Edward Byers

Tyndall Research Theme: Water and Landuse
Duration of your PhD: 2010/2013
Thesis's Supervisor: Prof Jim Hall, Dr Jaime Amezaga
Funder: EPSRC
My Thesis' Abstract: Ph.D: Sustainable transition strategies for interdependent infrastructure futures.

Main focus on the Water-Energy nexus.

My main research covers long term infrastructure transitions, with a focus on the water-energy nexus. Particular focus has been modelling the effect of drivers such as climate change, economy and demography on infrastructure performance. I am keen on quantifying cross-sector interdependencies, probabilistic risks of failure, but also identification of robust performance under uncertainty.

This includes:

- hydrological variability and risks to power station cooling in the UK

- energy intensity of water supply options and adaptation

I also have a keen interest in the way socio-technological transitions can inform policy and regulatory frameworks to accommodate infrastructure in our rapidly evolving and complex society.

Based at the School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University.

Supervisors: Dr Jaime Amezaga (Newcastle University)

Prof Jim Hall (University of Oxford)

Associations:

Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability

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