David Miller

Knowledge Exchange Coordinator
Information and Computational Sciences
E: david.miller@hutton.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1224 395276

David Miller has a BSc in Topographic Science from University of Glasgow, and a PhD on expert systems from the University of Aberdeen. He has worked at the Institute since 1984, currently as the Knowledge Exchange Coordinator. In the initial years of the James Hutton Institute he was Research Theme Leader of Realising Land's Potential. He has worked on techniques for handling and analysing geographic information and applying them to mapping, monitoring and modelling changes in peatlands, land cover, urban and rural land use, landscape and seascape, and the development of Geographic Information Systems for use by government and its agencies. Currently he is a member of the Scottish Government Digital Task Force as part of the reformation of planning. He was an advisor to the Scottish Government Land Reform Review Group.

Research

I am responsible for the strategic co-ordination of knowledge exchange at the institute, and research and commercial projects within the remits of several of the institute research themes. I am the Institute representative on the knowledge exchange and impact Gateway of SEFARI (the collective of six research institutes under the title: Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes). In the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2011-16) I was co-ordinator of the Land Use Theme.

My current research interests are on understanding the landscape preferences of different types of stakeholder with respect to characteristics of cultural landscapes, the implications for multi-functional land uses, and their incorporation into planning. This work takes account of the context of past and present land uses, and scenarios of future landscapes in the testing of public preferences with a view to understanding the significance of individual drivers of change on characteristics of landscapes. Research into visual quality in relation to scenarios of landscape change was undertaken under the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (RELU), in collaboration with Dr Asa Ode, of Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. These studies make extensive use of spatial analysis of landscape characteristics and indicators, visualization tools, and both our stand alone and mobile virtual landscape theatre, with particular interest in enabling the development of visions of future land uses, rural and urban by stakeholders and the public, and the role of public participation in land use decision-making.

The development of these tools increasingly involves the combination of spatial modelling outputs with virtual reality, to provide augmented reality tools for both research and knowledge exchange. Research applications include in renewable energy, urban green spaces and human wellbeing, and rural and urban spatial land use planning. The direction of this research is to explore spatial and temporal pathways of change, and public perspectives on the evolution of land uses and landscapes into the future.

I lead areas of the Institute’s knowledge exchange programme, including the Virtual Landscape Theatre, for communicating opinions about urban and rural pressures for land use change, between politicians, planners, and the public, including schools.

The Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Institutes (SEFARI) have developed an education resources site which aligns existing online materials with the school curriculum, from early years to senior school (accessible here). The resources include video diaries of a farming family under three scenarios of life in 2050 (Choosing our Tomorrows).

My research involves close working in teams comprising the social and natural sciences, which is also reflected in most of my research proposals, Scottish Government research activities, and papers. Examples of such studies are the recent study of the Effects of Greenspace on Human Health and Wellbeing (Scottish Government, Green Health), and Visualization Tools for Public Participation in the Management of Landscape Change (European Union, VisuLands).

Current research projects include:

Recent research projects include:

Reviewing responsibilities have included the European Union Framework Programmes, and research councils in Australia, Switzerland, Belgium and Norway as well as public agencies in the UK.

Past research

My research background has included the development of methods for handling and analysing geographic information, using them to map, monitor and model change in urban and rural land use and landscapes, mapping peat deposits in Scotland, the creation of natural resource databases (for example, land cover), and visual impacts of land use change.

Research on the visual impacts of land use change combine analysis of the landscape visibility, producing the first map of the intervisibility of the terrain of Scotland, land use change, and landscape preferences. Applications of the analysis of landscape intervisibility have included the assessment of landscape sensitivity to wind turbine development for Highland Council in Scotland, and the mapping of visibility for wind farm development in Scottish Borders. It also led to the first national level mapping and analysis of visibility of the seascapes of the coast of Wales as part of Maritime Ireland/Wales INTERREG 1994-1999, and of Scotland.

Research on viewing distances and visual impact of offshore wind turbines (with Ian Bishop, University of Melbourne) has been cited in a number of advisory reports, including in the UK and USA.

Our tools for the development of visual and cumulative impacts of wind turbines on landscapes have been applied extensively in the assessment of wind farm proposals. Examples include public enquiries into the extension of Cemmaes B, Llanbrynmair, Powys, and a conjoined public enquiry on the visual and cumulative visual impacts of wind turbines proposed at three sites in Mid-Wales, 2001, Carno, Powys, in each case presenting evidence on behalf of the Countryside Council for Wales.

Work on spatial decision support tools has included the use of GIS tools and rules based systems to produce the first spatial plans for the development of wind farms for Wales, the spatial plan for wind energy for Scottish Borders Council and inputs to the plan for Aberdeenshire.

 

Digital mapping and analysis tools were developed to support the assessment of natural resources in Scotland. The principal applications have been as follows.

 

Research on spatial planning and impacts of wind turbines, and resource assessments of peatlands are brought together in work on a payback calculator for wind turbines on peatland. This was for the Scottish Government, in collaboration with University of Aberdeen and Forest Research, from which a paper describing the calculator has also been published.

