Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment and Sustainability Jim Longhurst's Outputs (362)

Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023 (2023)
Report

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.

A university’s transformational change agenda (2023)
Book Chapter

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.

Air and Water Pollution XXX (2022)
Book

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 Contribution

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.

Review of year three of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council (2022)
Digital Artefact

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 Contribution

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 Contribution

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.

Sustainability-at-UWE-Bristol: A 28-year journey (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation:
Briefly discusses the role of higher education as both a cause and a solution to our multiple sustainability crises;
Explores the changing expectations of current and future students as they confront the reality of the climate... Read More about Sustainability at UWE Bristol: A 28 year Journey.

Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline (2022)
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This presentation explores the the QAA - Advance HE Education for Sustainable Development guidance , discusses it significance and potential application in HE no matter what the discipline maybe. It concludes with a brief review of how UWE has devel... Read More about The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline.

Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council (2022)
Report

Achieving net zero in 2050 is enshrined in UK law. The first three national carbon budgets have made an impressive start on the UK decarbonisation journey but the challenge of implementation facing the fourth, fifth and sixth budget is significant. T... Read More about Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council.

Striving for net zero. A case study of sustainability at UWE Bristol (2022)
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Striving for Net Zero (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provided a case study of UWE’s 28 year journey towards becoming a sustainable university. It reviews the policy, operational, teaching, research and partnership actions that contribute towards environmental, climate and wider sustainabilit... Read More about Striving for Net Zero.

Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Annual report year 2 (2022)
Report

The QAA –Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance for higher education providers (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Climate literacy & education: Embedding into the curriculum (2022)
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Air Pollution XXIX (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Review of year two of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council (2021)
Report

https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/static/5e5bdbd83f51c0169af668c38fd5cd27/Appendix-6-Review-of-Year-2-Climate-Emergency-Action-Plan.pdf

Exploring the new guidance for higher education providers on education for sustainable development (2021)
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Purpose of the Guidance
To assist staff in UK higher education institutes seeking to incorporate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within their curricula

To support students from any academic discipline to acquire the knowledge, unders... Read More about Exploring the new guidance for higher education providers on education for sustainable development.

Supporting the role of universities in leading individual and societal transformation through education for sustainable development (2021)
Journal Article

There is growing recognition of the value of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for all learners, and of the unique role that universities play in the transformation of individuals, institutions and societies towards more sustainable futures... Read More about Supporting the role of universities in leading individual and societal transformation through education for sustainable development.

Climate action leadership. Racing to zero for universities and colleges (2021)
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The UMBRELLA air quality use case. A dense, multi location, multi pollutant & multi layered, air quality monitoring network (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

University responses to the climate emergency (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The imperative for decarbonisation action. Translating rhetoric into meaningful change (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Using the climate action toolkit and the QAA/Advance HE ESD guidance to help senior leadership teams in universities tackle the climate emergency (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The higher education climate action toolkit (2021)
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Influencing senior management (2021)
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Exploring corporate engagement with carbon management techniques (2021)
Journal Article

his paper explores the different ways of managing carbon in organisational settings. It uses a sequential mixed methods approach – literature review, discussions with sustainability thought leaders, and online survey and interviews with company susta... Read More about Exploring corporate engagement with carbon management techniques.

Sustainability at UWE Bristol (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The climate action toolkit for higher education (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Characteristics of real-world gaseous exhaust emissions from cars in heterogeneous traffic conditions (2021)
Journal Article

In this study, researchers have explored real-world driving conditions and developed emission factors for 58 passenger cars using on-board emission measurement technique while driving on five different routes in Delhi. The measured average emission f... Read More about Characteristics of real-world gaseous exhaust emissions from cars in heterogeneous traffic conditions.

How the HE climate action toolkit can help you build back better (2021)
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A framework for assessing the contribution of UK local authorities toward compliance with the EU ambient air quality directive (2021)
Journal Article

Implementation outcomes of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD) (2008/50/EC)) are weak across European Union (EU) member states. In the UK, Local Authorities (LAs) must work toward reducing air pollution, however, means of assessing the extent an... Read More about A framework for assessing the contribution of UK local authorities toward compliance with the EU ambient air quality directive.

Education for sustainable development guidance (2021)
Other

This is the second edition of the QAA/Advance HE Education for Sustainable Development Guidance, the first having been published in 2014. The guidance is intended to be of practical help to higher education providers (HEPs) working with students and... Read More about Education for sustainable development guidance.

Unprecedented reduction in air pollution and corresponding short-term premature mortality associated with COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi, India (2021)
Journal Article

Countries around the world introduced strict restrictions on movement and activities known as ‘lockdowns’ to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the end of 2019. A sudden improvement in air quality was observed global... Read More about Unprecedented reduction in air pollution and corresponding short-term premature mortality associated with COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi, India.

A rapid assessment of the opportunities presented by the BEIS energy white paper and the UK Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution (2021)
Report

A rapid assessment of the opportunities for Bristol presented by the Energy White Paper and 10 Point Plan. Report prepared by a sub committee of the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

University action for climate change (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The imperative for sectoral climate action (2021)
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Climate action toolkit for the higher education sector (2021)
Report

The HE Climate Action Toolkit, produced by the Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education, identifies critical elements to climate action across 5 themes: leadership, teaching, research, community engagement and campus management. These e... Read More about Climate action toolkit for the higher education sector.

The imperative for education for sustainable development. In progressing sustainability in higher education teaching and learning in the climate change, pandemic era: Perspectives from the sector (2021)
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Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi (2020)
Journal Article

Access to detailed comparisons of the air quality variations encountered when commuting through a city offers the urban traveller more informed choice on how to minimise personal exposure to inhalable pollutants. In this study we report on an experim... Read More about Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi.

Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020)
Report

Exactly one year following its establishment, the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) has published the Annual Report on Year One to review its first year of operations and key contributions to Bristol’s response to the climate emerg... Read More about Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Reconnecting society with its ecological roots (2020)
Journal Article

Recent high-profile analyses of trajectories and prognoses of ecosystem decline around the world have called for a renewed focus on embedding the values of the natural world across all areas of public policy. This paper reports the results of a UK-b... Read More about Reconnecting society with its ecological roots.

South Gloucestershire Council climate emergency declaration review of year one of the Climate Emergency Action Plan (2020)
Report

A critical review of South Gloucestershire Council's Climate Emergency Year 1 Action Plan. A review undertaken by the University Advisory Group supporting South Gloucestershire Council in the implementation of their Climate Emergency Strategy.

Air Pollution XXVIII (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air pollution issues remain one of the most challenging problems facing the international community. The included research demonstrates the wide-spread nature of the air pollution phenomena and explores in depth their impacts on human health and the... Read More about Air Pollution XXVIII.

Air Pollution Studies (2020)
Book

Air pollution issues remain one of the most challenging problems facing society. This wide-ranging collection of high-quality works contains valuable research on issues related to the modelling, monitoring and management of air pollution.

The pape... Read More about Air Pollution Studies.

Sustainability in higher education curricula – a UWE Bristol example (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The legacy of COVID-19: Lessons and challenges for city-scale air quality management in the UK (2020)
Journal Article

The lockdown enforced by the UK Government to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to an unparalleled reduction in traffic volumes and significant drop in nitrogen dioxide concentrations in most cities, although the picture emerging fro... Read More about The legacy of COVID-19: Lessons and challenges for city-scale air quality management in the UK.

Embedding sustainability in higher education curricula. The climate is changing but what about curricula? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainability at UWE Bristol. A 26 year journey (2020)
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The opportunity and challenge of embedding education for sustainable development in HE (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This keynote is divided into 8 sections exploring the opportunity and challenge of embedding ESD in higher education.
Part 1 The opportunity for the HE sector
Part 2 The complex challenge that we face
Part 3 A little context and background to sus... Read More about The opportunity and challenge of embedding education for sustainable development in HE.

