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From transit systems to models: data representation and collection. (2016)
Book Chapter
Noekel, K., Gentile, G., Nathanail, E., & Fonzone, A. (2016). From transit systems to models: data representation and collection. In G. Gentile, & K. Noekel (Eds.), Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems (235-284). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25082-3_5

This chapter deals with the data that form input and output of passenger route choice models. All information about supply and demand that is relevant to passenger route choice must be captured in a formal way in order to be accessible to mathematica... Read More about From transit systems to models: data representation and collection..

Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK. (2016)
Book Chapter
Fuertes, V., & McQuaid, R. (2016). Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK. In M. Heidenreich, & D. Rice (Eds.), Integrating social and employment policies in europe: active inclusion and challenges for local welfare governance (93-117). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474929.00012

In Chapter 5 on the UK, Vanesa Fuertes and Ronald McQuaid study how coordinated activation policies, which have been a core part of the UK welfare state since at least the 1990s, are implemented locally. Although service coordination is officially ac... Read More about Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK..

Local worlds of coordinated activation policy. (2016)
Book Chapter
Zimmermann, K., Fuertes, V., & Aurich-Beerheide, P. (2016). Local worlds of coordinated activation policy. In M. Heidenreich, & D. Rice (Eds.), Integrating social and employment policies in europe: active inclusion and challenges for local welfare governance (235-264). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474929.00018

In Chapter 11 on local worlds of coordinated activation in Europe, Katharina Zimmermann, Vanesa Fuertes and Patrizia Aurich-Beerheide shed light on the role of the local level as a generic actor in the organization of activation. The authors apply a... Read More about Local worlds of coordinated activation policy..

A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (2015)
Book Chapter
Song, D.-W., & Yeo, G.-T. (2015). A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. In H. Haralambides (Ed.), Port Management (339-359). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137475770_16

Over 20% of the world's container traffic occurs from Asian ports. China's entry into the market has significantly stimulated this process. Since China adopted its liberalised economic policy in the 1970s, its economy has grown at an average rate of... Read More about A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process.

Solar thermal panels and insulated windows. (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., Gago, E. J., & Skeaping, D. (2015). Solar thermal panels and insulated windows. In I. Stafell, D. J. L. Brett, N. P. Brandon, & A. D. Hawkes (Eds.), Domestic Microgeneration: Renewable and distributed energy technologies, policies and economics (136-162). Routledge

Recalcitrant Tissue: Organ Transfer and the Struggle for Narrative Control. (2015)
Book Chapter
Wasson, S.-P. (2015). Recalcitrant Tissue: Organ Transfer and the Struggle for Narrative Control. In J. Edwards (Ed.), Technologies of the Gothic in Literature and Culture: Technogothics (99-112). Routledge

The Gothic has long been interested in failed communities, the snapping or violating of ties between kin or neighbours. As the Gothic mutates into new forms today, it is increasingly characterising texts which depict whole societies as wounded in the... Read More about Recalcitrant Tissue: Organ Transfer and the Struggle for Narrative Control..

Transportation planning (2015)
Book Chapter
Karlaftis, M., Kepaptsoglou, K., & Fountas, G. (2015). Transportation planning. In D. Teodorović (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of transportation (188-210). Routledge

No abstract available.

The teaching of thermodynamics today. (2015)
Book Chapter
Bartlett, R., & Kubie, J. (2015). The teaching of thermodynamics today. In M. W. Collins, R. C. Dougal, C. Koenig, & I. S. Ruddock (Eds.), Kelvin, Thermodynamics and the Natural World; WIT Transactions on State of the Art in Science and Engineering (261-271). WITPRESS LTD. https://doi.org/10.2495/978-1-84564-149-8/011

Although there are several robust theories of ‘thermodynamics’ operating very successfully over a range of different disciplines, for example, biology, chemistry, geoscience, quantum theory, astrophysics and numerous associated technologies, there ar... Read More about The teaching of thermodynamics today..

Solar radiation fundamentals and PV system components. (2015)
Book Chapter
Mohanty, P., Muneer, T., Gago, E. J., & Kotak, Y. (2015). Solar radiation fundamentals and PV system components. In P. Mohanty, T. Muneer, & M. Kolhe (Eds.), Solar Photovoltaic System Applications: A Guidebook for Off-Grid Electrification (7-47). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14663-8_2

Solar PV technology has emerged as one of the most matured and fast evolving renewable energy technologies and it is expected that it will play a major role in the future global electricity generation mix. Keeping the rapid development of the PV tech... Read More about Solar radiation fundamentals and PV system components..