The studies of urban greenspaces Included inventories in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dundee; urban land use change; analysis of accessibility using route networks between every domestic property in the cities and the nearest of each type of greenspace. Projects have been undertaken for Scottish Enterprise on economic valuation (Streetscapes, with Robert Gordon University), the European Union on preferences, use, spatial modelling, and 3D visualisations (Greenspace – co-ordinated by University College Dublin; Greencluster – co-ordinated by Alterra), Edinburgh City Council on geographic analysis of access and greenspace audits, and Scottish Government on the contribution of greenspace to human health and wellbeing (GreenHealth, with Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Heriot Watt, and BioSS). Watch the video description of the findings here. This is extended to the role of water, notably flooding, in relation to well-being such as a cause of stress, or a factor influencing psychological restoration (BlueHealth, for Scottish Government through CREW).

Landscape visualisation

The Virtual Landscape Theatre (VLT) environment has been designed to provide an immersive experience, with a 160o curved screen onto which an interactive 3D model is projected, from three projectors.The VLT is used in research into land use and land use change, engaging with people in venues that are accessible, and in surroundings with which they are familiar and comfortable. Photographs of events using the Virtual Landscape Theatre can be viewed for Chalara Ash Dieback.

Recent reports for Scottish Government

 

Recent presentations

Recent training courses run

Co-organising An advanced course on Social Innovation in Rural Areas, held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (Spain) on 18th to 22nd November 2019; organised under H2020 project Social Innovaton in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA).

Co-organising a Massive Open Online Course on , 30th March 2020 to 5th May 2020; organised under H2020 project Social Innovaton in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA).

 

Publications

Journals

Books / chapters

  • Miller, D.R.; Ode Sang, A.; Brown, I.; Munoz-Rojas, J.; Wang, C.; Donaldson-Selby, G. (2020) Landscape modelling and stakeholder engagement: Participatory approaches and landscape visualisation, In: Sang, N. (ed.) Modelling Nature-Based Solutions Integrating Computational and Participatory Scenario Modelling for Environmental Management and Planning. Cambridge University Press, 19-55
  • Miller, D.R. (2018) Transformations in European landscapes: towards 2030 targets, In: Roth, M., Eiter, S., Rohner, S., Kruse, A., Schmitz, S., Frantal, B., Centeri, C., Frolova, M., Buchecker, M., Stober, D., Karan, I., van der Horst, D. (eds.) Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality, COST Action RELY TU 1401; JOVIS, 214-22
  • Miller, D.R.; Kruse, A.; Roth, M. (2018) Adaptive management strategies for renewable energy landscapes, In: Roth, M., Eiter, S., Rohner, S., Kruse, A., Schmitz, S., Frantal, B., Centeri, C., Frolova, M., Buchecker, M., Stober, D., Karan, I., van der Horst, D. (eds.) Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality, COST Action RELY TU 1401; JOVIS, 226-235
  • Alves, G.; Mattar, S.; Miller, D.R. (2018) United Kingdom: Renewable energy and landscape (National; Overview Chapter)., Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality; COST Action RELY TU 1401; JOVIS, 90-93
  • Ode Sang, A.; Hagerhall, C.; Miller, D.R.; Donaldson-Selby, G. (2014) The use of visualised landscapes in order to challenge and develop theory in landscape preference research., In: Wissen Hayek, U., Fricker, P. & Buhmann, E. (eds.). Peer Reviewed Proceedings of Digital Landscape Architecture DLA 2014, ETH Zurich Switzerland 21-23 May 2014. Herbert Wichmann Verlag, VDE VERLAG GMBH, Berlin/Offenbach, pp362-369.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R. (2013) Chapter 25: Targeting sustainable provision of forest ecosystem services with special focus on carbon sequestration., In: Matyssek, R., Clarke, N., Cudlin, P., Mikkelsen, T.N., Tuovinen, J-P., Wieser, G. & Paoletti, E. (eds.). Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges: Understanding and Solutions from Forest Research. Elsevier. Chapter 25.9, pp547-568.
  • Wang, C.; Miller, D.R.; Jiang, Y.; Horne, P.; Morrice, J. (2012) Integration of Maya and ArcGIS: A new approach to representation in virtual., Design and Decision Support Systems, Eindhoven, August 2012.
