Elizabeth A. Wentz
- Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Executive Committee, Decision Center for a Desert City, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Affiliate, GeoDa Center for Geospatial Analysis and Computation
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Arizona State University
PO Box 870104
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone:
480-965-4144
(602) 332-2970
Fax:
480-965-8313
Email:
wentz@asu.edu
Biography
Wentz's research interests include the development and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial statistical analyses, urban and environmental studies, and GIS education.
Expertise
shape and pattern analysis; geographic information science; applications of GIS to urban environment; remote sensing; water resource management;Education
- Ph.D., Geography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1997
- M.A., Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1989
- B.S., Mathematics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1987
Journal Articles
Garrity, C. M., R. S. Cerveny and E. A. Wentz. 2010. Vertical moisture profile characteristics of severe surface drought and surface wetness in the western United States: 1973-2002. International Journal of Climatology 30:894-900.
Gober, P., E. A. Wentz, T. Lant, M. K. Tschudi and C. W. Kirkwood. 2011. WaterSim: A simulation model for urban water planning in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Environment and Planning B 38:197-215. (link)
Keys, E., E. Wentz and C. L. Redman. 2007. The spatial structure of land use from 1970-2000 in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. The Professional Geographer 59:131-147. (link)
Keys, E., E. Wentz and C. L. Redman. 2007. The spatial structure of land use from 1970-2000 in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. The Professional Geographer 59:131-147.
Lee, S. J. and E. Wentz. 2008. Applying Bayesian Maximum Entropy to extrapolating local-scale water consumption in Maricopa County, Arizona. Water Resources Research 44.
Lee, S. J., E. A. Wentz and P. Gober. 2010. Space-time forecasting using soft geostatistics: A case study in forecasting municipal water demand for Phoenix, Arizona. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 24:283-295.
Myint, S., E. A. Wentz, A. Brazel and D. Quattrochi. 2013. The impact of distinct anthropogenic and vegetation features on urban warming. Landscape Ecology 28:959-978.
Ouyang, Y., E. A. Wentz, B. L. Ruddell and S. L. Harlan. In review. A multi-scale analysis of the single-family residential water use in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
Ruddell, D. M. and E. A. Wentz. 2009. Multi-tasking: Scale in geography. Geography Compass 3:681-697. (link)
Walker, J. S., R. C. Balling, J. M. Briggs, M. Katti, P. Warren and E. M. Wentz. 2008. Birds of a feather: Interpolating distribution patterns of urban birds. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 32:19-28. (link)
Wentz, E. and P. Gober. 2007. Determinants of small-area water consumption for the City of Phoenix, Arizona. Water Resources Management 21:1849-1863.
Wentz, E. A., D. J. Peuquet and S. Anderson. 2010. An ensemble approach to space-time interpolation. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 24:1309-1325.
Wentz, E., W. Stefanov, C. Gries and D. Hope. 2006. Land use and land cover mapping from diverse data sources for an arid urban environments. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 30:320-246. (link)
Wentz, E. A., A. J. Wills, W. K. Kim, S. W. Myint, P. Gober, R. C. Balling and . In press. Factors influencing water consumption in multifamily housing in Tempe, Arizona. The Professional Geographer.
Yabiku, S., J. E. Glick, E. Wentz, S. A. Haas and L. Zhu. 2009. Migration, health, and environment in the desert Southwest. Population and Environment 30:131-138. (link)
Books and Book Chapters
Larson, K. L., D. C. Ibes and E. A. Wentz. 2012. Identifying the water conservation potential of neighborhoods in Phoenix, AZ: an integrated socio-spatial approach. Pp. 11-35 In: P. Lawrence ed. Geospatial Approaches to Urban Water Resources. Volume 7, Springer Series. Geotechnologies and the Environment, Volume 7. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4734-0_3.
Wentz, E. A., W. L. Stefanov, M. Netzband, M. S. Moller and A. J. Brazel. 2009. The urban environmental monitoring/100 cities project: Legacy of the first phase and next steps. Pp. 191-204 In: P. Gamba and M. Herold. eds., Global Mapping of Human Settlement: Experiences, Datasets, and Prospects. CRC Press.
