Tom Evans
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
701 E. Kirkwood Ave., SB 120
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-7100

Co-Director
Center for the Study of Institutions, Population and Environmental Change (CIPEC)

Voice: 812-856-4587
Fax: 812-855-1661
Email: evans at indiana.edu


Research

My research interests fall broadly within the area of human-environement relations and human dimensions of global change. Much of my past research has focused on household level analysis of land management decisions to explore the spatial dimensions of deforestation and reforestation. I study the role of institutions and policy in local and regional level environmental change processes as well as the influence of various household dynamics (e.g. risk, vulnerability, uncertainty) in land change systems. Methodologically I utilize GIS, remote sensing, spatial modeling (particularly agent-based modeling) and experimental economics in many of my research projects. Research organizations on campus with whom I am affiliated:

Center for the Study of Instittions, Population and Environmental Change (Human Dimensions of Global Change)
Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis (Institutional Analysis and Design)
Interdisciplinary Experimental Laboratory (Experimental research in the Behavioral Sciences)
Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change

Center for Research in Energy and the Environment
Center for Research in Environmental Sciences


Teaching

G338/G538 - Introduction to Geographic Information Science

G438/G539 - Advanced Geographic Information Science

G411/G511 - Sustainable Development