by Vance Tan | Oct 13, 2017 | Collaborations, Influencing policy
Today (13 October 2017) the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) launched its interim National Infrastructure Assessment, which sets out its vision and priorities for meeting the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs. The NIC is the government’s independent body...
by Vance Tan | Jul 3, 2017 | Event, Influencing policy, Infrastructure systems
ITRC’s Dr Elco Koks contributed this short video lecture on the costs of extreme weather and risk reduction strategies. Dr. Koks uses examples of extreme weather events to demonstrate how to estimate their economic impacts and how to evaluate strategies and measures...
by Vance Tan | Feb 23, 2017 | Influencing policy
Drawing on its cross-sector expertise, ITRC provided a comprehensive response to a consultation on the first National Infrastructure Assessment. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) invited evidence in support of its work on the development of the first...
by Vance Tan | May 12, 2016 | Collaborations, Influencing policy
In 2015, we used NISMOD to assess the IUK National Infrastructure Pipeline, which consists of around 550 infrastructure projects with a budget of £438 billion for the next decade. We applied the NISMOD-LP model to analyse the sensitivity of the proposed IUK National...
by Vance Tan | Aug 27, 2015 | Influencing policy
We provided evidence to SAGE on the potential impacts of flooding on Thames Valley infrastructure after the winter 2013–14 floods (pdf, 360 KB). During the winter of 2013–2014, Great Britain experienced a number of severe storms, resulting in widespread and persistent...