Posters/Presentations
Allen, E., D. Frost and E. Wentz. 2013. Residential landscaping decisions and water usage in the City of Phoenix. Poster presented on May 1, 2013 at the Decision Center for a Desert City Annual Poster Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Howard, J., K. Larson, D. White and E. Wentz. 2008. Water managers' strategies for addressing uncertainty in their use of GIS for decision making. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Howard, J., K. L. Larson, D. White and E. Wentz. 2008. The use of GIS as a decision-support tool by water managers in Phoenix, AZ. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Ibes, D. C., K. L. Larson and E. A. Wentz. 2009. Water resource consumption at the neighborhood level: Perceived versus actual water scarcity risks in Phoenix, Arizona. Poster presented at 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Poster Symposium, Tempe, AZ. January 15, 2009. (link)
Kim, W. K. and E. Wentz. 2010. Understanding urban open spaces using a Green Index. Poster presented at the January 14, 2010 12th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability.
Kim, W. K. and E. A. Wentz. 2011. Re-examining the definition of urban open space using fuzzy set theory. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University. (link)
Kim, W. K., E. A. Wentz and S. W. Myint. 2011. Understanding and evaluating urban open spaces in an arid city. Poster presented February 20, 2011 at the Decision Making Under Uncertainty (DMUU) Session of the AAAS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Lant, T. and E. Wentz. 2006. A spatial decision support tool for regional water managers: scenarios for predicting residential water consumption. Poster presented at the May 4, 2006 Decision Support Systems Symposium, Tucson, AZ.
Lee, S. and E. A. Wentz. 2008. Spatial extrapolation mapping based on aggregated data: Countywide extrapolation of Phoenix water use data. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Lee, S., E. A. Wentz and P. Gober. 2008. Temporal geographic information systems (TGIS) to forecast future water consumption in Phoenix, Arizona. Poster presented at 10 January 2008 CAP LTER 10th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Lee, S. J., E. A. Wentz and P. Gober. 2008. Extrapolation mapping of water demand: Case study using historical water use data in Phoenix, Arizona. Poster presented at the European Geosciences Union 2008 General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. April 15, 2008. (link)
Ouyang, Y., E. Wentz and B. Ruddell. 2012. Scale-dependency in the relationships of single-family residential water use with its determinants in Phoenix, Arizona. Presented at 28 February 2012 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Ouyang, Y., E. Wentz, B. Ruddell and S. Harlan. 2013. A multi-scale analysis of single-family residential water consumption in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Pompeii, B. and E. A. Wentz. 2010. Seasonal variations in the determinants of outdoor residential water consumption in Yuma, Arizona. Poster presented on May 5, 2010 at the Community of Undergraduate/Graduate Research Scholars (COURS) Poster Session, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Pompeii, B. J. and E. A. Wentz. 2010. Seasonal variation in the determinants of residential water consumption for the city of Yuma, Arizona. Presented April 15, 2010 at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC.
Ruddell, D. M., A. Brazel, J. Declet, P. G. Dixon, P. Gober, S. Grossman-Clarke, S. L. Harlan, S. Kelley and E. A. Wentz. 2011. Environmental tradeoffs in a desert city: An investigation of water use, energy consumption, and local air temperature in Phoenix, AZ. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University. (link)
Ruddell, D., S. L. Harlan, E. A. Wentz and S. Grossman-Clarke. 2009. Climate change and urban vulnerability: Recommendations from Phoenix, AZ. Presented at the April 2009 Association of American Geographers Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Wentz, E. 2013. Water, trees, shade, and energy: The energy-water nexus at the household level. Presented April 15, 2013 to the Females in Technology interest group at Salt River Project, Tempe, AZ.
Wentz, E., S. Anderson, W. Stefanov and J. Briggs. 2002. Desert fire history and effects on the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area. Poster presented at January 17, 2002, CAP LTER Fourth Annual Poster Symposium, Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Wentz, E. and P. Gober. 2006. Factors influencing residential water consumption for the City of Phoenix, Arizona. Poster presented at the 19 January 2006 CAP LTER 8th Annual Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Wentz, E. and P. Gober. 2006. Factors influencing water consumption for the City of Phoenix, Arizona. Paper presented at the March 10, 2006 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL.
