Enhancing the curriculum through social, environmental and global responsibility: The QAA/HEA education for sustainable development guidance document
(2014)
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Outputs (166)
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)
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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.
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)
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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.
Raising sustainability awareness: Engaging the whole institutional community (2014)
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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.
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.
Education for sustainable development at the University of the West of England, Bristol (2013)
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Is local air quality management a successful strategy in achieving selected EU limit values? (2013)
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Is local air quality management a successful strategy in achieving selected EU limit values? (2013)
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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.
The need for improved sensing technology for estimating concentrations of air pollutants at ground level in low-latitude climates (2013)
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A subjective assessment of the suitability of Sciamachy total column measurements to interpolate reliable concentration estimates over a low latitude region (2013)
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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 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.
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.
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.
Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management (2012)
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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 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.
Framing air pollution as a major health risk in Lagos, Nigeria (2012)
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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 (2011)
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