Exploring climate science and its effects on the built environment (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Adkins, D. (2022, October). Exploring climate science and its effects on the built environment. Presented at cabe annual conference 2022: Embedding Sustainability, Newport, UK

Climate change has a direct impact on the built environment. By examining its effects, this talk discussed how to create buildings fit for the future.

The climate crisis: Why it matters for the built environment (2022)
Book Chapter
Sayce, S., Wilkinson, S., & Organ, S. (2022). The climate crisis: Why it matters for the built environment. In S. Sayce, S. Wilkinson, G. Armstrong, & S. Organ (Eds.), Resilient Building Retrofits (3-20). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003023975-2

Buildings have a major influence on the climate through carbon emissions at all stages of their life cycle – construction, operation and deconstruction. The solution calls for the urgent need for more sustainable retrofits to mitigate these impacts a... Read More about The climate crisis: Why it matters for the built environment.

Low-tech versus high-technological solutions for a pandemic-adaptable society (2022)
Book Chapter
Wilkinson, S., & Organ, S. (2022). Low-tech versus high-technological solutions for a pandemic-adaptable society. In S. Sayce, S. Wilkinson, G. Armstrong, & S. Organ (Eds.), Resilient Building Retrofits (124-144). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003023975-9

Wilkinson and Organ explore ‘low’ and ‘high’ technological innovations that could bring significant change to the carbon footprint of existing buildings. That is, whether such measures have little or no reliance on computerised technologies (‘low tec... Read More about Low-tech versus high-technological solutions for a pandemic-adaptable society.

Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, August). Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey. Presented at The Eighth International SEEDS Conference 2022, UWE Bristol

This presentation: Briefly discusses the role of higher education as both a cause and a solution to our multiple sustainability crises; Explores the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the climate... Read More about Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey.

Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands (2022)
Journal Article
Jesus, A., & Xu, X. (2023). Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 42(5-6), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844221107927

A stochastic morphological modelling framework has been established to predict the tensile behaviour of Randomly Oriented Strands made of ultra-thin Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic prepreg tapes. The tape properties from their distributions are... Read More about Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands.

Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve (2022)
Report
Hernandez, M. D. A., & Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2022). Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum)

The automotive industry is reported as being one of the main contributors to the global environmental crisis, thus requiring a radical shift in the way they perform business-as-usual (UNFCCC, 2018). The UN and a growing number of studies hail Circu... Read More about Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve.

What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution (2022)
Report
Elhawary, O., & Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2022). What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum)

The severe increase in pollution caused by the discarded face masks during COVID-19 cannot be overstated. This research provides an innovative engineering solution to this issue by recycling polypropylene, the primary plastic found in the facemasks t... Read More about What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution.

The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime (2022)
Journal Article
Young, M., & Adkins, D. (2022). The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime. Journal of Financial Crime, 29(3), 789-791. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-07-2022-277

This editorial highlights a fundamental gap in the existing literature base whereby the climate crisis is largely missing from journals covering all aspects of finance - including those that cover financial crime (for a wider discussion, see Stern, 2... Read More about The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime.

Acceleration of circular economy in EU's automotive industry (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Del Angel Hernandez, M., & Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2022, May). Acceleration of circular economy in EU's automotive industry. Paper presented at United Nations University: Nexus Conference, Dresden

Background: The world is facing an environmental crisis driven by unsustainable industrial practices, with the automotive industries reported as being one of the main contributors, thus requiring a radical shift on the way they perform business-as-u... Read More about Acceleration of circular economy in EU's automotive industry.

Development and evaluation of a successful method to embed sustainable development goals in engineering curriculum (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bakthavatchaalam, V., Fogg-rogers, L., & Gough, G. (2022, May). Development and evaluation of a successful method to embed sustainable development goals in engineering curriculum. Paper presented at UNU-FLORES: Dresden Conference, Dresden

Bakthavatchaalam, V.P., Fogg-Rogers, L. and Gough, G. 'Development and evaluation of a successful method to embed Sustainable Development Goals in engineering curriculum', Nexus Conference, 24/05/2022: United Nations University - FLORES.

The future of last-mile deliveries: Understanding the local perspective (2022)
Report
Paddeu, D. (2022). The future of last-mile deliveries: Understanding the local perspective. Online: Local Government Association

The Local Government Association commissioned Dr Daniela Paddeu of the Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England, to carry out independent research to explore the role of local authorities in co-designing and implementing su... Read More about The future of last-mile deliveries: Understanding the local perspective.

From the guttermost to the uttermost and back (2022)
Journal Article
Greed, C. (2022). From the guttermost to the uttermost and back. Town Planning Review, 93(6), 575-593. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2021.51

This article comprises an auto-ethnography of my life’s journey: I entered town planning fifty years ago and am now over seventy. It is a personal testimony of how my social class, gender, religion, education, personal characteristics, family and inn... Read More about From the guttermost to the uttermost and back.

The message on the bottle: Rethinking plastic labelling to better encourage sustainable use (2022)
Journal Article
Burrows, S. D., Ribeiro, F., O’Brien, S., Okoffo, E., Toapanta, T., Charlton, N., …Thomas, K. V. (2022). The message on the bottle: Rethinking plastic labelling to better encourage sustainable use. Environmental Science and Policy, 132(June 2022), 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.015

Plastic pollution continues to worsen globally in volume and complexity. The complexity in plastic production, use and disposal is significant, highlighting the importance of clear communication to consumers. Yet despite this, poor plastic labelling... Read More about The message on the bottle: Rethinking plastic labelling to better encourage sustainable use.

Right tree, right infrastructure (2020)
Journal Article
Bell, D. (2020). Right tree, right infrastructure. Trees Magazine, 26-27

Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Adkins, D. (2016, December). Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection

Energy Futures Lab invites prestigious speakers to come share their views and vision for our energy future. A very thought provoking talk from Dr Deborah Adkins of the Dyson School of Design Engineering here at Imperial College London on the eleme... Read More about Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection.

Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection (2016)
Digital Artefact
Adkins, D. (2016). Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection. [Blog post]

We have some wonderful buildings that could last centuries. But their energy efficiency is appalling. Many people say that they would like to upgrade/retrofit existing homes with the latest eco-interventions but when faced with a slew of inconsistent... Read More about Tangible objects and digital interfaces: The next generation of eco-tech selection.