Outputs (49)

Healthy cities, diseasogenic cities and the global south (2021)
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There are growing urban health issues globally, whereby social and environmental living conditions in cities and towns are contributing to poor health outcomes. The Global South is predicted to house almost all new cities and the majority of all urba... Read More about Healthy cities, diseasogenic cities and the global south.

What is urban nature and how do we perceive it? (2020)
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This chapter discusses the complexities and apparent contradictions in defining ‘nature’ and ‘urban nature’ in the context of human-nature interactions. It explains why urban nature is so important to human health and well-being at this point in the... Read More about What is urban nature and how do we perceive it?.

A health map for architecture: The determinants of health and wellbeing in buildings (2019)
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The health crisis facing society, whereby most humans suffer illness, is related to the design of the built environment. The chapter identifies key issues for built environment design professionals to improve the health of architectural environments.... Read More about A health map for architecture: The determinants of health and wellbeing in buildings.

Delivering urban health through urban planning and design (2019)
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The world is increasingly becoming urban. Estimates show that 54.6% of the world’s population lived in cities in 2016 with a forecast of 60% by 2030 (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2016). The 600 largest cities produce 70% of the world’... Read More about Delivering urban health through urban planning and design.

The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s (2017)
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This chapter examines the relationships between social media, subculture identity and riots. In 2011 riots in Bristol (UK) attracted global media coverage. These riots were one of the first in the UK where social media played a significant role. Soci... Read More about The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s.

Informal architecture/s (2015)
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This chapter is a critical examination of the architecture/s of informal cities. Informal cities will house the majority of the world’s urban population by the middle of this century. The scale of this new development is unprecedented in its scale, e... Read More about Informal architecture/s.

Public health profession (2014)
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The public health challenge (2013)
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Strategic approaches to ESD and sustainability at the University of the West of England (2013)
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This article appears as a case study in Chapter 12 of The Sustainable University - Process and Prospects: "Whole institutional change towards sustainable universities"

Health care targets (2013)
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New generation of energy design tools for low impact buildings (2012)
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The thrust of research in the last decades has sought to develop and enhance energy simulation tools to achieve low impact buildings (LIB). Recent efforts involved the integration of energy simulation tools with CAD tools to ensure a better adoption... Read More about New generation of energy design tools for low impact buildings.

Time series information and pivotal events (2012)
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The dynamics of regime change: Challenges to the dominance of the private car in the UK (2011)
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Complexity and travel behaviour: A multi-agent simulation for investigating the influence of social aspects on travellers' compliance with a demand management measure (2010)
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The planning and design of transport systems have an important part in leading travellers to more sustainable and efficient choices. Car-dependence is a prominent problem to be solved in order to reduce traffic congestion. It also affects the general... Read More about Complexity and travel behaviour: A multi-agent simulation for investigating the influence of social aspects on travellers' compliance with a demand management measure.

Evidence review on the spatial determinants of health in urban settings. (2010)
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Designing healthy and inclusive public outdoor spaces for young people (2010)
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Bristol: Not a design-led urban renaissance (2009)
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Role of minority influence on the diffusion of compliance with a demand management measure (2009)
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This study utilizes an agent-based approach to simulate behaviours of individuals. It is aimed to obtain some informed insights about the role of social interaction, social learning, and social influence on travellers’ decision making to comply with... Read More about Role of minority influence on the diffusion of compliance with a demand management measure.

How to help plan a healthy, sustainable low-carbon community (2009)
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The European Hqe2R sustainable neighbourhood assessment toolkit - case studies experience (2009)
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