Publications

• Vemury CM, Heidrich O, Thorpe N, Crosbie T. A Holistic Approach to Delivering Sustainable Design Education in Civil Engineering. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 2018, 19(1), 197-216.
• Fawcett L, Thorpe N, Matthews J, Kremer K. A novel Bayesian hierarchical model for road safety hotspot prediction. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2017, 99(Part A), 262-271.
• Akgun N, Dissanayake D, Bell MCB, Thorpe N. Investigating the factors affecting cyclist safety at roundabouts. In: 49th Annual UTSG Conference. 2017, Dublin, Irland: Trinity College Dublin.
• Narh AT, Thorpe N, Bell MC, Hill GA. Do New Sources of Traffic Data Make the Application of Chaos Theory to Traffic Management a Realistic Possibility?. Transport Reviews 2016, 36(5), 635-658.
• Thorpe N, Namdeo A. Innovations in Technologies for Sustainable Transport. Research in Transportation Business and Management 2016, 18, 1-3.
• Goodman PS, Galatioto F, Thorpe N, Namdeo AK, Davies RJ, Bird RN. Investigating the traffic-related environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing (Fracking) operations. Environment International 2016, 89-90, 248-260.
• Clarkson J, Thorpe N, Bell M, Goodman P. Examining pedestrian attitudes and behaviour: Implications for the design of shared space. In: 47th Annual UTSG Conference. 2015, London, UK.
• O'Hare J, Thorpe N, Namdeo A, Bell M. Piloting methods to explore the influence of hard and soft environmental factors on cycling behaviour across social groups. In: 47th Annual UTSG Conference. 2015, City University London.
• Vemurya CM, Heidrich O, Thorpe N. Sustainable Design Education to Meet the Ever-Changing Worlds of Civil Engineering. In: The International Conference on Sustainable Technologies in Buildings and Environment. 2015, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Vemury C, Heidrich O, Thorpe N. Sustainable Design Education to Meet the Ever-Changing Worlds of Civil Engineering and Urban Infrastructure Systems. Indian Journal of Science and Technology 2015, 8(28), 1-6.
• Ison S, Thorpe N. Universities' Transport Study Group UK Annual Conference 2014. Transportation Planning and Technology 2015, 38(1), 1-2.
• Thorpe N, Harvey J. Why are we not all wanting to drive an electric vehicle?. In: 47th Annual UTSG Conference. 2015, London, UK.
• Clarkson J, Thorpe N, Goodman P, Bell MC, Galatioto F. Modelling the Interactions Between Pedestrians and Vehicles in Shared Spaces. In: 46th Annual UTSG Conference. 2014, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• Harvey J, Thorpe N, Caygill M, Namdeo A. Public attitudes to and perceptions of high speed rail in the UK. Transport Policy 2014, 36, 70-78.
• AYODELE E, BELL MC, THORPE N, GALATIOTO F. The Role of Bluetooth in Autonomic Decision Support Systems. In: 46th Annual UTSG Conference. 2014, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Newcastle University.
• Narh A, Hill G, Thorpe N, Bell M. Using Chaos Theory to Identify the Dynamical States of Road Traffic in Signalised Urban Networks. In: 46th Annual UTSG Conference. 2014, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: UTSG.
• Ayodele E, Bell MC, Galatioto F, Thorpe N. A Study of the Potential Use of Bluetooth Sensor Data in Delivering Sustainable Transport Networks. In: 45th Annual Universities' Transport Study Group Conference (UTSG 2013). 2013, Oxford, UK: UTSG.
• Vemury CM, Thorpe N, Heidrich O. An Integrated Approach to Teaching Multidisciplinary Design for Sustainability. In: Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD13). 2013, Cambridge, UK.
• Harvey J, Thorpe N, Fairchild R. Attitudes towards and perceptions of eco-driving and the role of feedback systems. Ergonomics 2013, 56(3), 507-521.
• Fawcett L, Thorpe N. Mobile safety cameras: estimating casualty reductions and the demand for secondary healthcare. Journal of Applied Statistics 2013, 40(11), 2385-2406.
• Evans GD, Thorpe N. Newcastle International Airport Modal Split Market Research Report Phase 5. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, 2013.
• Caygill M, Thorpe N, Harvey J, Namdeo A. Public Attitudes and Perceptions Towards High Speed Rail. In: 45th Annual Universities' Transport Study Group Conference (UTSG 2013). 2013, Oxford, UK.
• Harvey J, Thorpe N, Guo A. Young Driver Training: A Critical Review of the Literature. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle University, 2013.
• Thorpe N, Fawcett L. Linking road casualty and clinical data to assess the effectiveness of mobile safety enforcement cameras: a before and after study. BMJ Open 2012, 2(6), e001304.
• Evans GD, Thorpe N. Newcastle International Airport Modal Split Market Research Phase 4. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, 2011.