Independent review of the sustainability of the YTL Arena, Bristol (2020)
Report

UWE Bristol has been commissioned to undertake an independent review of the sustainability credentials of the proposed YTL Arena, Bristol and to offer judgment on the rigour and robustness of the sustainability assessment undertaken by YTL’s consu... Read More about Independent review of the sustainability of the YTL Arena, Bristol.

Air Pollution 2019 (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction and context
A brief overview of the UK’s air pollution problem
The Clean Air Strategy 2019 – aims and intentions
Evaluating the Strategy
Conclusions

The new strategy was published in January 2019. The foreword by the Secretary... Read More about The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality?.

National Clean Air Day – what are we doing to advance the achievement of clean air for all? (2019)
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Introduction and welcome
Brief summary of the air quality challenge
Discussion on the role of Universities and Colleges in addressing air quality
Conclusions and a draft statement on the role of Universities and Colleges in achieving clean ai... Read More about National Clean Air Day – what are we doing to advance the achievement of clean air for all?.

Bristol’s 2030 carbon neutrality goal. Some observations from the Urban ID Project (2019)
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Scope of Presentation

Introduction to Urban ID
Some Definitions and Statistics
The Green House Gas Protocol
The Urban ID Approach
Boundary and Emission Questions
A Pathway to Carbon Neutrality
Supporting Behaviour Change
How Can UWE Help?... Read More about Bristol’s 2030 carbon neutrality goal. Some observations from the Urban ID Project.

A baseline assessment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within European Student Union web environments (2019)
Journal Article

The world of student unions is under-researched, particularly relating to global issues and challenges, despite them holding a large proportion of the future workforce. At present, the European Students Union (ESU) has a duty of care to approximately... Read More about A baseline assessment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within European Student Union web environments.

Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK (2019)
Journal Article

This article investigates the application of the “smart cities” and “urban climate justice” concepts to two urban initiatives based in Bristol, UK. Both ideas are increasingly popular in academic literature. Yet, little is known about their understan... Read More about Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK.

The need for a systems perspective to devise new solutions for contemporary and emergent air pollutants (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Structure of Presentation
1. Diagnosing the problem of anthropogenic air pollution
2. A brief comment on the Strategic Priorities Fund Clean Air Programme
3. The value of a systems perspective to address the issues, clarify the ambiguities and of... Read More about The need for a systems perspective to devise new solutions for contemporary and emergent air pollutants.

Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2018 IEEE. Cancer Care Informatics (CCI) and its impacts are assessed using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The positive and negative impacts of CCI on the SDGs are considered through a literature review and expert assessme... Read More about Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment.

Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present results from the action research project, where sustainability professionals, local businesses and academic researchers collaborated on exploring barriers for food w... Read More about Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector.

Enhancing the communication potential of smart metering for energy and water (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The success of water and energy smart metering is highly contingent on a successful communication strategy. We report on the findings from a qualitative study involving discourse analysis of customer messaging and focus groups wit... Read More about Enhancing the communication potential of smart metering for energy and water.

Air Pollution 2018. Twenty Sixth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution (2018)
Book

Air Pollution 2018 is the 26th Annual Meeting in the successful series of international conferences organised by the Wessex Institute and the University of Naples Parthenope, concerned with advances in Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Poll... Read More about Air Pollution 2018. Twenty Sixth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution.

120 Years of environmental protection UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

On the 10th of September 2018 Environmental Protection UK (EPUK) celebrated the 120th birthday of one of its parent organisations, the Coal Smoke Abatement Society (CSAS). This speech reviews the important contributions of the Society in the battle... Read More about 120 Years of environmental protection UK.

EU multilevel governance and air quality management in the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation delivered at the EGPA Conference 2018

Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (3): Reducing carbon sequestration uncertainties in south Indian tropical dry evergreen forest (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Climate regulation services provided by tropical dry evergreen forest (TDEF), a threatened habitat of India's Coromandel Coast, appear significant due to high carbon assimilation rates. International markets for climate regulatio... Read More about Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (3): Reducing carbon sequestration uncertainties in south Indian tropical dry evergreen forest.

Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 by 193 countries. They can be characterised as sustainability ‘requirements’ for the global system. This paper provides a vision of how Multinational Companies (MNCs) are... Read More about Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations.

Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bioaerosols, comprised of bacteria, fungi and viruses are ubiquitous in ambient air. Known to adversely affect human health, the impact of bioaerosols on a population often manifests as outbreaks of illnesses such as Legionnaires Disease and Q fever,... Read More about Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification.

Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provides a high-level assessment of the causes and impacts of air pollution and its management through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a literature review and expert assessment process the impac... Read More about Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment.

A partnership approach to carbon neutral Bristol 2050 (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation on the Urban ID project and Bristol Green Capital Partnership sustainability community case study in the "Governing climate change in complex urban settings" session at the IPCC Climate Change Science and Cites Conference.

Towards a sustainable University. Progress in the journey of the University of the West of England, Bristol (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the approach taken by UWE Bristol over more than 20 years to develop its whole institution approach to sustainability with particular reference to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). It discusses the institutional... Read More about Towards a sustainable University. Progress in the journey of the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Facilitating stakeholder dialogues on a carbon neutral city: We need to talk about carbon (and air quality) (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 WIT Press. The issues surrounding successful public engagement with climate change mitigation policy and decision-making have been extensively researched and identified as barriers to long-term civic and civil engagement. The challenge of tran... Read More about Facilitating stakeholder dialogues on a carbon neutral city: We need to talk about carbon (and air quality).

Bridging the gap: A case study of a partnership approach to skills development through student engagement in bristol’s green capital year (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. HEIs are well placed to engage with local communities, and can connect students with organisations through several pathways, such as volunteering opportunitie... Read More about Bridging the gap: A case study of a partnership approach to skills development through student engagement in bristol’s green capital year.

Sustainable Development Studies (2018)
Book

Containing a series of specially selected papers, this book deals with advances in disciplines contributing to sustainable development, such as planning, architecture, engineering, policy making, environmental sciences and economics, and identifies s... Read More about Sustainable Development Studies.

Exploring the current position of ESD in UK higher education institutions (2017)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider the position of education for sustainable development in the UK Higher Education (HE) sector with respect to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and Higher Education... Read More about Exploring the current position of ESD in UK higher education institutions.

Are we really serious about managing air quality? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Inaugural Honorary Fellow of Society for the Environment Lecture

This presentation considers the continuing challenge of managing local air quality in the UK and the factors that act as barriers to progress. It critiques the progress in mee... Read More about Are we really serious about managing air quality?.

Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Outdoor air pollution is a significant public health problem. The UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime is intended to protect public health through a prescribed process of assessment and collaborative action. D... Read More about Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study.

Delivering environmental protection through local authorities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation considers the role of Local Authorities (LA) in providing environmental protection. It adopts a historical perspective focusing upon the role of LAs before considering changes in the capability and competency to deliver environmen... Read More about Delivering environmental protection through local authorities.

Reasserting the primacy of human needs to reclaim the ‘lost half’ of sustainable development (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The concept of sustainable development evolved from growing awareness of the interdependence of social and economic progress with the limits of the supporting natural environment, becoming progressively integrated into global agr... Read More about Reasserting the primacy of human needs to reclaim the ‘lost half’ of sustainable development.

Monitoring Progress Towards Implementing Sustainability and Representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Book Chapter

This paper will discuss the methods used to identify the baseline status of sustainability in the curriculum of UWE Bristol programmes and to begin to assess the contribution which the university is making towards the objectives outlined in the Unite... Read More about Monitoring Progress Towards Implementing Sustainability and Representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Curriculum at UWE Bristol.

