All Outputs (20)

Mr Newport: The Story of Aubrey Hames (2023)
Book

Aubrey Hames was one of the most iconic figures in the Welsh town of Newport in the decades following the second world war. He was a man of his time – someone who had experienced first-hand the difficulties of poverty and the horrors of conflict – an... Read More about Mr Newport: The Story of Aubrey Hames.

Sea level rise and wave overtopping (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation looks at the median and range of changes in coastal overtopping rates for coastal defences across the English coastline based on rises in sea levels of up to 1m. It considers the changes for both vertical walls and coastal embankme... Read More about Sea level rise and wave overtopping.

Impacts of sea level rise on wave overtopping rates around the coast of England (2022)
Journal Article

There is unequivocal evidence that global sea levels are rising. It is therefore inevitable there will be socioeconomic impacts as a result of this. To aid mitigation, and the implementation of adaptation measures, it is vital the magnitude of the po... Read More about Impacts of sea level rise on wave overtopping rates around the coast of England.

Effect of sea level rise on the overtopping of English coastal defences (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

With a rise in sea levels, there is a consequent increase in the risk to coastal communities of the severity and magnitude of flood events. However these increased risks are not spatially consistent, and the type and nature of a coastal defence may... Read More about Effect of sea level rise on the overtopping of English coastal defences.

Investigating the use of joint probability curves in coastal engineering practice (2020)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the inherent inaccuracy in the estimation of various extreme response variables (RVs) for different sea defence structures using joint exceedance curve approaches in common use around the UK. Utilising stochastically generated... Read More about Investigating the use of joint probability curves in coastal engineering practice.

Evolution of joint probability methods in coastal engineering practice in the UK (2019)
Journal Article

This paper outlines the evolution of joint probability methods in the design and assessment of sea defence structures in the UK, together with the key drivers for these different methods. It highlights why and how the joint exceedance curve technique... Read More about Evolution of joint probability methods in coastal engineering practice in the UK.

Assessing the joint probability of sea conditions: A robust approach (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The design of breakwaters and other coastal structures around the UK requires the assessment of the joint probability of extreme waves and sea levels. There is a standard simplified approach applied within the UK that uses joint exceedance contours o... Read More about Assessing the joint probability of sea conditions: A robust approach.

Multivariate extreme value modelling of sea conditions around the coast of England (2017)
Journal Article

It is widely recognised that coastal flood events can arise from combinations of extreme waves and sea levels. For flood risk analysis and the design of coastal structures it is therefore necessary to assess the joint probability of the occurrence of... Read More about Multivariate extreme value modelling of sea conditions around the coast of England.

Spatial analysis and simulation of extreme coastal flooding scenarios for national-scale emergency planning (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UK has a long history of coastal flooding, driven by large-scale low-pressure weather systems which can result in flooding over large spatial areas. Traditional coastal flood risk analysis is, however, often undertaken at local scales and hence d... Read More about Spatial analysis and simulation of extreme coastal flooding scenarios for national-scale emergency planning.

Methodology to assess coastal infrastructure resilience to climate change (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The section of railway which runs along the coastline of south Devon in United Kingdom, from Exeter to Newton Abbot, is one of the most photographed sections of railway in the world. It was opened in 1846 with embankments and seawalls protecting and... Read More about Methodology to assess coastal infrastructure resilience to climate change.

National scale multivariate extreme value modelling of waves, winds and sea levels (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It has long been recognised that extreme coastal flooding can arise from the joint occurrence of extreme waves, winds and sea levels. The standard simplified joint probability approach used in England and Wales can result in an underestimation of flo... Read More about National scale multivariate extreme value modelling of waves, winds and sea levels.

Application of a conditional approach for multivariate extreme values to flood risk (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Flood risk is a function of probability and consequence. Flooding events can arise from different sources, pluvial, fluvial, groundwater and coastal flooding. Sometimes flooding at a specific location arises from a single source in isolation. Often h... Read More about Application of a conditional approach for multivariate extreme values to flood risk.

Multiobjective optimization for improved management of flood risk (2013)
Journal Article

Effective flood risk management requires consideration of a range of different mitigation measures. Depending on the location, these could include structural or nonstructural measures as well as maintenance regimes for existing levee systems. Risk an... Read More about Multiobjective optimization for improved management of flood risk.

An automated method for costing flood risk mitigation measures for use with flood risk management decision support systems (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Change risk assessment for Scotland (2012)
Report

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) for Scotland was one of three devolved administration reports produced by the UK Government as part of the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1).
This report identified specific threats as... Read More about Change risk assessment for Scotland.

The UK’s first climate change risk assessment and the implications for the coast (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In 2008 the Climate Change Act was passed into law in the UK. This provides a legally binding framework for reducing carbon emissions. Much of the focus of the Act is on reducing emissions and hence on mitigation measures, however, the Act also req... Read More about The UK’s first climate change risk assessment and the implications for the coast.

Climate change risk assessment for the health sector (2012)
Report

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) for the Health Sector was one of 12 sector reports published by the Government on 25 January 2012. It was part of the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1), with the key results of this repo... Read More about Climate change risk assessment for the health sector.

UK climate change risk assessment: Evidence report (2012)
Report

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) Evidence Report was published by the Government on 25 January 2012. It was the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1), which are published on a 5-yealry cycle, a requirement of the 2008 Clima... Read More about UK climate change risk assessment: Evidence report.

UK climate change risk assessment: Government report 2012 (2012)
Report

Minimum sample size determination for generalized extreme value distribution (2010)
Journal Article

Sample size determination is an important issue in statistical analysis. Obviously, the larger the sample size is, the better the statistical results we have. However, in many areas such as coastal engineering and environmental sciences, it can be ve... Read More about Minimum sample size determination for generalized extreme value distribution.