All Outputs (649)

Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship (2024)
Book Chapter

Rapid technological change in the transport sector is leading to a growing range of potential and actual ‘business models’ deployable for the movement of goods and people. Two key uncertainties arise from this proliferation: first, concerning which o... Read More about Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship.

Rescuing transport from inequities: How can automated and connected transport contribute to a more inclusive transport system? (2024)
Book Chapter

The massive investment in, and development of, automated and connected transport (ACT) technology development has triggered much debate about this breakthrough technology’s potential positive and negative impacts. Multiple studies have explored the p... Read More about Rescuing transport from inequities: How can automated and connected transport contribute to a more inclusive transport system?.

Sustainable food places: Understanding the contribution to local government (2024)
Report

Local food partnerships have become an increasingly widespread feature in localities across the UK. The membership of the Sustainable Food Places Network has over 95 local food partnerships, and a wider number of newly formed partnerships are seeking... Read More about Sustainable food places: Understanding the contribution to local government.

Innovative methods to improve the seismic performance of precast segmental and hybrid bridge columns under cyclic loading (2024)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the seismic performance of prefabricated segmental bridge columns (PSBCs) with hybrid post-tensioned tendons and energy dissipation (ED) bars under cyclic loading. PSBCs with unbonded and hybrid bonded prestressed tendons and... Read More about Innovative methods to improve the seismic performance of precast segmental and hybrid bridge columns under cyclic loading.

Electroactive composite biofilms integrating Kombucha, Chlorella and synthetic proteinoid Proto-Brains (2024)
Journal Article

In this study, we present electroactive biofilms made from a combination of Kombucha zoogleal mats and thermal proteinoids. These biofilms have potential applications in unconventional computing and robotic skin. Proteinoids are synthesized by therma... Read More about Electroactive composite biofilms integrating Kombucha, Chlorella and synthetic proteinoid Proto-Brains.

Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy (2024)
Journal Article

This paper contributes towards our understanding of the role of public sector organisations in delivering circular economy (CE) goals, suggesting that such organisations seek to deliver social value when implementing CE activities. Through empirical... Read More about Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy.

Transparency in the real estate market - A global comparative study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This is a collaborative research of the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (UWE Bristol), the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the International Valuation Standards Council... Read More about Transparency in the real estate market - A global comparative study.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We examined the association between provision and experience of a range of green-blue-grey infrastructure and neighbourhood satisfaction, life satisfaction, wellbeing and general health. We found that satisfaction with greenspace was the most consist... Read More about The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol.

Separateness in the home: From home-ness to work-ness in a post-covid environment (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

COVID-19 brought unprecedented restrictive lockdown measures across the globe. This ‘enforced togetherness’ brought transformative changes in how homes were used and inhabited. The home was tested to its limits and the use of its spaces renegotiated,... Read More about Separateness in the home: From home-ness to work-ness in a post-covid environment.

Pushing boundaries: Integrating real estate studies into planning scholarship: Edited by Sara Özoğul (2024)
Journal Article

Structural analysis of concrete shells using deep learning methods (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The structural behaviour of concrete shells is complex, which typically makes their design and production more difficult than prismatic structures. The Finite Element (FE) method is often used for the structural analysis of shells, but obtaining accu... Read More about Structural analysis of concrete shells using deep learning methods.

The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN a Global world (HELPING) (2024)
Journal Article

The new scientific decade (2023-2032) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) aims at searching for sustainable solutions to undesired water conditions - may it be too little, too much or too polluted. Many of the current iss... Read More about The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN a Global world (HELPING).

Regulation and accreditation of surveying professions - USA and UK - Challenges going forward (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The surveying profession plays a crucial role in property boundary determination, land
development, and infrastructure planning. Surveyors ensure the preservation and protection of
land and property rights. This paper explores the educational, ex... Read More about Regulation and accreditation of surveying professions - USA and UK - Challenges going forward.

Exploring the multidimensional challenges in integrating Design for Safety (DfS) in the Ghanaian construction industry (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose: The uptake of Design for Safety (DfS) practices in developing countries like Ghana has been limited. This study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the barriers across regulatory, organizational, cultural and educational dimensions... Read More about Exploring the multidimensional challenges in integrating Design for Safety (DfS) in the Ghanaian construction industry.

Experimental and operations viability assessment of powder-to-powder (P2P) mixture of graphene and cement for industrial applications (2024)
Journal Article

Studies have demonstrated that a minute quantity of graphene is sufficient to boost cement characteristics, but the attainment of good dispersion and uniformity of the resultant graphene-cement mixture remains a challenge. To alleviate these challeng... Read More about Experimental and operations viability assessment of powder-to-powder (P2P) mixture of graphene and cement for industrial applications.

Delivering citizen science online and hybrid: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment and engagement (2024)
Journal Article

This small-scale study explores the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on running and delivering a large-scale, international participatory citizen science project. In doing so, it seeks to identify the challenges posed by the pandemic for the research... Read More about Delivering citizen science online and hybrid: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment and engagement.

Impacts of WWII bomb explosions on weathering damage of architectural heritage: Bath, England (2024)
Journal Article

The effects of bomb impacts, including the explosive force and combustion associated with these impacts, are preserved in only a few cities across the UK. In particular, World War Two (WWII) has left scars across a wide range of structures as a resul... Read More about Impacts of WWII bomb explosions on weathering damage of architectural heritage: Bath, England.

A series of anarcho-queer engagements about LGBTQ+ teacher identity in STEM disciplines (2024)
Thesis

Even in social and professional contexts in which workplace diversity is considered a positive contributing aspect to institutional success, the experience of LGBTQ+ employees has repeatedly been shown to be marked by the adoption of defensive strate... Read More about A series of anarcho-queer engagements about LGBTQ+ teacher identity in STEM disciplines.

Implications of an early Holocene climax in solifluction and related periglacial activity on Juvflye, Jotunheimen (southern Norway), as revealed by Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating (2024)
Journal Article

Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating (SHD) was applied to ~180 medium- to large-scale solifluction features on the northern edge of Juyflye, Jotunheimen (southern Norway) using an electronic Schmidt-hammer (RockSchmidt) and an improved local SHD age-ca... Read More about Implications of an early Holocene climax in solifluction and related periglacial activity on Juvflye, Jotunheimen (southern Norway), as revealed by Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating.

Building height and density effects related to winter and summer temperature and precipitation simulation based on Local Climate Zones in a coastal city: A case study of Istanbul (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The temperature and precipitation extremes of coastal cities are modulated by land-atmospheric interactions and modified land surfaces. Local climate zones are used as land use representations in a convection-permitting model to simulate precipitatio... Read More about Building height and density effects related to winter and summer temperature and precipitation simulation based on Local Climate Zones in a coastal city: A case study of Istanbul.