The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This keynote presentation briefly considers the causes and impacts of air pollution and critiques the UK Government’s consultation on a draft revised UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide. The plan is considered to be inadequate for the... Read More about The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public.

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
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As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.

The Bristol Green Capital Partnership. A case study (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Bristol Green Capital Partnership is a unique 10-year-old partnership of some 800 organisations drawn from the public, private and voluntary organisations with the Bristol city region and beyond. All members have pledged to support the vision of... Read More about The Bristol Green Capital Partnership. A case study.

Towards a sustainable university (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper will explore the University of the West of England, Bristol’s progress over a 20-year period in embedding sustainable development into the whole institution mission.
The University of the West of England, Bristol is committed to ensuring... Read More about Towards a sustainable university.

Towards quantification of food waste in cities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The question of urban resilience faces two types of challenges: sudden shocks (e.g. flooding) and long-term stressors (e.g. water scarcity resulting from wasteful resources management over time). City decision makers can enhance urban resilience with... Read More about Towards quantification of food waste in cities.

A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In June 2014 the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) published their education for sustainable development guidance for higher education. The guidance is a tool for supporting educators in embedd... Read More about A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions.

Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper will examine the University of the West of England, Bristol’s progress in embedding sustainable development into the teaching and learning via the Quality Management and Enhancement Framework (QMEF) of the university.
The University of t... Read More about Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will discuss the methods used to identify the baseline status of sustainability in the curriculum of UWE Bristol programmes and begin to assess the contribution which the university is making towards the objectives outlined in the United N... Read More about Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (1): An ecosystem services perspective (2017)
Journal Article

Developing-developed world partnerships potentially present win-win opportunities for addressing climate-active gas emissions at lower cost whilst propelling developing nations on a lower-carbon trajectory, as carbon emissions, capture and storage ar... Read More about Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (1): An ecosystem services perspective.

Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Environmental monitoring in middle- and low-income countries is hampered by many factors which include enactment and enforcement of legislations; deficiencies in environmental data reporting and documentatio... Read More about Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Student capital: Broadening the appeal of sustainability engagement (2017)
Journal Article

The biggest sustainability impact of any university is its graduates, who typically will have 60 years of life (and planetary impact) post-graduation1. Across the world, universities have direct access to millions of bright and capable young people,... Read More about Student capital: Broadening the appeal of sustainability engagement.

Sustainable Development and Planning IX (2017)
Book

Containing papers presented at the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning this volume brings together the work of academics, policy makers, practitioners and other international stakeholders and discusses new academic fi... Read More about Sustainable Development and Planning IX.

Air Pollution XXV (2017)
Book

Encompassing papers presented at the 25th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, this book is the latest from a successful conference series. International academics and air pollution experts address variou... Read More about Air Pollution XXV.

Beyond nudge and improving transport infrastructure: the real task of tackling poor air quality (2016)
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Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK Clean Air Act of 1956: Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities (2016)
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Green Capital Student Capital: The role of students in city transformation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The biggest single sustainability impact of any University is its graduates.
How do we support students to learn to tread more lightly in the lifetime ahead of them?
How do we mobilise student creativity to transform us and our city?

Towards a Sustainable University: Part 1 - A review of progress in UWE Bristol Part 2 - How do we incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into UWE, Bristol Business Decision Making? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Structure of Presentation
Part 1.
Introduction to the HE challenge of sustainability and carbon management
UWE Bristol
UWE’s Sustainability Plan
UWE’s Commitments and Actions
Energy and Travel Initiatives
Education for Sustainable Developmen... Read More about Towards a Sustainable University: Part 1 - A review of progress in UWE Bristol Part 2 - How do we incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into UWE, Bristol Business Decision Making?.

Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (2): An illustrative case for a payments for ecosystem services (PES) approach (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. The Converging World (TCW) developed-developing world partnership model represents a transparent approach to addressing carbon emission management in a mutually beneficial way, with a substantial ‘multiplier effect’ achieved tho... Read More about Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (2): An illustrative case for a payments for ecosystem services (PES) approach.

What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act? (2016)
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2016 marks 60 years since the first UK Clean Air Act.
This presentation considers the factors contributing to successful management of air quality and the factors that act as barriers to progress.
The public health catastrophe of the 1952 Londo... Read More about What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?.

Air pollution, deprivation and health: Understanding relationships to add value to local air quality management policy and practice in Wales, UK (2016)
Journal Article

© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. Background Air pollution exposure reduces life expectancy. Air pollution, deprivation and poor-health status combinations can create i... Read More about Air pollution, deprivation and health: Understanding relationships to add value to local air quality management policy and practice in Wales, UK.

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

On September 25th 2015 at the General Assembly of the United Nations, 193 nations adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda (1). These goals build on the M... Read More about Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol.

Whole Earth? Meeting the university challenges (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Whole Earth is “a powerful exhibition of the environmental and sustainability challenges” that we face. The Hard Rain Project who curated the Whole Earth? exhibition, have invited students and universities to share their sustainability work that mig... Read More about Whole Earth? Meeting the university challenges.

The Phenomenon that is Whole Earth? Facilitating engagement in sustainability issues for students, school children and the local community (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Workshop exploring the engagement by universities with the Whole Earth exhibition and evaluating the learning resulting from these activities.

Green Capital, Bristol 2015 plenary (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Plenary session at the EAUC 2016 Conference

Partnerships for ESD: Exploring UWE, Bristol’s integrated approach to engaging audiences in ESD (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Workshop exploring the various engagement strategies used by UWE to encourage whole institution action in support of sustainability

A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates (2016)
Journal Article

Globally, poor air quality is the most significant environmental health concern. Across Europe, 400,000 deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2012, whilst in the UK over 50,000 deaths per year are due to a combination of gaseous and particulate... Read More about A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates.

Local Air Quality Management policy and practice in the UK: The case for greater Public Health integration and engagement (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. The UK's Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime is designed to protect people's health from the ill-effects of air pollution, but it is failing to achieve its full potential. The Public Health aspects of, perspectives on, and... Read More about Local Air Quality Management policy and practice in the UK: The case for greater Public Health integration and engagement.

60 years of Health Protection under the Clean Air Acts (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

2016 marks 60 years of UK Clean Air Acts. This presentation explores the challenges, opportunities and progress since the Clean Air Act, 1956. It reflects upon historical attempts to manage air pollution noting success factors and barriers to progres... Read More about 60 years of Health Protection under the Clean Air Acts.

Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year (2016)
Report

The document provides a month-by-month summary of activities which were undertaken by UWE staff and students in support of Bristol's year as European Green Capital. More detail on these activities can be found in the UWE Green Capital Activities Cata... Read More about Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year.

UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue) (2016)
Report

This Activities Portfolio details projects, events and initiatives which represent the work of hundreds of UWE staff and students during Bristol's year as European Green Capital in 2015. It is the working file to accompany the UWE Green Capital 2015... Read More about UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue).

UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue (2016)
Report

This catalogue showcases and celebrates examples of the work of the hundreds of UWE staff and students who contributed to Bristol Green Capital 2015.

Meeting the sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol (2016)
Book Chapter

On September 25th 2015 at the General Assembly of the United Nations, 193 nations adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda (1). These goals build on the M... Read More about Meeting the sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol.

Review of the contribution of Green Capital: Student Capital to Bristol’s year as European Green Capital (2016)
Report

• Students in Bristol have given over 100,000 hours of their time to engaging with local organisations and tackling issues of sustainability in the city and wider region. This equates to 56.3 years’ worth of work provided to date, and an economic con... Read More about Review of the contribution of Green Capital: Student Capital to Bristol’s year as European Green Capital.

