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Publications

Two decades of peer-reviewed scholarship.

A curated list of 72 journal articles spanning spatial analysis, GeoAI, regional science, spatial epidemiology, and environmental change. The complete record — 90+ articles and 7 monographs — is on Google Scholar and ORCID.

90+
Peer-Reviewed Articles
7
Monographs & Volumes
3,800+
Citations
2011 – 2024
Span of Listed Work
2024

Artificial terrariums as urban habitats: Innovative solutions for environmental, economic, and social development

Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2024
Regional & Urban SystemsEnvironmental & Climate

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
Environmental & Climate

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
Spatial Epidemiology & HealthGeoAI & GIScience

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
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Quantum machine learning in spatial analysis: A paradigm shift in resource allocation and environmental modeling

Vaz, E. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2024
GeoAI & GIScience
2023

Urban habitats and food insecurity: Lessons learned throughout a pandemic

Vaz, E., Damasio, B., Bação, F., Shaker, R.R., Penfound, E. Habitat International, 2023
Spatial Epidemiology & HealthRegional & Urban Systems
2022

Analysis of 200 years of change in Ontario wetland systems

Penfound, E., Vaz, E. Applied Geography, 2022
Environmental & Climate

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
Environmental & ClimateSpatial Epidemiology & Health

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, 2022
Environmental & Climate
2021

Analysis of wetland landcover change in Great Lakes urban areas using self-organizing maps

Penfound, E., Vaz, E. Remote Sensing, 2021
Environmental & ClimateGeoAI & GIScience

COVID-19 in Toronto: A spatial exploratory analysis

Vaz, E. Sustainability, 2021
Spatial Epidemiology & HealthRegional & Urban Systems

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
Real Estate & Market GeographyGeoAI & GIScience

Mumbai's business landscape: A spatial analytical approach to urbanisation

Vaz, E., Damásio, B., Bação, F., Haynes, M., Penfound, E. Heliyon, 2021
Real Estate & Market GeographyRegional & Urban Systems

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
Spatial Epidemiology & HealthGeoAI & GIScience

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, 2021
Environmental & Climate
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
Spatial Epidemiology & Health

Archaeological sites in small towns — A sustainability assessment of Northumberland County

Vaz, E. Sustainability, 2020
Heritage & Cultural LandscapesRegional & Urban Systems

Data analysis of land use change and urban and rural impacts in Lagos State, Nigeria

Onilude, O., Vaz, E. Data, 2020
Regional & Urban Systems

Does land use and landscape contribute to self-harm? A sustainable cities framework

Vaz, E., Shaker, R.R., Cusimano, M. Data, 2020
Spatial Epidemiology & Health

Mars terraforming: A geographic information systems framework

Vaz, E., Penfound, E. Life Sciences in Space Research, 2020
GeoAI & GIScience

Modeling nature-based and cultural recreation preferences in Mediterranean regions

Samora-Arvela, A., Ferreira, J., Vaz, E., Panagopoulos, T. Sustainability, 2020
Heritage & Cultural LandscapesEnvironmental & Climate

Rethinking agricultural land use in Algiers: A spatial analysis of the Eastern Mitidja Plain

Bellout, A., Vaz, E., Penfound, E. Habitat International, 2020
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Theoretical foundations for the promotion of small and medium towns

Noronha, T., Vaz, E. Sustainability, 2020
Regional & Urban Systems

Urban sprawl and growth prediction for Lagos using GlobeLand30 data and a cellular automata model

Onilude, O., Vaz, E. Sci, 2020
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience
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, 2019
Environmental & ClimateGeoAI & GIScience
2018

Evolution of the agri-food business landscape of Portugal at a local level

de Noronha, T., Vaz, E. Public Policy Portuguese Journal, 2018
Real Estate & Market GeographyRegional & Urban Systems

Exploring expert perception towards brownfield redevelopment benefits

Loures, L., Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2018
Regional & Urban SystemsEnvironmental & Climate

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
Environmental & Climate

Spatial data for slum upgrading: Volunteered geographic information and the role of citizen science

Hachmann, S., Arsanjani, J.J., Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2018
GeoAI & GIScienceRegional & Urban Systems

Supporting policy development in the Aveiro region by modeling urban sustainability

Esteves, T.C., Vaz, E., Alves, F.L. Public Policy Portuguese Journal, 2018
Regional & Urban Systems
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
Spatial Epidemiology & Health

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
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

Earth observation and geoinformation technologies for sustainable development: An editorial

Arsanjani, J.J., Vaz, E. Sustainability, 2017
GeoAI & GIScienceEnvironmental & Climate

