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Post occupancy evaluation in educational spaces: The impact of seasonal discrepancies (2024)
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This paper presents findings from a Post Occupancy Evaluation research of a BREEAM Excellence-rated university building, to understand the experience of the students using university study spaces. This research focuses on winter conditions and the ou... Read More about Post occupancy evaluation in educational spaces: The impact of seasonal discrepancies.

Be less scientist, be more human: Scientists and policymakers mastering the art of public engagement in environmental governance (2024)
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In environmental psychology, a disconnection from nature is often studied but a disconnection from one another is less commonly discussed. Through a similar process of industrial growth, researchers and policymakers have been distanced from fellow hu... Read More about Be less scientist, be more human: Scientists and policymakers mastering the art of public engagement in environmental governance.

An experimental utopia? Learning from temporary use and the making of 'sustainable community hub' (2024)
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This paper offers a critique on framing of temporary practices: meanwhile uses of vacant properties, applied as an effective strategy for recent decline of public life in city centres. In a time of renewed austerity, climate and cost of living crises... Read More about An experimental utopia? Learning from temporary use and the making of 'sustainable community hub'.

A conceptual framework for understanding community resilience to flooding (2024)
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Flooding, an already prevalent global hazard, is predicted to worsen in frequency and intensity. Flood Risk Governance has evolved from exclusively combating flooding to now also coexisting with it, aiming to enhance resilience comprehensively and ov... Read More about A conceptual framework for understanding community resilience to flooding.

Passenger experiences of an Autonomous Bus service: The MultiCAV project (2024)
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This paper reports on a mixed methods study investigating the on-board passenger experience of one of the world’s first autonomous bus trials open to the general public. The MultiCAV project – branded publicly as Mi-Link – was an autonomous bus trial... Read More about Passenger experiences of an Autonomous Bus service: The MultiCAV project.

The role of enjoyment and affective arousal in air pollution and climate change decision-making (2024)
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Diverse citizens need to be involved in net zero transitions to ensure policy interventions do not entrench inequalities for people from minoritised or disenfranchised groups and ensure public engagement with rapid social changes. This talk draws on... Read More about The role of enjoyment and affective arousal in air pollution and climate change decision-making.

“Designer huts” in allotment gardens – A new phenomenon – A case of Warsaw, Poland (2024)
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Allotment gardens are widespread across Europe. Their gardeners maintain green oases in otherwise heavily built-up areas by cultivating urban land and caring for the green space. Thus, they generate positive externalities by privately managing public... Read More about “Designer huts” in allotment gardens – A new phenomenon – A case of Warsaw, Poland.

Global inquiry into transparency in the real estate markets (2024)
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The research is concerned with the perception, definition, and measurement of transparency in real estate markets and exploring any transparency deficits. Understanding market transparency, beyond the current measures available for selected countries... Read More about Global inquiry into transparency in the real estate markets.

Nature connection and cycling (2024)
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Both cycling and nature connectedness offer benefits to human and planetary wellbeing. A mixed methods MSc research project has explored the ways in which nature in general, and connectedness in particular, interacts with cycling practice... Read More about Nature connection and cycling.

The history of energy in architecture: A critical reflection (2024)
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Goals, barriers and enablers to realising biodiversity delivery through new development (2024)
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The protection and enhancement of biodiversity through development is a key challenge for planning. In England, the planning system has adopted a mitigation hierarchy, which seeks to focus development in less sensitive areas, or mitigate or compensat... Read More about Goals, barriers and enablers to realising biodiversity delivery through new development.

Exploring domestic consumption patterns: A HomeLabs study on water and energy use (2024)
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Water and energy utilities are in constant pursuit of deeper insights into consumer use patterns within homes. Traditional demand management strategies often rely on an "information deficit" model, presuming that consumer behaviour can be altered sim... Read More about Exploring domestic consumption patterns: A HomeLabs study on water and energy use.

Evaluating large-scale participatory projects: what works? (2024)
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Transparency in the real estate market - A global comparative study (2024)
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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.

Separateness in the home: From home-ness to work-ness in a post-covid environment (2024)
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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.

The role of GBGI in levelling up in Bristol (2024)
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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.

Structural analysis of concrete shells using deep learning methods (2024)
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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.

Regulation and accreditation of surveying professions - USA and UK - Challenges going forward (2024)
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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.

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)
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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.

Qualitative research seminar: Planning co-productive research with young people (2024)
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Join us for an engaging research seminar as we delve into the insights garnered from the CCC-CATAPULT research project, aimed at exploring young people's experiences of climate education. Throughout the session, we will present some principles that w... Read More about Qualitative research seminar: Planning co-productive research with young people.