Eric Vaz Lab

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, chapters and monographs spanning geocomputation, spatial analysis, GeoAI, complexity science and — most recently — quantum approaches to spatial problems. Filter by research area or search the full record.

90+peer-reviewed publications
3,843citations
32h-index
7Springer volumes

Curated Record · 80 entries

2026
Adaptive multi-criteria ecotopes: a memory-embedded cellular automata framework
Vaz, E. · Open Geosciences
2026
Food Scarcity in Nunavut: Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Environmental Dimensions
Vaz, E. · Regional and Urban Change and GIScience (Springer)
2026
GIScience as a Tool for Environmental Response in Northern Canada
Vaz, E. · Regional and Urban Change and GIScience (Springer)
2026
Inuit Communities in the North
Vaz, E. · Regional and Urban Change and GIScience (Springer)
2026
Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science: An Analysis of Northern Canada
Vaz, E. · Springer
2025
Geographic Information System (GIS) methodology
Vaz, E. · Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science
2025
Self-organising maps for exploring the change in Portuguese communities in Toronto
Vaz, E. · Handbook on Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Cities
2024
Artificial terrariums as urban habitats: Innovative solutions for environmental, economic, and social development
Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2024
Assessing coastal vulnerability at the village level: The case of Canacona in South Goa, India
Nigam, R.; Luis, A. J.; Gagnon, A. S.; Vaz, E.; Damasio, B.; Kotha, M. · iScience
2024
Faith, policy, and suicide: A machine learning and spatial analysis approach of religious affiliation and suicide rates in Toronto
Vaz, E.; Damasio, B.; Cusimano, M. · Habitat International
2024
Modelling future wetland loss with land use/land cover change simulation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Penfound, E.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2024
Quantum Computational Paradigms in Spatial Analytics: Advancing Environmental and Resource Econometrics
Vaz, E. · Regional Knowledge Economies (Springer)
2024
Quantum machine learning in spatial analysis: A paradigm shift in resource allocation and environmental modeling
Vaz, E. · Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences
2023
Urban habitats and food insecurity: Lessons learned throughout a pandemic
Vaz, E.; Damasio, B.; Bação, F.; Shaker, R.R.; Penfound, E. · Habitat International
2022
Analysis of 200 years of change in Ontario wetland systems
Penfound, E.; Vaz, E. · Applied Geography
2022
Did COVID-19 lockdown positively affect the urban environment and UN SDGs?
Nigam, R.; Tripathi, G.; Priya, T.; Luis, A.; Kumar, S.; Shakya, A.; Damasio, B.; Kotha, M.; Vaz, E. · PLOS ONE
2022
Modelling the impact of temperature under climate change scenarios on native and invasive vascular vegetation on the Antarctic Peninsula
Penfound, E.; Wellen, C.; Vaz, E. · Geomatics
2021
Analysis of wetland landcover change in Great Lakes urban areas using self-organizing maps
Penfound, E.; Vaz, E. · Remote Sensing
2021
COVID-19 in Toronto: A spatial exploratory analysis
Vaz, E. · Sustainability
2021
Machine learning for analysis of wealth in cities: A spatial-empirical examination of wealth in Toronto
Vaz, E.; Bação, F.; Damásio, B.; Haynes, M.; Penfound, E. · Habitat International
2021
Mumbai's business landscape: A spatial analytical approach to urbanisation
Vaz, E.; Damásio, B.; Bação, F.; Haynes, M.; Penfound, E. · Heliyon
2021
Open data and injuries in urban areas: A spatial analytical framework of Toronto using machine learning and spatial regressions
Vaz, E.; Cusimano, M.; Damásio, B.; Bação, F.; Penfound, E. · PLOS ONE
2021
Spatio-temporal assessment of COVID-19 lockdown impact on beach litter status in Goa, India
Nigam, R.; Luis, A.; Prasad, P.; Kuttikar, S.; Yadav, R.; Vaz, E.; Kotha, M. · Marine Pollution Bulletin
2020
A geographical exploration of environmental and land use characteristics of suicide in the Greater Toronto Area
Vaz, E.; Shaker, R.R.; Cusimano, M. · Psychiatry Research
2020
Archaeological sites in small towns — A sustainability assessment of Northumberland County
Vaz, E. · Sustainability
2020
Data analysis of land use change and urban and rural impacts in Lagos State, Nigeria
Onilude, O.; Vaz, E. · Data
2020
Does land use and landscape contribute to self-harm? A sustainable cities framework
Vaz, E.; Shaker, R.R.; Cusimano, M. · Data
2020
Mars terraforming: A geographic information systems framework
Vaz, E.; Penfound, E. · Life Sciences in Space Research
2020
Modeling nature-based and cultural recreation preferences in Mediterranean regions
