by Vance Tan | Mar 28, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract The aim of this paper is to focus on infrastructure and economic growth links in low income countries especially in Africa and identify the challenges for sustainable development finance. The link between infrastructure and growth can act in both directions –...
by Vance Tan | Mar 27, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract Infrastructure systems are large scale socio-technical systems, embedded within the society, supporting and enabling a myriad of societal processes. Understanding and shaping their evolution is essential if we are to rise to the challenges of climate change,...
by Vance Tan | Mar 27, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract The appraisal of infrastructure in the UK has developed over time to include multiple attributes, sensitivity analysis and even development pathways. The Department of Transport’s WebTAG methodology, for example, is arguably the most comprehensive transport...
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 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 | Jan 26, 2014 | Infrastructure systems
Abstract Britain’s infrastructure has come into existence over many decades. We owe a considerable debt to the legacy left by the Victorian builders of railways, reservoirs and sewers. These ageing systems face considerable challenges in the future to serve a...
