Moira Zellner

About Moira Zellner

With a background in Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Science, and Complexity, Moira's research examines how policy, technology and behavior influence a range of complex problems. She specializes in participatory complex systems modeling with stakeholders and decision-makers for collaborative policy exploration, social learning, and system-wide transformation.

Selected Publications

• Zellner, M.; 2024. Participatory modeling for collaborative landscape and environmental planning: From potential to realization. Landscape and Urban Planning 247 (2024) 105063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.land... 
• Zellner, M.; Massey, D.; 2024. Modeling benefits and tradeoffs of green infrastructure: Evaluating and extending parsimonious models for neighborhood stormwater planning. Heliyon 10(5), 15 March 2024, e27007.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heli...
• Zellner, M. L.; Campbell, S.; 2015. “Planning for Deep-Rooted Problems: What Can We Learn from Aligning Complex Systems and Wicked Problems?” Planning Theory and Practice 16 (4): 457-478.
• Zellner, M. L.; 2008. “Embracing Complexity and Uncertainty: The Potential of Agent-Based Modeling for Environmental Planning and Policy.” Planning Theory & Practice 9 (4): 437-457.

Recent Courses Taught

• PPUA 5261/CIVE 5261 System Dynamics Modeling for Environmental Decision Making
• INSH 6101 Agent-based Modeling for Applied and Social Science
• PPUA 5246 Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision-Making