Samora-Arvela, A.; Ferreira, J.; Vaz, E.; Panagopoulos, T. · Sustainability
2020
Rethinking agricultural land use in Algiers: A spatial analysis of the Eastern Mitidja Plain
Bellout, A.; Vaz, E.; Penfound, E. · Habitat International
2020
Theoretical foundations for the promotion of small and medium towns
Noronha, T.; Vaz, E. · Sustainability
2020
Urban sprawl and growth prediction for Lagos using GlobeLand30 data and a cellular automata model
Onilude, O.; Vaz, E. · Sci
2019
Investigating urban heat island through spatial analysis of New York City streetscapes
Shaker, R.; Altman, Y.; Deng, C.; Vaz, E.; Forsythe, K.W. · Journal of Cleaner Production
2018
Evolution of the agri-food business landscape of Portugal at a local level
de Noronha, T.; Vaz, E. · Public Policy Portuguese Journal
2018
Exploring expert perception towards brownfield redevelopment benefits
Loures, L.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2018
Pollen sleuthing for terrestrial plant surveys: Locating plant populations by exploiting pollen movement
Campbell, L.G.; Melles, S.J.; Vaz, E.; Parker, R.J.; Burgess, K.S. · Applications in Plant Sciences
2018
Spatial data for slum upgrading: Volunteered geographic information and the role of citizen science
Hachmann, S.; Arsanjani, J.J.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2018
Supporting policy development in the Aveiro region by modeling urban sustainability
Esteves, T.C.; Vaz, E.; Alves, F.L. · Public Policy Portuguese Journal
2017
A local spatial analysis criterion of post-traumatic brain injury and accessibility to public transportation
Vaz, E.; Foster, A.; Cusimano, M. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2017
Development of a cellular automata model for monitoring urbanisation in the Global South: Maputo, Mozambique
Arsanjani, J.J.; Samso-Fibek, C.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2017
Earth observation and geoinformation technologies for sustainable development: An editorial
Arsanjani, J.J.; Vaz, E. · Sustainability
2017
New methods for resilient societies: The geographical analysis of injury data
Vaz, E.; Miki, J.; Noronha, T.; Cusimano, M. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2017
Spatial assessment of road traffic injuries in the Greater Toronto Area
Vaz, E.; Tehranchi, S.; Cusimano, M. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2017
The geography of environmental injustice
Vaz, E.; Anthony, A.; McHenry, M. · Habitat International
2017
Urban change in Goa, India
Vaz, E.; Taubenböck, H.; Mahender, K.; Jokar Arsanjani, J. · Habitat International
2016
Analyzing crop change scenarios with the SmartScape spatial decision support system
Tayyebi, A.; Tayyebi, A.H.; Vaz, E.; Arsanjani, J.; Helbich, M. · Land Use Policy
2016
GlobeLand30 as an alternative fine-scale global land cover map
Arsanjani, J.J.; Tayyebi, A.H.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2016
Potential of geographic information systems for refugee crisis: Syrian refugee relocation in urban habitats
Vaz, E.; Lee, K.; Moonilal, V.; Pereira, K. · Habitat International
2016
The future of landscapes and habitats: The regional science contribution to the understanding of geographical space
Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2016
Urban habitats and the injury landscape
Vaz, E.; Zhao, Y.; Cusimano, M. · Habitat International
2016
Using GIS for characterization and soil mapping of the Caia Irrigation Perimeter
Nunes, J.R.; Loures, L.; Lopez-Piñeiro, A.; Loures, A.; Vaz, E. · Sustainability
2015
An assessment of a collaborative mapping approach for exploring land use patterns in European metropolises
Arsanjani, J.J.; Vaz, E. · International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
2015
Crowdsourced mapping of land use in dense urban environments: An assessment of Toronto
Vaz, E.; Arsanjani, J.J. · The Canadian Geographer
2015
Framing urban habitats: Small and medium towns in the peripheries
Noronha, T.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2015
Governance in information systems: Management of conventions and health agreements in the Algarve
Lami, J.; Fernandes, S.; Vaz, E. · Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies
2015
Gravitational forces in the spatial impacts of urban sprawl: An investigation of the Veneto region, Italy
Vaz, E.; Nijkamp, P. · Habitat International
2015
How corporations deal with reporting sustainability: Multicriteria logistic biplot approach
Galindo, P.; Vaz, E.; Noronha, T. · Systems
2015
Innovative firms behind the regions: Regional innovation performance in Portugal
Noronha, M.T.; Galindo, P.; Vaz, E.; Nijkamp, P. · European Urban and Regional Studies
2015
Is heritage really important? A theoretical framework for heritage reputation using citizen sensing
Monteiro, V.; Painho, M.; Vaz, E. · Habitat International
