All Outputs (11)

Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience (2024)
Journal Article
Ameh, H., Badarnah, L., & Lamond, J. (2024). Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience. Sustainability, 16(3), Article 1069. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031069

Amphibious buildings use the buoyancy principle in the design of their foundation systems to mitigate flood impact. In some cases, amphibious buildings are fitted with mechanical systems that further aid the buoyancy element to temporarily raise the... Read More about Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience.

Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning (2023)
Journal Article
Paddeu, D., & Lyons, G. (2024). Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning. Futures, 155, Article 103295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103295

Planning for the future involves making sense of the present and examining possible changes in key factors that can influence the future. Actors rely upon mental models of the system that planning addresses: their simplified interpretations of the ma... Read More about Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning.

Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems (2023)
Journal Article
Snelling, A., Snelling, A. M., Lamond, J., Everett, G., O'Donnell, E., O’Donnell, E. C., …Thorne, C. (2024). Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems. Urban Water Journal, 21(2), 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2023.2281310

The UK’s abundant municipal water supply has resulted in slow progress with the uptake of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems within the home. Research has indicated that exploring public preferences for domestic RWH are necessary for increasing deman... Read More about Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems.

I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this. Highways Magazine, 1-12

This short viewpoint article draws attention to, and expresses frustration over, the phenomenon of false precision. False precision abounds within (and beyond) the transport sector. It seems many find it irresistable to present numbers with far more... Read More about I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this.

Future of mobility (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). Future of mobility. ITS International, 24-28

This article offers a personal perspective on the future of mobility, drawing upon the author's 30-year career in the transport sector.

Public preference of flood-resilient housing technologies in Nigeria: A case study of Kogi State (2023)
Journal Article
Ameh, H., & Lamond, J. (in press). Public preference of flood-resilient housing technologies in Nigeria: A case study of Kogi State. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-09-2022-0092

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore flood-prone area residents' preferences of flood-resilient housing technologies (HTs), to understand the factors influencing their choices. Flood-resilient HTs can reduce damage and disruption at a hou... Read More about Public preference of flood-resilient housing technologies in Nigeria: A case study of Kogi State.

Prioritising critical attributes for the management of materials procurement and construction waste (2023)
Journal Article
Chidiobi, C. C., Booth, C. A., & Lamond, J. E. (2024). Prioritising critical attributes for the management of materials procurement and construction waste. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 177(1), 29-43. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00013

Construction and demolition waste constitutes the largest municipal solid waste (MSW) globally with environmental concerns. However, waste management is not considered a priority objective in construction compared to time and cost. Therefore, constru... Read More about Prioritising critical attributes for the management of materials procurement and construction waste.

Seeing the road ahead (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). Seeing the road ahead. Transportation Professional, 18-22

This article considers the changing place of roads in supporting society and the future prospects for roadspace in the context of rethinking connectivity and accessibility in society. It stems from the author's role as a member of the Wales Roads Rev... Read More about Seeing the road ahead.

Freight: The final frontier (2022)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (in press). Freight: The final frontier. Logistics and Transport Focus, 29-30

On 14 July 2022 the 13th event in the PTRC Fireside Chat Series took place. With a panel of experts, this addressed the future of freight. This short article is the author's abridged writeup of that event.

It’s time to act on pavement misuse (2022)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2022). It’s time to act on pavement misuse. Local Transport Today, 23-25

This short commentary article offers a critical assessment of the mistreatment of pavements (walkways) in the UK in the face of continued (ab)use of the pavement for parking motorised vehicles.

The transport decarbonisation puzzle (2021)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2021). The transport decarbonisation puzzle. Logistics and Transport Focus, 16-18

This article is an abridged version of the author's assessment of the UK Government's Transport Decarbonisation Plan