Dr Daniel Arribas-Bel PhD
Senior Lecturer in Geographic Data Science Geography and Planning
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- Work email D.Arribas-Bel@liverpool.ac.uk
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Remote sensing-based measurement of Living Environment Deprivation: Improving classical approaches with machine learning (Journal article - 2017)
- Spatial Variation in the Quality of American Community Survey Estimates (Journal article - 2016)
- Use and validation of location-based services in urban research: An example with Dutch restaurants (Journal article - 2018)
- Accidental, open and everywhere: Emerging data sources for the understanding of cities (Journal article - 2014)
- Geographic Data Science (Journal article - 2019)
2021
Identifying and understanding road-constrained areas of interest (AOIs) through spatiotemporal taxi GPS data: A case study in New York City (Journal article)
Liu, Y., Singleton, A., Arribas-bel, D., & Chen, M. (2021). Identifying and understanding road-constrained areas of interest (AOIs) through spatiotemporal taxi GPS data: A case study in New York City. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 86, 101592. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101592
On Spatial and Platial Dependence: Examining Shrinkage in Spatially Dependent Multilevel Models (Journal article)
Wolf, L. J., Anselin, L., Arribas-Bel, D., & Mobley, L. R. (2021). On Spatial and Platial Dependence: Examining Shrinkage in Spatially Dependent Multilevel Models. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 1-13. doi:10.1080/24694452.2020.1841602
A geographic data science framework for the functional and contextual analysis of human dynamics within global cities (Journal article)
Calafiore, A., Palmer, G., Comber, S., Arribas-Bel, D., & Singleton, A. (2021). A geographic data science framework for the functional and contextual analysis of human dynamics within global cities. COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, 85. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101539
GIS and Computational Notebooks (Journal article)
Boeing, G., & Arribas-Bel, D. (n.d.). GIS and Computational Notebooks. Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge, 2021(Q1). doi:10.22224/gistbok/2021.1.2
2020
The Potential of Notebooks for Scientific Publication, Reproducibility and Dissemination (Journal article)
Rowe, F., Maier, G., Arribas-Bel, D., & Rey, S. (2020). The Potential of Notebooks for Scientific Publication, Reproducibility and Dissemination. REGION, 7(3), E1-E5. doi:10.18335/region.v7i3.357
How sensitive is city size distribution to the definition of city? The case of Spain (Journal article)
Puente-Ajovin, M., Ramos, A., Sanz-Gracia, F., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2020). How sensitive is city size distribution to the definition of city? The case of Spain. ECONOMICS LETTERS, 197. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109643
Who Counts? Gender, Gatekeeping, and Quantitative Human Geography (Journal article)
Franklin, R., Houlden, V., Robinson, C., Arribas-Bel, D., Delmelle, E., Demšar, U., . . . O'Sullivan, D. (2020). Who Counts? Gender, Gatekeeping, and Quantitative Human Geography. The Professional Geographer. doi:10.1080/00330124.2020.1828944
Using convolutional autoencoders to extract visual features of leisure and retail environments (Journal article)
Comber, S., Arribas-Bel, D., Singleton, A., & Dolega, L. (2020). Using convolutional autoencoders to extract visual features of leisure and retail environments. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, 202. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103887
Sustainable Development Goal Relational Modelling: Introducing the SDG-CAP Methodology (Conference Paper)
Coenen, F., Alharbi, Y., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2020). Sustainable Development Goal Relational Modelling: Introducing the SDG-CAP Methodology. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol. 12393 (pp. 183-196). Bratislava, Slovakia: Springer Nature.
