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Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime (2011)
Journal Article
Longhurst, J., Olowoporoku, A. O., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., & Irwin, J. G. (2011). Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 6(3), 286-298. https://doi.org/10.2495/SDP-V6-N3-286-298

The UK's Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) commences with a Review and Assessment which may lead to the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) where an exceedence of the Air Quality Objectives is confirmed. A declaration initiates the... Read More about Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime.

Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners (2011)
Journal Article
Olowoporoku, D., Hayes, E., Longhurst, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2011). Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners. Local Environment, 16(7), 603-618. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2011.582859

In this paper the necessity for effective joint working arrangements between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners is demonstrated as a fundamental prerequisite for successful management of traffic-related air quality in English local... Read More about Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners.

Supported employment for persons with mental illness: Systematic review of the effectiveness of individual placement and support in the UK (2011)
Journal Article
Heffernan, J., & Pilkington, P. (2011). Supported employment for persons with mental illness: Systematic review of the effectiveness of individual placement and support in the UK. Journal of Mental Health, 20(4), 368-380. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2011.556159

Background. High levels of unemployment among persons with mental illness are a significant social disability. The individual placement and support (IPS) model of vocational support has been shown to be effective in establishing persons with mental h... Read More about Supported employment for persons with mental illness: Systematic review of the effectiveness of individual placement and support in the UK.

Suburban solutions: The other side of the story (2011)
Journal Article
Barton, H., Grant, M., & Horswell, M. W. (2011). Suburban solutions: The other side of the story. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(7/8), 339-345

How much does urban form affect levels of active travel and transport carbon emissions? It is all too easy for policy-makers to jump to simple conclusions, but the answer is both complex and contested. Here Hugh Barton, Marcus Grant and Michael Horsw... Read More about Suburban solutions: The other side of the story.

Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources (2011)
Journal Article
Tyrrel, S. F., Deacon, L. J., Pankhurst, L. J., Liu, J., Abate, W., Hayes, E. T., …Jackson, S. K. (2011). Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(3), 602-606. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.434

Because of the lack of effective methodology, the biological effects of environmental endotoxin have not been assessed. Here we have collected and measured airborne endotoxin at different locations around composting sites. Increased endotoxin concent... Read More about Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources.

Developing capacity and capability in health impact assessment across the South West of England (2011)
Journal Article
Pilkington, P., Grant, M., & Burgess, S. (2011). Developing capacity and capability in health impact assessment across the South West of England. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 27-29

This paper examines an exciting regional programme that sought to develop the capability and capacity of public health and planning professionals to engage in Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of new residential developments. Health Impact Assessment i... Read More about Developing capacity and capability in health impact assessment across the South West of England.

Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Olowoporoku, A. O., Longhurst, J., Barnes, J. H., & Edokpayi, C. A. (2011). Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria. In C. Brebbia, J. Longhurst, & V. Popov (Eds.), Air Pollution XIX (1-10). https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR110011

Since 1988 the Nigerian Government has introduced environmental legislation aimed at reducing the atmospheric impact of various sources of pollution. Emphasis has often been placed on mitigating pollution from the oil and gas industry. However, vario... Read More about Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria.

Health triage in development management (2011)
Journal Article
Grant, M., Raffle, A., & Hewitt, S. (2011). Health triage in development management. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 24-26

A unique collaboration between the WHO Healthy Cities Collaborating Centre, Bristol City Council and Bristol NHS is spawning a new approach to development management. Sitting within a rich seam of planning and health policy collaboration in the Brist... Read More about Health triage in development management.

Air pollution XIX (2011)
Book
Brebbia, C., Longhurst, J., & Popov, V. (. (2011). Air pollution XIX. Southampton: WIT Press

Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Barnes, J. H., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Olowoporoku, A. O. (2011). Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values. In C. Brebbia, J. Longhurst, & V. Popov (Eds.), Air Pollution XIX (277-285). https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR110261

Despite 14 years of UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), ambient NO concentrations have not decreased as expected. Although NO concentrations decreased from 1996 to 2002-4, this trend has subsequently levelled off. The UK Government has failed t... Read More about Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values.