Outputs (119)

Cultural-historical activity theory and informal learning as a key component of co-design practice in a community initiative (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper outlines PhD research associated with Leapfrog, a three-year-funded AHRC project, which aims to analyse the impact of co-design practices in developing ‘engagement tools’ within community development. One challenge in co-design is identify... Read More about Cultural-historical activity theory and informal learning as a key component of co-design practice in a community initiative.

Brexit and the sea (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A presentation on the effects of Brexit and marine environmental legislation

Going to waste? The ecological and cultural value of mine wastes (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents an examination of the ‘environmental services’ provided by mine wastes in England and Wales. Often perceived as derelict or degraded sites of very little value to society these sites may be protected for their cultural heritage an... Read More about Going to waste? The ecological and cultural value of mine wastes.

Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents the development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (GI). Green infrastructure brings together many land uses (e.g. parks, gardens, cemeteries, allotments, nature reserves, surface water), urban design (e.g. street trees, land... Read More about Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure.

Taking women's bodily functions into account in urban planning and policy: Public toilets and menstruation (2016)
Journal Article

In this paper, it is argued that public toilets policy is a town planning issue, crucial to creating sustainable, efficient, accessible and equitable cities. Ways of integrating toilet provision into city-wide strategic planning policy and local urba... Read More about Taking women's bodily functions into account in urban planning and policy: Public toilets and menstruation.

An international understanding of the current and future role of chartered surveyors in providing flood risk advice for commercial properties (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Limited research has been done to understand the perspectives of building surveyors in the international commercial property sector in the context of flood risk to assets, valuation of risk and availability of insurance. There is a need to develop an... Read More about An international understanding of the current and future role of chartered surveyors in providing flood risk advice for commercial properties.

Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents the development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (GI). Green infrastructure is recognised globally as an essential component of liveable and sustainable places. It is valued for its multi-functionality and the connectedness... Read More about Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure.

Typology for restored waste repositories in the UK (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a new typology of waste repositories as a means of assessing the environmental services of such sites in the United Kingdom. The potential benefits provided by waste repositories are dependent on many factors including the type of... Read More about Typology for restored waste repositories in the UK.

New urban paradigm beyond the west: Investigating the regeneration of urban villages in Guangzhou, China (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper investigates the regeneration process of four urban villages in Guangzhou, China. It finds that the institutional dichotomy of the rural and urban systems in land ownership an... Read More about New urban paradigm beyond the west: Investigating the regeneration of urban villages in Guangzhou, China.

Evolving parametric models using genetic programming with artificial selection (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evolutionary methods with artificial selection have been shown to be a useful computer-human technique for exploring wide design spaces with unknown goals. This paper investigates a similar approach in the evolution of visual programs currently used... Read More about Evolving parametric models using genetic programming with artificial selection.