Biography
Douglas Wardell-Johnson is a spatial and database specialist with more than 10 years experience in the use of GIS, R and SQL tools for land use, climate change and agriculture policy analysis. Working within the Information and Computational Sciences department and within the land use systems team led by Keith Matthews.
Publications
Journals
- Negri, C.; Mellander, P.; Schurch, N.; ; Gagkas, Z.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Adams, K.; Glendell, M. (2024) Bayesian network modelling of phosphorus pollution in agricultural catchments with highresolution data, Environmental Modelling & Software, 178, Art. 106073
- Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Juarez Bourke , A.; Hague, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Kovacic, Z.; Völker, T.; Guimarães Pereira, Â.; Giampietro, M. (2023) Post-normal science in practice: Reflections from scientific experts working on the European agri-food policy nexus; 2023, Environmental Science & Policy, 141, 158-167
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Matthews, K.B.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Miller, D.G.; Hague, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Giampietro , M. (2023) Implementing post-normal science with or for EU policy actors: using quantitative story-telling, Sustainability Science, 18, 1235-1250
- Matthews, K.B.; Renner, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.H.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Cadillo-Benalcazar, J.; Schyns, J.F.; Giampietro, M. (2021) Old wine in new bottles: exploiting data from the EU’s Farm Accountancy Data Network for Pan-EU sustainability assessments of agricultural production systems, Sustainability, 13(18), Article No. 10080
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Benton, T.G.; Burgess, P.J.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, J.G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.G.; Newton, A.C.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R.; Watts, C.; Harris, J.; Loades, K.; Stewart, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Udugbezi, E.; Hannam, J.A.; Keay, C. (2021) UK food and nutrition security during and after the COVID-19 pandemic., Nutrition Bulletin, 46(1), 88-97
- Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.G.; Fitton, N.; Jones, E.; Bathgate, S.; Randle, T.; Matthews, R.B.; Smith, P.; Perks, M. (2020) Not seeing the carbon for the trees? Why area-based targets for establishing new woodlands can limit or underplay their climate change mitigation benefits., Land Use Policy, 97, Article No. 104690.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Poggio, L.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Coull, M.; Rivington, M.; Black, H.; Yakob, G.; Boke, S.; Habte, M. (2020) Estimating soil properties from smartphone imagery in Ethiopia, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 171, Art. 105322
- Ge, J.; Sutherland, L.A.; Polhill, J.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2017) Exploring factors affecting on-farm renewable energy adoption in Scotland using large-scale microdata., Energy Policy, 107, 548-560.
- Viglia, S.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Rivington, M.; Ulgiati, S. (2017) The social metabolism of Scotland: an environmental perspective., Energy Policy, 100, 304-313.
Technical / contract reports
- Jabloun, M.; Udugbezi, E.; Rivington, M.; Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Matthews, K. (2024) Climatic Water Balance in Scotland, Online- Digital Story Map
- Udugbezi, E.; Rivington, M.; Jabloun, M.; Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Matthews, K. (2024) Updating Land Capability for Agriculture – Building a new digital LCA platform, Digital Story Map – Online.
