Fraser Morgan Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland

Science Team Leader for the Landscape Policy and Governance team.

Auckland

I am a geospatial modeller with an interest in spatial agent-based models of land use and land cover change and the the heterogeneous behaviours and traits of human decision makers within both the urban (residential property developers) and rural (farmer) spheres. I am particularly interested in non-economic behavioural traits such as imitation & endorsement, territoriality, and the diffusion of information through spatial & social networks.I am the Science Lead of a new MBIE research programme that will leverage existing environmental data for the RSR to undertake climate, water, soil, bioregionalisation, human movement, and data-mining analyses that will provide policy-relevant insights into the environmental pressures that face the RSR. These analyses will contribute towards a new, regional-scale, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Ross Sea region (RSR). We will develop a spatial tool to visualise and query the data and analyses that will enable policy makers to apply the new EIA and understand and undertake steps to mitigate these pressures.

Auckland

I am a geospatial modeller with an interest in spatial agent-based models of land use and land cover change and the the heterogeneous behaviours and traits of human decision makers within both the urban (residential property developers) and rural (farmer) spheres. I am particularly interested in non-economic behavioural traits such as imitation & endorsement, territoriality, and the diffusion of information through spatial & social networks.I also have an interest in other geospatial modelling approaches such as environmental landscape classifications. A recent five year research project covered the feasibility, analysis, development and delivery of an environmental classification for Antarctica at regional and continent-wide scales. The final continental classification has been adopted by the Antarctic Treaty member countries within the evaluation stage of the protected area network review process and should enable a more representative protected areas network for the continent.

Hamilton

Worked on the development, documentation and delivery of an environmental classification of New Zealand using Environmental Domains Analysis concept. Contributed to the wide scale adoption of the LENZ classification by local, regional and central government to understand and visualise the environment types within their regions.

Phd, Geography

Residential property developers in urban agent-based models: Competition, behaviour and the resulting spatial landscape. Doctoral research.

Msc, Geography

Bsc, Geography