science.
I have a diverse research portfolio that bridges the computational, environmental and social sciences, and also includes applied policy work. Hover and click on the images to get a flavour of some of the studies I've been a part of.
See below for a full list of my peer-reviewed publications, or check out Google Scholar.
cities & people
Liezenga, A.M., Verma, T., Mayaud, J.R., Aydin, N.Y., van Wee, B. (2024). The first mile towards access equity: Is on-demand microtransit a valuable addition to the transportation mix in suburban communities? Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Sternberg, T., Mayaud, J.R. & Ahearn, A. (2022). Herd it in the Gobi: Deserting pastoralism? Land
Mayaud, J.R., Ward, F. & Andrews, J. (2021). Microtransit has the potential to flip transit on its head. Transportation Research Record
Lumnitz, S., Devisscher, T., Mayaud, J.R., Radic, V., Coops, N. C., Griesse, V. C. (2021). Mapping trees along urban street networks with deep learning and street-level imagery. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Richards, J., Bailey, R., Mayaud, J.R., Viles, H. A., Guo, Q. & Wang, X. (2020). Deterioration risk of dryland earthen heritage sites facing future climatic uncertainty. Scientific Reports
Young, L., Mayaud, J.R., Suen, S., Tambe, M. & Rice, E. (2020). Modeling the dynamism of HIV information diffusion in multiplex networks of homeless youth. Social Networks
Richards, J., Mayaud, J.R., Zhan, H., Wu, F. , Bailey, R. & Viles, H. (2020). Modelling the risk of deterioration at earthen heritage sites in drylands. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Mayaud, J.R. and Nuttall, R. (2019). A job, indeed! Accessibility equity to advertised employment in Cascadia. Transport Findings
Mayaud, J.R., Tran, M. and Nuttall, R. (2019). An urban data framework for assessing equity in cities: Comparing accessibility to healthcare facilities in Cascadia. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Mayaud, J. R., Anderson, S., Tran, M. & Radic, V. (2019). Insights from self-organizing maps for predicting accessibility demand for healthcare infrastructure. Urban Science
Frank, L., Mayaud, J. R., Hong, A., Fisher, P. & Kershaw, S. (2019) Unmet demand for walkable transit-oriented neighborhoods in a mid-sized Canadian community: Market and planning implications. Journal of Planning Education and Research
Lopez-Behar, D., Tran, M., Mayaud, J.R., Froese, T., Herrera and O., Merida, W. (2018). Putting electric vehicles on the map: A policy agenda for residential charging infrastructure in Canada. Energy Research and Social Science
Lopez-Behar, D., Tran, M., Froese, T., Mayaud, J. R., Herrera, O. & Merida, W. (2018). Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings: Mapping feedbacks and policy recommendations. Energy Policy
Mayaud, J.R., Tran, M., Pereira, R.H.M. and Nuttall, R. (2018). Future access to essential services in a growing smart city: The case of Surrey, British Columbia. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
nature & landscapes
Viles, H.A., Messenzehl, K., Mayaud, J.R., Coombes, M. A. and Bourke, M. C. (2018). Stress histories control rock breakdown trajectories in arid environments. Geology
Mayaud, J.R. and Webb, N.P. (2017) Vegetation in drylands: Effects on wind flow and aeolian sediment transport. Land
Mayaud, J.R., Bailey, R.M. and Wiggs, G.F.S. (2017) A coupled vegetation/sediment-transport model for dryland environments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
Mayaud, J.R., Bailey, R.M. and Wiggs, G.F.S. (2017) Modelled responses of the Kalahari Desert to 21st century climate and land use change. Scientific Reports
Mayaud, J.R., Bailey, R.M., Wiggs, G.F.S. and Weaver, C.M. (2017) Modelling aeolian sand transport using a dynamic mass balancing approach. Geomorphology
Mayaud, J.R., Wiggs, G.F.S. and Bailey, R. (2017) A field-based parameterisation of wind flow recovery in the lee of dryland plants. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Mayaud, J. R., Wiggs, G.F.S. and Bailey, R. (2016) Characterising turbulent wind flow around dryland vegetation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Mayaud, J.R., Wiggs, G.F.S. and Bailey, R. (2016) Dynamics of skimming flow in the wake of a vegetation patch. Aeolian Research
Wilhelm, K., Viles, H., Burke, O. and Mayaud, J.R. (2016) Surface hardness as a proxy for weathering behaviour of limestone heritage: a case study on dated headstones on the Isle of Portland, UK. Environmental Earth Sciences
Mayaud, J.R., Banwell, A.F., Arnold, N.S. and Willis, I.C. (2014) Modeling the response of subglacial drainage at Paakitsoq, West Greenland, to 21st century climate change. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
Mayaud, J.R., Viles, H.A. and Coombes, M.A. (2014) Exploring the influence of biofilm on short-term expansion and contraction of supratidal rock: an example from the Mediterranean. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
government & consultancy
Mayaud, J. R. & Wentworth, J. (2017). Reform of Freshwater Abstraction. POSTnote, 546, Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology.