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Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst (2010)
Journal Article
Orme, J., & Dooris, M. (2010). Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst. Health Education Research, 25(3), 425-437. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyq020

Higher education is an influential sector with enormous potential to impact positively on health and sustainability. The purpose of this paper was to explore its emergent role as a key setting for promoting health and sustainability and for addressin... Read More about Integrating health and sustainability: The higher education sector as a timely catalyst.

Educating the built environment professions to secure the healthy communities of the future (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, C., & Grant, M. (2010, April). Educating the built environment professions to secure the healthy communities of the future. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research conference 2010, Chelmsford

The Government’s Foresight obesity report and other key documents have identified the built environment as having a significant impact on public health. The RTPI too is identifying this as an important area for planners and launched Good Practice not... Read More about Educating the built environment professions to secure the healthy communities of the future.

A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England (2010)
Journal Article
Olowoporoku, A. O., Hayes, E. T., Leksmono, N., Longhurst, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2010). A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(3), 385-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640561003613179

The second round of the Local Transport Plan (LTP2) process in England presents unique challenges and opportunities for integrating Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) within current transport planning policy. Using content analysis of LTP2 documents... Read More about A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England.

Shaping neighbourhoods for local health and global sustainability (2nd ed.) (2010)
Book
Barton, H., Grant, M., & Guise, R. (2010). Shaping neighbourhoods for local health and global sustainability (2nd ed.). Routledge

Joint principal author with Barton and editor. Two year comprehensive update to previous edition. Sponsored by WHO. Foreword by Mike Kelly from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence. Launched at a major southwest regional conferenc... Read More about Shaping neighbourhoods for local health and global sustainability (2nd ed.).

Air pollution XVIII (2010)
Book
Brebbia, C., & Longhurst, J. (2010). Air pollution XVIII. Southampton: WIT Press

Building health into our plans from the start: Report and review of the health impact assessment workshop on the Knowle West Regeneration Strategy; Wednesday 21 July 2010 (2010)
Report
Hewitt, S., & Grant, M. (2010). Building health into our plans from the start: Report and review of the health impact assessment workshop on the Knowle West Regeneration Strategy; Wednesday 21 July 2010

Knowle West in South Bristol has a population of about 15,000 and was mostly built in the 1920s and 1950s. Although for many Knowle West is a great place to live and there is a strong sense of community, it has high levels of deprivation, with some... Read More about Building health into our plans from the start: Report and review of the health impact assessment workshop on the Knowle West Regeneration Strategy; Wednesday 21 July 2010.

Recalibrating the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime to deliver desired goals (2010)
Book Chapter
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Irwin, J. G., & Olowoporoku, A. O. (2010). Recalibrating the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime to deliver desired goals. In C. In Brebbia, & J. Longhurst (Eds.), Air Pollution XVIII (73-82). Southampton & Boston: WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR100071

The UK has operated a sophisticated Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime since 1997. This comprises two distinct phases: Review and Assessment and Action Planning. The Review and Assessment is the diagnostic phase and concludes with declaration... Read More about Recalibrating the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime to deliver desired goals.

Understanding the Processes of Translation and Transliteration in Qualitative Research (2010)
Journal Article
Regmi, K. R., Naidoo, J., & Pilkington, P. (2010). Understanding the Processes of Translation and Transliteration in Qualitative Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 9(1), 16-26

There has been growing interest in the use of qualitative methods in health research amongst health and social care professionals. Good qualitative cross-cultural research analysis is not an easy task as it involves knowledge of different approaches,... Read More about Understanding the Processes of Translation and Transliteration in Qualitative Research.

Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Olowoporoku, A., Hayes, E. T., Parkhurst, G., & Longhurst, J. (2009, December). Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England. Paper presented at Polis Conference 2009, Brussels, Belgium

Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work (2009)
Journal Article
Wan, P., & Pilkington, P. (2009). Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work. International Gambling Studies, 9(3), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459790903222449

This study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and experiences of casino workers in Macao with regard to exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the workplace through structured face-to-face interviews with 377 workers. The results indicate that the... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work.

Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability (2009)
Journal Article
Orme, J., Pilkington, P., Gray, S., & Rao, M. (2009). Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability. Public Health, 123(12), 800-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.10.008

This paper examines the development and achievements of the Teaching Public Health Networks (TPHNs) in England; an initiative that aimed to catalyse collaborative working between the public health workforce and further and higher education, to enhanc... Read More about Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability.

The need for improved sensing technology for estimating emissions and concentrations of pollution at ground-level in the lower latitudes space for Africa (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Fagbeja, M., Hill, J., Chatterton, T., Longhurst, J., Akinyede, J., & Adegoke, J. (2009, November). The need for improved sensing technology for estimating emissions and concentrations of pollution at ground-level in the lower latitudes space for Africa. Presented at 3rd International Academy of Astronautics Regional Conference Space for Africa: Joint Participation, Knowledge Development and Sharing, Abuja, Nigeria