  • Coleby, A.M.; Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, P.A. (2009) Public attitudes and community participation in windfarm development: strategic environmental assessment of renewable energy in Scotland., VDM Verlag, pp424. ISBN 3639158784
  • Ritz, K.; Dawson, L.A.; Miller, D.R. (eds.) (2009) Criminal and environmental soil forensics., Springer, 519pp. ISBN: 978-1-4020-9203-9
  • Barclay, A.D.; Dawson, L.A.; Donnelly, L.J.; Miller, D.R.; Ritz, K. (2009) Soils in forensic science: underground meets underworld., In: Ritz, K., Dawson, L.A. & Miller, D.R. (eds.). Criminal and Environmental Forensics. Springer, Dordrecht, Chapter 32, 501-514.ISBN: 978-1-4020-9203-9
  • Miller, D.R.; Vogt, N.; Nijnik, M.; Brondizio, E.; Fiorini, S. (2009) Integrating analytical and participatory techniques for planning the sustainable use of land resources and landscapes., In: Geertman, S.C.M. & Stillwell, J. (eds.). Planning Support Systems: New Methods and Best Practice. Advances in Spatial Science, Springer, New York, 317-345.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Coleby, A.; Messager, P. (2007) Visualization techniques to support planning of renewable energy developments., In: Lovett, A. & Appleton, K. (eds.). GIS for Environmental Decision Making. Innovations in GIS Series, CRC Press, London, Part III, 227-239.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Nijnik, A.; Morrice, J.G. (2007) Multi-functional landscapes in Scotland., In: Pedroli, B., van Doorn, A. & de Blust, G. (eds.). Europe’s Living Landscapes: Essays Exploring our Identity in the Countryside. KNNV Publications, 105-123. ISBN: 9789050112581
  • Lange, E.; Miller, D.R.; Hehl-Lange, S.; Morrice, J.G.; Raoult, Y.; Wissen, U. (2005) Our Shared Landscape: Integrating ecological, socio-economic and aesthetic aspects in landscape planning and management., Conference Proceedings, Swiss Federal Institute of Technolgy, Zurich, 2-6 May 2005.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Coleby, A. (2005) The provision of visualization tools for engaging public and professional audiences., In: Bishop, I. & Lange, E. (eds.). Visualization in Landscape and Environmental Planning. Taylor and Francis, Chapter 8, pp175-183.
  • Miller, D.R. (2001) Spatial modelling of the visibility of land use., In: Spatial information and the environment (P.J. Halls). Taylor and Francis Ltd, London, pp213-227.
  • Robertson, R.A.; Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J. (2001) Proceedings of 2nd International Seminar on The After-use of cut-over peatlands, Islay of Islay, October 2000., Northern Periphery Programme, Re-use and cut-over peatlands project. EU Secretariat.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G. (1996) An assessment of the uncertainty of delimited catchment boundaries., IAHS Publications, Ch.83, No.235, 445-451.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Horne, P.L.; Aspinall, R.J. (1994) Use of gis for analysis of scenery in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland., In: Mountain Environments and Geographical Information Systems (eds. M.F. Price and D.I. Heywood). Taylor and Francis, pp.119-132.
  • Miller, D.R. (1993) Coupling of process-based vegetation models to GIS and knowledge-based systems with reference to vegetation change., In: Worboys, M. (ed.). Innovations in GIS,1. Taylor and Francis, Chapter 17, pp.241-250.
  • Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, R.J. (1992) Land Cover (Heather Moorland) in the Cairngorms by 10 km Squares.,
  • Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, R.J.; Moir, A.D. (1992) Land Cover of the Cairngorms, 1988: Heather Moorland., Map, scale 1:50 000, for the Cairngorms Working Party Woodlands Group.
  • Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, R.J. (1992) Land Cover (Woodland) in the Cairngorms by 10 km Squares.,
  • Miller, D.R.; Moir, A.D. (1992) Land Cover of Southern Grampian 1988: Forestry., Forestry Commission. Map.
  • Aspinall, R.J.; Miller, D.R. (1992) Distribution of red deer in the Cairngorms. Map., For Cairngorms Working Party Woodlands Group.
  • Miller, D.R.; Moir, A.D. (1992) Land Cover of the Cairngorms, 1988: Scattered Trees., Map, scale 1:50 000, for the Cairngorms Working Party Woodlands Group.
  • Miller, D.R.; Aspinall, R.J.; Moir, A.D. (1992) Land Cover of the Cairngorms, 1988: Principal Land Cover Features., Map, scale 1:50 000, for the Cairngorms Working Party Woodlands Group.

