James Millington

Dr. James Millington is a Reader in Landscape Ecology at King's College London's Department of Geography, part of the School of Global Affairs. He specializes in computational modeling of ecological and socio-economic processes, focusing on wildfire interactions, land-use change, and agent-based modeling. His research bridges theoretical and applied environmental science, addressing global sustainability challenges. James holds a PhD, MSc, and BSc from King's College London and has held roles including a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship and Visiting Researcher at Michigan State University.

His work integrates spatial modeling, socio-ecological systems analysis, and policy evaluation. He leads the Spatial Data Science Pathway in teaching and contributes to interdisciplinary research groups like the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society. Notable awards include the Leverhulme Fellowship and Royal Geographical Society Fellowship.

Key research themes include global fire regimes, telecoupled systems, and forest conservation policies. His recent publications explore Atlantic Forest conservation, global fire modeling frameworks, and soybean trade impacts on deforestation. James advises PhD candidates on interdisciplinary topics at the nexus of ecology, modeling, and policy.