Tag Archive: Prof John Preston

Jun 14

The Solent Future Transport Zone Research Programme

The CDT Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities seminar on 10.06.2021. The Solent Future Transport Zone Research Programme. Presented by Professor John Preston Transportation Group, University of Southampton Professor John Preston’s current work at Southampton includes leadership of the Solent Future Transport Zone project and of the University’s contribution to the Centre for Sustainable Travel Choices. He …

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Mar 09

CASE STUDY: A CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY SLEEPERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

CDT SIS Student Georgios Rempelos, supervisor Prof John Preston, Transportation Group. One area which has proven particularly controversial is the question of which sleeper material minimises whole-life greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as wood tends to be viewed as being a less carbon-intensive material than concrete. In terms of both environmental and economic performance, it is …

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Dec 10

A method for assessing the life cycle costs of modifications to ballasted track systems

A method for assessing the life cycle costs of modifications to ballasted track systems Georgios Rempelosa Alejandro Ortegaa Simon Blaineya John Prestona Louis Le Penb John Armstronga a Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, b Infrastructure Research Group, University of Southampton, Available online 6 September 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061820326088 Construction and Building Materials Volume 263, 10 December 2020, …

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Aug 10

The Southampton System: a new universal standard approach for port-city classification

Research Article Toby Roberts , Ian Williams  & John Preston  Published online for Taylor and Francis: 10 Aug 2020 https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2020.1802785 Abstract 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.

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