Green Capital: Student Capital - Interim monitoring and evidence report (2016)
Other

 Students in Bristol have given over 100,000 hours of their time to engaging with local organisations and tackling issues of sustainability in the city and wider region. This equates to 56.3 years’ worth of work provided to date, and an economic con... Read More about Green Capital: Student Capital - Interim monitoring and evidence report.

Air Pollution XXIV (2016)
Book

In these proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, international academics and air pollution practitioners contribute to the evolving understanding of the science and policy contexts of... Read More about Air Pollution XXIV.

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. Special Issue: Air Pollution (2016)
Other

This special issue contains a selection of reviewed papers presented at the International
Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, which took place
in Crete, organised by the University of the West of England and the Wes... Read More about International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. Special Issue: Air Pollution.

Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK clean air act, 1956. Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 WIT Press, www.witpress.com. This paper explores the challenges, opportunities and progress made with managing air quality since the United Kingdom parliament passed the Clean Air Act, 1956. It seeks to identify the factors contributing to suc... Read More about Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK clean air act, 1956. Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Air Pollution. Why we fail to learn the lessons of history (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores contemporary issues of air pollution through the lens provided by history. It presents a perspective drawn from an analysis of historical, and mostly failed, attempts to manage air pollution from classical times until to... Read More about Air Pollution. Why we fail to learn the lessons of history.

Air pollution. Why we fail to learn the lessons of history (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation will explore contemporary issues of air pollution through the lens provided by history. It will present a perspective drawn from an analysis of historical, and mostly failed, attempts to manage air pollution from classical times unt... Read More about Air pollution. Why we fail to learn the lessons of history.

Green Capital Student Capital: Working across institutions to deliver value to the city (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bristol is the European Green Capital for 2015. To support this, the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol are working in partnership on a joint project – Green Capital: Student Capital funded by Hefce. This project seeks to... Read More about Green Capital Student Capital: Working across institutions to deliver value to the city.

Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will examine the ESD experience of postgraduate students taking the MSc Environmental Management at UWE, Bristol. It will do this through the lens provided by the Education for Sustainable Development guidance produced by the HEA and QAA i... Read More about Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management.

Utilising the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) agenda to embed PRME in the HE curriculum: A case study of the University of the West of England (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Through a case study of the University of the West of England this presentation explores the relationship between Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
The paper considers the al... Read More about Utilising the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) agenda to embed PRME in the HE curriculum: A case study of the University of the West of England.

Experiences of the development and use of a national quality enhancement guidance document on Education for Sustainable Development – lessons learnt from three UK universities. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction: In 2013 the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) commissioned
an expert group of UK academics to develop guidance for UK Higher Education Institutions on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).... Read More about Experiences of the development and use of a national quality enhancement guidance document on Education for Sustainable Development – lessons learnt from three UK universities..

Learning from Bristol: A novel method for local air quality action planning (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The primary source of air pollution in urban areas is road traffic with >60% UK local authorities exceeding the health-based annual mean air quality objective for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Ambient air pollution is carcinogenic and the cardiovascular an... Read More about Learning from Bristol: A novel method for local air quality action planning.

Urban air quality in historical perspective – or why we fail to learn the lessons of history (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This keynote presentation explored contemporary issues of air pollution through the lens provided by history. It presents a perspective drawn from an analysis of historical, and mostly failed, attempts to manage air pollution from classical time... Read More about Urban air quality in historical perspective – or why we fail to learn the lessons of history.

Has UK Local Government Action Improved Local Air Quality? A Bristol Case Study (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 WIT Press. In 2013, the UK exceeded the EU limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean at 31 of its 43 zones and agglomerations. Current government predictions are that full compliance will not be achieved until after 2030, with 65% zon... Read More about Has UK Local Government Action Improved Local Air Quality? A Bristol Case Study.

Has UK local government action improved local air quality? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This invited conference presentation explored the expectations of the 2014 QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development.

The Guidance was prepared by representatives of the UK higher education community with experti... Read More about The QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development.

Collaborative approaches to embedding sustainability across the curriculum (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This conference contribution explores the approach by UWE, Bristol to embed education for sustainable development in the curricula of the university.

Embedding the expectations of the Quality Assurance Agency – Higher Education Academy Guidance on Education for Sustainable Development in the institutional Quality Management and Enhancement Framework of UWE, Bristol (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air Pollution XXIII (2015)
Book

A GIS-based assessment of the suitability of SCIAMACHY satellite sensor measurements for estimating reliable CO concentrations in a low-latitude climate (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. An assessment of the reliability of the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) satellite sensor measurements to interpolate tropospheric concentrations o... Read More about A GIS-based assessment of the suitability of SCIAMACHY satellite sensor measurements for estimating reliable CO concentrations in a low-latitude climate.

Developing a holistic approach to implementing education for sustainable development across a higher educational institute: A longitudinal study of the University of the West of England, Bristol (2014)
Book Chapter

Over the last 20 years the University of the West of England (UWE) has developed policy, strategy and plans to address its environmental and sustainability impacts. The University identifies its role in education for sustainable development (ESD) as... Read More about Developing a holistic approach to implementing education for sustainable development across a higher educational institute: A longitudinal study of the University of the West of England, Bristol.

A Study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air Pollution XXII: Twenty Second Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution (2014)
Book

Enhancing the curriculum through social, environmental and global responsibility: The QAA/HEA education for sustainable development guidance document (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Education for sustainable development: Guidance for UK higher education providers (2014)
Report

This guidance has been prepared by representatives of the higher education community with expertise in education and sustainable development. It has been produced via collaboration between the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and t... Read More about Education for sustainable development: Guidance for UK higher education providers.

A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Summary
This study presents an assessment of exposure to ozone exceedences across Europe using a new methodology based around the Eurostat degree of urbanisation (DEGURBA) classification, which provides the ability to categorise exposure into ‘Urban... Read More about A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010.

Raising sustainability awareness: Engaging the whole institutional community (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the approach being taken by UWE to extend the ‘circle of the committed’ already engaged with ESD in the university. The university has set an ambitious target of 100% of all students being able to engage with the idea of su... Read More about Raising sustainability awareness: Engaging the whole institutional community.

Implementing a Comprehensive Institution Wide Approach to Education for Sustainable Development. A Case Study of the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation describes the actions taken by UWE, Bristol to develop a comprehensive approach to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the curricula of the University.
It describes the process and outcomes of the major actions take... Read More about Implementing a Comprehensive Institution Wide Approach to Education for Sustainable Development. A Case Study of the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

University leadership for sustainability. Implementing a comprehensive institution wide approach to education for sustainable development. A case study of the University of the West of England, Bristol (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Responding to the first of the questions underpinning this conference this presentation describes the actions taken by UWE, Bristol to develop a comprehensive approach to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the curricula of the Univers... Read More about University leadership for sustainability. Implementing a comprehensive institution wide approach to education for sustainable development. A case study of the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values? (2014)
Book Chapter

This research examines the role of Local Air Quality Management Action Planning in achieving the EU limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean, focusing on those Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) declared in England before July 2005 for ex... Read More about Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values?.

Education for sustainable development at the University of the West of England, Bristol (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air as a common good (2013)
Journal Article

Ecosystem services provide a framework for integrated assessment of the societal benefits provided by air, the largest ecosystem on the planet, which has been substantially overlooked in former management frameworks. Many attributes of air are 'commo... Read More about Air as a common good.

Is local air quality management a successful strategy in achieving selected EU limit values? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Is local air quality management a successful strategy in achieving selected EU limit values? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air pollution XXI (2013)
Book

Containing papers presented at the twenty-first in a successful series of conferences on the modelling, monitoring and management of air pollution, the book Air Pollution XXI covers what has become a widespread and growing challenge to the internatio... Read More about Air pollution XXI.