Technical / contract reports

  • Kirsch, A.; Dupont, A.; Berchoux, T.; Jain, P.; Damari, Y.; Chahid, N.; Ysebaert, R; Sorichetta, A.; Steele, J.; Voepel, H.; McCallum, I.; Tapia, C.; Slätmo, E.; Stjernberg, M.; Miller, D.; Hopkins, J.; Wang, C.; Stortini, F.; Ntabuhashe, M.; Chasset, L.; Bahta, M.; Doval, M.; Martins, B.; Ricci, M.; Kurdys-Kujawska, A. (2025) GRANULAR, Data Management Plan(2). Update, D1.4, Report to the European Commission, Project: Giving Rural Actors Novel data and re-Useable tools to Lead public Action in Rural areas (GRANULAR), D1.4
  • Miller, D.; Martino , G.; Chartier, O.; Wang, C.; Hopkins, J. (2024) Giving Rural Actors Novel data and reUseable tools to Lead public Action in Rural areas, WP5, First Periodic Review, Presentation Work Package 5, Giving Rural Actors Novel data and re-Useable tools to Lead public Action in Rural areas, First Periodic Review, online, 25th June 2024.
  • Martino, G.; Miller, D.; Chartier, O.; Vilcu, R.; Fao, E.; Zomer, B. (2024) Guidelines for the rural proofing of transition policies in Europe: Giving Rural Actors Novel data and reUseable tools to Lead public Action in Rural areas (GRANULAR), Deliverable D51, Guidelines for the rural proofing of transition policies in Europe. Giving Rural Actors Novel data and re-Useable tools to Lead public Action in Rural areas (GRANULAR), Deliverable D5.1, pp. 115. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13691972
  • Colley, K.; Chen, J.; Somervail, P.; Britton, A.; Miller, D. (2024) Key household behaviours impacting on outdoor air quality, The Scottish Government
  • Miller, D.; Schwarz, G.; Chartier, O.; Salle, E.; Zomer, B.; Bognar, J.; Arcuri, S.; Černič Istenič, M.; Martino, G.; Moodie, J.; Vilcu, R.; Irvine, K.; Nijnik, M.; Wang, C. (2023) Second Set of Recommendations for Future Research Agendas, Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors (SHERPA), D7.4
  • Miller, D.; Wang, C.; Lostrangio, C.; Zomer, B.; Chartier, O.; Chmielinski, P.; Dawson, L.; Féret, S.; Potters, J.; Gizinska, K.; Salle, E.; Santos, P.; Schwarz, G.; Tudor, M. (2023) Synthesis outputs adapted for citizen audiences Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with actors (SHERPA), Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with actors (SHERPA). Deliverable D7.6
  • Miller, D.; Waylen, K.; Kuhfuss, L. (2023) What are the economic consequences of landscape scale collaborations between large-scale and or public sector organisations?, A call down report produced for Scottish Government
  • Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Sutherland, L.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Creaney, R.; Martinat, S.; Nicholson, H.; Gimona, A.; Castellazzi, M.; Wilkins, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.; Parker, T.; Rivington, M.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) State-of-Play Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp.
  • Miller, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Black, H.; Iannetta, P.; Irvine, K.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Nijnik, M.; Lopez, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2022) Perth and Kinross Council Carbon Sequestration Study, Contract report to Perth and Kinross Council.
  • Chartier, O.; Miller, D.; Panoutsopoulos, H.; Espejo García, B.; Schwarz, G.; Irvine, K.; Iadecola, F.; Bertolozzi, D.; Al-Ajlani, H. (2021) FIRST SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDAS SHERPA, Deliverable 72, H2020 SHERPA project deliverable, submitted to European Commission, 41pp.
  • Cazacu, M.; Balázs, K.; Schwarz G.; Miller, D.R. (2021) Deliverable Report D6.5: Issue Briefs for practitioners and policy-makers., Deliverable Report D6.5 to the European Commission, UNISECO – Understanding and Improving the Sustainability of Agro-ecological Farming Systems in the EU (773901), 12pp.
  • Schwarz, G.; Carolus, J.; Irvine, K.N.; Miller, D.R.; Smyrniotopoulou, A.; Vlahos, G.; Povellato, A.; Vanni, F.; Prazan, J.; Fleury, P.; Guisepelli, E.; Vincent, A.; Landert, J.; Albanito, F.; Röös, E.; Cazacu, M.; Fratila, M. (2021) Deliverable Report D6.4: Methodological Briefs., UNISECO Deliverable Report D6.4 to the European Commission, UNISECO – Understanding and Improving the Sustainability of Agro-ecological Farming Systems in the EU (773901), 57pp.
  • Fleury, P.; Guisepelli, E.; Vincent, A.; Prazan, J.; Miller, D.R. (2021) Report on practice-validated SES framework for sustainability assessments of farming systems and recommendations for future applications (UNISECO), D2.3, Deliverable Report D2.3 to the European Commission, UNISECO – Understanding and Improving the Sustainability of Agro-ecological Farming Systems in the EU (773901), 37pp.
  • Miller, D.R.; Irvine, K.N.; Cooksley, S.; Baird, E.; Barr, J.; Bestwick, C.; Brierton, J.; Cameron, E.; Dawson, L.A.; Ford, A.; Forrest, E.; Hearns, D.; Hume, J.; MacDonald, D.; Nisbet, W.; Owen, R. (2020) Long-term vision for rural areas: contribution from 20 science-society-policy platforms: Map discussion paper – Rural Scotland and River Dee catchment., SHERPA UK Multi-Actor Platform Discussion Paper, H2020 Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors Project (SHERPA), 37pp.
