Its starting point is the global debate on the legitimacy of the treaty-based regime for the promotion and protection of international investment and investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). The article considers that the debate will promote constructive change if it is informed by States and...

An optimisation-based decision support methodology is presented for the synthesis of energy supply systems on the conceptual level. Previous work in this field has tended to focus on the generation of the single optimal solution. However, given that mathematical models never perfectly represent...

Local governments and property developers are increasingly seeking robust models for strategic planning of retrofitting residential energy systems. Strategic planning here infers making decisions on technology upgrades at the concept design stage. This represents a problem with many degrees of...

One of the most notable outcomes of Ireland's recent spectacular rise in income was an apparent 140% increase in domestic passenger transport fuel use from 1990 to 2008, at the same time as the car stock has more than doubled in magnitude. However, there have been very few comparisons and...

Smart technology, such as mobile communication networks, and behaviour-based approaches to promote citizens’ engagement, both play a key role in making future living sustainable and tackling the persisting urban problems in cities and densely populated urban areas. In the context of Sharing...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent travel restrictions have had an unprecedented impact on the air travel market. However, a rigorous analysis of the potential role of safety perceptions and attitudes towards COVID-19 interventions on future air passenger choices has been lacking to date....