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View article: Challenges in the long-term evaluation of transport interventions: the case of the city of Southampton
Challenges in the long-term evaluation of transport interventions: the case of the city of Southampton Open
This paper examines the long-term impact of transport interventions on urban development in Southampton while considering transport funding received in the last decade. In addition to funding associated with its local transport plan, South…
View article: Covid-19 and CO2 – impacts on and implications for rail
Covid-19 and CO2 – impacts on and implications for rail Open
In the early decades of the 21st century, railways had an established, small (relative to road transport) but significant share of the overall transport market, providing a combination of high-speed, high-capacity passenger services and hi…
View article: SYSTEMS THINKING IN DESIGN EDUCATION – THE CASE STUDY OF MOBILITY AS A SERVICE
SYSTEMS THINKING IN DESIGN EDUCATION – THE CASE STUDY OF MOBILITY AS A SERVICE Open
Designers are faced with more complex, environmental and societal challenges than ever before. Those challenges require the ability to see how things are interrelated in the bigger picture and to analyse multiple causes and effects, rather…
View article: Assessing the Social Costs of Mixed Transport Systems with a Dominance of Motorcycles
Assessing the Social Costs of Mixed Transport Systems with a Dominance of Motorcycles Open
When undertaking strategic planning to identify potential options for a detailed assessment, it is important to compare the total costs of existing mixed transport systems with the introduction of different new public transport (PT) modes.…
View article: ACHILLES: The benefits and costs of increased asset information
ACHILLES: The benefits and costs of increased asset information Open
The ACHILLES research programme is providing improved understanding of earthworks deterioration mechanisms, and of earthworks performance with and without engineering interventions and the associated lifecycle cost implications. It is also…
View article: Ports in a Storm: Port-City Environmental Challenges and Solutions
Ports in a Storm: Port-City Environmental Challenges and Solutions Open
The potential detrimental environmental impact of ports is vast, and port-cities bear the brunt of this. It is essential that future port-city development proceeds in such a way as to reduce the environmental impact that port activity crea…
View article: All things must pass? Recent changes to competition and ownership in public transport in Great Britain.
All things must pass? Recent changes to competition and ownership in public transport in Great Britain. Open
The publication of the National Bus Strategy in March and the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail in May 2021 suggests an end to the period of deregulation and privatisation that has dominated local buses in Great Britain since the mid-1980s and…
View article: Sustainable Railway Engineering and Operations
Sustainable Railway Engineering and Operations Open
Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport. However, their impact will in practice be significantly affected by the ways in which they are designed, constructed, and used. This book provides a compre…
View article: Investigating the association between neighbourhood characteristics and e-scooter safety
Investigating the association between neighbourhood characteristics and e-scooter safety Open
The uptake of e-scooters as an alternative mode of travel has risen sharply in recent years; however, their safety is less-understood compared to other modes of travel. For the first time in the extant literature, we explore the associatio…
View article: Evaluation of flexibility in adaptation projects for climate change
Evaluation of flexibility in adaptation projects for climate change Open
Climate change adaptation inherently entails investment decision-making under the high levels of uncertainty. To address this issue, a single fixed large investment can be divided into two or more sequential investments. This reduces the i…
View article: Gestalt Epistemology: From Gestalt Psychology to Phenomenology in the Work of Michael Polanyi
Gestalt Epistemology: From Gestalt Psychology to Phenomenology in the Work of Michael Polanyi Open
Gestalt psychology of perception was one of the main inspirations behind the philosophical work of the Hungarian polymath Michael Polanyi. Seeing scientists and philosophers backing away from its implications, he proposed instead to take t…
View article: Love Thy Neighbour: Social Benefits and Port-City Relationships
Love Thy Neighbour: Social Benefits and Port-City Relationships Open
As awareness of the negative externalities created by ports increases, and the perceived local benefits decrease, ports must find new ways to improve the local noneconomic benefits they provide if they are to obtain local support. This glo…
View article: Evaluation of Flexibility in Adaptation Projects for Climate Change
Evaluation of Flexibility in Adaptation Projects for Climate Change Open
Climate change adaptation inherently entails investment decision-making under the high levels of uncertainty. Under these circumstances, the option of deferring a decision to adapt is one of possible strategies to address uncertainty. Howe…
View article: A Virtuous Circle? Increasing Local Benefits from Ports by Adopting Circular Economy Principles
