- Researcher Name
- ESTACIO IAN CAMELLO
- Div (Section) name/title
- Material Cycles Division（Global Resource Sustainability Research Section）／Research Associate
- Research Subject
- Simulating the emission mitigation of interventions for promoting car-free living
- Degree(s)
- Ph.D (Global Environmental Studies), M.S (Geoinformatics)
- Professional Qualification(s)
- Geography,Sociology,System Engineering
- Environmental Speciality Field
- Emission mitigation,Car-free living,Intervention simulation
- Keyword(s)
- Agent-based model,Geographic information system (GIS),Decision making under deep uncertainty (DMDU),Socio-environmental systems modeling
- Brief Description of Research
- Research has identified living car free as the household consumption option with the highest emission mitigation potential. Yet, the pathway to achieve a social tipping point for car free living remains unclear. I am working on simulating the multi-year geospatial emergence of car free living in a city based on spatial processes of social interaction, cognitive decision-making, urban development, demographic change, and policy making using agent-based modeling. To holistically model social interaction and cognitive decision-making in agents, the ABM framework incorporates a Structural Equation Model (SEM) developed based on a multi-city survey. The Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) framework will be followed with the ABM framework to identify robust and adaptive solutions for car-free living.
- Career
- I completed my Master of Science in Geomatics Engineering (Geoinformatics) at the University of the Philippines and PhD in Global Environmental Studies at the Kyoto University. I also have a three-year postdoctoral fellowship experience at the University of Arizona.