  • Kluvánková, T.; Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Spacek, M.; Perlik, M.; Lukesch, R.; Valero, D.; Brnkalakova, S.; Bryce, R. (2020) SIMRA D2 3 Operationalization of stakeholder engagement: a guide., Deliverable D2.3, Report to the European Union, Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA), 53pp.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Barlagne, C. (2020) Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA), a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme., 3rd Periodic and Final Report to the European Commission, Brussels.
  • Macleod, K.; Donnelly, D.; Miller, D.R. (2020) An introduction to web mapping with vector tiles and reflections on improving the sharing and reuse of the James Hutton Institute’s geospatial data., Report on James Hutton Institute Website, 18pp.
  • Féret, S.; Berchoux, T.; Réquier, M.; Chartier, O.; Kiss-Galfalvi, T.; Martino, G.; Brunori, G.; Viaggi, D.; Miller, D.R.; Maréchal, A.; Crehan, P. (2020) Long-term vision for rural areas: Contribution from 20 Science-Society-Policy Platform., SHERPA Discussion Paper for circulating to Local and EU Multi-Actor Platforms, produced by H2020 SHERPA Project, Grant Agreement No. 862448.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Calo, A.; Currie, M.; Dinnie, L.; Eastwood, A.; MacLeod, K.; Matthews, K.B.; McKee, A.; Miller, D.R.; Nijnik, M.; Sutherland,L-A.; Waylen, K.A. (2020) Issues arising from SLC’s Interim Report on Regional Land Use Partnerships – Evidence from the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021, Scottish Land Commission, Advice to Scottish Government on Regional Land Use Partnership, Appendix 3, 33pp.
  • Miller, D.R.; Thomson, J.; Barron, S.; Bate, B.; Brooks, S.; Campbell, G.; Crofts, R.; Dawson, L.A.; Hawkins, M.; Hearns, D.; Hughes. R.; McFarlane, A.; Pretence, P.; Rankine, D.; Thomson, L.; Wade, R.; Younie, S.; Saunders, G. (2020) Position statement on landscape, land use and economy, September 2020., Scotland’s Alliance – Working Group 3 Report, September 2020, 17pp.
  • Balázs, K.; Miksyte, E.; Monteleone, D.; Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G. (2020) Understanding and improving the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems in the EU (UNISECO)., Draft Exploitation Strategy and Plan, Deliverable Report D8.4, 90pp.
  • López-Francos, A.; Aguinaco, M.; López Marco, L.; Cerezo, M.; Secco, L.; Da Re, R.; Miller, D.R.; Blackett, S.; Bryce, R.; Dijkshoorn-Dekker, M.; Górriz-Mifsud, E.; Ludvig, A.; Lukesch, R.; Marini Govigli, V.; Pisani, E.; Plana, S.; Rogelja, T.; Sfeir, P.; Slee, B.; Valero, D.; Vicentini, K. (2020) Deliverable 7.5: Report of the Training Course, Including the E-learning Version. Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA)., Report to the European Commission, H2020 SIMRA, Grant Agreement No. 677622, 56pp.
  • Slee, B.; Miller, D.R.; Weiß, G.; Ludvig, A.; Zivojinovic, I.; Lukesch, R. (2020) Deliverable D6.3 Practice Guide 1: Social Innovation for Policy Target Groups. Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA)., Deliverable D6.3, Report to the European Commission, H2020 SIMRA, Grant Agreement No. 677622, 22pp.
  • Feret, S.; Berchoux, T.; Requier, M.; Abdelhakim, T.; Slatmo, E.; Chartier., O.; Nieto, E.; Miller. D.R. (2020) D3.2 Framework Providing Definitions, Review and Operational Typology of Rural Areas in Europe. Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors (SHERPA)., Deliverable D3.2, Report to the European Commission, H2020 SHERPA, Grant Agreement No. 862448, 73pp.
  • Miller, D.R.; Chartier. O.; Salle, E. (2020) D8.2: Protection of Personal Data (POPD) – Requirements No. 2. Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors (SHERPA)., Deliverable D8.2, Report to the European Commission, H2020 SHERPA, Grant Agreement No. 862448, pp8.
  • Miller, D.R.; Chartier. O.; Salle, E. (2020) D8.1: Human (H) Requirement No. 1. Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors (SHERPA)., Report to the European Commission, Deliverable D8.1, H2020 SHERPA, Grant Agreement No. 862448.
  • Chartier. O.; Salle, E.; Miller, D.R.; Panoutsopoulos, H. (2020) D1.3 Data Management Plan. Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors (SHERPA)., Deliverable D1.3. Report submitted to European Commission, H2020 SHERPA, Grant Agreement No. 862448, pp23.
  • Secco, L.; Pisani, E.; Da Re, R.; Vicentini, K.; Rogelja, T.; Burlando, C.; Ludvig, A.; Weiss, G.; Zivojinovic, I.; Górriz-Mifsud, E.; Govigli, V.M.; Martínez de Arano, I.; Melnykovych, M.; Tuomasiukka, D.; Den Herde, M.; Lovric, M.; Ravazzoli, E.; Dalla Torre, C.; Streifeneder, T.; Vassilopoulus, A.; Akinsete, E.; Koundouri, P.; Lopolito, A.; Prosperi, M.; Baselice, A.; Polman, N.; Dijkshoorn, M.; Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Barlagne, C.; Hewitt, R.; Prokofieva, I.; Kuvlankova-Oravska, T.; Spacek, M.; Brnkalakova, S.; Gezik, V. (2019) Manual on innovative methods to assess social innovation and its impacts (D4.3)., Report to European Commission for Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas Project (SIMRA), Deliverable D4.3. pp176. In addition, Technical Annex and Spreadsheet Calculator.
  • Chartier, O.; Salle, E.; Miller, D.R.; Martino, G. (2019) Working principles of the multi-actor platforms (D1.2)., Report to the European Commission, SHERPA: Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors, D1.2.
  • Ruskute, E.; Balázs, K.; Schwarz, G.; Miller, D.R. (2019) Interim Report on Communication, Dissemination and Impact of Project Activities (D8.3)., Report to European Commission, Understanding & Improving the Sustainability of Agro Ecological Farming Systems in the EU (UNISCO), Deliverable D8.3, pp58.

