Dr David Green

Dr David Green

BSc Research (Edin), MSc Research (Toronto), PhD Research (Toronto)

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Email Address: d.r.green@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number: +44 (0)1224 272324
Office Address: G10 & B22 (GIS Lab) - St. Mary's | Elphinstone Road | Aberdeen
School/Department: School of Geosciences

Biography

University of Edinburgh (Geography)
University of Pennsylvania (Regional Science)
University of Toronto (Geography)

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Director - Aberdeen Institute for Coastal Science and Management (AICSM) (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/aicsm)
Director - Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management (CMCZM) (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cmczm)
Director - M.Sc. in GIS Degree Programme (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/gis)
Director - School of Geosciences PGT Programmes
Director - UCEMM (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/research/ucemm)

External Memberships

Editor in Chief, Journal of Coastal Conservation, Planning and Management (Springer)
Associate Editor – Frontiers in Remote Sensing - (Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UASs and UAVs). (2021-present)
Editorial Board/Contributing Special Issue Editor – Drones – MDPI. (2021-present)
Editorial Board Member of Drones and Autonomous Vehicles. https://www.sciepublish.com/index/journals/editors/dav/27.html
Member of Editorial Board - International Journal of Science Education – Taylor and Francis. (1995-present)
Editor EGCP E-Newsletter (East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP Ltd.)) (www.egcp.scot)

Director and Chair of East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP Ltd.)
Member of the International Blue Flag Jury (FEE/Blue Flag - Copenhagen, Denmark)
Member of AGI Scotland Committee
Chair of RSGS Aberdeen Local Group
Chair of the Steering Group for SEaCoR Project (https://www.eastcoast.scot/)
Vice-Chair IGU Commission on Coastal Systems (CCS) (https://igu-coast.org/steering-committee/)

Latest Publications

Spatial Disparity in Household Indebtedness across the UK
2024 - Accepted/In press
Hutchison, N., Tiwari, P., Koblyakova, A., Green, D., Tan, J.
Journal of European Real Estate Research
Contributions to Journals: Articles
Coastal Systems: The Dynamic Interface Between Land and Sea
2023 - Published
Green, D., Woodroffe, C., Evelpidou, N., Delgado-Fernandez, I., Karkani, A., Ciavola, P.
Research Directions, Challenges and Achievements of Modern Geography. Bański, J., Meadows, M. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 207-229, 23 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6604-2_11
- [ONLINE] https://link.springer.com/book/9789819966035
Monitoring temporal changes in coastal mangroves to understand the impacts of climate change: Red Sea, Egypt
2023 - Published
Moustafa, A. A., Abdelfath, A., Arnous, M. O., Afifi, A. M., Guerriero, G., Green, D. R.
Journal of Coastal Conservation, vol. 27, no. 5, 37
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-023-00970-y
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21938/1/Moustafa_JCC_Monitoring_Temporal_Changes_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Geo-hazards risk assessment of the new-found industrial communities: An example from the 10th of Ramadan Industrial Region, Egypt
2023 - Published
El-Rayes, A. E., Arnous, M. O. A., Green, D., Gouda, N. F.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 12, 21
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-023-00306-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21087/1/El_Rayes_etal_ESR_Geo_hazards_Assessment_VOR.pdf
Use of Unoccupied Aerial Systems to Characterize Woody Vegetation across Silvopastoral Systems in Ecuador.
2022 - Published
Green, D., Smith, P., Inamagua Uyaguari, J. P., Sangoluisa, P., Torres, J., Fitton, N.
Remote Sensing, vol. 14, 3386
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143386
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20649/1/I_amagua_Uyaguari_etal_RS_Use_Of_Unoccupied_VoR.pdf

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Prizes and Awards

Santander Mobility Award – Research Visit to Harvard/New Hampshire Universities, USA	2018
Santander Mobility Award – Research Visit to Cornell University, USA	2015
Quality Coast Award (EUCC-The Coastal & Marine Union)	2014
RSGS XYZ Digital Award – Contribution to GIS in Scotland	2003/2004
Best Published Paper Award – The British Cartographic Society (BCS)	1999
Past Chairman's Award - Association for Geographic Information (AGI)	1995
University of Toronto Open Fellowship	1982-1986
Connaught Scholarship, University of Toronto	1980-1981
Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) Silver Medal as most outstanding graduating student of 1979-1980 class, Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh/Royal Scottish Geographical Society	1980

Keasby Memorial Award for Academic Merit, University of Edinburgh	1979-1980
One Year Exchange Scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A., University of Edinburgh/University of Pennsylvania	1978-1979
Cowan House Scholarship for Academic Merit, University of Edinburgh	1977-1978
Class Medal – Academic Merit – Geography - University of Edinburgh	1978
Class Medal – Academic Merit – Environmental Chemistry - University of Edinburgh	1978
Class Medal – Academic Merit – Geography - University of Edinburgh	1977

Research

Research Overview

UAVs - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (DIP) - Cartography and Digital Mapping - Global Positioning Systems (GPS) - WebGIS - Mobile GIS - Internet Applications - Precision Viticulture - Vineyard Management and Viticulture - Marine and Coastal Zone Management - Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) - Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity - Human Computer Interfaces (HCI) - Geo-Visualization - Colour in Map Design - Journalistic Cartography - GIS in School Education.

