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Daniel Arribas-Bel

Professor Daniel Arribas-Bel
PhD

ESRC Fellow and Deputy Director, Urban Analytics@The Alan Turing Institute
Geography and Planning

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Remote sensing-based measurement of Living Environment Deprivation: Improving classical approaches with machine learning (Journal article - 2017)
  2. Accidental, open and everywhere: Emerging data sources for the understanding of cities (Journal article - 2014)
  3. Geographic Data Science (Journal article - 2019)
  4. Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm (Journal article - 2019)
  5. The PySAL Ecosystem: Philosophy and Implementation (Journal article - 2022)
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2024

EPB turns 50 years old: An analytical tour of the last five decades

Crooks, A., Jiang, N., See, L., Alvanides, S., Arribas-Bel, D., Wolf, L., & Batty, M. (2024). EPB turns 50 years old: An analytical tour of the last five decades. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 51(5), 1028-1037. doi:10.1177/23998083241246928

DOI
10.1177/23998083241246928
Journal article

Hopes and dreams for (future) better things: Medium, data, and ideas

Wolf, L. J., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2024). Hopes and dreams for (future) better things: Medium, data, and ideas. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 51(5), 1023-1027. doi:10.1177/23998083241249551

DOI
10.1177/23998083241249551
Journal article

Geographic data science: a manifesto

Arribas-Bel, D., & Graser, A. (2024). Geographic data science: a manifesto. In A Research Agenda for Spatial Analysis (pp. 85-96). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781802203233.00013

DOI
10.4337/9781802203233.00013
Chapter

2023

Geographic Data Science with Python

Rey, S., Arribas-Bel, D., & Wolf, L. J. (n.d.). Geographic Data Science with Python. Chapman and Hall/CRC. doi:10.1201/9780429292507

DOI
10.1201/9780429292507
Book

2022

An image library: The potential of imagery in (quantitative) social sciences

An image library: The potential of imagery in (quantitative) social sciences (2022). In Handbook of Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences (pp. 528-543). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781789903942.00042

DOI
10.4337/9781789903942.00042
Chapter

Assessing the value of user-generated images of urban surroundings for house price estimation

Chen, M., Liu, Y., Arribas-Bel, D., & Singleton, A. (2022). Assessing the value of user-generated images of urban surroundings for house price estimation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 226, 104486. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104486

DOI
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104486
Journal article

Urban Exodus? Understanding Human Mobility in Britain During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Facebook Data

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2206.03272
Preprint

Tracking Coastal Change by Assimilating from Data Sources with Different Spatial and Temporal Scales

Higham, J., Plater, A., Phillips, B., Leonardi, N., Arribas-Bel, D., & Bird, C. (2022). Tracking Coastal Change by Assimilating from Data Sources with Different Spatial and Temporal Scales. In Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress (pp. 4115-4120). doi:10.3850/IAHR-39WC2521716X20221480

DOI
10.3850/IAHR-39WC2521716X20221480
Conference Paper

Tracking coastal change by assimilating from data sources with different spatial and temporal scales

Plater, A., Higham, J., Phillips, B., Leonardi, N., Arribas-Bel, D., & Bird, C. (2022). Tracking coastal change by assimilating from data sources with different spatial and temporal scales. In Proceedings of the 39th IAHR World Congress (pp. 4115-4120). International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). doi:10.3850/iahr-39wc2521711920221480

DOI
10.3850/iahr-39wc2521711920221480
Conference Paper

2021

Urban data/code: A new EP-B section

Arribas-Bel, D., Alvanides, S., Batty, M., Crooks, A., See, L., & Wolf, L. (2021). Urban data/code: A new EP-B section. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 48(9), 2517-2519. doi:10.1177/23998083211059670

DOI
10.1177/23998083211059670
Journal article

Sustainable urban development indicators in Great Britain from 2001 to 2016

Patias, N., Rowe, F., Cavazzi, S., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2021). Sustainable urban development indicators in Great Britain from 2001 to 2016. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, 214. doi:10.1016/j.lurbplan.2021.104148

DOI
10.1016/j.lurbplan.2021.104148
Journal article

Assuring safe port navigation by assimilating from data sources with different spatial and temporal scales

Phillips, B., Higham, J., Plater, A., Leonardi, N., Arribas-Bel, D., Bird, C., & Sinclair, A. (2021). Assuring safe port navigation by assimilating from data sources with different spatial and temporal scales. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15491

DOI
10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15491
Presentation material

Identifying and understanding road-constrained areas of interest (AOIs) through spatiotemporal taxi GPS data: A case study in New York City

Liu, Y., Singleton, A., Arribas-bel, D., & Chen, M. (2021). Identifying and understanding road-constrained areas of interest (AOIs) through spatiotemporal taxi GPS data: A case study in New York City. COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, 86. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101592

DOI
10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101592
Journal article

Modelling and Prediction.

