James Millington
Professor Of Environmental Geography at King's College London
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Millington is a Professor of Environmental Geography at King's College London with over a decade of experience developing computational and statistical models to study landscape dynamics and human–environment interactions. Broadly trained as a landscape ecologist, he has focused on vegetation succession, disturbance regimes, and decision-making in multifunctional forest and agricultural systems while teaching and building bespoke simulation tools. His work blends field-based insight from international collaborations (including Michigan State) with practical programming contributions—such as developing Python-based teaching materials for MSc modules—to make complex spatial ecology accessible to students and stakeholders. Based in London, he maintains an active presence online (landscapemodelling.net, GitHub, Twitter) and serves on the ialeUK committee, reflecting a commitment to applied landscape policy and capacity building.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc, Hons), Geography, First Class, Bachelor of Science (BSc, Hons), Geography, First Class at King's College London, U. of LondonUniversity of AucklandPostgraduate Certificate, Academic Practice, Distinction, Postgraduate Certificate, Academic Practice, Distinction at King's College London
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jreades/fsds
Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
Introduction to Programming module for CASA MSc programmes.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:126 commits in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:James's contributions primarily involved adding and modifying Python code related to a module for CASA MSc programs. They added a practical assignment and added text related to saving scripts within the project. Further contributions include edits related to print commands in the practical documents.
pythoncasaprogrammesteaching-materialsmsc
jamesdamillington/SpatialDeerDensity
May 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:22 commits, 4 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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