Project Leader(s): Dr Neil Thorpe, Dr Anil Namdeo
Sponsors: EPSRC
Partners: University of Cambridge, University of Leeds, University of Aberdeen, University of Exeter, University of Surrey, Aberystwyth University
Industrial Partners
Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport, East of England Development Agency, East of England Regional Assembly, Environmental Agency, North East Assembly, Northumbrian Water Ltd, One NorthEast RDA, Ove-Arup, South East England Regional Assembly, Tsinghua University, Yorkshire and Humber Assembly, Yorkshire Water Services Ltd.
External Website: http://www.regionalvisions.ac.uk/
Start/end dates: April 2008 – September 2012
Contact: neil.thorpe@ncl.ac.uk
The aim of the ReVISIONS project was to provide the knowledge and evidence base for public agencies and private companies to plan regional spatial development together with infrastructure for transport, water, waste and energy (ranging from large capital schemes to small scale decentralised services), in a more coordinated and integrated way. This will ultimately reduce impacts on the environment and resources, improve economic competitiveness, and allow households to live more sustainably, with a socially inclusive and enhanced quality of life.
Newcastle University contributed to the development, modelling and assessment of future road and rail transport options within the ReVISIONS framework.
Book Chapters
Namdeo, A., Mitchell, G. and Hargreaves, T. (2012) Impact of land use and transport policies on carbon emissions in London and Wider South East Region of UK. In: Rauch, S. and Morrison, G.M. (Eds.) Urban Environment. Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries Volume 19, p51-60. Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-2539
Journal Papers
Marcial H. E., Hargreaves, A., Mitchell, G. and Namdeo, A. (in press) Growing Cities Sustainably: Does Urban Form Really Matter? Journal of American Planning Association.
Mitchell, G., Hargreaves, A., Namdeo, A., and Echenique, M. (2011) Land use, transport and carbon futures: The impact of spatial form strategies in three UK urban regions. Environment and Planning A, Vol 43, No. 9, pp 2143-2163. doi:10.1068/a43570
Conference papers
Namdeo, A.K., Mitchell, G. and Hargreaves, A.J. (2010) Carbon impacts of land use and transport policies in London and South East Region (LASER) of UK. 10th Urban Environment Symposium, Gothenburg, 9-11 June 2010.
Namdeo, A.K., Mitchell, G. and Hargreaves, A.J. (2010) Traffic emissions and environmental impacts of land use and transport policies in North East England. Urban Environmental Pollution Conference, 20-23 June, Boston, USA.
Thorpe, N., Hargreaves, A.J., Mitchell, G., Namdeo, A.K., Wright, S.D., Brake, J.F. and Nelson, J.D. (2009) Spatial Development and the Sustainability of Urban Areas. Proceedings of the 14th Hong Kong Society for Transport Studies (HKSTS) International Conference on Transportation and Geography Vol. 2 Session E5 p981-990 Eds. Wang, D. and Li, S. Hong Kong (December 10th -12th ) ISBN 978-98847-7-2.
Namdeo, A., Goodman, P., Mitchell, G and Hargreaves, T. (2011) Quantifying the future transport-related air quality impacts of land policies for Cambridge, UK. 2011 Transportation Planning, Land Use, and Air Quality Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 9-10 May, 2011.