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Hodjat Ghadimi
Associate Professor
School of Design & Community Development
Davis College
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Research

Projects

  • E-Town
  • Energy Rich Regions
  • Virtual Wealth Scanner
    • The innovative methodology draws heavily on the powerful data generation, data handling, and spatial analytical modeling of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) to estimate and evaluate regional wealth (capital stock). This wealth estimation will be used within a general framework for understanding and planning for sustainable development in energy rich regions (ERRs).

Publications

Book:

“Economic Development Planning in Oil Economies: A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis,” published by VDM Verlag Dr. Muller (December 2007, reprinted 2012). More Information.

Papers, Presentations, & Reports:

  • Refereed Journal Articles

    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2016. Sustainable Economic Development Planning in Energy Rich Regions. The Journal of Energy and Development . Volume 41, joint issue number 1 and number 2.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat., Trevor Harris, and Timothy Warner. 2015. A Geospatial Approach to Measuring Regional and Sub-Regional Inclusive Wealth: The case of resource rich West Virginia, USA. Regional Science, Policy and Practice. Volume 7, Number 4, pp. 199-224. doi:10.1111/rsp3.12067
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2015. Energy Rich Regions in the United States and China: Sustainability and Global Implications. The Global Studies Journal. Vol 9, Issue 1, pp. 35-42. DOI: 10.18848/1835-4432/CGP/v09i01/40946
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2015. Strategic Investment Decisions in Oil Exporting Economies: The Effects of Government Savings Rule. Strategic Management Quarterly. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 25-32. ISSN: 2372-4951 (Print), 2372-496X (Online).
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2012. Global Impact of Energy Use in Major Oil Economies: A Modeling Framework. The Journal of Energy and Development, Vol 36, Issue numbers 1 and 2, pp 85-97.

  • Book Review

    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2017. Review of Energy-based economic development: How clean energy can drive development and stimulate economic growth, by Sanya Carley and Sara Lawrence. Springer-Verlag London 2014. Economic Development Quarterly. Vol. 31, Issue 1. pp 92-96. DOI: 10.1177/0891242416673541.

  • Book Chapters

    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. CGE Models of Optimal Energy Depletion. 2016. In Volume Three: Global Economic and Computable General Equilibrium Models of Society, Environment and Resources. Series Editor Ariel Dinar, Volume Editor, Tony Bryant. pp. 333-349. doi: 10.1142/9789813208179_0011. Web: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/9789813208179_0011
    • Jackson RW, Court CD and H Ghadimi. 2015. Linking Environment and Economic Frameworks to Model Technology Transitions. In Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Environmental Studies. Matthias Ruth (Ed). Edward Elgar.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat, Trevor Harris, and Timothy Warner. 2014. Measuring the wealth of regions: Geospatial approaches to empirical capital estimation. A book chapter in Rural Wealth Creation. Pender JL, Weber BA Johnson TG, and M Fannin (eds). Routledge. 2014.

  • Other Publications

    • Ghadimi, Hodjat., and Davina Bird. 2012. A Knowledge Base for the World’s Energy Rich Regions. Paper #2012-07, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2010. Sustainable Economic Development in Energy Rich Economies: A Regional Approach.
    • Research Paper #2010-18, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.
    • Bird, Davina., Hodjat Ghadimi, and Randall Jackson. Fayette County, WV Case Study: A Look at the Movement Towards Energy and Water Efficiency. Research Paper #2010-19, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2008. Energy in a resource-based regional economy: A dynamic general equilibrium analysis Research Paper #2008-02, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2007. CGE Modeling and Applications: A Short Course: A teaching resource on Regional Research Institute website (http://www.rri.wvu.edu/CGECourse/index.htm), West Virginia University.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2007. Global impact of energy use in oil economies of the Middle East: A modeling framework for analyzing technology-energy-environment-economy chain. Research Paper #2007-5, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.<
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2006. An Optimal Depletion CGE Model: A Systematic Framework for Energy-Economy Analysis in Resource-based Economies. Research Paper #2006-11, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University. July 2006.
    • Ghadimi, Hodjat. 2006. A Dynamic CGE Analysis of Exhaustible Resources: The Case of an Oil Exporting Developing Country. Research Paper #2006-7, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.