Preprint

Sustainable Development Goals Monitoring and Forecasting using Time Series Analysis

Alharbi, Y., Arribas-Bel, D., & Coenen, F. (2021). Sustainable Development Goals Monitoring and Forecasting using Time Series Analysis. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications (pp. 123-131). SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications. doi:10.5220/0010546100002996

DOI
10.5220/0010546100002996
Conference Paper

2020

Classification and Regression via Integer Optimization for Neighborhood Change

Olson, A. W., Zhang, K., Calderon-Figueroa, F., Yakubov, R., Sanner, S., Silver, D., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2020). Classification and Regression via Integer Optimization for Neighborhood Change. Geographical Analysis. doi:10.1111/gean.12252

DOI
10.1111/gean.12252
Journal article

Building Hierarchies of Retail Centers Using Bayesian Multilevel Models

Comber, S., Arribas-Bel, D., Singleton, A., Dong, G., & Dolega, L. (2020). Building Hierarchies of Retail Centers Using Bayesian Multilevel Models. ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS, 110(4), 1150-1173. doi:10.1080/24694452.2019.1667219

DOI
10.1080/24694452.2019.1667219
Journal article

2019

Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm

Arribas-Bel, D., Garcia-Lopez, M. -A., & Viladecans-Marsal, E. (2019). Building(s and) cities: Delineating urban areas with a machine learning algorithm. Journal of Urban Economics. doi:10.1016/j.jue.2019.103217

DOI
10.1016/j.jue.2019.103217
Journal article

Machine learning innovations in address matching: A practical comparison of word2vec and CRFs

Comber, S., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Machine learning innovations in address matching: A practical comparison of word2vec and CRFs. Transactions in GIS, 23(2), 334-348. doi:10.1111/tgis.12522

DOI
10.1111/tgis.12522
Journal article

Geographic Data Science

Singleton, A., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Geographic Data Science. Geographical Analysis: an international journal of theoretical geography, Special Issue(0), 1-15. doi:10.1111/gean.12194

DOI
10.1111/gean.12194
Journal article

Inferring neighbourhood quality with property transaction records by using a locally adaptive spatial multi-level model

Dong, G., Wolf, L., Alexiou, A., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Inferring neighbourhood quality with property transaction records by using a locally adaptive spatial multi-level model. COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, 73, 118-125. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2018.09.003

DOI
10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2018.09.003
Journal article

Introduction to new Editors

Arribas-Bel, D., & Alvanides, S. (2019). Introduction to new Editors. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 46(1), 8. doi:10.1177/2399808318820153

DOI
10.1177/2399808318820153
Journal article

Statistics, Modelling, and Data Science

Arribas-Bel, D. (2019). Statistics, Modelling, and Data Science. In Digital Geographies (pp. 129-140). SAGE Publications Ltd. doi:10.4135/9781529793536.n12

DOI
10.4135/9781529793536.n12
Chapter

Sustainable Development Goal Attainment Prediction: A Hierarchical Framework using Time Series Modelling

Alharbi, Y., Arribas-Be, D., & Coenen, F. (2019). Sustainable Development Goal Attainment Prediction: A Hierarchical Framework using Time Series Modelling. In KDIR: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY, KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT - VOL 1: KDIR (pp. 297-304). doi:10.5220/0008067202970304

DOI
10.5220/0008067202970304
Conference Paper

2018

Spatial dynamics of cultural diversity in the Netherlands

Arribas-Bel, D., & Bakens, J. (2018). Spatial dynamics of cultural diversity in the Netherlands. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE, 45(6), 1142-1156. doi:10.1177/2399808318783748

