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Richard J Dawson

Water Group, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, UK
Verified email at newcastle.ac.uk
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International activities in street foods

RJ Dawson, C Canet - Food control, 1991 - Elsevier
Since the early 1980s, studies and meetings related to street foods have been carried out in
a number of countries around the world. This paper summarizes the findings of these, in …

Sensitivity analysis for hydraulic models

JW Hall, SA Boyce, Y Wang, RJ Dawson… - Journal of Hydraulic …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
Sensitivity analysis is well recognized as being an important aspect of the responsible use
of hydraulic models. This paper reviews a range of methods for sensitivity analysis. Two …

[HTML][HTML] Issues and challenges in flood risk management—Editorial for the special issue on flood risk management

SN Jonkman, RJ Dawson - Water, 2012 - mdpi.com
Recent flood-related disasters (Japan, Thailand, US, Australia) emphasize the need for an
effective management of flood risks. As an introduction to this special issue, this editorial …

Six research priorities for cities and climate change

X Bai, RJ Dawson, D Ürge-Vorsatz, GC Delgado… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Xuemei Bai and colleagues call for long-term, cross-disciplinary studies to reduce carbon
emissions and urban risks from global warming.

[HTML][HTML] The impact of flooding on road transport: A depth-disruption function

…, A Ford, SM Wilkinson, RJ Dawson - … research part D: transport …, 2017 - Elsevier
Transport networks underpin economic activity by enabling the movement of goods and
people. During extreme weather events transport infrastructure can be directly or indirectly …

Climate change response in Europe: what's the reality? Analysis of adaptation and mitigation plans from 200 urban areas in 11 countries

D Reckien, J Flacke, RJ Dawson, O Heidrich… - Climatic change, 2014 - Springer
Urban areas are pivotal to global adaptation and mitigation efforts. But how do cities actually
perform in terms of climate change response? This study sheds light on the state of urban …

An agent-based model for risk-based flood incident management

RJ Dawson, R Peppe, M Wang - Natural hazards, 2011 - Springer
… 2003b) and at the case study site in Towyn (Dawson and Hall 2006). The variables in x
represent those associated with the reliability of flood defences, the location and type of property …

A methodology for national-scale flood risk assessment

JW Hall, RJ Dawson, PB Sayers, C Rosu… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Risk analysis provides a rational basis for flood management decision-making at a national
scale, as well as regionally and locally. National-scale flood risk assessment can provide …

Integrated analysis of risks of coastal flooding and cliff erosion under scenarios of long term change

RJ Dawson, ME Dickson, RJ Nicholls, JW Hall… - Climatic Change, 2009 - Springer
The risks to human populations in coastal areas are changing due to climate and socio-economic
changes, and these trends are predicted to accelerate during the twenty-first century. …

Future heat-waves, droughts and floods in 571 European cities

SB Guerreiro, RJ Dawson, C Kilsby… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate risks due to their agglomeration of people, buildings
and infrastructure. Differences in methodology, hazards considered, and climate models …