    • Presentations, Reports, Posters

      • "A Geospatial Approach to Wealth Accounting for Urban and Regional Sustainability”, Accepted for presentation as Digital Media Short in Environmental Design Research Association ( EDRA ) conference. Brooklyn, New York. May 22-26, 2019.
      • "Virtual Regional Wealth Scanner: A Geodesign Approach”, Presented as a lightning talk at 2019 Geodesign Summit and published in the Summit proceedings. February 26-18, 2019. ESRI, Redlands, California. Presentation Video. PDF File.
      • "Sustainability in the World’s Energy Rich Regions: A Wealth Approach”, Paper Presented at the 12th World Congress of Regional Science Association International (RSAI). May 29-June 1, 2018. Goa, India.
      • "A Regional and Multi-Regional Approach to Sustainable Global Energy Systems: Prospects for Energy Rich Regions”, Accepted for presentation in 56th Annual Meeting of Western Regional Science Association. February 15-18 2017. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
      • "Wealth and Sustainability in the World’s Energy Rich Regions”, Accepted. Regional Science Association International (RSAI) 11th World Congress. April 25-28, 2016. Istanbul, Turkey. Conference postponed to a later date for security reasons.
      • "Measuring Regional Inclusive Wealth: The Case of West Virginia Counties”, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Portland, Oregon. November 11-14, 2015.
      • "Wealth Creation and Sustainability in Energy Rich Regions”, Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Mobile, Alabama, March 2015.
      • "Measuring the Sustainability of Urban Spatial Structure: A Capital Approach”, The 5th World Sustainability Forum. Basel- Switzerland, September 7-9, 2015. (with Ali Abutalebpur).
      • "Energy Rich Regions in the US and China: Sustainability and Global Implications”, Seventh Global Studies Conference, Shanghai University, China, June 19-21, 2014.
      • “Economic Development Planning in Energy Rich Regions in the US and China: A CGE Analysis”, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Washington DC, November 2014.
      • "An Integrated Modeling Framework for Simulating the Effects of Spatial Structure on Sustainable Urban Development”, Washington DC, November 2014. (with Ali Abutalebpur).
      • "An Optimal Depletion CGE model for an Energy Rich Region: The case of West Virginia”, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Atlanta, Georgia, November 2013.
      • "Virtual ETown: Linking Urban Sustainable Design and Development”, 6th Urban Research and Knowledge Symposium. Sponsored by The World Bank, Barcelona, Spain, October 8-10, 2012.
      • "Knowledge Base with Regional Perspective to Support Community Design and Development Programs in Resource Rich Regions: The Case of West Virginia”, The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 42, Chicago, IL May 25-28, 2011.
      • "Energy Rich Regions of the World: The Development and Discoveries of a Basic Knowledge Base”, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Miami, Florida, November 2011.
      • “Virtual Wealth Scanner: Estimating Regional Capital Assets Using GIS and Remote Sensing”, Rural Wealth Creation and Livelihood (RWCL), National conference, Washington DC, October 2011.
      • “Energy Development: Exploring energy rich regions (ERRs) within the current global energy system”, Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2011. (with Davina Bird).
      • “Virtual Capital Stock Scanner: Estimating Regional Capital Assets Using GIS and Remote Sensing”, GeoDesign Summit, Redlands, CA, January 2011.
      • “Sustainable economic development in energy rich economies: A regional approach”, GeoDesign Summit, Redlands, CA, January 2010.
      • "Towards a Sustainable Global Energy System: A Regional Approach”, 10th IAEE European Conference, Vienna, Austria, 7-10 September 2009.
      • “Regional economic development analysis of oil and gas megaprojects: A dynamic CGE modeling framework”, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), Brooklyn, New York, November 2008.
      • “Energy in a resource-based regional economy: A dynamic general equilibrium analysis”, Western Regional Science Association (WRSA), Waikoloa, Hawaii, February 2008.
      • "Global Impact of Energy Use in Middle East Oil Economies: A Modeling Framework for Analyzing Technology-Energy-Environment-Economy Chain”, Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Charleston, South Carolina, March 2007.
      • "Energy-Economy Interactions in Oil Exporting Countries: A Dynamic CGE Framework”, 6th International Conference of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) in association with Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. March 2007.

    • Other Publications, Reports, and Presentations

      • "Strategic Planning of Science and Technology Parks". A presentation at School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University. March 2005.
      • "Identifying and Evaluating Site Options for Tehran Software and Information Technology Park (TSITP)", A report on location and site analysis for TSITP project prepared for the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the Municipality of Tehran. June 2003.
      • "Vision and Visioning for an IT Park. A report on the visioning and consensus building among key decision makers and stakeholders of Tehran Software and IT Park project", prepared for the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the Municipality of Tehran. April 2003.
      • "Planning Support System. A comprehensive spatial and non-spatial information system prepared for the Municipality of Tehran to be used for strategic planning and construction of integrated transportation and land use model". March 2002.
      • "National Housing Strategy". A report prepared for the ministry of Housing and Urban Development; presented at the cabinet meeting. March 4, 2000. (In Persian)
      • "Social Accounting Matrix of Iran." Part of a project to construct a CGE model for Iran. Research Center of the Parliament of Iran. April 5, 2000. (In Persian)
      • "Applications of information technology in construction sector." Published at Sharif Journal. No. 15. 1999. (In Persian)
      • "Intelligent buildings and cities: Physical impacts of information revolution." Presented at the Second Environmental Engineering & Architecture Forum. June 22-24, 1999 Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)
      • "Information technology and physical development." Presented at the workshop organized by Association of Iranian Civil Engineers. October 19, 1998. (In Persian)
      • "Using Information technology in housing construction." Presented at Conference of the outlook of housing in the Second Development Plan. Ardabil, July 8. 1997. (In Persian)
      • "A review of GIS technology in Iran." Published in Khabarnameh Informatic. No 61, pp 95-102. 1996. (In Persian
      • "GIS standards, why and how?" Published in Khabarnameh Informatic. No. 60. Pp 93-100. 1995. (In Persian)
      • "Energy-economy interaction analysis in oil exporting developing countries: A dynamic multisectoral framework." A paper presented at the Sixth International CGE Modelling Conference, University of Waterloo, Canada. October 26-28, 1995.
      • "Geographic Information Systems (GIS) standardization initiatives in Iran." Presented at the ESCAP Expert Group Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 20-22, 1995.
      • "Development planning in oil economies." Presented at Plan and Budget Organization. October 3. 1994. (Partly printed in Ettelaat daily news paper). (In Persian)
      • "Energy sector and national economy: A quantitative analysis." Presented at National Energy and Economy Conference. January 24, 1994. Tehran. (In Persian)
      • "A dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Iran." Submitted to the Second Conference on Planning and Development, Tehran, Iran 1992.
      • "An optimal depletion computable general equilibrium (CGE) model." Presented at the summer school at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg Austria (1991).
      • "A simple computable general equilibrium model: Development and implementation on GAMS." Unpublished manuscript, Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University (1990).
      • "A dynamic two region model: An optimal control analysis." Unpublished manuscript, Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University (1989)