Key questions for modelling COVID-19 exit strategies. (Journal article)
Thompson, R. N., Hollingsworth, T. D., Isham, V., Arribas-Bel, D., Ashby, B., Britton, T., . . . Restif, O. (2020). Key questions for modelling COVID-19 exit strategies.. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 287(1932), 20201405. doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.1405
Classification and Regression via Integer Optimization for Neighborhood Change (Journal article)
Olson, A. W., Zhang, K., Calderon-Figueroa, F., Yakubov, R., Sanner, S., Silver, D., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2020). Classification and Regression via Integer Optimization for Neighborhood Change. Geographical Analysis. doi:10.1111/gean.12252
Building Hierarchies of Retail Centers Using Bayesian Multilevel Models (Journal article)
Comber, S., Arribas-Bel, D., Singleton, A., Dong, G., & Dolega, L. (2020). Building Hierarchies of Retail Centers Using Bayesian Multilevel Models. ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS, 110(4), 1150-1173. doi:10.1080/24694452.2019.1667219
Building Hierarchies of Retail Centers Using Bayesian Multilevel Models (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Comber, S., Dong, G., Singleton, A., & Dolega, L. (n.d.). Building Hierarchies of Retail Centers Using Bayesian Multilevel Models. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. doi:10.1080/24694452.2019.1667219
Professor Ronald John Johnston OBE, FAcSS, FBA (1941-2020) Obituary (Journal article)
See, L., Batty, M., Alvanides, S., Arribas-Bel, D., & Wolf, L. (2020). Professor Ronald John Johnston OBE, FAcSS, FBA (1941-2020) Obituary. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 47(6), 937-938. doi:10.1177/2399808320943989
Considering context and dynamics: A classification of transit-orientated development for New York City (Journal article)
Liu, Y., Singleton, A., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2020). Considering context and dynamics: A classification of transit-orientated development for New York City. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY, 85. doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102711
Quantifying the Characteristics of the Local Urban Environment through Geotagged Flickr Photographs and Image Recognition (Journal article)
Chen, M., Arribas-Bel, D., & Singleton, A. (2020). Quantifying the Characteristics of the Local Urban Environment through Geotagged Flickr Photographs and Image Recognition. ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION, 9(4). doi:10.3390/ijgi9040264
splot - visual analytics for spatial statistics (Journal article)
Lumnitz, S., Arribas-Bell, D., Cortes, R., Gaboardi, J., Griess, V., Kang, W., . . . Rey, S. (2020). splot - visual analytics for spatial statistics. Journal of Open Source Software, 5(47), 1882. doi:10.21105/joss.01882
A reproducible notebook to acquire, process and analyse satellite imagery (Journal article)
Chen, M., Fahrner, D., Arribas-Bel, D., & Rowe, F. (n.d.). A reproducible notebook to acquire, process and analyse satellite imagery. REGION, 7(2), R15-R46. doi:10.18335/region.v7i2.295
2019
Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Garcia-Lopez, M. -A., & Viladecans-Marsal, E. (2019). Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm. Journal of Urban Economics. doi:10.1016/j.jue.2019.103217
A Hierarchical Urban Forest Index Using Street-Level Imagery and Deep Learning (Journal article)
Stubbings, P., Peskett, J., Rowe, F. R., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). A Hierarchical Urban Forest Index Using Street-Level Imagery and Deep Learning. Remote Sensing, 11(12). doi:10.3390/rs11121395
A principal component analysis (PCA)-based framework for automated variable selection in geodemographic classification (Journal article)
Liu, Y., Singleton, A., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). A principal component analysis (PCA)-based framework for automated variable selection in geodemographic classification. Geo-Spatial Information Science. doi:10.1080/10095020.2019.1621549
A course on Geographic Data Science (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). A course on Geographic Data Science. Journal of Open Source Education, 2(14), 42. doi:10.21105/jose.00042
Machine learning innovations in address matching: A practical comparison of word2vec and CRFs (Journal article)
Comber, S., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Machine learning innovations in address matching: A practical comparison of word2vec and CRFs. Transactions in GIS, 23(2), 334-348. doi:10.1111/tgis.12522
Geographic Data Science (Journal article)
Singleton, A., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Geographic Data Science. Geographical Analysis: an international journal of theoretical geography, Special Issue(0), 1-15. doi:10.1111/gean.12194
Buy online collect in-store: Exploring grocery click & collect using a national case study (Journal article)
Davies, A. E., Dolega, L., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Buy online collect in-store: Exploring grocery click & collect using a national case study. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 47(3), 278-291. doi:10.1108/IJRDM-01-2018-0025
Understanding the dynamics of urban areas of interest through volunteered geographic information (Journal article)
Chen, M., Arribas-Bel, D., & Singleton, A. (2019). Understanding the dynamics of urban areas of interest through volunteered geographic information. JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS, 21(1), 89-109. doi:10.1007/s10109-018-0284-3
Policy Brief: Neighbourhood Change and Trajectories of Inequality in Britain, 1971-2011 (Report)
Rowe, F. R., Patias, N., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Policy Brief: Neighbourhood Change and Trajectories of Inequality in Britain, 1971-2011.