- Wardell-Johnson, D.; Tavana, M.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2024) Peatlands and Payments The Relationship between areas and condition of peat and agricultural support in Scotland, Online – Story Map
- Aitkenhead, M.; Robb, C.; Macfarlane, F.; Coull, M.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Tavana, M.; Matthews, K. (2024) Updating Peatland Condition Mapping: Building a new baseline for peatland conditions in Scotland, Online – Story Map
- Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2024) Adding Farm Structure to Land Use Change: An example with specialist dairying, Online – Story Map
- Matthews, K.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Tavana, M.; Miller, D. (2024) Land Use Transformations Project (JHI-C3-1) Milestone 22 – Farm Types and Rotations, Land Use Transformations Project (JHI-C3-1), Project Milestone (22), Internal Report, 7pp
- Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; McKee, A. (2024) Assessment of the feasibility of accessing and integrating land ownership data in Scotland, Deliverable D1.1 for Scotland’s Land Reform Futures project (JHI-E3-1), pp37, Online
- Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Rivington, M.; Matthews, K. (2023) Modelling Scenarios of Land Use Change the approach so far,
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.L.; Wardell-Johnson, D.H.; Miller, D.G.; Tavana, M.; Thomson, S.; Moxey, A.; Neilson, R.; Baggaley, N.; Giles, M.; Karley, A.; Loades, K.; Paterson, E.; Pakeman, R.; Hawes, C.; Stockan, J.; Stutter, M.; Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Waylen, K.A.; Rivington, M.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2023) Synthesis Report: Screening Enhanced Conditionality Measures, An output of RESAS commissioned project Supporting
Scotland’s Land Use Transformations (JHI-C3-1),59pp, Published online - Matthews, K.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Tavana, M. (2023) Ecological Focus Area – Uptake Analysis Land Use Transformations Quantitative Story Telling Phase 1, Report as part of Phase 1 Quantitaive Story Telling in Land Use Transformations Project (JHI-C3-1), 26pp, Published Online
- Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 17 – Ecosystem Services Mapping, Project Milestone (M17), p8. Unpublished.
- Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 21 – Adding Farm Structure Data to Land Use Change Modelling, Project Milestone (M21), p8, Unpublished.
- Matthews, K.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Thomson, S.; Moxey, A. (2023) Basic Payment Regionalisation Options Analysis of Spend and Redistribution Implications (Updated Report), Published via Scottish Government Website, 83pp
- Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G. (2023) Farm Payments and Peatlands Analysis Phase 2 Report (2023 Revision), Published via the Land Use transformations project website, 35pp
- Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R. (2023) Farm Payments and Peatlands Analysis Phase 1 Report (2023 Revision), Published via Land Use Transformations website, 26pp, Online
- Matthews, K.; Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D. (2023) Regionalisation Options Analysis – Slide Deck, Shared with SG analysts and policy teams via PowerBI and Teams, 21pp, Online.
- Rivington, M.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Miller, D.; Tavana, M.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Land Use Transformations How land use change in Scotland can contribute to the delivery of net zero, climate adaptation and other environmental objectives, Story map, Land Use Transformations website
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
- Thomson, S.; Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.G.; Moxey, A. (2022) ‘Actively Farmed Hectares’ Data analysis and policy considerations , An output to RESAS as part of commissioned project on Economic Advice & Related Services to Support Development of a New Rural Support Scheme for Scotland, Output Ref: RESAS/005/21 – W5, pp21
- Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.G.; Thomson, S.; Moxey, A. (2022) Basic Payments Regionalisation – Options Appraisal, An output to RESAS as part of commissioned project on Economic Advice & Related Services to Support Development of a New Rural Support Scheme for Scotland.
Output Ref: RESAS/005/21 – W6, JHI-C3-1, SRUC-C3-1 - Matthews, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Vulnerability Analysis Water quantity in connection with Speyside Malt Whisky production, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
- Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Report on MOVING Task 33 activities Vulnerability of the Speyside whisky industry to environmental change, MOVING.
- Miller, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Black, H.; Iannetta, P.; Irvine, K.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Nijnik, M.; Lopez, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2022) Perth and Kinross Council Carbon Sequestration Study, Contract report to Perth and Kinross Council.
- Rivington, M.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Hawes, C.; Begg, G.; Polhill, G.; Loades, K.; Newton, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Neilson, R.; Gandossi, G.; Stewart, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Udugbezi, E.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Benton, T.; King, R., Burgess, P. (2021) An overview assessment of the COVID19 pandemic on the UK food and nutrition security, Online.
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; G. Benton, T.; Burgess, P. J.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L. M.; Begg, G.; Williams, A. G.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R.; Watts, C. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations, The James Hutton Institute.
- Hopkins, J.; Thomson, S.; Miller, D.G.; Sutherland, L-A.; Barlagne, C.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; McMillan, J. (2021) How often does intended farm management behaviour match ‘actual’ behaviour? Insights for thirteen farm activities (2013-18)., Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note, March 2021, 8pp.
