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The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Cullinane, K., & Wang, Y. (2012). The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage analysis. Maritime Policy and Management, 39, 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2011.650719

This paper aims to provide a hierarchical configuration of the container port industry. It attempts to do so by determining a port hierarchy and then, utilising this, deriving the nature of the spatial interactions between sample ports in East Asia.... Read More about The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage analysis.

Contestability in bus markets – evidence from the British de-regulated market (2012)
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Cowie, J. (2012). Contestability in bus markets – evidence from the British de-regulated market. Applied Economics, 44, 4777-4785. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2011.564146

Following the 1985 Transport Act in Great Britain, reforms in the provision of bus services continue across Europe and other parts of the world to this day. The British experience, however, remains a key point of study in informing these continuing d... Read More about Contestability in bus markets – evidence from the British de-regulated market.

Time-dependent Hyperstar algorithm for robust vehicle navigation. (2012)
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Bell, M. G. H., Trozzi, V., Hosseinloo, S. H., Gentile, G., & Fonzone, A. (2012). Time-dependent Hyperstar algorithm for robust vehicle navigation. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 46, 790-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.02.002

The vehicle navigation problem studied in Bell (2009) is revisited and a time-dependent reverse Hyperstar algorithm is presented. This minimises the expected time of arrival at the destination, and all intermediate nodes, where expectation is based o... Read More about Time-dependent Hyperstar algorithm for robust vehicle navigation..

An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design (2012)
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O'Dolan, C., & Rye, T. (2012). An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design. Transport Policy, 24, 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.09.006

Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another. It is considered to be an effective way for cities, municipalities or countries to learn from one another, and is documented by many... Read More about An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design.

The impact of airport and seaport privatization on efficiency and performance: a review of the international evidence and implications for developing countries. (2012)
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Gong, S. X. H., Cullinane, K., & Firth, M. (2012). The impact of airport and seaport privatization on efficiency and performance: a review of the international evidence and implications for developing countries. Transport Policy, 24, 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.06.020

This article provides a synthesis of the international evidence with respect to the impact of privatization on the efficiency and performance of airports and seaports. The theoretical frameworks, particularly the arguments for potential efficiency ga... Read More about The impact of airport and seaport privatization on efficiency and performance: a review of the international evidence and implications for developing countries..

An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision. (2012)
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Cowie, J., & Loynes, S. (2012). An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision. Transportation, 39, 1281-1299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-012-9389-6

Over the last decade, British railway engineering efficiency has come under close scrutiny, with general perceptions of massive maintenance cost escalations and a general lack of control over these costs. This is exemplified by headline figures such... Read More about An assessment of cost management regimes in British rail infrastructure provision..

Modeling the behavior of a 50MW DSG plant for southern Libya based on the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of water substance (2012)
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Aldali, Y., Davison, B., Muneer, T., & Henderson, D. (2012). Modeling the behavior of a 50MW DSG plant for southern Libya based on the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of water substance. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 134, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4006893

This paper presents arguments for the use of direct steam generation (DSG) in preference to other forms of generation in particular locations according to the prevailing environmental and economic conditions. In addition, the paper describes the deve... Read More about Modeling the behavior of a 50MW DSG plant for southern Libya based on the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of water substance.

The cost of remote transport services in the single European market — The case of the Scottish Western Isles ferries (2012)
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Cowie, J. (2012). The cost of remote transport services in the single European market — The case of the Scottish Western Isles ferries. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 4, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2012.06.014

This paper concerns the reform of ferry services to the islands and peninsulas off the west coast of Scotland (known collectively as the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services), and the impact this has had on the economic performance of the operator. Refo... Read More about The cost of remote transport services in the single European market — The case of the Scottish Western Isles ferries.

A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators (2011)
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Yao, W. Y., Lam, J. S. L., & Cullinane, K. (2011). A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators. Singapore Economic Review, 56, 535-559. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590811004456

This paper presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the outcomes of potential competitive strategies and their expected payoffs for container terminal operators in the container handling industry. The framework is based on the integration of Bow... Read More about A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators.