Performance of Solar PV Systems (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Kotak, Y. (2015). Performance of Solar PV Systems. In P. Mohanty, T. Muneer, & M. Kolhe (Eds.), Solar Photovoltaic System Applications (107-135). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14663-8_5

This chapter provides a review of the complete solar photovoltaic system that includes a discussion on the trends in manufacturing technology of the constituting components. The chapter then provides the reader with a detailed discussion on the steps... Read More about Performance of Solar PV Systems.

Double- or Single-Skin Façades for Low-Carbon Office Refurbishments in the UK: A Comparative Case Study (2015)
Book Chapter
Pomponi, F., & Piroozfar, P. A. (2015). Double- or Single-Skin Façades for Low-Carbon Office Refurbishments in the UK: A Comparative Case Study. In A. Sayigh (Ed.), Renewable Energy in the Service of Mankind Vol I (379-389). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17777-9_34

In the UK, 75% of non-domestic buildings will still exist in 2050, and the reduction of their emissions represents a major challenge for the UK government to meet the greenhouse gases (GHG) target. There is a growing tendency towards the use of doubl... Read More about Double- or Single-Skin Façades for Low-Carbon Office Refurbishments in the UK: A Comparative Case Study.

Identifying material, geographical and institutional mobilities in the global maritime trade system. (2015)
Book Chapter
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2015). Identifying material, geographical and institutional mobilities in the global maritime trade system. In T. Birtchnell, S. Savitsky, & J. Urry (Eds.), Cargomobilities: moving materials in a global age. Routledge

Objects and materials are on the move like never before, often at astonishing speeds and along hidden routeways. This collection opens to social scientific scrutiny the various systems which move objects about the world, examining their fateful impli... Read More about Identifying material, geographical and institutional mobilities in the global maritime trade system..

Solar energy measurements. (2015)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Tham, Y. W. (2015). Solar energy measurements. In M. Kutz (Ed.), Mechanical Engineers Handbook: Energy and Power (805-838). (4). Wiley

No abstract available.

Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development. (2014)
Book Chapter
Kumar, R. (2014). Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development. In Soveniour on 'Infrastructure development in Bihar: Strength, opportunities and challenges'. NIT Patna and ICE Patna

To preserve resources for future generation, there is rising agreement that transportation system sustainability should capture attributes of system effectiveness and system impacts on economic development, environmental integrity, and social quality... Read More about Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development..

Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. (2014)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W., & Fuertes, V. (2014). Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. In C. Larsen, S. Rand, A. Schmid, & R. Keil (Eds.), Sustainable Economy and Sustainable Employment: Approaches to Measuring Sustainability in Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring (359-373). Rainer Hampp Verlag

In recent decades, governmental approaches to employment activation policy in many countries have been driven by principles of individual skills development with a focus on “Work First” approaches. While moving into work is seen as the main way out o... Read More about Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First..

Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. (2014)
Book Chapter
Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2014). Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. In S. Aicher, H. W. Reinhardt, & H. Garrecht (Eds.), Materials and joints in timber structures: recent development of technologies (109-118). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5_10

In order to resist lateral loads, modern methods of timber construction are reliant on the in-plane shear strength of the walls orientated parallel to the applied action. In closed panel systems, the shear stresses are transferred to the foundations... Read More about Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction..

Smart design of stand-alone Solar PV system for off-grid electrification projects. (2014)
Book Chapter
Mohanty, P., & Muneer, T. (2014). Smart design of stand-alone Solar PV system for off-grid electrification projects. In S. C. Bhattacharyya, & D. Palit (Eds.), Mini-Grids for Rural Electrification of Developing Countries: Analysis and Case Studies from South Asia (63-93). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04816-1_4

Solar PV has seen a remarkable growth across the globe with the total PV installation now exceeding several gigawatts (GW). The technology has the versatility and flexibility for designing systems in different regions, especially in remote rural area... Read More about Smart design of stand-alone Solar PV system for off-grid electrification projects..