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Food security and circular cities: Paradigmatic shifts, geographical and temporal scales, and participatory governance support to facilitate transitions towards ‘urban sustainability' (2025)
Journal Article

This article explores how the principles of circularity, applied to urban food systems, could contribute to catalysing a transition towards more sustainable cities, working on the premise that food security is a key pillar of urban resilience. In ord... Read More about Food security and circular cities: Paradigmatic shifts, geographical and temporal scales, and participatory governance support to facilitate transitions towards ‘urban sustainability'.

Local policies and interventions to reduce a city’s carbon footprint using plant-based diets: Bristol as a case study (2025)
Journal Article

Net zero strategies are needed to mitigate the effects of the climate emergency. Food systems are responsible for one third of global GhG emissions. This study explores policies and interventions that can be applied at a local level to decarbonise th... Read More about Local policies and interventions to reduce a city’s carbon footprint using plant-based diets: Bristol as a case study.

The missed opportunity of local air quality management. In Lewis J. (Ed) Speaking up for science and the environment. Case studies for effective environmental engagement throughout the policy process. (2025)
Report

Case study eight, from James Longhurst, takes a longer-term view of policy delivery in practice, analysing how Local Air Quality Management has been delivered through local government. The case study provides a perspective on the limiting factors th... Read More about The missed opportunity of local air quality management. In Lewis J. (Ed) Speaking up for science and the environment. Case studies for effective environmental engagement throughout the policy process..

Transition to more healthy and biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It has been demonstrated that biodiverse urban environments support health and well-being. However, the United Kingdom is one of the countries with the lowest biodiversity value globally. Efforts to address this shortfall and create healthier and mor... Read More about Transition to more healthy and biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom.

An updated analysis of air pollution and its management viewed through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation provides a high-level assessment of air pollution and its management viewed through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It updates the 2018 publication of Longhurst et al
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a short ove... Read More about An updated analysis of air pollution and its management viewed through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals.

C.Env at 20 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Review of the progress made by Society for the Environment (SocEnv) and its constituent licensed bodies in awarding the designation Chartered Environmentalist to appropriately qualified and experienced environmental practitioners.

Flood susceptibility assessment for improving the resilience capacity of railway infrastructure networks (2024)
Journal Article

Floods often cause significant damage to transportation infrastructure such as roads, railways, and bridges. This study identifies several topographic, environmental, and hydrological factors (slope, elevation, rainfall, land use and cover, distance... Read More about Flood susceptibility assessment for improving the resilience capacity of railway infrastructure networks.

Transition to more biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It has been demonstrated that biodiverse urban environments support health and well-being. However, the United Kingdom is one of the countries with the lowest biodiversity value globally. Efforts to address this shortfall and create healthier and mor... Read More about Transition to more biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom.