Dr. James K. Lein, Professor

lein@ohio.edu, Clippinger Labs 107, (740) 593–1147
Dr. James K. Lein

Web site:

oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~lein/

Present Position:

Professor, Department of Geography, Ohio University

Education:

Ph.D., Geography, Kent State U., 1986
M.A., Geography, San Jose State U., 1981
B.A., Geography, San Francisco State U., 1978

Employment History:

Academic Positions
Professor, Department of Geography, Ohio U., 2002–present
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Ohio U., 1994–2002
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Ohio U., 1988–1994
Instructor/Assistant Professor, California State U, 1986–1988
University Research Fellow, Kent State U., 1983–1986

Non–Academic Positions
Vice President, Eastern Great Lakes Region: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2009–2010
Regional Director, Eastern Great Lakes Region: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2007–2009
Executive Director, OhioView Consortium, 2001–2003
Deputy Directory, OhioView Consortium, 1999–2001
Lead University Principal Investigator, OhioView Consortium, 1999–2003
Executive Board of Directors, United State Geological Survey/AmericaView Remote Sensing Program, 2001–2003
Environmental Analyst/Planner I, William Spangle and Associates, 1980–1982

Research Interests:

As an "applied geographer" my research interest lean toward the pragmatic; addressing questions related to land resource analysis and sustainability science. Much of this work involves the application of geographic information technologies such as Remote Sensing, and GIS as methods to support environmental assessment, and decision making. Currently, my work focuses on the monitoring of land use/land cover change, the integration of remote sensing and geographic information systems in natural hazard risk assessment, and the incorporation of artificial intelligence methods to aid environmental compliance analysis. My major publications include Environmental Decision Making: An Information Technology Approach and Integrated Environmental Planning. My work has also been published in journals such as the Land Use Policy, Environmental Practice, GeoScience and  Remote Sensing, Environmental Technology and Management,  International Journal of Remote Sensing, GeoCarto International, International Journal of Environmental Studies, Journal of Applied Geography, Journal of Environmental Management, The Environmental Professional, as well as in numerous conference and technical proceedings.

Illustrative Publications:

In preparation
Environmental Remote Sensing: Principles and Application, Springer

2009
"Implementing Remote Sensing Strategies to Support Environmental Compliance Assessment: A Neural Network Application", Environmental Science and Policy.

Assessing wildfire potential within the wildland-urban interface: A southeastern Ohio Example, Applied Geography 29, 2009: pp 21–34. With Nicole Stump.

2008
Assessing the Growth Inducing Impact of Infrastructure Development in Appalachian Ohio Land Use Policy, 25: pp 210–223. With Karis L. Day.

2006
Toward the Rapid Characterization of the Built Environment Within the Wildland–Urban Interface: A Soft Classification Strategy, GIScience and Remote Sensing, 43: pp 179–196.

2004
Assessing the Applicability of Satellite Imagery for Environmental Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Assessment, Journal of Environmental Technology Management, 4: pp 157–173.

2003
Integrated Environmental Planning, Wiley/Blackwell Science Publishers, Malden, MA., 305 pp.

Applying Evidential Reasoning Methods to Agricultural Land Cover Classification, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24: pp 4161–4180.

Sensing Sprawl: Toward the Monitoring of Urban Expansion Using Dempster–Shafer Theory, GeoCarto International, 18: pp 61–70.

Instructional Areas:

GEOG 353/553: Environmental Planning
GEOG 458/558: Environmental Hazards
GEOG 440/450: Environmental Impact Analysis
GEOG 466/566: Principles of Remote Sensing
GEOG 467/567: Remote Sensing Applications
GEOG 471/571: Quantitative Methods