   Author(s): *Stephen McCauley - Clark University Abstract Title: Integrating Predictive Species Modeling with Land-use Variables and Land-cover Change Mapping in Support of Forest Vegetation Change Monitoring12:40 PM   Author(s): Jennifer Miller, Ph.D. - West Virginia University

*Ben Gilmer - West Virginia University Abstract Title: A comparison of statistical models and accuracy measures for predictive vegetation models1:00 PM   Author(s): *John Kupfer - University of South CarolinaCalvin Farris - University of Arizona Abstract Title: Incorporating spatial non-stationarity into predictive vegetation modeling: The use of geographically-weighted regression to model montane Ponderosa pine abundance

Paper Session:4450 Linking Social and Ecological Systems IV: Landscape level analysis and remote sensing is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida

Dr. Perz Stephen - University of FloridaChair(s): Michael W. Binford - University of Florida2:00 PM   Author(s): *Jane Southworth, Associate Professor - University of FloridaMichael Binford, Full Professor - University of FloridaJoel Hartter - University of FloridaAbraham Goldman, Associate professor - University of FloridaColin Chapman, Professor - McGill UniversityLauren Chapman, Professor - McGill University Abstract Title: Linking social and ecological systems in Uganda: Interactions among Protected Areas, Land Cover Change, Land Use and Biodiversity2:20 PM   Author(s): *Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of MiamiAbstract Title: Secondary succession in the southern Yucatan, Mexico: Landscape pattern, social dimensions and smallholder land use portfolios2:40 PM   Author(s): *Claudia M. Stickler - University of FloridaOriana T Almeida - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da AmazôniaAne A Alencar - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da AmazôniaOswaldo Carvalho Jr. - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da AmazôniaDaniel C Nepstad - Woods Hole Research CenterAbstract Title: Economic and ecological trade-offs in an expanding agro-industrial frontier: Policy scenarios and market opportunities in the southeastern Amazon's Xingu River headwaters3:00 PM   Author(s): *Tracy Van Holt - University of Florida Abstract Title: Fishing for Success in a Social-Ecological System in Southern Chile3:20 PM   Author(s): *Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC Abstract Title: Forest Conservation in the South Asian Landscape: Patterns, Processes and Driving Forces

Paper Session:4469 Location science session in honor of Charles ReVelle is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM Organizer(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University

Timothy C. Matisziw - THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYChair(s): Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University2:00 PM   Introduction: Alan T. Murray - Ohio State University  2:05 PM   Author(s): *Timothy C. Matisziw - The Ohio State UniversityAlan T. Murray - The Ohio State University Abstract Title: The Contributions of Professor Charles S. ReVelle2:24 PM   Author(s): *Michael J Kuby - Arizona State UniversitySeow Lim - Arizona State UniversityChristopher D Upchurch - University of Utah Abstract Title: Dispersion of Nodes Added to a Network2:43 PM   Author(s): *Arika Ligmann-Zielinska - San Diego State UniversityRichard Church, PhD - University of California Santa BarbaraPiotr Jankowski, PhD - San Diego State University Abstract Title: Density-Based Design Constraint for Compact and Contiguous Land Allocation3:02 PM   Author(s): *Mark W. Horner - Florida State University Abstract Title: Spatial Modeling for Hurricane Disaster Relief: Contextual Background and a Multi-Level Optimization Approach3:21 PM   Author(s): Samuel Ratick - Clark University*Jeffrey Osleeb - University of Connecticut Abstract Title: A Mulltiobjective Hierarchical Maximal Covering Model for Siting Systems of Medical Facilities: With Application to Developing Countries

Panel Session:4514 Current status and trends in spatial statistics in geography. is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM Organizer(s): Ivan Cheung - Association of American GeographersChair(s): Arthur Getis - San Diego State University

Panelist(s):Keith Ord - Georgetown UniversityLuc Anselin - University of IllinoisDr. Daniel A. Griffith - University of Texas @ Dallas

Paper Session:4533 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 1: Validation of Land Change Models is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo

Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr. - Clark UniversityChair(s): Daniel G. Brown - University of Michigan4:00 PM   Author(s): *Alex Hagen-Zanker - Research Institute for Knowledge Systems Abstract Title: Evaluating the morphological quality of land use models4:20 PM   Author(s): *Tom Evans - Indiana University Abstract Title: Validation Approaches for Agent-based Models of Land Cover Change4:40 PM   Author(s): *Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo Abstract Title: Comparing the factors influencing land use change in Altamira, Brazil: An agent based modelling approach.5:00 PM   Author(s): *Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr - Clark UniversityRobert Walker - Michigan State UniversityRobert Yao-Kumah - Clark UniversityEugenio Arima - Michigan State UniversityStephen Aldrich - Michigan State UniversityAbstract Title: Quantitative assessment for a model of Amazonian deforestation

Paper Session:4550 Linking Social and Ecological Systems V: Infrastructure and Connectivity is scheduled on Friday, 3/10/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM Organizer(s): Jane Southworth - University of Florida

Dr. Perz Stephen - University of FloridaChair(s): Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami 4:00 PM   Author(s): *Robert T Walker, PhD - Michigan State UniversityAlex Pfaff, PhD - Columbia UniversityEustaquio Reis, PhD - IPEAStephen Perz, PhD - University of FloridaEugenio Arima, PhD - Michigan State University and IMAZONJuan Robalino, PhD - Columbia UniversityMarcellus Caldas, PhD - Michigan State University and UFBAStephen Aldrich, MS - Michigan State UniversityCarlos Souza, PhD - IMAZONClaudio Bohrer, PhD - Federal University Fluminense Abstract Title: Roads and Deforestation in the Amazon Basin4:20 PM   Author(s): *Michael W. Binford - Department of Geography, University of FloridaLin Cassidy - Department of Geography, University of floridaJohn Felkner - National Opinion Research Center, University of ChicagoRobert M. Townsend - Department of Economics, University of ChicagoAlan L. Kolata - Department of Anthropology, University of ChicagoJane Southworth - Department of Geography, University of FloridaAbstract Title: How to study the combined domains of environment, economics, and social behavior in Thailand and Cambodia4:40 PM   Author(s): *Maitreyi Mandal - School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida

Maitreyi Mandal - School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida Abstract Title: Spatial and Economic Analysis of the Urban sprawl at the wild land-urban interface: A case study from North Central Florida5:00 PM   Author(s): *Eugenio Y. Arima, PhD - Michigan State UniversityCarlos Souza Jr., PhD - Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da AmazoniaRobert T Walker, PhD - Michigan State UniversityAmintas Brandao - Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da AmazoniaAbstract Title: Simulating forest fragmentation in the Amazon: the case of Terra do Meio5:20 PM   Discussant: Dr. Perz Stephen - University of Florida 5:25 PM   Discussant: Jane Southworth - University of Florida 5:30 PM   Discussant: Rinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of Miami  5:35 PM   Discussant: Harini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC Discussant(s):Dr. Perz Stephen - University of FloridaJane Southworth - University of FloridaRinku Roy Chowdhury - University Of MiamiHarini Nagendra - INDIANA UNIVERSITY - CIPEC

Paper Session:5133 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 2: Institutions, Markets, and Policy is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of WaterlooChair(s): Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr. - Clark University8:00 AM   Author(s): *Shih-Kung Lai - Center for Land and Environmental Planning, National Taipei University Abstract Title: Origins of institutions in complex spatial systems8:20 AM   Author(s): *Moira Zellner - University Of Michigan Abstract Title: Generating Policies for Sustainable Water Use in Complex Scenarios: An Integrated Land Use and Water Use Model of Monroe County, Michigan8:40 AM   Author(s): *Dawn C. Parker, Assistant Professor - George Mason UniversityJ. Gary Polhill, Research Scientist - Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, ScotlandNicholas M. Gotts, Research Scientist - Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland Abstract Title: Do Land Markets Matter? Preliminary results from the ELMM model9:00 AM   Author(s): *Darla K Munroe - Ohio State University Abstract Title: The complexities of exurban development: conceptualizing residential land conversion as a multilevel process.9:20 AM   Author(s): *Scott R. Heckbert - CSIROAlex Smajgl - CSIRO Abstract Title: Policy Impact Modelling for the Great Barrier Reef Region

