Resources
Publications are linked to PDF files where possible
Publications
2019
Mayaud JR, Anderson S, Tran M, Radic V. (2019). Urban Science.
Frank L, Mayaud JR, Hong A, Fisher P, Kershaw S. (2019). Journal of Planning Education and Research.
2018
Electrification of road freight transport: Policy implications for British Columbia.
Talebian H, Herrrera O, Tran M, Merida W. (2018). Energy Policy.
Insights from self-organizing maps for characterizing accessibility to healthcare networks.
Mayaud JR, Anderson S, Tran M, Radic V. (2018). Complex Networks Conference Proceedings, Cambridge, UK.
Lopez-Behar D, Tran M, Mayaud JR, Froese T, Herrera O, Merida W. (2018). Energy Research & Social Science.
Lopez-Behar D, Tran M, Froese T, Mayaud JR, Herrera O, Merida W. (2018). Energy Policy.
Future access to essential services in a growing smart city: The case of Surrey, British Columbia.
Mayaud JR, Tran, M, Pereira RHM, Nuttall R. (2018). Computers, Environment and Urban Systems.
2017
Sustainable infrastructure: energy-waste interdependency.
Tran M et al. (2017) Chapter 6 in Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050: A Foresight Approach to Construction and Development (Eds. Dixon, T, Connaughton, J., Green, S.). Wiley-Blackwell, UK.
Reform of freshwater abstraction.
Mayaud JR, Wentworth J. (2017). POSTnote. Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology, UK.
2016
A general framework for analyzing techno-behavioural dynamics on networks.
Tran M. (2016) Environmental Modelling & Software, 78:225 - 233.
The Future of National Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach.
Hall JW, Tran M, Hickford AJ, Nichols RJ. (eds.) Cambridge University Press, UK, 2016.
Introducing national infrastructure assessment.
Hall JW, Hickford AJ, Nichols RJ, Tran M. (2016) Chapter 1 in Hall et al. (eds.) Future Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach. Cambridge University Press, UK.
A framework for analysing long-term performance of interdependent infrastructure systems.
Hall JW, Otto A, Hickford AJ, Nichols RJ, Tran M. (2016) Chapter 2 in Hall et al. (eds.) Future Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach. Cambridge University Press, UK.
Digital communications and information systems.
Oughton E, Tran M, Jones C, Ebrahimy R. (2016) Chapter 10 in Hall et al. (eds.) Future Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach. Cambridge University Press, UK.
Assessing the performance of national infrastructure strategies.
Tran M, Hall JW, Nichols RJ, Hickford AJ. (2016) Chapter 11 in Hall et al. (eds.) Future Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach. Cambridge University Press, UK.
Quantifying interdependencies: transport-energy and energy-water.
Tran M, Byers E, Blainey SP, Barua P, Chaudry M, Qadrdan M, Eyre N, Jenkins N. (2016) Chapter 12 in Hall et al. (eds.) Future Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach. Cambridge University Press, UK.
The complete picture: a vision of long-term infrastructure provision.
Hall JW, Nichols RJ, Tran M, Hickford AJ. (2016). Chapter 16 in Hall et al. (eds.) Future Infrastructure: a system-of-systems approach. Cambridge University Press, UK.
Water use and water availability constraints to decarbonized electricity systems.
Byers E, Qadrdan M, Hall JW, Amezaga J, Chaudry M, Kilsby C, Tran M, Alderson D. (2016) European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, Vienna Austria.
2015
Cooling water for Britain's future electricity supply.
Byers EA, Qadrdan M, Leathard A, Alderson D, Hall JW, Amesaga JM, Tran M, Kilsby CG, Chaudry M. (2015) Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Energy, 168: 188 – 204.
Creating an ensemble of future strategies for national infrastructure provision.
Hickford, A.J., Nicholls, R.J., Otto, A., Hall, J.W., Blainey, S.P., Tran, M. and Baruah, P. (2015) Futures, 66: 13-24.