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 Epidemiology & Health

Spatial assessment of road traffic injuries in the Greater Toronto Area

Vaz, E., Tehranchi, S., Cusimano, M. Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, 2017
Spatial Epidemiology & Health

The geography of environmental injustice

Vaz, E., Anthony, A., McHenry, M. Habitat International, 2017
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Urban change in Goa, India

Vaz, E., Taubenböck, H., Mahender, K., Jokar Arsanjani, J. Habitat International, 2017
Regional & Urban Systems
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
GeoAI & GIScienceEnvironmental & Climate

GlobeLand30 as an alternative fine-scale global land cover map

Arsanjani, J.J., Tayyebi, A.H., Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2016
GeoAI & GIScienceEnvironmental & Climate

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
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

The future of landscapes and habitats: The regional science contribution to the understanding of geographical space

Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2016
Regional & Urban Systems

Urban habitats and the injury landscape

Vaz, E., Zhao, Y., Cusimano, M. Habitat International, 2016
Spatial Epidemiology & HealthRegional & Urban Systems

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, 2016
Environmental & ClimateGeoAI & GIScience
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
GeoAI & GIScienceRegional & Urban Systems

Crowdsourced mapping of land use in dense urban environments: An assessment of Toronto

Vaz, E., Arsanjani, J.J. The Canadian Geographer, 2015
GeoAI & GIScienceRegional & Urban Systems

Framing urban habitats: Small and medium towns in the peripheries

Noronha, T., Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2015
Regional & Urban Systems

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
Regional & Urban SystemsSpatial Epidemiology & Health

Gravitational forces in the spatial impacts of urban sprawl: An investigation of the Veneto region, Italy

Vaz, E., Nijkamp, P. Habitat International, 2015
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

How corporations deal with reporting sustainability: Multicriteria logistic biplot approach

Galindo, P., Vaz, E., Noronha, T. Systems, 2015
Real Estate & Market GeographyEnvironmental & Climate

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
Real Estate & Market GeographyRegional & Urban Systems

Is heritage really important? A theoretical framework for heritage reputation using citizen sensing

Monteiro, V., Painho, M., Vaz, E. Habitat International, 2015
Heritage & Cultural Landscapes

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
Spatial Epidemiology & Health

Linking agricultural policies with decision-making: A spatial approach

Vaz, E., Painho, M., Nijkamp, P. European Planning Studies, 2015
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

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
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

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
GeoAI & GIScienceEnvironmental & Climate

Sustainability in trans-border regions: The case of Andalusia–Algarve

Dominguez, J.A., Noronha, M.T., Vaz, E. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2015
Regional & Urban SystemsEnvironmental & Climate
2014

Exploratory landscape metrics for agricultural sustainability

Vaz, E., Noronha, T., Nijkamp, P. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2014
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Managing urban coastal areas through landscape metrics: An assessment of Mumbai's mangroves

Vaz, E. Ocean & Coastal Management, 2014
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Modelling innovation support systems for regional development: Cluster structures in Portugal

Vaz, E., Noronha, T., Galindo, P., Nijkamp, P. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2014
Real Estate & Market GeographyRegional & Urban Systems
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
GeoAI & GIScienceRegional & Urban Systems

A multi-dasymetric mapping approach for tourism

Vaz, E., Campos, A.C. Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, 2013
GeoAI & GIScienceHeritage & Cultural Landscapes

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
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

An application for regional coastal erosion processes in urban areas: The Golden Horseshoe in Canada

Vaz, E., Bowman, L. Land, 2013
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Regional challenges in tourist wetland systems: The Ria Formosa in the Algarve, Portugal

Vaz, E., Walczynska, A., Nijkamp, P. Regional Environmental Change, 2013
Environmental & ClimateRegional & Urban Systems

Spatial hedonic models to estimate single-family home prices in Austria

Helbich, M., Brunauer, W., Vaz, E., Nijkamp, P. Urban Studies, 2013
Real Estate & Market GeographyGeoAI & GIScience

Spatiotemporal simulation of urban growth patterns using agent-based modeling: The case of Tehran

Arsanjani, J.J., Helbich, M., Vaz, E. Cities, 2013
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

The spatial business landscape of India

Vaz, E. Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, 2013
Real Estate & Market GeographyRegional & Urban Systems
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
Regional & Urban SystemsGeoAI & GIScience

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, 2012
Heritage & Cultural LandscapesRegional & Urban Systems
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
Heritage & Cultural Landscapes

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
Regional & Urban SystemsEnvironmental & Climate

Trapped between antiquity and urbanism: A multi-criteria assessment model of Greater Cairo

Vaz, E., Caetano, M., Nijkamp, P. Journal of Land Use Science, 2011
Heritage & Cultural LandscapesRegional & Urban Systems