Introducing… Joel Dearden

What’s your name? 

Joel Dearden

What’s your background?

I am an urban and regional modeller with an interest in geo-visualisation.

In one sentence, what is your role on the project?

To build simulation models of the evolution of cities and regions in 19th century Britain.

What excites you about the project?

It is a very healthy mix of disciplines approaching the topic in a novel way.

What challenges do you see ahead?

Sourcing sufficient useful data for building models etc.

Finally, where can people find out more about you and your work?

A good place to start is the book I co-authored “Explorations in Urban and Regional Dynamics”.