2015
Land use perception of self-reported health: Exploratory analysis of anthropogenic land use phenotypes
Vaz, E.; Cusimano, M.D.; Hernandez, T. · Land Use Policy
2015
Linking agricultural policies with decision-making: A spatial approach
Vaz, E.; Painho, M.; Nijkamp, P. · European Planning Studies
2015
Predicting urban growth in the Greater Toronto Area: Markov cellular automata with document meta-analysis
Vaz, E.; Arsanjani, J.J. · Journal of Environmental Informatics
2015
Spatiotemporal monitoring of Bakhtegan Lake's areal fluctuations using a cellular automata model
Jokar Arsanjani, T.; Javidan, R.; Nazemosadat, M.J.; Jokar Arsanjani, J.; Vaz, E. · Computers & Geosciences
2015
Sustainability in trans-border regions: The case of Andalusia–Algarve
Dominguez, J.A.; Noronha, M.T.; Vaz, E. · International Journal of Global Environmental Issues
2014
Exploratory landscape metrics for agricultural sustainability
Vaz, E.; Noronha, T.; Nijkamp, P. · Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
2014
Managing urban coastal areas through landscape metrics: An assessment of Mumbai's mangroves
Vaz, E. · Ocean & Coastal Management
2014
Modelling innovation support systems for regional development: Cluster structures in Portugal
Vaz, E.; Noronha, T.; Galindo, P.; Nijkamp, P. · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
2013
A graph theory approach for geovisualization of land use change: An application to Lisbon
Vaz, E.; Aversa, J. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2013
A multi-dasymetric mapping approach for tourism
Vaz, E.; Campos, A.C. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2013
A regional spatial-retrofitting approach (RSRA) to geovisualise regional urban growth: The Golden Horseshoe in Canada
Vaz, E.; Buckland, A.; Worthington, K. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2013
An application for regional coastal erosion processes in urban areas: The Golden Horseshoe in Canada
Vaz, E.; Bowman, L. · Land
2013
Regional challenges in tourist wetland systems: The Ria Formosa in the Algarve, Portugal
Vaz, E.; Walczynska, A.; Nijkamp, P. · Regional Environmental Change
2013
Spatial hedonic models to estimate single-family home prices in Austria
Helbich, M.; Brunauer, W.; Vaz, E.; Nijkamp, P. · Urban Studies
2013
Spatiotemporal simulation of urban growth patterns using agent-based modeling: The case of Tehran
Arsanjani, J.J.; Helbich, M.; Vaz, E. · Cities
2013
The spatial business landscape of India
Vaz, E. · Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
2012
A multi-scenario forecast of urban change: Urban growth in the Algarve
Vaz, E.; Nijkamp, P.; Painho, M.; Caetano, M. · Landscape and Urban Planning
2012
Urban heritage endangerment at the interface of future cities and past heritage: A spatial vulnerability assessment
Vaz, E.; Cabral, P.; Caetano, M.; Nijkamp, P.; Painho, M. · Habitat International
2011
A multi-level spatial urban pressure analysis of the Giza pyramid plateau in Egypt
Vaz, E.; Caetano, M.; Nijkamp, P. · Journal of Heritage Tourism
2011
The use of gravity concepts for agricultural land-use dynamics: The Algarve
Vaz, E.; Noronha, T.; Nijkamp, P. · International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy
2011
Trapped between antiquity and urbanism: A multi-criteria assessment model of Greater Cairo
Vaz, E.; Caetano, M.; Nijkamp, P. · Journal of Land Use Science

Books & Edited Volumes

Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science — An Analysis of Northern Canada

Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science

An Analysis of Northern Canada2026 · SpringerRegional Knowledge Economies — Technology, Geography, and Innovation in the Digital Era

Regional Knowledge Economies

Technology, Geography, and Innovation in the Digital Era2024 · SpringerRegional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science — An Analysis of Ontario, Canada

Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science

An Analysis of Ontario, Canada2023 · SpringerGeography of Happiness — A Spatial Analysis of Subjective Well-Being

Geography of Happiness

A Spatial Analysis of Subjective Well-Being2023 · SpringerSustainable Development in Southern Europe — Spatial Analysis of Regional Challenges

Sustainable Development in Southern Europe

Spatial Analysis of Regional Challenges2020 · SpringerRegional Intelligence — Spatial Analysis and Anthropogenic Regional Challenges in the Digital Age

Regional Intelligence

Spatial Analysis and Anthropogenic Regional Challenges in the Digital Age2020 · SpringerResilience and Regional Dynamics — An International Approach to a New Research Agenda

Resilience and Regional Dynamics

An International Approach to a New Research Agenda2018 · Springer