All Outputs (76)

Robot manipulator skill learning and generalising through teleoperation (2023)
Thesis
Si, W. Robot manipulator skill learning and generalising through teleoperation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10357684

Robot manipulators have been widely used for simple repetitive, and accurate tasks in industrial plants, such as pick and place, assembly and welding etc., but it is still hard to deploy in human-centred environments for dexterous manipulation tasks,... Read More about Robot manipulator skill learning and generalising through teleoperation.

Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure (2023)
Journal Article
Everett, G., Matsler, A. M., Chan, F. K. S., Naclerio, M. A., Morzillo, A. T., & Lamond, J. E. (2023). Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 52, 1650–1660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01877-6

Few studies have focused on value structures, experiences, and cultural diversity as it relates to bioswale planning and implementation. We used ‘Point of Opportunity Interactions’ to understand previously undocumented views of the Cantonese-speaking... Read More about Lifestyle and language barriers influence community engagement with green infrastructure.

Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023 (2023)
Report
Longhurst, J., Venn, A., Dietzel, A., Smith, B., Pettengell, C., Tudgey, D., …Clayton, W. (2023). Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023. https://thebaccc.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/baccc-occs-progress-review_final-26-april-2023.pdf: Bristol One City Office

This report from the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) reviews citywide progress on tackling the climate crisis and concludes that, although there is some positive progress, the city is still way off meeting its 2030 carbon neutra... Read More about Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023.

Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England (2023)
Journal Article
Fouad, A. Z., Sinnett, D., Bray, I., McClatchey, R., & Reece, R. (2023). Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England. Land,

Greenspaces are argued to be one of the important features in the urban environment that impact the health of the population. Previous research suggested either positive, negative or no associations between greenspaces and health-related outcomes. Th... Read More about Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England.

DETI Inspire Final Report (2023)
Report
Fogg Rogers, L., Cockbill, L., Bristow, A., Warren, J., & Laggan, S. (2023). DETI Inspire Final Report. Bristol, UK: West of England Combined Authority

Inspiring a future generation of engineers has never been more important, as we seek urgent solutions to the Climate Crisis. The West of England is leading the way developing sustainability solutions with academia and industry collaborating to reach... Read More about DETI Inspire Final Report.

Housing affordability in the South West of England (2023)
Report
Sinnett, D., Fouad, Z., McClymont, K., Hickman, H., Loveday, C., Hall, S., …Lamond, J. (2023). Housing affordability in the South West of England. https://homesforthesouthwest.co.uk: Homes for the South West

The South West faces acute problems of housing affordability. The region is conspicuously less affordable than England as a whole, and the North and Midlands in particular. These inter-regional disparities are becoming progressively more pronounced.... Read More about Housing affordability in the South West of England.

Exploring the impacts that virtual nature exposure can have on health and well-being and the mechanisms involved: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Reece, R., & Merchant, S. (2023). Exploring the impacts that virtual nature exposure can have on health and well-being and the mechanisms involved: A systematic review. Open Review, 8, 71-86. https://doi.org/10.47967/TOR2022COL/VOL8.06

Exposure to nature can improve health and well-being. However, numerous populations have restricted access to outdoor environments. Reviews show virtual nature exposure can provide benefits for a range of health and well-being outcomes. There is spac... Read More about Exploring the impacts that virtual nature exposure can have on health and well-being and the mechanisms involved: A systematic review.

A university’s transformational change agenda (2023)
Book Chapter
Longhurst, J., Gough, G., & Brooks, I. (2023). A university’s transformational change agenda. In W. M. Purcell, & J. Haddock-Fraser (Eds.), Bloomsbury Handbook Of Sustainability In Higher Education: An Agenda For Transformational Change. Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter presents a chronological review of the University of West of England, Bristol (UWE) and its engagement with the environmental agenda of the late 20th century before reviewing its transformational sustainability agenda over the last twent... Read More about A university’s transformational change agenda.

Deformation-aware contact-rich manipulation skills learning and compliant control (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Si, W., Guo, C., Dong, J., Lu, Z., & Yang, C. (2023). Deformation-aware contact-rich manipulation skills learning and compliant control. In P. Borja, C. D. Santina, L. Peternel, & E. Torta (Eds.), Human-Friendly Robotics 2022 HFR: 15th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (90-104). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22731-8_7

In this paper, we study a vision-based reactive adaptation method for contact-rich manipulation tasks, based on the compliant control and learning from demonstration. For contact-rich tasks, the compliant control method is essential, especially when... Read More about Deformation-aware contact-rich manipulation skills learning and compliant control.