• Harvey J, Heslop S, Thorpe N. The categorisation of drivers in relation to boredom. Transportation Planning and Technology 2011, 34(1), 51-69.
• Thorpe N. Urban development and sustainability. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning 2011, 164(DP2), 55-56.
• Harvey J, Thorpe N, Heslop S, Mulley C. Driver Boredom: Does it differ across cultures and why?. In: 10th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management Conference (PSAM). 2010, Seattle, Washington, USA.
• Heslop S, Harvey J, Thorpe N, Mulley C. Factors that comprise driver boredom and their relationships to preferred driving speed and demographic variables. In: Transportation Planning and Technology: 41st Annual Universities Transport Studies Group Conference. 2010, University College London, UK: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Heslop S, Harvey J, Thorpe N, Mulley C. Factors that comprise driver boredom and their relationships to preferred driving speed and demographic variables. Transportation Planning and Technology 2010, 33(1), 75-89.
• Heslop S, Harvey J, Mulley C, Thorpe N. Driver Boredom. In: 41st Annual UTSG Conference. 2009, London, UK: Universities' Transport Studies Group.
• Heslop S, Harvey J, Thorpe N, Mulley C. Driver boredom and preferred driving speed. In: R Bris, C Guedes Soares & S Martorell, ed. Reliability, Risk and Safety. London: Taylor & Francis, 2009, pp.1237-1244.
• Thorpe N, Hargreaves AJ, Mitchell G, Namdeo AK, Wright SD, Brake JF, Nelson JD. Spatial development and the sustainability of urban areas. In: Transportation and Geography: 14th HKSTS International Conference. 2009, Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong Society of Transportation Studies Ltd.
• Thorpe N, Hargreaves AJ, Mitchell G, Namdeo AK, Wright SD, Brake JF, Nelson JD. Spatial Development and the Sustainability of Urban Areas. In: Proceedings of the 14th Hong Kong Society for Transport Studies (HKSTS) International Conference on Transportation and Geography. 2009, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Society for Transport Studies (HKSTS).
• Brake JF, Fairchild RG, Murphy SM, Thorpe N. Stakeholder requirements for advanced driver assistance systems to encourage safe and green driving. In: 16th ITS World Congress. 2009, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Heslop S, Harvey J, Thorpe N, Mulley C. The influence of personal variables on changes in driver behaviour. In: S Martorell, C Guedes Soares and J Barnett, ed. Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications. London: CRC Press, 2009, pp.299-304.
• Safour A, Dissanayake D, Bell MC, Thorpe N. Using hazard-based models to explain changes in the duration of journey-to-work trips. In: 41st Annual UTSG Conference. 2009, London: Universities' Transport Studies Group.
• Fairchild RG, Brake JF, Thorpe N, Birrell SA, Young MS, Felstead T, Fowkes M. Using On-board Driver Feedback Systems to Encourage Safe, Ecological and Efficient Driving: The Foot-LITE Project. In: AISB 2009 Convention: Adaptive and Emergent Behaviour and Complex Systems. 2009, Edinburgh, UK: The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour.
• Thorpe N. Employee Attitudes to Driver Behaviour and Speed Cameras: A Case Study of Northumbria NHS Trust. Northumbria Safer Roads Initiative website, 2008.
• Young MS, Birrell SA, Stanton NA, Thorpe N, Fowkes M. Safe and fuel efficient driving: Defining the benchmarks. In: Contemporary Ergonomics: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (CE). 2008, Nottingham, UK: London: Taylor and Francis.
• Keuleers B, Chow V, Thorpe N, Timmermans H, Wets G. Behavioural change in activity-travel patterns in response to road user charging. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 2006, 40(1), 119-134.
• Dodoo NA, Thorpe N. A new approach for allocating pavement damage between heavy goods vehicles for road-user charging. Transport Policy 2005, 12(5), 419-430.
• Thorpe N, Hills PJ. Drivers’ responses to road-user charges using Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology. Journal of the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences 2003, 27(1), 75-84.
• Noland RB, Polak JW, Bell MGH, Thorpe N. How much disruption to activities could fuel shortages cause? - The British fuel crisis of September 2000. Transportation 2003, 30(4), 459-481.
• Thorpe N, Hills PJ. Investigating drivers' responses to road-user charges using global positioning system (GPS) technology. IATSS Research 2003, 27(1), 75-84.
• Thorpe N, Bell MGH, Polak JP, Noland RB. ‘A Telephone Survey of Stated Responses to Fuel Shortages’. In: Lyons GD; Chatterjee K, ed. Transport Lessons from the Fuel Tax Protests of 2000. Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing, 2002, pp.161-181.
• Thorpe N. Public acceptance of road-user charding – A case study of the Toll-rings in Norway. IATSS Research 2002, 26(1), 17-27.