Design and analysis of kinetic energy recovery system for automobiles: a case study for commuters in Edinburgh (2011)
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Walsh, J., Muneer, T., & Celik, A. N. (2011). Design and analysis of kinetic energy recovery system for automobiles: a case study for commuters in Edinburgh. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 3, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3549152

Transport and its energetic and environmental impacts affect our daily lives. The transport sector is the backbone of the United Kingdom’s economy with 2.3 million people being employed in this sector. With a high dependency on transport for passenge... Read More about Design and analysis of kinetic energy recovery system for automobiles: a case study for commuters in Edinburgh.

An examination of UKCIP CP02 and CP09 data sets for the UK climate related to their use in building design (2011)
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Tham, Y. W., Muneer, T., Levermore, G. J., & Chow, D. (2011). An examination of UKCIP CP02 and CP09 data sets for the UK climate related to their use in building design. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 32, 207-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624410389396

The climate is changing, both globally and in the UK. To adapt effectively, engineers and planners need as much information as possible on how the climate will evolve. The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) provided this in 2002 with UKCIP02 and th... Read More about An examination of UKCIP CP02 and CP09 data sets for the UK climate related to their use in building design.

Attitudes to speeding (2011)
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Stradling, S. G. (2011). Attitudes to speeding. Local Transport Today,

First steps towards cross-national transfer in integrating mobility management and land use planning in the EU and Switzerland (2011)
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Rye, T., Welsch, J., Plevnik, A., & Tommasi, R. D. (2011). First steps towards cross-national transfer in integrating mobility management and land use planning in the EU and Switzerland. Transport Policy, 18, 533-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.10.008

This paper is based on research carried out in an EU Framework project, concerning the better integration of mobility management (MM) with land use planning. The objective of the paper is to analyse how, and how far, policies in this field of action... Read More about First steps towards cross-national transfer in integrating mobility management and land use planning in the EU and Switzerland.

The value of container terminal investment to ocean carrier strategy. (2011)
Journal Article
Pawlik, T., Stemmler, L., Baird, A., & Helch, M. (2011). The value of container terminal investment to ocean carrier strategy. Maritime Economics and Logistics, 13, 319-341. https://doi.org/10.1057/mel.2011.8

In the current adverse economic environment, container lines strive to cut costs and secure cash flows in order to remain solvent. A number of container lines have invested in container terminals whose divestment could be an opportunity to raise fina... Read More about The value of container terminal investment to ocean carrier strategy..

The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports. (2011)
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Monios, J. (2011). The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports. Research in Transportation Economics, 33, 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.08.007

The aim of this paper is to understand how inland terminals are developed in relation both to ports and to other inland terminals within a national system. The paper builds on previous work developing inland terminal taxonomies and applies them to... Read More about The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports..

Shadow factories, shallow skills? an analysis of work organisation in the aircraft industry in the Second World War (2011)
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Little, S. E., & Grieco, M. (2011). Shadow factories, shallow skills? an analysis of work organisation in the aircraft industry in the Second World War. Labor History, 52, 193-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/0023656X.2011.571476

The relationship between design and the determination of social and skill practices has been under-considered within the literature. This paper investigates the relationship between design and skill transmission in the context of the Second World War... Read More about Shadow factories, shallow skills? an analysis of work organisation in the aircraft industry in the Second World War.

Thick-Film ceramic strain sensors for structural health monitoring (2011)
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Jabir, S. A. A., & Gupta, N. K. (2011). Thick-Film ceramic strain sensors for structural health monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 60, 3669-3676. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2011.2138310

Structural Health Monitoring represents one of the primary field applications for new sensor technologies. Different kinds of sensors to monitor stability anomalies of civil structures are deployed on different kinds of building materials. Observatio... Read More about Thick-Film ceramic strain sensors for structural health monitoring.