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Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India. (2013)
Book Chapter
Sinha, S., & Kumar, R. (2013). Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India. In A. Fujiwara (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (224). Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies

The regulatory modified Indian driving cycle has uniform acceleration and deceleration pattern and uniform speed as it is adopted from European driving cycle. In medium sized city of Patna in India, the driving pattern changes substantially especia... Read More about Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India..

IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches (2013)
Book Chapter
Annamalai Vasantha, G. V., Hussain, R., Roy, R., & Erkoyuncu, J. A. (2013). IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches. In Y. Shimomura, & K. Kimita (Eds.), The Philosopher's Stone for Sustainability (411-416). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32847-3_69

Although the merits of Industrial product-service systems (IPS2) have been widely reported in the literature, the methodologies currently used to design IPS2 are not yet mature in either academia or industry. The objective of this paper is to determi... Read More about IPS2 Design Process: A Comparative Study between Literature and Industrial Approaches.

Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing – A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon (2013)
Book Chapter
Pakhira, A., & Andras, P. (2013). Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing – A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon. In S. Tilley, & T. Parveen (Eds.), Software Testing in the Cloud: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline (252-279). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2536-5.ch012

Testing is a critical phase in the software life-cycle. While small-scale component-wise testing is done routinely as part of development and maintenance of large-scale software, the system level testing of the whole software is much more problematic... Read More about Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing – A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon.

Solar energy measurements. (2013)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., & Tham, Y. W. (2013). Solar energy measurements. In M. Kutz (Ed.), Handbook of Measurment in Science and Engineering (687-726). Wiley

Mass loss and volume change: From sand-salt analogues to MSW (2013)
Book Chapter
McDougall, J., Fleming, I., Thiel, R., Dewaele, P., Parker, D., & Kelly, D. (2013). Mass loss and volume change: From sand-salt analogues to MSW. In G. Musso (Ed.), Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (189-197). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b15004-19

Results from two sets of laboratory test programmes on sand-salt mixtures in wihch the salt fractions, of different amounts and size, are dissolved are brought together to gather insight into the mechanics of mass loss and its controlling factors. Th... Read More about Mass loss and volume change: From sand-salt analogues to MSW.

Intermodal freight corridor development in the United States. (2013)
Book Chapter
Monios, J., & Lambert, B. (2013). Intermodal freight corridor development in the United States. In G. Wilmsmeier, R. Bergqvist, & K. Cullinane (Eds.), Dryports - a global perspective. London: Ashgate Publishing

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Developing a Pedagogy for Interactive Learning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Cowan, J. (2012). Developing a Pedagogy for Interactive Learning. In J. Jia (Ed.), Educational Stages and Interactive Learning (1-17). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0137-6.ch001

Recent developments in higher education have seen the demise of much didactic, teacher-directed instruction which was aimed mainly towards lower-level educational objectives. This traditional educational approach has been largely replaced by methods... Read More about Developing a Pedagogy for Interactive Learning..

Transportation in African cities: an Institutional perspective. (2012)
Book Chapter
Grieco, M., & Crowther, D. (2012). Transportation in African cities: an Institutional perspective. In N. Brooks, K. Donaghy, & G. Knapp (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195380620.013.0037

Transportation in African cities takes place in a context where, with the exception of South Africa, the overall context of regional, national, and continental transport provision and connectivity is poor, and these poor levels of infrastructure supp... Read More about Transportation in African cities: an Institutional perspective..

Accessibility indicators for transport planning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Morris, J. M., Dumble, P. L., & Wigan, M. (2012). Accessibility indicators for transport planning. In C. Mulley (Ed.), Urban Form and transport Accessibility. Edward Elgar

Both perceptual and measurable specifications of accessibility are reviewed and their relevance to transport planning established. The wide variety of analytical forms which can be used to quantify different aspects of accessibility are categorised... Read More about Accessibility indicators for transport planning..

The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012). The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217-230). Ashgate Publishing

Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be undertaken on the basis that, if the present was well understood, the projection... Read More about The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport..

Disseminating learning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M., & Legacy, C. (2012). Disseminating learning. In N. Low (Ed.), Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge

Central to achieving sustainable transport are the processes of dissemination of learning and engagement with the public necessary to generate the motive force to transform transport. Dissemination has usually been considered to be a task undertaken... Read More about Disseminating learning..

Multi-path multi-criteria routing of hazardous materials in time-dependent networks. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hosseinloo, S. H., Kanturska, U., Fonzone, A., & Bell, M. G. H. (2012). Multi-path multi-criteria routing of hazardous materials in time-dependent networks. In E. Garbolino, M. Tkiouat, N. Yankevich, & D. Lachtar (Eds.), Transport of Dangerous Goods : Methods and Tools for Reducing the Risks of Accidents and Terrorist Attack (151-165). (Garbolino, Emmanuel; Tkiouat, Mohamed; Yankevich, Natalia; Lachtar, Dalanda). BMC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2684-0_6

Scottish cinema – myth and reality from Hollywood to Holyrood. (2012)
Book Chapter
MacPherson, R. (2012). Scottish cinema – myth and reality from Hollywood to Holyrood. In E. Bell, & N. Mitchell (Eds.), Directory of World Cinema: Britain. Intellect ltd

Introductory essay on Scottish Cinema for Scotland section of Directory of World Cinema: Britain

An international dimension: shipping. (2012)
Book Chapter
Cullinane, K. (2012). An international dimension: shipping. In L. Chapman, & T. J. Ryley (Eds.), Transport and Climate Change (65-104). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9941%282012%290000002007

Purpose – The shipping industry is generally recognised as having better fuel efficiency than other transport modes. In many regions of the world, therefore, policy has promoted shipping as the preferred freight transport mode of choice. In recent ye... Read More about An international dimension: shipping..

Freedom to learn: a radically revised pedagogy to facilitate lifewide learning in the academic curriculum. (2011)
Book Chapter
Cowan, J. (2011). Freedom to learn: a radically revised pedagogy to facilitate lifewide learning in the academic curriculum. In N. J. Jackson (Ed.), Learning for a Complex World (122-136). Authorhouse™

Higher education has progressed fairly steadily to a common pedagogical approach which centres on the idea of alignment. In this arrangement, intended learning outcomes are identified and declared; learning activities which will enable the desired le... Read More about Freedom to learn: a radically revised pedagogy to facilitate lifewide learning in the academic curriculum..