Overview
Research Interests
Travel Behaviour and Transportation Models; Transport and the Environment; Health Inequalities; Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems.
Additional Information
Huw Williams holds an Emeritus professorship in the School of Geography and Planning. His first degree and doctorate were in physics but after taking a Masters degree in Operational Research, he moved into Transportation and Geographical Research.
Biography
Qualifications
DipEcon (Economics), Open University, (2003)
MA (Operational Research), Lancaster University, (1972)
DPhil (Theoretical Physics), Oxford University, (1971)
MA (Natural Science: Physics), Oxford University, (1968)
Career Profile
Professor (Emeritus), School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University (Nov 2012 - Present)
Professor (Honorary), Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University (Nov 2007 - Nov 2012)
Professor (Personal Chair), Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University (1995 - 2007)
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University (1986 - 1995)
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) Advanced Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (1981 - 1986)
Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds (1976 - 1981)
Research Officer, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (1972 - 1976)
Memberships / External Activities
Editorial Responsibilities
I have served as a member of the following Editorial Boards:
- Editor, Short Notes Section Transportation Research B, (1985 - 1990)
- Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation Research B, (1981 - 1991)
- Editorial Advisory Board, Civil Engineering Systems, (1985 - 1993)
- Editorial Advisory Board, International Planning Systems, (1995 - 2005)
International Work
I have a particular interest in transport planning and analysis in Less Developed Countries and has conducted collaborative research/teaching in Chile, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Zimbabwe.
Publications
2008
- Lee, S. S. and Williams, H. C. W. L. 2008. The dependence of vehicle emission profiles on traffic growth, technology gain, and fleet turnover: a comparative study and sensitivity analysis. Environment and Planning A 40(2), pp. 482-503. (10.1068/a3986)
2007
- Cantillo, V., Ortuzar, J. d. D. and Williams, H. C. W. L. 2007. Modelling Discrete Choices in the Presence of Inertia and Serial Correlation. Transportation Science 41(2), pp. 195-205. (10.1287/trsc.1060.0178)
2005
- Williams, H. C. W. L. and Boyce, D. E. 2005. Urban travel forecasting in the USA and UK. In: Reggani, A. and Schintler, L. A. eds. Methods and Models in Transport and Telecommunications: Cross Atlantic Perspectives. Advances in Spatial Science Berlin: Springer, pp. 25-44., (10.1007/3-540-28550-4_3)
2004
- Williams, H. C. W. L., White, S. D., Senior, M. L., Williams, S. A. and Davies, B. 2004. On the quality variation of primary health care services: a test of the inverse care law for general practice. Environment and Planning A 36(4), pp. 701-714. (10.1068/a3616)
2001
- Williams, H. C. W. L., Van Vliet, D., Parathia, C. and Kim, K. S. 2001. Highway investment benefits under alternative pricing regimes. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 35(2), pp. 257-284.
I have conducted research in the following areas:
- Discrete Choice Models
- Transportation and land use models
- Transport Economics
- Public Transport Systems
- Micro-simulation
- Spatial Analysis and Resource Allocation for Services and Facilities
- Transport and the Environment
- Health Inequalities
- Physics