Inferring neighbourhood quality with property transaction records by using a locally adaptive spatial multi-level model (Journal article)
Dong, G., Wolf, L., Alexiou, A., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Inferring neighbourhood quality with property transaction records by using a locally adaptive spatial multi-level model. COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, 73, 118-125. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2018.09.003
Introduction to new Editors (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Alvanides, S. (2019). Introduction to new Editors. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 46(1), 8. doi:10.1177/2399808318820153
Sustainable Development Goal Attainment Prediction: A Hierarchical Framework using Time Series Modelling (Conference Paper)
Alharbi, Y., Arribas-Be, D., & Coenen, F. (2019). Sustainable Development Goal Attainment Prediction: A Hierarchical Framework using Time Series Modelling. In KDIR: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY, KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT - VOL 1: KDIR (pp. 297-304). doi:10.5220/0008067202970304
2018
Spatial dynamics of cultural diversity in the Netherlands (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Bakens, J. (2018). Spatial dynamics of cultural diversity in the Netherlands. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 45(6), 1142-1156. doi:10.1177/2399808318783748
Geography and computers: Past, present, and future (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Reades, J. (2018). Geography and computers: Past, present, and future. GEOGRAPHY COMPASS, 12(10). doi:10.1111/gec3.12403
Use and validation of location-based services in urban research: An example with Dutch restaurants (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Bakens, J. (2018). Use and validation of location-based services in urban research: An example with Dutch restaurants. Urban Studies. doi:10.1177/0042098018779554
Big Urban Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Geographical Analysis (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Tranos, E. (2018). Big Urban Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Geographical Analysis. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS, 50(2), 123-124. doi:10.1111/gean.12157
Characterizing the Spatial Structure(s) of Cities “on the fly”: the Space-Time Calendar (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel., & Tranos, E. (n.d.). Characterizing the Spatial Structure(s) of Cities “on the fly”: the Space-Time Calendar. Geographical Analysis: an international journal of theoretical geography. doi:10.1111/gean.12137
Demographic Aging and Employment Dynamics in German Regions: Modeling Regional Heterogeneity (Chapter)
Graaff, T. D., Arribas-Bel, D., & Ozgen, C. (2018). Demographic Aging and Employment Dynamics in German Regions: Modeling Regional Heterogeneity. In Advances in Spatial Science (pp. 211-231). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68563-2_11
Stochastic Efficiency of Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo in Spatial Econometric Models: An Empirical Comparison of Exact Sampling Methods (Journal article)
Wolf, L. J., Anselin, L., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2018). Stochastic Efficiency of Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo in Spatial Econometric Models: An Empirical Comparison of Exact Sampling Methods. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS, 50(1), 97-119. doi:10.1111/gean.12135
2017
"Waiting on the train": The anticipatory (causal) effects of Crossrail in Ealing (Journal article)
Comber, S., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2017). "Waiting on the train": The anticipatory (causal) effects of Crossrail in Ealing. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY, 64, 13-22. doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.08.004
More bark than bytes? Reflections on 21+ years of geocomputation (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel., Richard Harris., David O'Sullivan., Mark Gahegan., Martin Charlton., Lex Comber., . . . Andy Evans. (2017). More bark than bytes? Reflections on 21+ years of geocomputation. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. doi:10.1177/2399808317710132
Remote sensing-based measurement of Living Environment Deprivation: Improving classical approaches with machine learning (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Patino, J. E., & Duque, J. C. (2017). Remote sensing-based measurement of Living Environment Deprivation: Improving classical approaches with machine learning. PLoS One, 12(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176684
Review of: London: The Information Capital: 100 Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You View the City. James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti. London: Particular Books (Penguin), 2014. 240. Hardcover, £18.75. ISBN-101846148472. (Book Review)
Arribas-Bel, D. (2017). London: The Information Capital: 100 Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You View the City. PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE, 96(1), 223-224. doi:10.1111/pirs.12281
Looking at John Snow’s Cholera Map from the Twenty First Century: A Practical Primer on Reproducibility and Open Science (Chapter)
Arribas-Bel, D., de Graaff, T., & Rey, S. J. (2017). Looking at John Snow’s Cholera Map from the Twenty First Century: A Practical Primer on Reproducibility and Open Science. In Regional Research Frontiers - Vol. 2 (pp. 283-306). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50590-9_17
2016
How diverse can measures of segregation be? Results from Monte Carlo simulations of an agent-based model (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Poot, J. (2016). How diverse can measures of segregation be? Results from Monte Carlo simulations of an agent-based model. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, 48(10), 2046-2066. doi:10.1177/0308518X16653402
Spatial Variation in the Quality of American Community Survey Estimates (Journal article)
Folch, D. C., Arribas-Bel, D., Koschinsky, J., & Spielman, S. E. (2016). Spatial Variation in the Quality of American Community Survey Estimates. DEMOGRAPHY, 53, 1535-1554. doi:10.1007/s13524-016-0499-1
The sociocultural sources of urban buzz (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Kourtit, K., & Nijkamp, P. (2016). The sociocultural sources of urban buzz. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY, 34(1), 188-204. doi:10.1177/0263774X15614711
Geocomputation: A Practical Primer , edited by Chris Brunson Alex Singleton 2015 . London : Sage Publication Ltd . 369+xx. ISBN: 9781446272930. $52.00.