DOI
10.1177/2399808318783748
Journal article

On Spatial and Platial Dependence: Examining Shrinkage in Spatially-Dependent Multilevel Models

DOI
10.31219/osf.io/ks6t3
Preprint

Demographic Aging and Employment Dynamics in German Regions: Modeling Regional Heterogeneity

de Graaff, T., Arribas-Bel, D., & Ozgen, C. (2018). Demographic Aging and Employment Dynamics in German Regions: Modeling Regional Heterogeneity. In MODELLING AGING AND MIGRATION EFFECTS ON SPATIAL LABOR MARKETS (pp. 211-231). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68563-2_11

DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-68563-2_11
Chapter

2017

More bark than bytes? Reflections on 21+ years of geocomputation

Arribas-Bel., Richard Harris., David O'Sullivan., Mark Gahegan., Martin Charlton., Lex Comber., . . . Andy Evans. (2017). More bark than bytes? Reflections on 21+ years of geocomputation. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. doi:10.1177/2399808317710132

DOI
10.1177/2399808317710132
Journal article

Review of: London: The Information Capital: 100 Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You View the City. James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti. London: Particular Books (Penguin), 2014. 240. Hardcover, £18.75. ISBN-101846148472.

Arribas-Bel, D. (2017). London: The Information Capital: 100 Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You View the City. PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE, 96(1), 223-224. doi:10.1111/pirs.12281

DOI
10.1111/pirs.12281
Book Review

Looking at John Snow's Cholera Map from the Twenty First Century: A Practical Primer on Reproducibility and Open Science

Arribas-Bel, D., de Graaff, T., & Rey, S. J. (2017). Looking at John Snow's Cholera Map from the Twenty First Century: A Practical Primer on Reproducibility and Open Science. In REGIONAL RESEARCH FRONTIERS, VOL. 2: METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES, REGIONAL SYSTEMS MODELING AND OPEN SCIENCES (pp. 283-306). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50590-9_17

DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-50590-9_17
Chapter

2016

How diverse can measures of segregation be? Results from Monte Carlo simulations of an agent-based model

Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Poot, J. (2016). How diverse can measures of segregation be? Results from Monte Carlo simulations of an agent-based model. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, 48(10), 2046-2066. doi:10.1177/0308518X16653402

DOI
10.1177/0308518X16653402
Journal article

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Journal article

2015

WooW-II: Workshop on open workflows

Arribas-Bel, D., & De Graaff, T. (n.d.). WooW-II: Workshop on open workflows. REGION, 2(2), R1-R2. doi:10.18335/region.v2i2.85

DOI
10.18335/region.v2i2.85
Journal article

Review: Creative Economies in Post-Industrial Cities; Manufacturing a (Different) Scene, Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS, the Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures and Their Consequences

Brydges, T., Arribas-Bel, D., & Cinnamon, J. (2015). Review: Creative Economies in Post-Industrial Cities; Manufacturing a (Different) Scene, Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS, the Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures and Their Consequences. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 42(3), 564-567. doi:10.1068/b4203rev

DOI
10.1068/b4203rev
Journal article

Migrant Entrepreneurs as Urban 'Health Angels' - Contrasts in Growth Strategies

Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2015). Migrant Entrepreneurs as Urban 'Health Angels' - Contrasts in Growth Strategies. INTERNATIONAL PLANNING STUDIES, 20(1-2), 71-86. doi:10.1080/13563475.2014.942496

DOI
10.1080/13563475.2014.942496
Journal article

The Size Distribution of Employment Centers within the US Metropolitan Areas

Arribas-Bel, D., Ramos, A., & Sanz-Gracia, F. (2015). The Size Distribution of Employment Centers within the US Metropolitan Areas. Unknown Journal, 42(1), 23-39.

Journal article

Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS

Arribas-Bel, D. (2015). Simulation of Complex Systems in GIS. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-PLANNING & DESIGN, 42(3), 565-566. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Journal article

The spoken postcodes

Arribas-Bel, D. (2015). The spoken postcodes. REGIONAL STUDIES REGIONAL SCIENCE, 2(1), 458-461. doi:10.1080/21681376.2015.1067151

DOI
10.1080/21681376.2015.1067151
Journal article

2014

The validity of the monocentric city model in a polycentric age: US metropolitan areas in 1990, 2000 and 2010

Arribas-Bel, D., & Sanz-Gracia, F. (2014). The validity of the monocentric city model in a polycentric age: US metropolitan areas in 1990, 2000 and 2010. Urban Geography, 35(7), 980-997. doi:10.1080/02723638.2014.940693

DOI
10.1080/02723638.2014.940693
Journal article

How Diverse can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model

Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Poot, J. (2014). How Diverse can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model.