Conference papers

  • Miller, D.; Schwarz, G. (2024) Developing visions for rural areas through science, society and policy interfaces, XXth European Rural Development Network Conference, 11-13 September, Vilnius, Lithuania.
  • Miller, D.; Nijnik, M.; Wang, C. (2024) Stakeholder Evaluation of Ecosystem Services of Trees, Presentation to “Wild Scotland? Conference” held to launch the network. Topic of presentation “Stakeholder Evaluation of Ecosystem Services of Trees”, University of Aberdeen, 30th and 31st May 2024
  • Miller, D.; Schwarz, G. (2024) Landscape 2024 Agroecosystems in Transition Visions, Technologies and Actors​, Berlin, 1719 September 2024, Landscape 2024: Agroecosystems in Transition: Visions, Technologies and Actors, Berlin, Germany, 17-19 September 2024.
  • Miller, D.; Potters, J.; Bulten, E.; Schwarz, G. (2023) Deliberative processes for coconstructing sustainability transitions using science, society, policy interfaces, 26th European Seminar on Extension & Education conf.: Sustainability transitions of agriculture and the transformation of education and advisory services: convergence or divergence?, 10-13 July 2023, Toulouse, France
  • Nijnik, M.; Sarkki, S.; Melnykovych, M.; Miller, D. (2023) Social innovation to address sustainability challenges and enlarge the opportunities provided by forests for a green and just transition of marginalised mountain areas, International IUFRO Conference, 25-27 September 2023, Ljubljana
  • Wang, C.; Gimona, A.; Miller, D.; Wilkinson, M.; Ovando, P.; Wilkins , B.; Jiang, Y. (2022) Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality, 30th Annual Geographical Information Science Research UK (GISRUK), 5th – 8th April 2022, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • Wang, C.; Gimona, A.; Miller, D.; Wilkinson, M.; Ovando, P.; Wilkins , B.; Jiang, Y. (2022) Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality, 30th Annual Geographical Information Science Research UK (GISRUK), 5th – 8th April 2022, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • Schwarz, G.; Miller, D.R.; Irvine, K.N.; Smyrniotopoulou, A.; Vlahos , G. (2021) A multi-actor framework for promoting agri-environmental governance in rural areas in the EU., Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting, 7-11 April 2021. (Online) Oral presentation.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K A.; Matthews, K.B.; Juarez-Bourke, A.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.R. (2020) Questioning the role of scientific experts in science-policy interfaces: Reflecting on our engagement on ‘nexus’ and ‘sustainable agriculture’, Presentation given at the International Seminar on Environment and Society –
    Current Challenges and Pathways to Change, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-3 March 2020.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Price, M.; Sarkki, S.; Bryce, R.; Valero, D.; Barlagne, C.; Melnykovych, M. (2018) Social innovation to link ecological sustainability with rural development objectives in marginalized mountain areas., Proceedings of International Conference on Natural Assets Use in Regional Settings, University of Lviv, Ukraine, 4-6 October 2018, pp260-264.
  • Barlagne, C.; Nijnik, M.; Hewitt, R.; Slee, B.; Miller, D.R. (2018) Re-inventing roles and rules, rethinking forest resources: community forestry as a social innovation in Scotland , 7th Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), Evidence-Based Policies to Face New Challenges for Agri-food Systems,
    Conegliano(TV), Italy, 14-15 June 2018.
  • Wang, C.; Miller, D.R.; Billing, S-L. (2018) 3D visualization tools to support scenarios analysis in aquaculture case studies., Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment 2018, Paphos, Cyprus, 26-29 March 2018.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Price, M.; Slee, B.; Bryce, R.; Barlagne, C. (2017) A role of social innovation in linking sustainability goals with rural development objectives in the Scottish uplands., Canadian Society for Ecological Economics Conference, Montreal, 18-22 October 2017. Book of Abstracts, 5.5.2, p102.
  • Nijnik, M.; Barlagne, C.; Miller, D.R.; McKeen, M.; Hewitt, R. (2017) Enhancing the resilience of European mountain regions through social innovation., Book of Proceedings, pp34-41.
  • Secco, L.; Pisani, E.; Burlando, C.; da Re, R.; Nijnik, M.; Kluvankova, T.; Miller, D.R. (2017) Evaluation of ‘innovation’ projects and partnerships: challenges, practical experiences and methodological innovations., 27th European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) Congress, Krakow, Poland, 24-27 July 2017. Proceedings, p190.
  • Gimpel, A.; Stelzenmüller, V.; Töpsch, S.; Brigolin, I.; Gubbins, M.; Miller, D.R.; Murillas, A.; Murray, S.; Pinarbasi, K.; Roca Carceller, G.; Watret, R. (2017) The AquaSpace tool – A new tool for an integrated assessment of spatial planning trade-offs. Experiences, short comings and key issues., International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Annual Science Conference 2017, Fort Lauderdale, USA, 18-21 September 2017. ICES CM 2017/R:287.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.; Wang, C.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Horne, P.L.; Howe, J. (2016) Seascape visibility as an output to management and planning., Aquaspace Project Scottish Stakeholder Workshop, SAMS, Oban,18 January 2016.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.; Wang, C.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Horne, P.L.; Howe, J. (2015) Public interpretation of land and sea using visualisation tools., IALE UK Annual Conference, Seacape Ecology – Connecting Land Sea and Society, University of Edinburgh, 7-9 September 2015.