Air and Water Pollution XXX (2022)
Book
Mambretti, S., Longhurst, J., & Barnes, J. (Eds.). (2022). Air and Water Pollution XXX. Southampton and Boston: WIT Press

Proceedings of the 30th Air and Water Pollution Conference organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology and the University of the West of England. The merger of two successful events to form the 30th International Conference on Modelling, Monitori... Read More about Air and Water Pollution XXX.

Challenges and opportunities for local action to improve air quality (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, December). Challenges and opportunities for local action to improve air quality. Presented at Next Steps for Improving Air Quality at a Local Level, Online

This brief presentation considers the role of Local Authorities (LA) in providing local air quality management (LAQM) and public health protection. It will focus on the role of LAs in reviewing and assessing air quality, declaring Air Quality Ma... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for local action to improve air quality.

Stuff and space in the home: Space for storage as the forgotten design and well-being dimension in standardised housing (2022)
Journal Article
Marco, E. (2023). Stuff and space in the home: Space for storage as the forgotten design and well-being dimension in standardised housing. Journal of Architecture, 27(5-6), 708-733. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2022.2142269

In the field of architecture, there has been scarce research on how the accumulation of material possessions impacts on space in the home. There has been little understanding of what households own, collect, store, and dispose of, nor the implication... Read More about Stuff and space in the home: Space for storage as the forgotten design and well-being dimension in standardised housing.

Review of year three of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council (2022)
Digital Artefact
Longhurst, J. (2022). Review of year three of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council. [PDF]

The University of the West of England supports South Gloucestershire Council in their Climate Emergency work through a University Advisory Group. This group meets monthly with representatives of South Gloucestershire Council’s Climate Emergency Team... Read More about Review of year three of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council.

Higher education and the sustainability agenda. Opportunities and challenges (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, October). Higher education and the sustainability agenda. Opportunities and challenges

Part one will consider the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the climate and ecological emergencies. Part two will be a discussion of whole institution responses to the sustainability challenge... Read More about Higher education and the sustainability agenda. Opportunities and challenges.

Enforcing local environmental protection (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, October). Enforcing local environmental protection. Presented at Environmental Protection UK Annual Conference 2022, Warwick University and online

This presentation considers the role of Local Authorities (LA) in providing environmental protection services. It considers the challenges faced by LAs in 12 years or more of austerity. It reflects on in the capability and competency to deliver... Read More about Enforcing local environmental protection.

Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures (2022)
Journal Article
Reece, R., Bornioli, A., Bray, I., & Alford, C. (2022). Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13052. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013052

Previous studies have identified the benefits of exposure to green or historic environments using qualitative methods and psychometric measures, but studies using a combination of measures are lacking. This study builds on current literature by focus... Read More about Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures.

Sustainability-at-UWE-Bristol: A 28-year journey (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, August). Sustainability-at-UWE-Bristol: A 28-year journey. Paper presented at The Eighth International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol

In this presentation I will briefly discuss the role of higher education as both a cause and a solution to our multiple sustainability crises explore the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the clima... Read More about Sustainability-at-UWE-Bristol: A 28-year journey.

Inclusive exploration of sustainable goals and solutions through Minecraft (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L., Bentley, S., Behenna, S., & Stevens, C. (2022, August). Inclusive exploration of sustainable goals and solutions through Minecraft. Presented at SEEDS 2022. International Conference for Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society, University of the West of England

Science Hunters has successfully used the computer game Minecraft to engage children with science since 2014, using a specific approach that promotes learning within the framework of defined topics, whilst encouraging exploration of the elements that... Read More about Inclusive exploration of sustainable goals and solutions through Minecraft.

‘Smartifying’ construction for circular and zero-carbon biobased buildings (SmartBioC) (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Archila Santos, H., Lashley, R., Lamond, J., Msipo, A., & Prabhakaran, A. (2022, August). ‘Smartifying’ construction for circular and zero-carbon biobased buildings (SmartBioC). Paper presented at International SEEDS Conference 2022, University of the West of England, Bristol and online

SmartBioC focuses on creating a user-friendly digital tool that allows users to select and specify biobased materials and building components for a modular housing unit based on a set of performance indicators including carbon footprint, thermal perf... Read More about ‘Smartifying’ construction for circular and zero-carbon biobased buildings (SmartBioC).

Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, July). Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education. Presented at Environmental Sustainability in the Higher Education Sector, Online

This presentation explores the place of sustainability in the teaching, research and innovation, civic engagement and campus operations in universities. Using UWE as a case study example opportunities and challenges are discussed in the context of... Read More about Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education.