Research Areas

Geography and Environment

Supervising

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Research Specialisms

Geographical Information Systems
Hydrography
Mapping Science
Marine Sciences
Remote Sensing

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

Precision Agriculture and Viticulture
UAV monitoring of the environment e.g. agriculture, viticulture, coasts, and rivers
Spatial Disparity in Household Indebtedness across the UK (with UoA Business School)
Vulnerable coasts (with Siskin Asset Management/Quadrat)
Sea-level rise and coastal erosion: a reconsideration (with University of Wollongong)
Seasonal monitoring of circadian temperatures in coastal habitats affected by plastic pollution (with Lauren Smith (EGCP) and Sea Changers)
UAV Hyperspectral monitoring of beach litter plastics (nano and micro) (with Texo Drone)

Past Research

EU Funded Research

AAPM (Automated Airborne Pest Monitoring (AAPM) of Drosophila suzukii in Crops and Natural Habitats)
Living North Sea (LNS) (http://www.living-north-sea.eu/)
North Sea Fish Migration Atlas
CoastAdapt
IMCORE
CorePoint (Interreg IVB - North West Europe)
Aberdeen Climate Change Forum
NatureSDI Plus
NatureGIS
SACRP

Funding and Grants

LNS (Interreg IVB - North Sea Region)
IMCORE (Interreg IVB - North West Europe)
CorePoint (Interreg IVB - North West Europe)
CoastAdapt (Interreg IIIB - Northern Periphery Programme)
NatureSDI Plus (E-ContentPlus)
NatureGIS (Marie Curie)
SACRP (Aberdeen City Council)
ECOIMAGINE (Marie Curie)

Teaching

Programmes

MSc Geographical Information Systems
Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
Director MSc in GIS Degree Programme (September/January/PT/FT/OC/DL/ODL)
BSc Geography
Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
MA Geography
Undergraduate, 4 year, September start

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate

First Half-Session

GG4076 - The Geography of Vine and Wine

Second Half-Session

MR3510 - Hydrography
MR3511 - MOCAS - Managing Our Coasts and Seas

Postgraduate

Director GIS - M.Sc. Degree Programme (both On Campus (OC) / Distance Learning (DL))

MSc in GIS

First Half-Session (FHS)

UAV Remote Sensing, Monitoring and Mapping (GG5059/GG5064/GG5559/GG5561)
WebGIS and Online Mapping (GG5069/GG5070)

MSc in GIS

Second Half-Session (SHS)

Advanced Spatial Analysis and Programming (GG5567/GG5568)
Current Applications of GIS (GG5540/GG5563)

Third Half-Session (THS - Summer)

Dissertation Project in GIS (GG5910/GG5912)

Publications

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Biography

Memberships and Affiliations

Latest Publications

Spatial Disparity in Household Indebtedness across the UK

Coastal Systems: The Dynamic Interface Between Land and Sea

Monitoring temporal changes in coastal mangroves to understand the impacts of climate change: Red Sea, Egypt

Geo-hazards risk assessment of the new-found industrial communities: An example from the 10th of Ramadan Industrial Region, Egypt

Use of Unoccupied Aerial Systems to Characterize Woody Vegetation across Silvopastoral Systems in Ecuador.

Prizes and Awards

Research Overview

Research Areas

Geography and Environment

Research Specialisms

Current Research

Past Research

Funding and Grants

Programmes

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Coastal Web Atlas Case Studies around the World: United Kingdom

The application of geospatial technologies to medical studies

Coastal and Marine Geospatial Technologies: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins

Developing a practical method to estimate water-carrying capacity for surf schools in North Cornwall, SW England

The role of virtual reality (VR) in visualising the coast

Coastal Zone Management

Spatial nature conservation data in Europe: compatibility, compliance and accessibility issues

Terrain 3D modelling for the assessment of coastal change in beach and dune systems in Scotland

Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Using GIS to study the coastal geomorphology of the Acheloos river mouth in West Greece

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