  • Miller, D.R.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Wang, C.; Morrice, J. (2015) Integrating planning and landscape management to deliver public policy on energy and land use., Energy Landscapes: Perception, Planning, Participation and Power, European Conference of the Landscape Research Group, Dresden, 16-17 September 2015.
  • Wang, C.; Miller, D.R.; Jiang, Y.; Brown, I. (2015) Marine and seascape visualisation to support planning of the renewable energy developments., 8th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (SEEP), University of West Scotland, Paisley, 11-14 August 2015.
  • Munoz-Rojas, J.; Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.; Papageorgiou, F.; Mylonas, D.; Bell, S.; Kuhlaman, F.; Bruns, D.; Temperlidou, M.; Mahne, T.; Stojanovic,T.; Del Alcazar, H.; Noguera, J. (2015) Going beyond public participation’: an exploration of the role of ICT Tools to implement the European Landscape Convention (ELC) through challenge, learning, innovation and cooperation., In: Miklos, L. The Landscape, the European Landscape Convention and the Law. Section 4, Workshop A, 17th International Symposium of Landscape and Landscape Ecology, Nitra, Slovakia, 27-29 May 2015. Institute of Landscape Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences and the International Association of Landscape Ecology-Europe.
  • Dawson, L.A.; Freitag, T.; Ross, J.; Robinson, L.; Miller, D.R.; Pasternak, Z.; Habtom, H.J.C.; Robe, P.; Kahns, L.; Simonet, P.; Demaneche, S.; Gafny, R.; Cordero, J.C.; Jurkevitch, E. (2014) The development and validation of microbial soil Community analyses for forensic purposes (MiSAFE)., Forensics Geosciences Group, London, 2-4 December 2014. Proceedings.
  • Towers, W.; Alexander, P.; Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Miller, D.R.; Dunn, S.M.; Horne, P. (2014) Renewable energy from land: opportunities and constraints., Proceedings of SRUC/SEPA Conference Agriculture and Environment, Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land; Sustainable Development in Practice, Edinburgh, 15-16 April 2014, pp 92-98.
  • Towers, W.; Xiao, X.; Sneddon, S.; Woodfield, M.; Donnelly, D.; Lilly, A.; Miller, D.R.; Dobbie, K.; Bruneau, P.M.C. (2014) Delivery of soils information over the web., Proceedings of SRUC/SEPA Conference Agriculture and Environment, Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land; Sustainable Development in Practice, Edinburgh, 15-16 April 2014, pp304-305.
  • Schwarz, G.; Aalders, I.H.; Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J. (2014) ENVIEVAL – Development and application of new methodological frameworks for the evaluation of environmental impacts of rural development programmes in the EU., 14th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 26-29 August 2014. (Poster paper).
  • Munoz-Rojas Morenes, J.; Miller, D.; Morrice, J.; Horne, P.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Wang, C.; Papageorgiou,F.; Bell, S. (2014) A role of (geo)-ICT tools in the implementation of European policies for sustainable development; an experiment with the European Landscape Convention, GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2014 Conference, University of Glasgow, 16-18 April 2014.
  • Munoz-Rojas, J.M.; Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.; Wang, C.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Aalders, I.H.; Papageorgiou, F.; Horne, P. (2013) Building a methodology and tools to make the European Landscape Convention popular through challenge, learning, innovation and cooperation., Changing European Landscapes: Landscape Ecology, Local to Global: Symposium on Collaborative research for the European Landscape Convention, IALE 2013 European Congress, Manchester, 9-12 September 2013.
  • Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.; Cummins, R.; Pearce, I.; Morris S.; Hester, A.J.; Morris, G. (2013) Developing recommendations for policy, practice and research., GreenHealth Conference, Edinburgh, 11 March 2013 .
  • Miller, D.R.; Horne, P.; Donnelly, D.; Morrice, J.; Donaldson-Selby, G; Wang,C. (2013) Mapping physical and visual access of greenspace., GreenHealth Conference, Edinburgh, 11 March 2013.
  • Miller, D.R.; Horne, P.; Donnelly, D.; Morrice, J. (2013) Mapping physical and visual access of greenspace., GIS Research UK, University of Liverpool, 3-5 April 2013.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Joyce, K.; Poskitt, S.; Martino, S.; Nijnik, M.; Miller, D. (2024) Identifying conditions for an enabling institutional environment for Natural Capital / Ecosystem Services via Social Innovation: an analysis of Scottish policies in the forest context, Presentation at IUFRO World Congress, 23-29 June 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Wang, C. (2024) Stakeholder evaluation of forest multifunctionality in view of prospects for rewilding, Conference and workshop on Interdisciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of rewilding, 20-21 May 2024, University of Aberdeen
  • Hewison, R.L.; Nolan, A.J.; Riach, D.; Addy, S.; Donnelly, D.; Miller, D.; Beesley, L.; Henderson, D.; Bell, J.; Harvey-Brosnan, V.; Haufe, J. (2024) Sustainable Forestry: The Imperative of Soil Mapping in Forest Resource Inventory, Modelling and Management in Scotland, UK, Poster presentation at the Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences, 19-21 May 2024, Florence, Italy