A critique of the local air quality management process in the UK (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methods: Some preliminary findings (2012)
Journal Article

This paper describes a Delphi methodology to generate a number of broadly consensual low carbon scenarios for 2050. This approach to 'creating' the future, rather than predicting, is useful when dealing with profound and uncertain change over a long... Read More about Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methods: Some preliminary findings.

The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into local transport planning process (2012)
Journal Article

Regardless of its intent and purposes, the first decade of the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) framework had little or no effect in reducing traffic-related air pollution in the UK. Apart from the impact of increased traffic volumes, the major fa... Read More about The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into local transport planning process.

The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into the local transport planning process in English local authorities (2012)
Journal Article

Regardless of its intent and purposes, the first decade of the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) framework had little or no effect in reducing traffic-related air pollution in the UK. Apart from the impact of increased traffic volumes, the major fa... Read More about The rhetoric and realities of integrating air quality into the local transport planning process in English local authorities.

Urban Transport XVIII: Urban transport and the environment in the 21st century (2012)
Book

This book contains the seventeenth proceedings of the annually held international conference on Urban Transport and the Environment.
The continuing requirements for better urban transport systems in general and the need for a healthier environment h... Read More about Urban Transport XVIII: Urban transport and the environment in the 21st century.

Managing transport induced urban air quality – A review of British experience (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air pollution XX (2012)
Book

Air pollution is one of the most challenging problems facing the international community; it is widespread and growing in importance, and has clear and known impacts on health and the environment. The human need for transport, manufactured goods and... Read More about Air pollution XX.

Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations (2012)
Journal Article

Environmental consultants act as intermediaries between clients (public and private sector) and stakeholders (both statutory and non-statutory), presenting information and arguments on behalf of clients to stakeholders and gathering stakeholders' vie... Read More about Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations.

Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime (2011)
Journal Article

The UK's Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) commences with a Review and Assessment which may lead to the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) where an exceedence of the Air Quality Objectives is confirmed. A declaration initiates the... Read More about Process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime.

Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities (2011)
Journal Article

The emission and dispersal of bioaerosols from open-air commercial composting facilities continues to be contentious. A meta-dataset enumerating cultivable microorganism emission and downwind concentrations is not yet available. A dataset derived fro... Read More about Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities.

Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners (2011)
Journal Article

In this paper the necessity for effective joint working arrangements between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners is demonstrated as a fundamental prerequisite for successful management of traffic-related air quality in English local... Read More about Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners.

Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources (2011)
Journal Article

Because of the lack of effective methodology, the biological effects of environmental endotoxin have not been assessed. Here we have collected and measured airborne endotoxin at different locations around composting sites. Increased endotoxin concent... Read More about Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources.

Envisioning the future: A methodology for city scale carbon management (2011)
Journal Article

Air pollution XIX (2011)
Book

Towards a low carbon city. Focus on Durban. Report of the ASSAf Consensus Study on Low Carbon Cities. (2011)
Book

Mediating consultation: Insights from private sector consultancies involved in air quality consultations (2011)
Journal Article

Exploring issues of process efficiency and outcome effectiveness in the United Kingdom's Local Air Quality Management Regime (2011)
Journal Article

Reviewing a decade of local air quality management experience in the UK: Some lessons for regulation and practice (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities (2010)
Journal Article

Schedule 11 of the Environment Act 1995 underpins the requirement for consultation on air quality issues. The ongoing air quality review and assessment process represents one of the largest locally based science policy and communication initiatives e... Read More about Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities.

Health Education Research: Editorial (2010)
Journal Article

A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England (2010)
Journal Article

The second round of the Local Transport Plan (LTP2) process in England presents unique challenges and opportunities for integrating Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) within current transport planning policy. Using content analysis of LTP2 documents... Read More about A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England.

Air pollution XVIII (2010)
Book

Exploring the context of consultation: The case of local air quality management (2010)
Journal Article

The Environment Act of 1995 (Part IV) requires local authorities to review and assess air quality in their area of jurisdiction and to determine locations where concentrations of defined pollutants exceed. The ongoing review and assessment process is... Read More about Exploring the context of consultation: The case of local air quality management.

Recalibrating the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime to deliver desired goals (2010)
Book Chapter

The UK has operated a sophisticated Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime since 1997. This comprises two distinct phases: Review and Assessment and Action Planning. The Review and Assessment is the diagnostic phase and concludes with declaration... Read More about Recalibrating the United Kingdom's local air quality management regime to deliver desired goals.

Recalibrating the United Kingdom’s Local Air Quality Management regime to deliver desired goals (2010)
Book Chapter

Managing air quality at the local level: A case study (2010)
Journal Article

Developing green skills and enhancing knowledge to drive sustainability (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The low carbon futures for the Bristol region (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Anticipating tomorrow for change today (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Capacity development and capability enhancement opportunities for air quality and carbon management professionals (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The need for integration in Environmental Governance (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The development of effects-based air quality management regimes (2009)
Journal Article

This paper considers the evolution of attempts to control and manage air pollution, principally but not exclusively focussing upon the challenge of managing air pollution in urban environments. The development and implementation of a range of air pol... Read More about The development of effects-based air quality management regimes.

Exploring barriers to and opportunities for the co-management of air quality and carbon in South West England: a review of progress (2009)
Book Chapter

Particle size distribution of airborne Aspergillus fumigatus spores emitted from compost using membrane filtration (2009)
Journal Article

Information on the particle size distribution of bioaerosols emitted from open air composting operations is valuable in evaluating potential health impacts and is a requirement for improved dispersion simulation modelling. The membrane filter method... Read More about Particle size distribution of airborne Aspergillus fumigatus spores emitted from compost using membrane filtration.

Microbial and endotoxin emission from composting facilities: Characterisation of release and dispersal patterns (2009)
Journal Article

The potential risk to human health posed by exposure to bioaerosols released from composting is an important issue. Further growth in the number of composting facilities in the UK is anticipated as biodegradable waste is diverted from landfill. To da... Read More about Microbial and endotoxin emission from composting facilities: Characterisation of release and dispersal patterns.

Improving air quality consultation. A 10 step plan for environmental consultancies (2009)
Report

10 years of air quality management in the uk: a model for the South African national framework on air quality (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Integrating local air quality and carbon management at a regional and local governance level: A case study of South West England (2008)
Book Chapter

Air pollution XVI (2008)
Book

Potential contribution of local air quality management to environmental justice in England (2008)
Book Chapter

The development and operation of the United Kingdom’s air quality management regime (2008)
Book Chapter

Are environmental health officers and transport planners in English local authorities working together to achieve air quality objectives (2008)
Book Chapter

Recommendations for better practice to address issues and challenges in consulting stakeholders and the public on local air quality management (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Reviewing a decade of local air quality management experience in the UK: Some lessons for regulation and practice (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Opportunities for better integration of the local air quality management and the IPPC regimes to improve air quality (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Barriers and opportunities to successful local air quality management consultation in England (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Local air quality management in England: Issues and challenges in consulting stakeholders and the public (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Opportunities for better integration of the local air quality management and the IPPC regimes to improve air quality (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Barriers and opportunities to successful local air quality management consultation in England (2007)
Book Chapter

Earth sciences, environmental sciences and environmental studies (2007)
Report

Steps to better practice. Guidance for local authorities on local air quality management consultation (2007)
Report

The national framework for air quality management in the republic of South Africa. Draft for public comment (2007)
Report

Local air quality management in the UK (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Managing air quality in the UK (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Science communication: Local air quality management consultation in the UK (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A conceptual model of the role of complex science in local authority consultations about air quality management (2006)
Journal Article

There exists a clear imperative across the EU and within the UK towards the enhanced integration of community knowledge in environmental and health decision-making processes. The underlying social force that underpins this dynamic is the drive for a... Read More about A conceptual model of the role of complex science in local authority consultations about air quality management.

