{"title":"Leading a flagship civil engineering journal in changing waters: an editor’s perspective","authors":"Paula McMahon","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.14","url":null,"abstract":"In December 2023, Paula McMahon stepped down after 5 years as honorary editor of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ flagship journal Civil Engineering. She reflects on how both the journal and profession have changed – and discusses the ongoing challenges both now face.","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139685146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new strategy for securing the future of the engineering profession","authors":"Hilary Leevers","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.8","url":null,"abstract":"EngineeringUK is a not-for-profit organisation driving change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers. Chief executive Hilary Leevers introduces its new 5 year plan to achieve this, which includes working closely with the Institution of Civil Engineers.","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"32 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139685422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Referees 2023","authors":"","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.48","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"40 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139686313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Institution of Civil Engineers awards first Chartered Infrastructure Engineer title","authors":"Anh Nguyen","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.13","url":null,"abstract":"The Institution of Civil Engineers awarded its first Chartered Infrastructure Engineer title at the end of last year. Content strategy manager Anh Nguyen explains the background and significance of the Institution’s first new professional title in 100 years.","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"9 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139684393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An examination of social legacy using a long-term perspective","authors":"Kate Ward","doi":"10.1680/jcien.23.00129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.23.00129","url":null,"abstract":"The social legacy of infrastructure is a complex concept that is not clearly understood. It can incorporate social value practices, as defined in legislation, but must also consider the intrinsic benefits of infrastructure, that is the services that infrastructure provides to allow communities to flourish and, crucially, how long that impact will last. Examination of the impact of infrastructure systems – in this case sewers – reveals that engineering solutions can over time become burdens on society that are expensive to maintain and difficult to transition away from, restricting the ability to seek better approaches. The key lesson is that the legacy of our infrastructure may be to constrain the choices open to future generations by locking them in to a path we have defined. The conclusion is that the social legacy we as engineers should consider is how to avoid burdening future generations, leaving them free to seek solutions that best suit the circumstances of their time.","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"105 44","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jan Brooke, Jeremy Giovando, Travis A Dahl, Brian Joyner, Laure Herbert
{"title":"Port and inland waterway design and operation in the face of climate change uncertainty","authors":"Jan Brooke, Jeremy Giovando, Travis A Dahl, Brian Joyner, Laure Herbert","doi":"10.1680/jcien.23.00134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.23.00134","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is a key business risk for ports and inland waterways, and therefore a key consideration for the design and operation of this infrastructure. While risk and vulnerability are typically assessed using historical information, possible future climates now also need to be considered, using quantitative climate datasets whenever possible. The current challenge is the range of availability, and levels of uncertainty, for specific parameters which are important to ports and to inland waterways. When quantitative information is available, a scenario-based approach can be used to identify an appropriate range of projections for assessing risks and designing structures. Notwithstanding the availability of quantitative data, however, adaptive solutions should be favoured. This is especially important where residual uncertainty is high and/or where significant or complex investments are involved. The development of adaptation pathways enables the implementation of phased responses as climate-related hazards such as pluvial flooding or sea level rise evolve. The adaptation pathway approach also reduces the risk of maladaptation associated with the assumption of a deterministic future condition for the asset or operation’s design life.","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"18 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Award-winning papers in 2022","authors":"","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2024.177.1.46","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516582,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}