  • Wang, C.; Miller, D.; Gimona, A.; Nijnik, M.; Jiang, Y. (2024) Forest Digital Twin to Support Sustainable Woodland Management and Planning, The IUFRO 2024 World Congress, 23-29 June 2024, Stockholm
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Martino, S.; Poskitt, S.; Joyce, K.; Martinat, S.; Wang, C.; McKeen, M. (2024) Incorporating participatory assessment methods into natural capital valuation, Abstract submitted for the session on “Innovation in valuation and governing of forest ES to strengthen forest resilience and create pathways to societal impacts” The IUFRO 2024 World Congress, 23-29 June 2024, Stockholm
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Valero, D.; Melnykovych, M.; Wilson, R.; Hopkins, J.; Martinat, S.; Brnkalakova, S.; Kluvankova, T. (2023) Empowering marginalised mountain communities to act for change , CANSEE2023 BY DESIGN NOT DISASTER: Grounding Economies During Uncertain Times, 11-13 October 2023, York University, Toronto, Canada
  • Wang, C.; Miller, D.; Gimona, A.; Nijnik, M.; Jiang, Y. (2023) An integration of digital twin technology, GIS and VR for the service of environmental sustainability , EGU General Assembly 2023, 23-28 April 2023, Vienne, Austria and Online.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Martino, S.; Martinat, S.; Waylen, K.; Wang, C.; McKeen, M.; Gimona, A.; Rivington, M.; Ovando, P. (2022) Incorporating participatory assessment methods into natural capital valuation, 4th ESP Europe Conference, 10-14 October 2022, Heraklion, Crete.
  • Nijnik, M.; Martino, S.; Martinat, S.; McKeen, M.; Wang, C.; Miller, D. (2022) Safeguarding forest natural assets by incorporating participatory approaches to natural capital valuation, International IUFRO Symposium. Managerial forest economics and accounting as a base for decision making in a changing world, 5-7 September 2022, Hamburg, Germany
  • Nijnik, M.; Martinat, S.; McKeen, M.; Wang, C.; Miller, D. (2022) Safeguarding forest natural assets by incorporating participatory approaches to natural capital valuation , IUFRO Div. 4.05 Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Hamburg, Germany
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Melnykovych, M.; Wilson, R. (2022) At the crossroads of possibilities for smart mountain villages the role of social innovation , Session: 60_Smart Mountain Villages, International Mountain Conference 2022, September 11-15 2022, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Chmielinski , P.; Miller, D. (2021) Diversification of the Rural Economy in the Context of a Longterm Development Vision Some Examples from European Regions, Poster at European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Virtual Congress 2021, Online.
  • Nijnik, M.; Barlagne, C.; Miller, D.R. (2021) At the crossroads of possibilities for marginalised rural communities: social innovation experiences in Europe and beyond , 6th International Conference of the Centre for Research on Social Innovations (CRISES) Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), 8-9 April 2021. Abstract.
  • Miller, D.R.; Irvine, K.N.; Cooksley, S. (2020) Informing the long term vision for rural areas of the European Union., Scottish Alliance for Geosciences, Environment and Society (SAGES), Annual Science Meeting, 24-26 November 2020. (Poster)
  • Miller, D.R.; Irvine, K.N.; Schwarz, G.; Vlahos, G.; Smyrniotopoulou, A. (2020) Multi-actor platforms for studying agro-ecological farming systems in the EU., Scottish Alliance for Geosciences, Environment and Society (SAGES), Annual Science Meeting, 24-26 November 2020. (Poster)
  • Miller, D.R.; Irvine, K.N. (2019) Multi-actor framework for agro-ecological farming systems in the European Union., Forum Origin, Diversity and Territories. Agroecology: Multiple Transitions of Territories, Lausanne, Switzerland, 5-6 December 2019. (Poster)
  • Irvine, K.I.; Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Vlahos, G.; Smyrniotopoulou, A.; Aalders, I.; Budniok, M.; Miles, B.; Fratila, M.; Puscas, A. (2019) A multi-actor framework for agro-ecological farming systems in the European Union., Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, Washington DC, 3-7 April 2019. (Poster)
  • Barlagne, C.; Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R. (2019) The potential of innovation actions as social innovation laboratories for a shared vision of multifunctional cultivated forests: the case of Guadeloupean forest (FWI)., International Social Innovation Research Conference 2019, Social Innovation: Local Solutions to Global Challenges, Glasgow, 3-5 September 2019.
  • Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.R.; Barlagne, C. (2019) A role of social innovation in meeting development objectives in mountain areas: lessons from Scotland for improved forest governance., XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019, Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development, Curitiba, Brazil, 29 September – 5 October 2019.
  • Barlagne, C.; Nijnik, M.; Miller, D.; Diman J.L.; Larade, A.; Latchman, C.; Tormin, P.; Vinglassalon, A. (2019) Social innovation for multifunctional cultivated forests in Guadeloupe: Insights from the VALAB and SIMRA projects., 4th World Congress on Agroforestry, Le Corum Conference Centre, Montpellier, France, 20-22 May 2019. Book of Abstracts, p445.