Environmental justice in England and Wales: Implementing the local air quality management system and its impacts on social deprivation (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evaluation of the effect of the new approach of local air quality review and assessment in Great Britain: the updating and screening assessment phase (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Air quality management areas: What are they and what impact are they having? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Characterisation and quantification of the sources of PM10 during air pollution episodes in the UK (2006)
Journal Article

Data for concentrations of PM10 and gaseous pollutants from sites in the UK Automatic Urban and Rural Network have been examined during periods of elevated concentrations of PM10. The ratios of concentrations of PM10 to those of the other pollutants... Read More about Characterisation and quantification of the sources of PM10 during air pollution episodes in the UK.

A preliminary review of local air quality management consultation practices in England (2006)
Book Chapter

Environmental justice consequences of the UK’s local air quality management (LAQM) systems (2006)
Book Chapter

Local air quality management process in Great Britain in its second round of review and assessment: efficiency vs. effectiveness (2006)
Book Chapter

Sustainable, proportionate, and cost-effective action plans to deliver air quality objectives (2006)
Book Chapter

Air pollution XIV (2006)
Book

Modelling the concentration of PM10 at a roadside using data from a nearby background site (2006)
Book Chapter

Local air quality management as a risk management process: Assessing, managing and remediating the risk of exceeding an air quality objective in Great Britain (2006)
Journal Article

Air quality is managed in Great Britain via an effects-based, risk management process designed to provide a dynamic solution to public health issues associated with elevated concentrations of seven specified air pollutants. This paper is concerned wi... Read More about Local air quality management as a risk management process: Assessing, managing and remediating the risk of exceeding an air quality objective in Great Britain.

Reflexive science communication: LAQM consultation in the UK (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Linking climate change to air quality action plans (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Consultation for local air quality management in the UK: Barriers to successful science communication of local authority interaction with its stakeholders (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Environmental sciences in UK HEIs: the work of the committee of heads of environmental sciences (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Consultation for local air quality management in the UK: Opportunities for and barriers to successful science communication (2005)
Book Chapter

Consultation for local air quality management in the UK: Opportunities for and barriers to sucessful science communication (2005)
Book Chapter

A preliminary investigation of local air quality management and environmental justice in England and Wales (2005)
Book Chapter

Evaluation of the effect of the new approach of local air quality review and assessment in Great Britain: the updating and screening assessment phase (2005)
Book Chapter

The UK air quality management process: a review of process and practice (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Preliminary evaluation of the updating and screening assessment for air quality management in the British local authorities (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Industrial air pollution in the context of local air quality management (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Planning frameworks for managing air quality in urban areas - the UK experience (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evidence of integration of air quality management in the decision-making processes and procedures of English local government (2004)
Journal Article

The air quality management (AQM) framework in the UK is a risk management approach using effects-based objectives for air pollutants to determine the need for action. The Environment Act 1995 required a National Air Quality Strategy to be published,... Read More about Evidence of integration of air quality management in the decision-making processes and procedures of English local government.

Action planning for air quality improvements (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Local and regional aspects of air quality management; an overview (2004)
Book Chapter

Regional and local aspects of air quality management (2004)
Book

Preliminary evaluation of the outcomes of the updating and screening assessment for local air quality management in Great Britain (2004)
Book Chapter

An assessment of the contribution of industrial emission sources to the declaration of an air quality management area in England and Wales (2004)
Book Chapter

A critical evaluation of the local air quality management framework in the UK. Is it a transferable process? (2004)
Book Chapter

Local air quality management: The science policy nexus (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Managing the impact of vehicle emissions in urban areas for the purpose of local air quality management. Air quality assessment and policy at local, regional and global scales (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Improving air quality through local air quality management. A critical review of British experience and practice. Air quality assessment and policy at local, regional and global scales (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation (2003)
Journal Article

Management of air quality by local government in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) requires a process of local decision-making, involving collaboration between local politicians, authority officers and interest-groups... Read More about Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation.

Critical evaluation of the role of scientific analysis in UK local authority AQMA decision-making: Method development and preliminary results (2003)
Journal Article

Over the past 4 years, local government in the UK has undertaken a process of scientific review and assessment of air quality, which has culminated in a suite of designated air quality management areas (AQMAs) in over 120 of the 403 local authorities... Read More about Critical evaluation of the role of scientific analysis in UK local authority AQMA decision-making: Method development and preliminary results.

Assessment of the relationship between industrial and non-industrial sources contributing to air quality objective exceedences: A theoretical modelling exercise (2003)
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Signposting Sustainability (2003)
Other

This project built on the pre-research and evaluation outcomes of Sci-Bus (Output 1) to raise public awareness of a key environmental issue. It was funded by an EPSRC Partnership in Public Awareness Award. The campaign used a poster carrying both the... Read More about Signposting Sustainability.

Regional collaborative urban air quality management: Case studies across Great Britain (2003)
Book Chapter

Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain (2003)
Journal Article

The UK National Air Quality Strategy has required local authorities to review and assess air quality in their area of jurisdiction and determine locations in their areas where concentrations of specific air quality pollutants are predicted to exceed... Read More about Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain.

A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities (2002)
Journal Article

Local authorities in Great Britain have (in the main) completed their air quality review and assessments, the aim of the process being the identification of local hotspots where national air quality objectives are not likely to be met Across Great Br... Read More about A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities.

Managing the impact of vehicle emissions in urban areas. A review of British policy and practice (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A critical evaluation of the local air quality management framework in Great Britain: Is it transferable to China? (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A critical analysis of the process and outcomes of the first round of air quality reviews and assessments in Great Britain (2002)
Journal Article

Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England (2002)
Journal Article

The delivery of improved local ambient air quality in the UK has emerged through the implementation of the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland [DETR, Welsh Office, Scottish Office, Department of the Environment for... Read More about Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England.

A preliminary assessment of the contribution of industrial emission sources to exceedences of air quality objectives in England and Wales (2002)
Book Chapter

Changing pollutants and sources: The picture today (2002)
Book Chapter

Designating air quality management areas (AQMAs) in the UK: Implications for securing UK air quality objectives (2002)
Journal Article

A review of AQMAs in Great Britain: implications for land use planning (2002)
Book Chapter

A preliminary analysis of the linkages between air quality management and transport planning policies in a sample of English highways authorities (2001)
Journal Article

This paper considers the evolution of the local transport planning process and examines a sample of nine county-scale areas with regard to the integration of air quality issues within the transport planning process over the last 3 years. It concludes... Read More about A preliminary analysis of the linkages between air quality management and transport planning policies in a sample of English highways authorities.

Air quality management: Evolution of policy and practice in the UK as exemplified by the experience of English local government (2001)
Journal Article

The air quality management (AQM) framework in the UK is designed to be an effects-based solution to air pollutants currently affecting human health. The AQM process has been legislated through The Environment Act 1995, which required the National Air... Read More about Air quality management: Evolution of policy and practice in the UK as exemplified by the experience of English local government.

Urban air quality: a comparison of the air pollution dilemmas facing urban and rural local authorities and approaches to managing them (2001)
Book Chapter

Progress with implementing local air-quality management in rural areas of England (2001)
Journal Article

Air quality in the UK, although vastly improved from the smogs of the 1950s, now faces a new set of challenges from a variety of sources and pollutants. Poor air quality has long been associated with urban areas, but it is becoming clear that many ru... Read More about Progress with implementing local air-quality management in rural areas of England.