2014
Visualisation tools for multi-perspective, cross-sector, long-term infrastructure performance evaluation.
Alderson D, Barr S, Tran M, Hall JW, Otto A, Hickford A, Byers E. (2014) International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure 2014, Vienna, Austria, 29 Sep - 02 Oct 2014.
Energy system impacts from heat and transport electrification.
Baruah PJ, Eyre N, Qadrdan M, Chaudry M, Blainey S, Hall JW, Jenkins N, Tran M. (2014) Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Energy, 167(3): 139-151.
A national model for strategic planning of infrastructure systems.
Hall JW, Otto A, Tran M, Barr S, Alderson D. (2014) Vulnerability, Uncertainty and Risk: 2821-2829.
A quantified system-of-systems modeling framework for robust national infrastructure planning.
Otto A, Hall JW, Hickford AJ, Alderson D, Barr S, Tran M. (2014) IEEE Systems Journal, 99: 1-12.
Modeling sustainability transitions on complex networks.
Tran M. (2014) Complexity, 19: 8-22.
Tran M, Brand C, Banister D. (2014) Journal of Power Sources, 251: 130-136.
Tran M, Hall JW, Hickford A, Nicholls R, Alderson D, Barr S, Baruah P, Beavan R, Birkin M, Blainey S, Byers E, Chaudry M, Curtis T, Ebrahimy R, Eyre N, Hiteva R, Jenkins N, Jones C, Kilsby C, Leathard A, Manning L, Otto A, Oughton E, Powrie W, Preston J, Qadrdan M, Thoung C, Tyler P, Watson J, Watson G. and Zuo C. (2014) Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. ISBN: 978-1-874370-52-9.
2013
Evaluating the impacts of V2G on the costs of owning and operating electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Bishop JDK, Axon CJ, Bonilla D, Tran M, Banister D, McCulloch MD. (2013) Applied Energy, 111: 206-218.
Brand C, Anable J, Tran M. (2013) Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 49: 132-148.
The role of fiscal car purchasing incentives in a future low carbon transport system.
Brand C, Anable J, Tran M. (2013) Proceedings of the World Conference of Transportation Research 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15-18 July.
Future energy mix and transport.
Tran M. (2013) Chapter 8 in, Givoni, M. and Banister, D. (eds.) Moving Towards Low Carbon Mobility. Edward Elgar, London. pp. 111-128. ISBN: 978-1-78100-722-8.
Simulating early adoption of alternative fuel vehicles for sustainability.
Tran M, Banister D, Bishop JDK, McCulloch MD. (2013) Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 80(5): 865-875.
2012
Modelling transport energy demand: A socio-technical approach.
Anable J, Brand C, Tran M, Eyre N. (2012) Energy Policy, 41: 125-138.
Bishop JDK, Axon CJ, Tran M, Banister D, Bonilla D, McCulloch MD (2012) Fuel, 99: 88-105.
The UK transport carbon model: an integrated life cycle approach to explore low carbon futures.
Brand C, Tran M, Anable J. (2012) Energy Policy, 41: 107-124.
Agent-behaviour and network influence on energy innovation diffusion.
Tran M. (2012) Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 17(9): 3682-3695.
Technology-behavioural modelling of energy innovation diffusion in the UK.
Tran M. (2012) Applied Energy, 96: 1-11.
Realizing the electric-vehicle revolution.
Tran M, Banister D, Bishop JDK, McCulloch MD. (2012) Nature Climate Change, 2: 328-333.
2011
Bishop JDK, Axon CJ, Banister D, Bonilla D, Tran M, McCulloch MD. (2011) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(5): 9382-9395.
Low carbon car taxation and its potential to accelerate transitions to a low carbon transport sector in the UK.
Brand C, Tran M, Anable J. (2011) The European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE). Conference Proceedings, Energy efficiency First: ISBN: 978-91-633-4455-8.
2009.
20% transport - how we may get there.
Brand C, Anable J, Tran M. (2009) Royal Geographical Society - Annual International Conference, Manchester, UK, August 2009.
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