- McMillan, J.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, S.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: Intentions to deliver more ‘public goods for public money’., 2018 Farmers’ Intention Survey: SEFARI Briefing Note 2, October 2019, 7pp.
- Matthews, K..B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.H.; Rivington, M.; Hague, A.; Fisher, D.; Renner, A.; Cadillo-Benalcazar, J.; Schyns, J.; Giampietro, M. (2020) Report on EU sustainability goals: insights from quantitative story telling and WEFE nexus, MAGIC (H2020-GA 689669) Project Deliverable 5.1, 31 July 2020, 136pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Calo, A.; Barlagne, C.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M. (2020) New entrants: their potential contribution to farming in Scotland by 2023., Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note, March 2020, 8pp.
- Barlagne, C.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Wardell Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; Thompson, S.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M. (2020) Diversification on Scottish farms: attitudes and future plans., Report o RESAS, Deliverable 242.02iib.
Conference papers
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.; Tavana, M.; Thomson, S.; Moxey, A.; Nielson, R.; Baggaley, N.; Loades, K.; Paterson, E.; Pakeman, R.; Hawes, C.; Stockan, J.; Stutter, M.; Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M. (2023) Cross-scale analysis of social-ecological systems: Policy options appraisal for delivering NetZero and other environmental objectives in Scotland, In: Vaze, J., Chilcott, C., Hutley, L. and Cuddy, S.M. (eds.) MODSIM2023, 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, 9-14 July 2023, Darwin, NT, Australia, 7pp
- Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K A.; Matthews, K.B.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.R. (2020) Questioning the role of scientific experts in science-policy interfaces: Reflecting on our engagement on ‘nexus’ and ‘sustainable agriculture’, Presentation given at the International Seminar on Environment and Society –
Current Challenges and Pathways to Change, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-3 March 2020. - Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Cabello Villarejo, V.; Kovacic, Z.; Renner, A.; Ripa, M.; Giampietro, M. (2019) Using deliberative societal metabolism analysis to analyse CAP’s delivery of EU sustainability and climate change objectives., 172nd EAAE Seminar, Agricultural Policy for the Environment or Environmental Policy for Agriculture? Brussels, 28-29 May 2019. (Paper)
- Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Rivington, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Kovacic, Z.; Renner, A.; Ripa, M.; Giampietro, M. (2017) Delivering more than the “Sum of the Parts”: using Quantitative Storytelling to address the challenges of conducting science for policy in the EU land, water and energy nexus., 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2017), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3-8 December 2017, Keynote Presentation for Stream – Participatory Decision Making and Modelling Social Systems, Session K7 Evaluating the incorporation of science and other forms of knowledge in decision making and practice, pp15-21.
- Matthews, K.B.; Miller. D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2013) Supporting agricultural policy – the role of scientists and analysts in managing political risk., Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM 2013) Adapting to Change: The Multiple Roles of Modelling. Adelaide, South Australia, 1-6 December 2013.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Barlagne, C.; Calo, A.; Holstead, K.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M.; Thomson, S.; Toma, L. (2020) Farm Intentions Survey: Outputs and ongoing research from our work on rural industries., Key Rural Industries – WP2.4, End of Year Workshop, Saughton House, Edinburgh, 12 March 2020. (Poster and discussions with Scottish Government stakeholders).
- Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.G. (2019) Envisioning what future climate change looks like for Scotland’s agriculture., 42nd TB Macaulay Lecture, Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 2 October 2019. (Poster)
- Cammarano, D.; Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2017) Importance of crop model parameterization for climate change studies at national scale., National Congress of the Italian Society of Agronomy, 45th, Sassari, Italy, 20-22 September 2016.
- Matthews, K.B.; Rivington, M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Miller, D.G.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2016) MAGIC – Moving towards adaptive governance in complexity: Informing Nexus security., 39th Macaulay Lecture, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 13 October 2016.