Scholarly edition

Spatial data, analysis, and regression - a mini course

Arribas-Bel, D. (n.d.). Spatial data, analysis, and regression - a mini course. REGION, 1(1), R1. doi:10.18335/region.v1i1.42

DOI
10.18335/region.v1i1.42
Journal article

How Diverse Can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity Be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model

Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Poot, J. (2014). How Diverse Can Spatial Measures of Cultural Diversity Be? Results from Monte Carlo Simulations on an Agent-Based Model.

Journal article

2013

Testing for spatial error dependence in probit models

Amaral, P. V., Anselin, L., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2013). Testing for spatial error dependence in probit models. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 6(2), 91-101. doi:10.1007/s12076-012-0089-9

DOI
10.1007/s12076-012-0089-9
Journal article

Benchmarking of world cities through Self-Organizing Maps

Arribas-Bel, D., Kourtit, K., & Nijkamp, P. (2013). Benchmarking of world cities through Self-Organizing Maps. Cities, 31, 248-257. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2012.06.019

DOI
10.1016/j.cities.2012.06.019
Journal article

Spatial fixed effects and spatial dependence in a single cross‐section

Anselin, L., & Arribas-Bel, D. (2013). Spatial fixed effects and spatial dependence in a single cross‐section. Papers in Regional Science, 92(1), 3-18. doi:10.1111/j.1435-5957.2012.00480.x

DOI
10.1111/j.1435-5957.2012.00480.x
Journal article

The creative urban diaspora economy: a disparity analysis among migrant entrepreneurs

Kourtit, K., Nijkamp, P., & Arribas- Bel, D. (2013). The creative urban diaspora economy: a disparity analysis among migrant entrepreneurs. In Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies. Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9780857934628.00029

DOI
10.4337/9780857934628.00029
Chapter

Self-Organizing Maps and the US Urban Spatial Structure

Arribas-Bel, D., & Schmidt, C. R. (2013). Self-Organizing Maps and the US Urban Spatial Structure. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 40(2), 362-371. doi:10.1068/b37014

DOI
10.1068/b37014
Journal article

2012

Featured Graphic. Monocentricity? Commuting Flows Visually

Arribas-Bel, D., & Gerritse, M. (2012). Featured Graphic. Monocentricity? Commuting Flows Visually. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 44(9), 2041-2042. doi:10.1068/a44561

DOI
10.1068/a44561
Journal article

Improving the multi-dimensional comparison of simulation results: a spatial visualization approach

Arribas-Bel, D., Koschinsky, J., & Amaral, P. V. (2012). Improving the multi-dimensional comparison of simulation results: a spatial visualization approach. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 5(2), 55-63. doi:10.1007/s12076-011-0064-x

DOI
10.1007/s12076-011-0064-x
Journal article

High performers in complex spatial systems: a self-organizing mapping approach with reference to The Netherlands

Kourtit, K., Arribas-Bel, D., & Nijkamp, P. (2012). High performers in complex spatial systems: a self-organizing mapping approach with reference to The Netherlands. The Annals of Regional Science, 48(2), 501-527. doi:10.1007/s00168-011-0483-z

DOI
10.1007/s00168-011-0483-z
Journal article

2011

Multidimensional urban sprawl in Europe: A self-organizing map approach

Arribas-Bel, D., Nijkamp, P., & Scholten, H. (2011). Multidimensional urban sprawl in Europe: A self-organizing map approach. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 35(4), 263-275. doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.10.002

DOI
10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.10.002
Journal article

Measuring Spatial Dynamics in Metropolitan Areas

Rey, S. J., Anselin, L., Folch, D. C., Arribas-Bel, D., Sastré Gutiérrez, M. L., & Interlante, L. (2011). Measuring Spatial Dynamics in Metropolitan Areas. Economic Development Quarterly, 25(1), 54-64. doi:10.1177/0891242410383414

DOI
10.1177/0891242410383414
Journal article