A Virtuous Circle? Increasing Local Benefits from Ports by Adopting Circular Economy Principles Open
As ports seek to maintain support for their operations amidst growing environmental awareness and social pressure, it is important they provide benefits for the local population to offset negative impacts. Ports can add additional economic…
View article: Hyperloop – prediction of social and physiological costs
Hyperloop – prediction of social and physiological costs Open
Background: Hyperloop is a new technological concept for a very fast magnetic levitation train that would travel through soft vacuum tubes and could achieve a speed of up to 1,200 km/h. As a new transportation system, it might bring some c…
View article: A transferable method for estimating the economic impacts of track interventions: Application to ground-borne noise reduction measures for whole sections of route
A transferable method for estimating the economic impacts of track interventions: Application to ground-borne noise reduction measures for whole sections of route Open
The environmental impacts of noise and vibration are becoming increasingly important in the assessment of new and upgraded railway routes. Vibration from railways propagates through the ground to nearby buildings where it may cause annoyan…
View article: The Southampton system: a new universal standard approach for port-city classification
The Southampton system: a new universal standard approach for port-city classification Open
The most widely-used current system for classifying port-cities is limited to container ports, excluding other types of cargo and passengers. This limits the usefulness of research findings and policy recommendations. A new system is propo…
View article: DEVELOPING A GENERALISED ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR RAILWAY INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPING A GENERALISED ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR RAILWAY INTERVENTIONS Open
Work undertaken on the socio-economic assessment of the installation of under-sleeper pads (USPs) on a busy commuter railway route in Britain, as part of the Track to the Future (T2F) project, was presented at COMPRAIL 2018. This was follo…
View article: Explication, Description and Enlightenment
Explication, Description and Enlightenment Open
In the first chapter of his book Logical Foundations of Probability, Rudolf Carnap introduced and endorsed a philosophical methodology which he called the method of ‘explication’ . P.F. Strawson took issue with this methodology, but it is …
View article: Noise reduction for ballasted track: A comparative socio-economic assessment
Noise reduction for ballasted track: A comparative socio-economic assessment Open
Transport infrastructure produces many externalities. Increased accessibility and the resultant economic development are among the most notable positive ones. Accidents, air and noise pollution and other environmental issues, such as impac…
View article: The total social costs of constructing and operating a maglev line using a case study of the riyadh-dammam corridor, Saudi Arabia
The total social costs of constructing and operating a maglev line using a case study of the riyadh-dammam corridor, Saudi Arabia Open
Background: Introducing Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) technology in a developing country is a big challenge that needs huge investments in infrastructure, operations and maintenance. Background information about the development of Maglev wo…
View article: An assessment of the optimum timing of coastal flood adaptation given sea‐level rise using real options analysis
An assessment of the optimum timing of coastal flood adaptation given sea‐level rise using real options analysis Open
There is large uncertainty about the changing magnitude and occurrence of coastal flood events with sea‐level rise; which poses significant challenges to adaptation planning. Recent decision‐making employs flexible options that can be modi…
View article: NOISE REDUCTION FOR BALLASTED TRACKS: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
NOISE REDUCTION FOR BALLASTED TRACKS: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT Open
Transport infrastructure produces many externalities. Increased accessibility and the resultant economic development are among the most notable positive ones. Accidents, air and noise pollution, and other environmental issues, such as impa…
View article: In‐use emissions testing of diesel‐driven buses in Southampton: is selective catalytic reduction as effective as fleet operators think?
In‐use emissions testing of diesel‐driven buses in Southampton: is selective catalytic reduction as effective as fleet operators think? Open
Despite the continuously tightening emissions legislation, urban concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) remain at harmful levels. Road transport is responsible for a large fraction, wherein diesel engines are the principal culprits. Tur…
View article: Reducing maintenance costs for ballasted track: Evidence from britain
Reducing maintenance costs for ballasted track: Evidence from britain Open
Over the last twenty years, the railways in Britain have seen rapid growth, with patronage doubling and the level of train service increasing by 50%. However,these successes have also led to challenges. In particular real unit costs are es…