Urban gardens, commoning, and the seeds of post-capitalism
(2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
All Outputs (638)
The Atlas of Car Design (2023)
Book
A fresh take on an eternally popular subject, charting car design's evolution across centuries and continents
The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
The Planning Advisory Service commissioned the University of West of England (UWE) to research the role that Local Planning Authorities (LPA) can play in delivering housing-led development on brownfield land. The research resulted in a set of case st... Read More about The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports.
Handover, soft landings and POE (2023)
Other
Airborne Microplastics measurement: Putting people at the heart of the science (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wide Load A House Moved (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
This is an exhibition of cut books, supported by large scale display posters of the archive of Wide Load. The book includes essays by Tonia Carless & Robin Serjeant, James Benedict Brown, Matthew Hynam. Design by Paula Roush. Limited edition publicat... Read More about Wide Load A House Moved.
Brixham Immersed (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
This immersive experience for MetaQuest presents a combination of still point cloud renders of public and hidden spaces captured with LiDAR cameras that are brought to life by 2nd Order Ambisonic (Core Octomic) and spot field recordings (conventional... Read More about Brixham Immersed.
Atmospheres as environments (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Towards the European Commission's road safety goal of 'Vision Zero': Intended routes of the SOTERIA journey (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The emergence of complex urban mobility environments, where unknown interactions between different types of vulnerable road users (VRUs) and between VRUs and motorised vehicles, poses the need for a clear understanding of user behaviours, fair and op... Read More about Towards the European Commission's road safety goal of 'Vision Zero': Intended routes of the SOTERIA journey.
Developing community leadership for action on affordable, healthy, and sustainable food issues (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
In the context of the current cost of living crisis, many activists are working within their communities to promote access to affordable, healthy, and sustainable food. Yet there are very few opportunities share experiences, ideas and resources betwe... Read More about Developing community leadership for action on affordable, healthy, and sustainable food issues.
The implementations of smart monitoring on construction sites – A literature review (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A critical concern with the UK’s construction project progress monitoring and control techniques is their dependency on data collection, which is time-consuming and unproductive and may lead to various circumstances in managing projects. However, col... Read More about The implementations of smart monitoring on construction sites – A literature review.
The implications of interim payment certificate in UK: A literature review (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The appropriate measurement and valuation of construction works is between the crucial aspects of successful project management. This takes place following traditional surveying methods and inspection techniques, however, both clients and contractors... Read More about The implications of interim payment certificate in UK: A literature review.
Building allies: The role of diversity allies in built environment higher education courses (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The lack of diversity has been recognised in the Built Environment and Construction industry, and solutions to address this are both achieving diversity within Higher Education, as well as improving workplace culture to increase retention of a divers... Read More about Building allies: The role of diversity allies in built environment higher education courses.
The role of the petty bourgeoisie in the current crisis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The interlocking crises of capitalism that we face are coming to a head. Amidst these dangerous times we are witnessing a response from the organised working class across the world through waves of strike action and unionisation drives in new sectors... Read More about The role of the petty bourgeoisie in the current crisis.
How can policy making be improved by citizen science? (2023)
Report
This is a meeting note from a roundtable chaired by Ian Diamond, National Statistician (21 April 2023). This roundtable explored the opportunities and barriers to incorporating citizen science and other participatory approaches in policymaking. This... Read More about How can policy making be improved by citizen science?.
System shifting the design studio: Educating regenerative future practitioners (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Published in 2021, the UK Design Council’s Beyond Net Zero report identified that designers are ‘not yet using their skills and resources to deliberately support the green transition in the way that they should and could’. A rising awareness of clim... Read More about System shifting the design studio: Educating regenerative future practitioners.
The challenge of delivering affordable housing in the South West (2023)
Journal Article
Danielle Sinnett, Katie McClymont, Hannah Hickman, Zaky Fouad and Stephen Hall outline the findings of a study of housing affordability in the South West of England, suggesting that it is unlikely that current housing need assessments will deliver en... Read More about The challenge of delivering affordable housing in the South West.
Making demands on government: Theorizing determinants of backyard residents' collective action in Cape Town, South Africa (2023)
Journal Article
Informality is growing with Africa's rapid urbanization. Much like residents of other types of informal housing, backyard dwellers face overall poor living conditions and political marginalization. However, backyard residents are in an ambiguous lega... Read More about Making demands on government: Theorizing determinants of backyard residents' collective action in Cape Town, South Africa.
Integration of LCA and LCCA through BIM for optimized decision-making when switching from gas to electricity services in dwellings (2023)
Journal Article
This study aims to assess electric heating system retrofit options and identify the optimal solution by applying a combined LCA and LCCA approach using BIM for existing UK homes. Exemplary case study illustrating an LCA and LCCA calculation using a B... Read More about Integration of LCA and LCCA through BIM for optimized decision-making when switching from gas to electricity services in dwellings.