The Research Team

Suzanne Mavoa

Suzanne is a GIS ANalyst/Researcher with a background in GIS, Geography, and Information Systems.

Research areas include: GIS, spatial analysis, neighbourhoods, built environment, travel, social impacts of reduced CO2 emissions, accessibility measures, GPS, physical activity.

Research blog: http://urbanhealthgis.blogspot.com/

Publications

Badland H, Duncan M, Oliver M, Duncan J and Mavoa S (2010). Examining commute routes: applications of GIS and GPS technology, Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Published online 20 March 2010, DOI: 10.1007/s12199-010-0138-1

Oliver M, Badland HM, Mavoa S, Duncan MD, Duncan JS (2010). Combining GPS, GIS and accelerometry: Methodological issues in the assessment of location and intensity of travel behaviors. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 7(1), 102-108.

Badland HM, Schofield GM, Witten K, Schluter PJ, Mavoa S, Kearns RA, Hinckson, EA, Oliver M, Kaiwai H, Jensen VG, Ergler C, McGrath L, McPhee J. (2009) Understanding the Relationship between Activity and Neighbourhoods (URBAN) Study: research design and methodology. BMC Public Health,9:224

Reports

Mavoa, S., Witten, K., Pearce, J., Day, P. (2009) Measuring Neighbourhood Walkability in New Zealand Cities. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Massey University

Mavoa S (2008) Accessibility Model to Measure the Social Impact of Reduced Fuel Consumption Scenarios, SHORE & Whariki, Massey University, Auckland (Objective 3, milestone 8)

Rose E, Witten K, Sweetsur P, Huakau J, Mavoa S, McCreanor T (2006) Key social and environmental factors that influence neighbourhood walking and mode choice in the neighbourhood utilitarian trips, SHORE & Whariki, Massey University, Auckland (Objective 2, milestone 6)

Refereed Conference Papers

Mavoa S (2007) Estimating the social impact of reduced CO2 emissions from household travel using GIS modeling. In Morris, Jenny and Rose, Geoff, Eds. Proceedings 30th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), Melbourne, Australia.

Conference Presentations/Posters

Mavoa S, Modeling change in accessibility as a measure of the social impact of reduced CO2 emissions from household travel, National Cartographic Conference (Geocart 2008) and 20th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre (SIRC), University of Auckland, September 2008

Mavoa S, Witten K Neighbourhood walkability: developing tools to measure infrastructural and experiential factors associated with walking for transport and walking for leisure, New Zealand Walking Conference, Auckland 4-5 August 2008

Mavoa S, Investigating the relationship between the built environment, transport and health, Sustainable Cities Session, New Zealand Geographical Society Conference, Victoria University, Wellington, 2-5 July, 2008

Mavoa, S, Estimating the social impact of reduced CO2 emissions from household travel using GIS modeling. 30th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), Melbourne, Australia, 2007

Witten K, McCreanor T, Mavoa S, Greenaway S, Reducing Co2 Emissions from Domestic Travel: Exploring the social and health impacts, EcoHealth, Deakin University, December 2007, Melbourne, Australia

Mavoa, S, Spatio-temporal modeling of accessibility under different transport scenarios. Poster presented at the 8th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2007, Melbourne, Australia, September 19-23, 2007

Huisman, O., Mavoa, S., and Forer, P. (2003) "Mapping Time in Space: the three-dimensional representation of activity and opportunity in time and space." GEOCART2003 Conference. 12-14 February 2003 (Taupo, New Zealand)

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