Arribas-Bel, D. (2016). Geocomputation: A Practical Primer , edited by Chris Brunson Alex Singleton 2015 . London : Sage Publication Ltd . 369+xx. ISBN: 9781446272930. $52.00.
Geocomputation: A Practical Primer (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D. (2016). Geocomputation: A Practical Primer. JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, 56(1), 176-178. doi:10.1111/jors.12244
2015
Cyber Cities: Social Media as a Tool for Understanding Cities (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P., & Steenbruggen, J. (2015). Cyber Cities: Social Media as a Tool for Understanding Cities. APPLIED SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY, 8(3), 231-247. doi:10.1007/s12061-015-9154-2
WooW-II: Workshop on open workflows (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & De Graaff, T. (n.d.). WooW-II: Workshop on open workflows. REGION, 2(2), R1-R2. doi:10.18335/region.v2i2.85
From manufacturing belt, to rust belt, to college country: a visual narrative of US urban growth (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Gerritse, M. (2015). From manufacturing belt, to rust belt, to college country: a visual narrative of US urban growth. Unknown Journal, 47(6), 1241-1253.
Review: Creative Economies in Post-Industrial Cities; Manufacturing a (Different) Scene, Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS, the Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures and Their Consequences (Journal article)
Brydges, T., Arribas-Bel, D., & Cinnamon, J. (2015). Review: Creative Economies in Post-Industrial Cities; Manufacturing a (Different) Scene, Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS, the Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures and Their Consequences. Unknown Journal, 42(3), 564-567.
Migrant Entrepreneurs as Urban ‘Health Angels’ — Contrasts in Growth Strategies (Journal article)
Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2015). Migrant Entrepreneurs as Urban ‘Health Angels’ — Contrasts in Growth Strategies. International Planning Studies, 20(1-2), 71-86. doi:10.1080/13563475.2014.942496
The Size Distribution of Employment Centers within the US Metropolitan Areas (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Ramos, A., & Sanz-Gracia, F. (2015). The Size Distribution of Employment Centers within the US Metropolitan Areas. Unknown Journal, 42(1), 23-39.
From manufacturing belt, to rust belt, to college country: a visual narrative of US urban growth (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Gerritse, M. (2015). From manufacturing belt, to rust belt, to college country: a visual narrative of US urban growth. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE, 47(6), 1241-1253. doi:10.1068/a140387p
Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D. (2015). Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-PLANNING & DESIGN, 42(3), 565-566. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/
The size distribution of employment centers within the US Metropolitan Areas (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Ramos, A., & Sanz-Gracia, F. (2015). The size distribution of employment centers within the US Metropolitan Areas. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-PLANNING & DESIGN, 42(1), 23-39. doi:10.1068/b39038
The spoken postcodes (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D. (2015). The spoken postcodes. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2(1), 458-461. doi:10.1080/21681376.2015.1067151
2014
The validity of the monocentric city model in a polycentric age: US metropolitan areas in 1990, 2000 and 2010 (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., & Sanz-Gracia, F. (2014). The validity of the monocentric city model in a polycentric age: US metropolitan areas in 1990, 2000 and 2010. Urban Geography, 35(7), 980-997. doi:10.1080/02723638.2014.940693
How Diverse can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model (Scholarly edition)
Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Poot, J. (2014). How Diverse can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model.
Spatial data, analysis, and regression - a mini course (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D. (n.d.). Spatial data, analysis, and regression - a mini course. REGION, 1(1), R1. doi:10.18335/region.v1i1.42
How Diverse Can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity Be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Poot, J. (2014). How Diverse Can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity Be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model.
Accidental, open and everywhere: Emerging data sources for the understanding of cities (Journal article)
Arribas-Bel, D. (2014). Accidental, open and everywhere: Emerging data sources for the understanding of cities. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY, 49, 45-53. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.09.012