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Dr Tom Logan

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Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: tom.logan@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E425

Language: English

How do we prepare our cities and communities for the changing and uncertain climate?
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Fields of Research

  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Risk Science
  • Urban Science
  • Infrastructure Systems
  • Resilience

Researcher Summary

I study the risk to and resilience of urban systems. My research is focused on transforming how we design and realize our cities in the face of climate change. I use risk science, systems engineering, modeling, and statistics to adapt our cities.

For media enquiries, please call/txt me (027 287 4474) or email me.

I am available in a consulting capacity.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Civil; Hydrological and Ecological Engineering; Resource/Environment Engineering; Transportation
  • Health and Health Sciences: Public Health
  • Human Geography: GIS
  • Statistics: Applied Statistics
  • Resilience: Social: Emergency Management Planning
  • Resilience: Physical: Infrastructure; Lifelines
  • Resilience: Technological: Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing

Resources

  • LinkedIn
  • Website

Prizes and Awards

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    Distinction
  • Fulbright New Zealand, Science and Innovation Graduate Award ( 2013 - present )
  • J X Kasperson Student Paper Award (Association of American Geographers) ( 2019 - present )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Logan TM., Anderson MJ. and Reilly AC. (2023) Risk of isolation increases the expected burden from sea-level rise. Nature Climate Change http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01642-3.
  • Anderson MJ., Kiddle DAF. and Logan TM. (2022) The underestimated role of the transportation network: Improving disaster & community resilience. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103218.
  • Logan TM., Hobbs MH., Conrow LC., Reid NL., Young RA. and Anderson MJ. (2022) The x-minute city: Measuring the 10, 15, 20-minute city and an evaluation of its use for sustainable urban design. Cities 131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103924.
  • Logan TML., Aven T., Guikema SD. and Flage R. (2022) Risk science offers an integrated approach to resilience. Nature Sustainability 5(9): 741-748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00893-w.
  • Svirsko AC., Logan T., Domanowski C. and Skipper D. (2022) Developing Robust Facility Reopening Processes Following Natural Disasters. Operations Research Forum 3(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43069-022-00147-7.
  • Williams TG., Brown DG., Guikema SD., Logan TM., Magliocca NR., Müller B. and Steger CE. (2022) Integrating Equity Considerations into Agent-Based Modeling: A Conceptual Framework and Practical Guidance. JASSS 25(3) http://dx.doi.org/10.18564/JASSS.4816.
  • Anna K. and McLeod Logan T. (2021) Resilience: Lessons to be learned from safety and acceptable risk. Journal of Safety Science and Resilience 2(4): 253-257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnlssr.2021.10.002.
  • Logan TM., Anderson MJ., Williams TG. and Conrow L. (2021) Measuring inequalities in urban systems: An approach for evaluating the distribution of amenities and burdens. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 86 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101590.
  • Logan TM., Aven T., Guikema S. and Flage R. (2021) The Role of Time in Risk and Risk Analysis: Implications for Resilience, Sustainability, and Management. Risk Analysis 41(11): 1959-1970. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/risa.13733.
  • Mousavizadeh O., Keyvan-Ekbatani M. and Logan TM. (2021) Real-time turning rate estimation in urban networks using floating car data. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103457.
  • White AG., Guikema SD. and Logan TM. (2021) Urban population characteristics and their correlation with historic discriminatory housing practices. Applied Geography 132 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102445.
  • Logan TM. and Guikema SD. (2020) Reframing Resilience: Equitable Access to Essential Services. Risk Analysis 40(8): 1538-1553. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/risa.13492.
  • Logan TM., Zaitchik B., Guikema S. and Nisbet A. (2020) Night and day: The influence and relative importance of urban characteristics on remotely sensed land surface temperature. Remote Sensing of Environment 247 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111861.
  • Marasco D., Murray-Tuite P., Guikema S. and Logan T. (2020) Time to leave: an analysis of travel times during the approach and landfall of Hurricane Irma. Natural Hazards 103(2): 2459-2487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04093-7.
  • Peer RAM. and Logan TM. (2020) Reintroducing the Civil Systems Engineer: The Master Integrator. Journal of Infrastructure Systems 26(4) http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000579.
  • Williams TG., Logan TM., Zuo CT., Liberman KD. and Guikema SD. (2020) Parks and safety: a comparative study of green space access and inequity in five US cities. Landscape and Urban Planning 201 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103841.
  • Bordley RF., Keisler JM. and Logan TM. (2019) Managing projects with uncertain deadlines. European Journal of Operational Research 274(1): 291-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.09.036.
  • Logan TM., Williams TG., Nisbet AJ., Liberman KD., Zuo CT. and Guikema SD. (2019) Evaluating urban accessibility: leveraging open-source data and analytics to overcome existing limitations. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 46(5): 897-913. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399808317736528.
  • Logan TM., Guikema SD. and Bricker JD. (2018) Hard-adaptive measures can increase vulnerability to storm surge and tsunami hazards over time. Nature Sustainability 1(9): 526-530. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0137-6.
Other
  • Logan T. and Arnott J. (2017) You've got the power. Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-07261-1. [Career Column].
Journal Articles
  • Logan T. and Arnott J. (2017) You've got the power.. Nature 551(7681): 531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-07261-1.
  • Logan TM., McLeod S. and Guikema S. (2016) Predictive models in horticulture: A case study with Royal Gala apples. Scientia Horticulturae 209: 201-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2016.06.033.

Editorial Work

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  • Journal of Infrastructure Systems Editorial Board Member ( 2019 - 2023)

Review and Refereeing

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  • Cities ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Journal of Infrastructure Systems ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Risk Analysis ( 2016 - 2023)

Affiliations

  • Society for Risk Analysis, Australia New Zealand (Professional Organisation): Treasurer
  • Society for Risk Analysis, International (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Association of American Geographers (AAG) (Professional Organisation): Member

Research Groups

  • Transport Research Hub

Key Methodologies

  • Risk analysis
  • Statistical analysis
  • Data science and machine learning
  • GIS
  • Complex systems modeling
  • Agent-based modeling and stochastic simulation
  • Computer programming: R and Python
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