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Dr. Sandy WinterbottomLecturer in Environmental SciencePhD - University of Stirling School of Biological & Environmental Sciences tel: +44 1786 466538 |
Research Interests
- Landscape applications of GIS
- Landscape Character Assessment
- Virtual reality for landscape reconstruction (see www.virtual-landscape-centre.co.uk)
- Virtual reality in education and interpretation
- Therapeutic Gaming (Therapeutic Gaming Research Group)
For more information on research, please visit the Virtual Landscape Centre Web Site
Teaching
- ENV3E3: Earth and landscape evolution
- ENV5T5: Environmental techniques II
- MSc: Information technology
- Outdoor Education Modules
Programme Director for BSc Hons Environmental Science and Outdoor Education
Recent Publications
Winterbottom S J & Long D J From abstract digital models to rich virtual environments; Landscape contexts in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland. Journal of Archaeological Science, 33, 1356-1367, 2006.
Winterbottom S J. and Dawson T. Airborne multi-spectral
prospection for buried archaeology in mobile sand dominated systems. Archaeological
Prospection (in press)
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/110500410/ABSTRACT
Winterbottom S J. Medium and short-term channel planform changes on the Rivers Tay and Tummel, Scotland. Geomorphology, 34, 195-208. 2000.
Winterbottom S J & Gilvear D J. A GIS-based approach to mapping probabilities of river bank erosion: regulated River Tummel, Scotland. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management. 16 (2), 127-140. 2000.
Gilvear D J, Winterbottom S J & Sichingabula H. Character of channel planform change and meander development: Luangwa River, Zambia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 25 (4), 421-436. 2000.
Harrison S J, Winterbottom S J & Sheppard C. The potential effects of climate change on the Scottish tourist industry. Tourism and Management. 20, 203-211. 1999
Gilvear D J & Winterbottom S J. Changes in channel morphology, flood frequency and magnitude and floodplain land use on the River Tay, Scotland, over the last 250 years; implications for floodplain management, In Bailey, R. and Jose (Eds),UK Floodplains, Wiley. 93-114. 1998
Winterbottom S J & Gilvear D J. Quantification of channel-bed morphology in gravel-bed rivers using airborne multispectral imagery and aerial photography. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management. 13, 489-499. 1997
Petit S, Burel F & Winterbottom S J. Application of GIS for analysing the effect of landscape connectivity on the distribution of Abax ater in a hedgerow network. In Proceedings of the 5th Annual Conference of the IALE (UK), the UK region of the International Association of Landscape Ecology. 1996
Gilvear D J, Davies J R, & Winterbottom S J. Flood embankment stability during large flood events: regulated River Tay, Scotland. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 27,319-332. 1994
Gilvear D J, & Winterbottom S J. Channel change and flood events since 1783 on the regulated River Tay, Scotland: Implications for flood hazard management. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management, 7,247-260. 1992
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