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Implications of density bonus tool for urban planning: relaxing floor area ratio (FAR) regulations in Tehran (2020)
Journal Article

This article, by using empirical evidence from Tehran, looks beyond the West to explore the implications of the reliance of the entrepreneurial local government on private capital for the urban planning system. The main premise of this paper is that... Read More about Implications of density bonus tool for urban planning: relaxing floor area ratio (FAR) regulations in Tehran.

Hope in hell (2020)
Journal Article

Book Review in RIBAJ of Jonathan Porritt's Hope in Hell

Photo-thermal actuation of ultra-drawn high-density polyethylene (2020)
Journal Article

In this work, the photo-actuation of melt-processed ultra-drawn films based on high-density polyethylene (HDPE), incorporating a light-responsive additive (2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol, BZT), is presented. These oriented films exhi... Read More about Photo-thermal actuation of ultra-drawn high-density polyethylene.

Ultra-high actuation stress polymer actuators as light-driven artificial muscles (2020)
Journal Article

Remotely addressable actuators are of great interest in fields like microrobotics and smart textiles because of their simplicity, integrity, flexibility, and lightweight. However, most of the existing actuator systems are composed of complex assembli... Read More about Ultra-high actuation stress polymer actuators as light-driven artificial muscles.

Fast, light-responsive, metal-like polymer actuators generating high stresses at low strain (2020)
Journal Article

Producing lightweight polymeric actuators able to generate high stresses typical of hard metals and/or ceramics remains challenging. The photo-mechanical responses of ultra-drawn ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) actuators containing... Read More about Fast, light-responsive, metal-like polymer actuators generating high stresses at low strain.

DRY: Diary of a Water Super Hero (2019)
Book

This is the children's book (designed for Key Stage 2) produced as part of the knowledge exchange within the NERC -funded DRY (Drought Risk and You) project. The book aims to promote awareness of drought in the UK and of positive water behaviours -... Read More about DRY: Diary of a Water Super Hero.

Comparative life cycle analysis of façade passive systems in the Mediterranean: Comfort, energy, and carbon (2019)
Journal Article

In the Mediterranean region façade shading systems are used to reduce operational energy, particularly cooling loads. However, operational savings do not necessarily translate into net energy savings unless they outweigh the embodied energy/carbon re... Read More about Comparative life cycle analysis of façade passive systems in the Mediterranean: Comfort, energy, and carbon.

Working women and unequal mobilities in the urban periphery (2019)
Book Chapter

Eda Beyazit and Ceyda Sungur explore gendered mobilities in the periphery of Istanbul, within a capitalist-based and patriarchal society. Higher paid work in central areas is often not possible for females due to the lengthy journeys from suburban ar... Read More about Working women and unequal mobilities in the urban periphery.

A conceptual framework for understanding adaptation planning of urban road infrastructure (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the field of adaptation of road infrastructure, several frameworks for decision-making are available, but these have focused mainly on the adaptation of national or regional road network systems. Although the protection of these systems from the p... Read More about A conceptual framework for understanding adaptation planning of urban road infrastructure.

Applying Bayesian model averaging to characterise urban residential stock turnover dynamics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Building stock is a key determinant in building energy modelling and policy analysis. However, official statistics on total floor area of urban residential stock in China only exist up to 2006. Previous studies estimating Chinese urban residential st... Read More about Applying Bayesian model averaging to characterise urban residential stock turnover dynamics.

Clay mineralogy and geochemistry of the Lower Pleistocene Loess in the Iranian Loess Plateau (Agh Band section) and implications for its provenance and paleoclimate change (2019)
Journal Article

The clay mineralogy and geochemistry of loess is sensitive to variations in sediment source area, transport processes and weathering regime over time, and thus careful study of them can provide some insight into past climate variability. The well-kno... Read More about Clay mineralogy and geochemistry of the Lower Pleistocene Loess in the Iranian Loess Plateau (Agh Band section) and implications for its provenance and paleoclimate change.

Arguments for a co-production approach to community flood protection (2019)
Journal Article

With more intense rainfall and sea level rises predicted, an increasing number of people across the UK are vulnerable to flood events. The government has pledged more funding for flood infrastructure planning, design and management. However, schemes... Read More about Arguments for a co-production approach to community flood protection.

Bamboo hybrids bolster timber (2019)
Journal Article

A relatively common material is not being embraced fully for building supplies. Interest in bamboo is growing, through research and media campaigning about the material’s environmental benefits, properties and its ability to replace wood, steel and c... Read More about Bamboo hybrids bolster timber.

Establishing a metropolitan transport authority in Istanbul: A new institutional economics framework for institutional change in urban transport (2019)
Journal Article

Rapid urban growth and resulting urban transport problems in developing cities trigger major transformative reform attempts. However, these attempts might fail due to ignoring the role of the institutional environment. Changing the governance structu... Read More about Establishing a metropolitan transport authority in Istanbul: A new institutional economics framework for institutional change in urban transport.

Polylactic acid/lyocell fibre as an eco-friendly alternative to polyethylene terephthalate/cotton fibre blended yarns and knitted fabrics (2019)
Journal Article

Polylactic acid (PLA) and lyocell fibres blend can offer an eco-friendly alternative to commonly employed blend of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and cotton fibres in textiles. PET fibre is non-biodegradable and depletes fossils fuels and adds to l... Read More about Polylactic acid/lyocell fibre as an eco-friendly alternative to polyethylene terephthalate/cotton fibre blended yarns and knitted fabrics.

The Short Guide to Town and Country Planning 2e (2019)
Book

The fully updated Short Guide to Town and Country Planning provides an concise introductory overview of the practice of planning for those with little or no prior knowledge. This second edition considers who planners are and what they do, showing how... Read More about The Short Guide to Town and Country Planning 2e.

Effect of key process variables on mechanical properties of blended vortex spun yarns (2018)
Journal Article

A study of significant factors and their interaction during vortex yarn spinning has been carried out to achieve desired mechanical properties of the polyethylene terephthalate/cotton blended yarns which can offer process and performance advantages.... Read More about Effect of key process variables on mechanical properties of blended vortex spun yarns.

Embracing uncertainty and shaping transport for Scotland’s future (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A growing number of transport bodies are trying to make sense of how to inform and shape policymaking and investment in the face of deep uncertainty. Potentially disruptive transport technologies are only part of a more complex picture of societal ch... Read More about Embracing uncertainty and shaping transport for Scotland’s future.

Geochemistry of the red soils in the Northern Iranian Loess Plateau and implications for its origin and paleoclimate reconstruction (2018)
Journal Article

Introduction During the last decade, considerable progress has been made in the study of known loess deposits and their paleoclimatic implications in Northern Iran, whereas little information is available about the red soils which are beneath the the... Read More about Geochemistry of the red soils in the Northern Iranian Loess Plateau and implications for its origin and paleoclimate reconstruction.

Why architects matter (2018)
Journal Article

Review of Flora Samuel's book 'Why Architects Matter'