Reducing residential carbon intensity: The new role for English local authorities (2001)
Journal Article

The residential sector is a substantial source of CO2 in the UK, accounting for over 25 per cent of all end-use emissions. Improvements in energy efficiency are often cited as important elements of carbon reduction packages, with policy-makers emphas... Read More about Reducing residential carbon intensity: The new role for English local authorities.

Clean air? Where? Are we moving in the right direction? (2001)
Report

A review of policy options for delivering air quality objectives in the former Avon area, comprising the four unitary authorities of Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Bath and North East Somerset Council and North Somerset Council (2001)
Report

Emerging scientific decision making for designating air quality management areas in the UK (2001)
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Emerging political and collaborative decision making frameworks for designating air quality management areas in the UK: Implications for future air quality action plans (2001)
Book Chapter

Regulation and practice of local air quality management in England's major urban areas (2000)
Journal Article

City-regions and the development of sustainable energy-supply systems (2000)
Journal Article

To achieve the CO2 reductions deemed necessary to limit the impact of adverse climate change will require real changes in the way we both use and supply energy. Although explicit international and national frameworks are necessary to facilitate reduc... Read More about City-regions and the development of sustainable energy-supply systems.

Scoping review of Gloucestershire council’s provisional local transport plan 2000/ 2001 to 2004/ 2005 with regards to its integration with the air quality strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2000)
Report

The employment implications of a low-carbon economy (2000)
Journal Article

The threat of global warming and unacceptable levels of unemployment are two items high on policy agendas in the 1990s. Increasing emphasis on 'sustainable development' ensures that debate surrounding the relationship between jobs and the environment... Read More about The employment implications of a low-carbon economy.

Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview (2000)
Journal Article

The traditional economic view of environmental protection acting against the interests of employment is now challenged as outdated and false, with studies in environmental economic literature increasingly promoting the positive links between the two.... Read More about Assessing the employment implications of a sustainable energy system: A methodological overview.

Air quality management: A temporal comparison of the extent of integration of local government departments (2000)
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Air quality management: stakeholder involvement in the local air quality management process (2000)
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Progress with the development and implementation of air quality management practices in urban areas of England (2000)
Journal Article

Air quality management in urban areas of England: the changing role of transport planning (2000)
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Air quality management: challenges and solutions in delivering air quality action plans (2000)
Journal Article

Progress with integrating air quality management into the local transport plan process (2000)
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Alternatives to improve the accessibility and environment in urban centres (2000)
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Air quality management in the UK: Development of the national air quality strategy (2000)
Book Chapter

Integrating environment into local economic development policies: experience from UK local government (2000)
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Earth sciences, environmental sciences and environmental studies (2000)
Report

Air pollution VIII (2000)
Book

Air quality management (2000)
Book

The Air Quality Strategy - an evolving process (2000)
Journal Article

Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study (2000)
Journal Article

Air quality management (AQM) is a process of environmental control that must be embedded within a wide range of policy areas, from local-scale initiatives to international treaties, if it is to be successful. Because of the integrative aspects of AQM... Read More about Joint working within local government: Air quality as a case-study.

Local air quality management: Best practice guidelines (1999)
Report

The prospects for improved energy efficiency in the UK residential sector (1999)
Journal Article

The perceived threat of climate change has become an important global issue of the 1990s, with measures to limit its ramifications now commonly linked to mainstream policy agendas. Reducing carbon intensity can be achieved through both supply and end... Read More about The prospects for improved energy efficiency in the UK residential sector.

Developments in urban local authority capability and practice in air quality management: a temporal comparison between practice in 1994 and 1998 (1999)
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The UK national air quality strategy: the effects of the proposed changes on local air quality management (1999)
Book Chapter

Best practice in English local air quality management: principles illustrated by some examples of current practice (1999)
Book Chapter

An assessment of the effects of local government organisation on air quality management practices (1999)
Book Chapter

Communication and co-operation within and between local authorities - an attempt to quantify management practices and their effect on the air quality management process (1999)
Book Chapter

Sustainable development round table: Air quality in south west England (1999)
Report

Implementation of air quality management in urban areas of England - the role of transport planning (1999)
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Progress with integrating air quality management into the transport policies and programmes of English county government (1999)
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The environmental impact of vehicle emissions standards (1999)
Book Chapter

Lessons from the UK for environmental regulation and policy: the case of air quality management (1999)
Book Chapter

A methodology for estimation of vehicle emissions in an urban environment: An example from Greater Manchester (1998)
Journal Article

Road transport is a major contributor to urban air pollution. The introduction of local air quality management in the UK will require objective test procedures to evaluate and prioritise the air pollution benefits of existing transport systems and pr... Read More about A methodology for estimation of vehicle emissions in an urban environment: An example from Greater Manchester.

The impacts of road transport on air quality in the Greater Manchester region, UK: Policies towards a sustainable transport system (1998)
Journal Article

The transport-induced air quality problems of the Greater Manchester region are examined. The problems are defined in terms of economic and social factors leading to the development of a car-based economy. The impacts of transport emissions on the na... Read More about The impacts of road transport on air quality in the Greater Manchester region, UK: Policies towards a sustainable transport system.

Forging ahead or lagging behind? How LAQM is progressing (1998)
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Implementation of air quality management in urban areas within England – some evidence from current practice (1998)
Book Chapter

Regional developments in Air Quality Management (AQM) in the United Kingdom – Evidence from a study of South West England (1998)
Book Chapter

Assessment of the levels of integration of air quality management within the transport policies and programmes of English county government (1998)
Book Chapter

Evidence of current urban air quality management practices in England (1998)
Journal Article

Local Air Quality Management. Some evidence of current practices (1998)
Journal Article

The construction and use of emission inventories for local air quality management (1998)
Book Chapter

Struggling with sustainability: Weak and strong interpretations of sustainable development within local authority policy (1998)
Journal Article

Urban sustainability: Problems facing the 'local' approach to carbon-reduction strategies (1998)
Journal Article

Urban policies which include energy and environmental objectives are seen as potentially effective instruments in the quest for urban sustainability. Recent consensus is that the modern city region forms an important focal point for assessment and im... Read More about Urban sustainability: Problems facing the 'local' approach to carbon-reduction strategies.

Energy supply measures to reduce carbon intensity: Opportunities and constraints (1998)
Journal Article

Energy supply measures to reduce regional carbon intensity: opportunities and constraints (1998)
Journal Article

Testing the tools of air quality management: a comparison of predictions of nitrogen dioxide concentrations by CALINE4 and the DMRB models with monitored levels at the M4/M5 interchange in Bristol, UK (1997)
Book Chapter

Assessment of the first phase of the UK national air quality strategy (1997)
Book Chapter

Acid deposition in the United Kingdom 1992-1994 (1997)
Book

A fourth report of the UK RGAR.

A theoretical perspective on air quality management in the UK (1997)
Book Chapter

A framework for the construction of local CO2 inventories (1997)
Book Chapter

The pedagogy of atmospheric issues and the UK Atmospheric Research and Information Centre's education programme (1997)
Journal Article

The pedagogy of atmospheric issues is identified in the context of environmental education in this paper. The UK Atmospheric Research and Information Centre (ARIC) has developed an education programme which has responded to the dynamic issues relatin... Read More about The pedagogy of atmospheric issues and the UK Atmospheric Research and Information Centre's education programme.

Concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in the suburban region in and around an international airport (1996)
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Motorway traffic emissions, part 1: emission estimation methodology (1996)
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Motorway traffic emissions, part 2: Estimates for Great Britain (1996)
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Compilation of a spatially disaggregated emissions inventory for North West England - a pilot study (1996)
Book Chapter

Procedures for the estimation of regional scale atmospheric emissions - An example from the North West region of England (1996)
Journal Article

This paper considers the value of applying an alternative pro rata methodology to the estimation of atmospheric emissions from a given regional or local area. Such investigations into less time and resource intensive means of providing estimates in c... Read More about Procedures for the estimation of regional scale atmospheric emissions - An example from the North West region of England.

Some theoretical and practical issues associated with the development of local air quality management in Great Britain (1996)
Book Chapter

Transport and local air quality management in the UK (1996)
Book Chapter

Air quality in historical perspective (1996)
Book Chapter

The introduction of local air quality management in the United Kingdom. A review and theoretical framework (1996)
Journal Article

The introduction of local air quality management in the United Kingdom: A review and theoretical framework (1996)
Journal Article

In the light of recent episodes of poor air quality in many of the U.K.'s major urban areas, concern has been expressed regarding the apparent inability of existing air quality control procedures to effectively tackle contemporary scenarios. As a res... Read More about The introduction of local air quality management in the United Kingdom: A review and theoretical framework.

A comparison of air quality management policies, programmes and initiatives in Hong Kong and Greater Manchester (1996)
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Air quality management at European airports (1996)
Book Chapter

Spatial variability of wet deposition in a rural upland area of England (1996)
Book Chapter

Spatially resolved estimates of future emissions from road transport (1996)
Book Chapter

Moving towards sustainable development? Integrating economic development and the environment in local authorities (1996)
Journal Article

The recent growth of interest in sustainable development has led to the incorporation of the concept into policy making at a variety of scales. In all cases particular emphasis is placed upon the local scale as the focus for the implementation of pol... Read More about Moving towards sustainable development? Integrating economic development and the environment in local authorities.

Local and regional air quality impacts of airport operations (1996)
Journal Article

This paper discusses the air quality impacts of airport operations. It considers a range of pollutants and identifies emission sources both within and surrounding airports as being important in contributing to the air quality experienced at an airpor... Read More about Local and regional air quality impacts of airport operations.

Advances in local air quality management (1995)
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Towards local air quality management (1994)
Book Chapter

Embedding sustainability across the curriculum via collaboration: A review of progress in the University of the West of England
Book Chapter

Utilising the ESD agenda to institutionalise PRME: A case study of the University of the West of England, Bristol
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation given to PRME Regional Chapter Annual Conference, Glasgow, June 2015

Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project. Challenge theme report: Carbon neutral city
Report

This report presents the key findings of the Carbon Neutral City theme of the Bristol Urban Integrated Diagnostics (Urban ID) pilot project, one of its four themes and five case studies. Urban ID was one of a small number of projects funded by the se... Read More about Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project. Challenge theme report: Carbon neutral city.

Sustainability, curriculum and academics in higher education
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainable development and planning require interdisciplinary working which facilitates the application of specialist knowledge from a range of professions. Further, policy-makers and managers must recognise and promote the values which underpin sus... Read More about Sustainability, curriculum and academics in higher education.

Working out what is transferable: How can we engage students in Area Transformation?
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation given at Annual Conference of Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC) 2017: Global Goals, Local Action.

Incorporating the sustainable development goals into institutional business decision making UWE Bristol
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Workshop conducted at Annual Conference of Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC) 2017: Global Goals, Local Action.

Green Capital: Student Capital - Final monitoring report
Report

Students in Bristol have given over 126,000 hours of their time to engaging with local organisations and tackling issues of sustainability in the city and wider region. This equates to 74 years’ worth of work provided to date, and an economic contrib... Read More about Green Capital: Student Capital - Final monitoring report.

Green Capital: Student Capital - Final evidence report
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Becoming the European Green Capital offers an opportunity for Higher Education (HE) institutions to support their cities in releasing the full potential of the Green Capital accolade, however HE’s involvement in previous Green Capitals has been limit... Read More about Green Capital: Student Capital - Final evidence report.

Endotoxin emissions from commercial composting activities
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper describes an exploratory study of endotoxin emissions and dispersal from a commercial composting facility. Replicated samples of air were taken by filtration at different locations around the facility on 10 occasions. Measurements were mad... Read More about Endotoxin emissions from commercial composting activities.

Has implementation of Local Air Quality Management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK?
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Student Capital: The role of students in city transformation
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Student Capital is a huge and unique collaborative project aimed at creating, promoting, and celebrating student sustainability engagement at Bristol’s two universities – The University of the West of England, Bristol, and the University of Bristol.... Read More about Student Capital: The role of students in city transformation.

Air pollution in Delhi: A review of past and current policy approaches
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) is facing serious challenges linked to worrying levels of air pollution (mainly NO2, PM10 and PM2.5). The CADTIME prject (Clean Air in Delhi through Implementation, Mitigation and Engagement) aims to understa... Read More about Air pollution in Delhi: A review of past and current policy approaches.

A subjective assessment of the suitability of Sciamachy total column measurements to interpolate reliable concentration estimates over a low latitude region
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The need for improved sensing technology for estimating concentrations of air pollutants at ground level in low-latitude climates
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Has implementation of local air quality management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK?
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In February 2014 the European Commission launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The failure of national action to achieve the necessary reduction in NO2 places an increasing onus o... Read More about Has implementation of local air quality management reduced local nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the UK?.

Developing an emission inventory of air pollutants and GHGs from residential sources in the Niger Delta
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Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management
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This paper explores the operation of air quality action planning within the framework of UK air quality management with particular reference to the key actors and actions. The paper examines the intentions of action planning policy and reflects on th... Read More about Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management.

Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management
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Presentation

Framing air pollution as a major health risk in Lagos, Nigeria
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This paper provides an overview of the emergent public health risks attributable to air pollution in Lagos and solutions to reduce them. Growing evidence has substantiated a causal relationship between air pollution and mortality, hospital admissions... Read More about Framing air pollution as a major health risk in Lagos, Nigeria.

International initiatives on low carbon cities: Pathways towards a low carbon city
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Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values
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Despite 14 years of UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), ambient NO concentrations have not decreased as expected. Although NO concentrations decreased from 1996 to 2002-4, this trend has subsequently levelled off. The UK Government has failed t... Read More about Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values.

Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria
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Since 1988 the Nigerian Government has introduced environmental legislation aimed at reducing the atmospheric impact of various sources of pollution. Emphasis has often been placed on mitigating pollution from the oil and gas industry. However, vario... Read More about Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria.

Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England
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Applying lessons from Local Air Quality Management Consultation to climate change
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Integrating transport planning and local air quality management challenges, barriers and opportunities
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Mediating consultation: private sector consultancies engagement in Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) consultation
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Consultation for Air Quality Management in England. An analysis of local authority interaction with stakeholders
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Regional collaborative urban air quality management: Case studies across Great Britain
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Almost a third of local authorities across Great Britain have declared air quality management areas (AQMAs), which are the focus of concerted actions to reduce unacceptably high concentrations of prescribed air pollutants by a date specified in regul... Read More about Regional collaborative urban air quality management: Case studies across Great Britain.

Assessment of the relationship between industrial and traffic sources contributing to air quality objective exceedences: A theoretical modelling exercise
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In the UK, local government is under a statutory duty to undertake scientific review and assessment of air quality and designate Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) in locations with identified air quality problems. This paper investigates, from a t... Read More about Assessment of the relationship between industrial and traffic sources contributing to air quality objective exceedences: A theoretical modelling exercise.

Air quality management - Asia, Europe and UK
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Outcomes of the first round of local authority air quality Review and Assessments under the UK's air quality strategy
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In 1997, the UK government instigated the practice of Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) in the UK. This process is based on local authorities undertaking Review and Assessments of air quality within their areas. The first round of Review and Assess... Read More about Outcomes of the first round of local authority air quality Review and Assessments under the UK's air quality strategy.

Assessment of the relationship between industrial and non-industrial sources contributing to air quality objective exceedences: A theoretical modelling exercise
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