Paper Session:5233 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 3: Theory and Techniques

is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo

Daniel G. Brown - University of MichiganChair(s): Paul Torrens - Arizona State University10:00 AM   Author(s): *Alison Heppenstall - University of LeedsAndrew Evans - University of Leeds Abstract Title: Constructing a Framework for the Analysis of Complex Geographical Systems10:20 AM   Author(s): *Helen Couclelis - University of California, Santa Barbara Abstract Title: Are people part of landscape dynamics?

10:40 AM   Author(s): *Daniel G. Brown - University of MichiganDerek T. Robinson, M.S. - University of MichiganLi An, PhD - San Diego State University Abstract Title: Implications of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Empirical Observations for an Agent-Based Model of Residential Development11:00 AM   Author(s): *Derek T. Robinson - School of Natural Resources & Environment, Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of MichiganDaniel G. Brown - School of Natural Resources & Environment, Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of MichiganWilliam S. Currie - School of Natural Resources & Environment Abstract Title: Linking Ecosystem and Land-Use Process Models: A Way Forward11:20 AM   Author(s): *Elizabeth Groff - Institute for Law and Justice and University of Maryland Abstract Title: Incorporating Space Into Agent-based Models: A Report on Implementing with ArcGIS' AgentAnalyst Toolbox

Paper Session:5433 Perspectives on Geographic Complexity 4: Applications is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM Organizer(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo

Paul Torrens - Arizona State UniversityChair(s): Peter J. Deadman - University of Waterloo 2:00 PM   Author(s): *Wenwu Tang - University Of IowaDave Bennett - University Of Iowa Abstract Title: Simulating Risk-Avoidance Behavior of Elk In Northern Yellowstone Park By Using Evolutionary Neural Networks2:20 PM   Author(s): *Li An - San Diego State UniversityDaniel G Brown - University of MichiganWilliam Rand - Northwest University Abstract Title: Complexity Science in Support of Disaster Alleviation: Preferences, Places, and Promises2:40 PM   Author(s): *Yichun Xie, Professor - Eastern Michigan UniversityMichael Batty, Professor - University College London

Kang Zhao, Graduate Student - Eastern Michigan University Abstract Title: Modeling Urban Growth and Sustainability in a Desakota Area of China3:00 PM   Author(s): *Paul M Torrens, B.A. (Mod) Hons, M.A., M.A., Ph.D - Arizona State University Abstract Title: The complexity of crowds

Paper Session:5558 Fuzzy Mathematics and Geography is scheduled on Saturday, 3/11/06, from 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM Organizer(s): A-Xing Zhu - Univ of Wisconsin

Dr. James E. Burt - University of Wisconsin – MadisonChair(s): A-Xing Zhu - Univ of Wisconsin4:00 PM   Author(s): Ademar Schmitz - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Brazil*Ashley Morris - DePaul UniversityGregory Vert - University of Nevada, RenoAbstract Title: Strategies to Define the Topological Relation between Two Fuzzy Regions4:18 PM   Author(s): *Xun Shi - Dartmouth College Abstract Title: Aggregating operations in fuzzy soil mapping4:36 PM   Author(s): *A-Xing Zhu - Univ of WisconsinAbstract Title: Mapping Landslide Susceptibility over the Three Gorges Area, China Using GIS, Expert Knowledge and Fuzzy Logic4:54 PM   Author(s): *James E. Burt - University of Wisconsin - MadisonA-Xing Zhu - University of Wisconsin - MadisonMark Harrower - University of Wisconin - Madison Abstract Title: Visualizing Fuzzy Class Uncertainty Using Perception-based Color Models5:12 PM   Author(s): *Peter F Fisher - City University, London, UKJo Wood - City University, London, UKTao Cheng - Hong Kong Polytechnic Univeristy Abstract Title: Higher order vagueness of geographical objects: An exploration of Type n fuzzy sets5:30 PM   Discussant: Frank Witlox - Ghent University