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Long term dynamics of interdependent infrastructure systmes

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Robert Nicholls

Research interests

  • long-term coastal engineering and management
  • the issues of coastal impacts and adaptation to climate change, with an emphasis on sea-level rise
  • the assessment of the future of deltaic areas, which are the most threatened coastal setting in the coming century
Other researchers

Professor John Preston

Professor in Rail Transport

Research interests

  • Demand, capacity and cost modelling for sustainable transport infrastructure.
  • The design, monitoring and evaluation of transport interventions designed to promote sustainable choices.
  • The determination of pathways for future mobility transitions to net zero carbon.

Professor Simon Blainey PhD, FRGS, FHEA, MCIHT, CMILT

Professor of Sustainable Transport

Research interests

  • Rail demand and operations modelling
  • GIS and transport
  • Transport decision support systems

Professor William Powrie

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Research interests

  • Railway track and trackbed behaviour and performance.
  • Geotechnical transportation infrastructure (earthworks, retaining walls, tunnels).
  • Groundwater and groundwater control.

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Energy and Climate Change Group

The research group seeks engineering solutions for reliable, affordable and sustainable energy stemming from renewable resources.

Transportation Group

Our research focuses on the interactions between behaviour, infrastructure and operations and how they translate into transport policy and practice.

Research outputs

Predict or prophesy? Modelling British transport demand and capacity to 2100
S.P. Blainey,
& J.M. Preston
, 2015
Type: conference
Assessing the long-term performance of cross-sectoral strategies for national infrastructure
J.W. Hall,
J.J. Henriques,
A.J. Hickford,
R.J. Nicholls,
P. Baruah,
M. Birkin,
M. Chaudry,
T.P. Curtis,
N. Eyre,
C. Jones,
C.G. Kilsby,
A. Leathard,
A. Lorenz,
N. Malleson,
F. McLeod,
W. Powrie,
J.M. Preston,
N. Rai,
R. Street,
A. Stringfellow,
C. Thoung,
P. Tyler,
R. Velykiene,
G.V.R. Watson,
& J.W. Watson
, 2014 , Journal of Infrastructure Systems , 20 (3)
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000196
Type: article
Modelling UK rail demand and capacity to 2100
S.P. Blainey,
& J.M. Preston
, 2013 , Rail Technology Magazine , 17 , 17
Type: article
Assessing long term capacity and demand in the rail sector
Simon P. Blainey,
& John M. Preston
, 2013
Type: conference
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