by Vance Tan | Mar 27, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract The EPSRC funded ReVISIONS research project developed an integrated economic and spatial modelling framework for testing regional spatial planning policies in combination with decentralised infrastructure options for energy, transport, water and waste. It...
by Vance Tan | Mar 24, 2014 | Geohazards
Abstract All the UK’s local roads are deteriorating, as most readers will no doubt be able to confirm by personal experience. Currently the UK ranks 24th in the world for the quality of its road infrastructure. Councils are facing increasingly tight budget...
by Vance Tan | Mar 20, 2014 | Collaborations
Using Cranfield University’s geohazard datasets and Lincolnshire County Council’s road network and condition surveys, we assessed soil-related geohazards for Lincolnshire’s highways department. We concluded that areas prone to clay-related subsidence, which is...
by Vance Tan | Mar 1, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract Thermoelectric generation contributes to 80% of global electricity production. Cooling of thermoelectric plants is often achieved by water abstractions from the natural environment. In England and Wales, the electricity sector is responsible for approximately...
by Vance Tan | Feb 27, 2014 | Collaborations
Two members of the ITRC team were seconded to National Grid to help with spatial modelling of renewable technologies, embedded generation capacities and customer demand projections in the long-term. National Grid needed an analysis tool to: integrate different data...
