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- University of East Anglia
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Amii Harwood (nee Darnell)
Email: amii.harwood “at” uea.ac.uk
Amii Darnell joined CSERGE in July 2010 as a geographical information systems (GIS) specialist, becoming a Senior Research Associate in December 2010. Amii’s main interests are in geographical information science; uncertainty and sensitivity analyses of spatial data; improving confidence in model predictions for more informed decision making; producing effective interdisciplinary science. Ongoing research projects include: application of GIS to the analysis of spatial variables in economic models. She has recently been working with Prof. Ian Bateman on the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA) using GIS to model and predict visitor arrivals and recreational values at a variety of open-access resources.
Other recent projects include Virtual Tours of the Gaywood Valley. Google Earth was used as part of a project funded by the EU, Norfolk County Council and the Borough Council of King’s Lynn to help local people make more use of their natural environment (http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/research/reshigh/gaywood).
Amii’s PhD research focused on the use of GIS for lahar hazard assessment and communication. Lahars are rapidly moving mixtures of volcanic debris and water and pose a significant threat to entities in their path. Amii worked exclusively on the island of Montserrat (Caribbean) mapping and modelling such flows from the Soufriere Hills Volcano.
Amii’s earlier research has covered aspects of error and its propagation in spatial data. She also has a keen interest in general aspects of geology and volcanology. Amii holds an MSc in Environmental Informatics (University of Leicester) and a BSc in Environmental Earth Science (University of Reading).
Research interests
Application of GIS to environmental problems; error and uncertainty in spatial models; improving confidence in spatial model predictions to aid decision making; landscape representation and visualisation.
Publications
In review:
Darnell, A R, Phillips, J C, Barclay, J, Herd, R A, Lovett, A A, and Cole, P D, (in review) Developing a simplified geographical information system approach to dilute lahar modelling for rapid hazard assessment. Bulletin of Volcanology
Sen, A, Harwood, A R, Bateman, I J, Munday, P, Crowe, A, Brander, L, Raychaudhuri, J, Lovett, A A, Foden, J, and Provins, A, (in review) Economic assessment of the recreational value of ecosystems in Great Britain. Environmental and Resource Economics.
Bateman, I J, Harwood, A R, Abson, D J, Andrews, B, Crowe, A, Dugdale, S, Fezzi, C, Foden, J, Haines-Young, R, Hulme, M, Munday, P, Pascual, U, Paterson, J, Perino, G, Sen, A, Siriwardena, G, Termansen, M, (forthcoming) Economic analysis for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment: synthesis and scenario valuation of changes in ecosystem services. Environmental and Resource Economics.
2012:
Darnell, A R, Barclay, J, Herd, R A, Phillips, J C, Lovett, A A, and Cole, P D, (2012) An examination of geographical information system approaches for long-term hazard mapping of dilute lahars on Montserrat, West Indies. Bulletin of Volcanology. doi:10.1007/s00445–012-0596-y
2010:
Alexander, J, Barclay, J, Susnik, J, Loughlin, S C, Herd, R A, Darnell, A, and Crosweller, S, (2010) Sediment-charged flash floods on Montserrat: the influence of previous eruption-related vegetation damage and synchronous tephra-fall. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 194, 127–138.
Darnell, A, Lovett, A, Barclay, J, and Herd, R (2010) An application-driven approach to terrain model construction. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 24, 1171–1191.
2009:
Barclay, J and Darnell, A (2009) Finding ways to reduce risk from natural hazards through effective interdisciplinary science: report from an international expert workshop, May 2009. Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report, Issue 15, 67–68.
Darnell, A, and Barclay, J (2009) Fostering interdisciplinary science to improve resilience to natural hazards. Meeting report from: The characterization, communication and mitigation of risks arising from multiple hazards; Norwich, UK, 7–8 May 2009. , Eos Trans. Sept 2009, AGU.
2008:
Darnell, A, Tate, N, and Brunsdon, C (2008) Improving user assessment of error implications in digital elevation models. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 32, 268–277
Barclay, J, Haynes, K, Mitchell, T, Solana, C, Teeuw, R, Darnell, A, Crosweller, HS, Cole, P, Pyle, D, Lowe, C, Fearnley, C, and Kelman, I (2008) Framing volcanic risk communication within disaster risk reduction: finding ways for the social and physical sciences to work together. In Liverman, DGE, Pereira, CPG and Marker, B (Eds) Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society London, Special Publications, 305, 163–177.
Other peer-reviewed documents and reports
Bateman, I, Abson, D, Beaumont, N, Darnell, A, et al. (2011) Chapter 22: Economic values from ecosystems. In UK National Ecosystem Assessment Technical Report. p1067–1152.
Bateman, I, Abson, D, Andrews, B, Crowe, A, Darnell, A, et al. (2011) Chapter 26: Valuing changes in ecosystem services: scenario analyses. In UK National Ecosystem Assessment Technical Report. p1265–1308.
Conference papers
Sen, A, Harwood, A R, Bateman, I J, Munday, P, Crowe, A, Brander, L, Raychaudhuri, J, Lovett, A A, Foden, J, and Provins, A, (2012) Economic assessment of the recreational value of ecosystems in Great Britain. ENVECON 2012, Royal Society, London.
Darnell, A, Lovett A, Turner, J (2012) Virtual globe field trips for the classroom. HEN2012: Geospatial technologies in higher education: saviour or sideshow? 18th January 2012, The Open University, Milton Keynes.
Sen, A, Darnell, A, Bateman, I, Crowe, A, Munday, P, and Foden, J, (2011) Economic Assessment of the Recreational Value of Ecosystems in Great Britain. EAERE 2011, Rome.
Darnell, A, Lovett, A, Barclay, J, and Herd, R, (2009) DEM fitness for delineation of lahar inundation hazard zones. GISRUK 2009 Proceedings, University of Durham.
Darnell, A, Barclay, J, Herd, R, and Lovett, A (2008) Hydrological flow-routing vs. existing lahar models for mapping hyperconcentrated lahar extent. IAVCEI 2008 Proceedings, University of Iceland, Reykjavik.
Darnell, A R, Lovett, A, and Barclay, J, (2008) Using GIS to Reproduce Landscape Evolution in Active Volcanic Environments. GISRUK 2008 Proceedings, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Darnell, A (2007) Examining the Efficacy of GIS for Volcanic Risk Analysis on Montserrat. Proceedings of the 5th Geographic Information Days, September 2007, Muenster, Germany.
Darnell, A R, (2007) A Tool for Assessing Error in Digital Elevation Models from a User’s Perspective. GISRUK 2007 Proceedings, University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland.
Conference posters
Harwood, A R, Lovett, A A and Turner, J A, (2012) Google Earth tours to enhance public landscape awareness. GISRUK 2012, University of Lancaster, UK.
Dissertations
[2010] PhD – Application of Geographical Information Systems to lahar hazard assessment on an active volcanic system.
[2006] MSc – Uncertainty in Digital Elevation Models: investigating a universal technique for analysis
[2004] BSc – Geological constraints on the siting and construction of Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire