Outputs (357)

Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres (2014)
Report

AIM The aim of this research was to examine the potential for mitigation of predominantly pluvial flooding in CBDs through retrofitting of such systems. The research used two case study areas to explore the challenges and opportunities for retrofit... Read More about Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres.

Smart cross-border e-Gov systems and applications (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Recent developments on ICT innovations like Internet of Things, Cloud Computing and Big Data encourage further the design and application of "Smart" e-Government Systems and applications to citizens and business. These smart systems are aiming to imp... Read More about Smart cross-border e-Gov systems and applications.

Sea of possibilities: Old and new uses of remote sensing data for the enforcement of the Ascension Island marine protected area (2018)
Journal Article

Very large marine protected areas are in danger of becoming 'paper parks'. This paper uses an interdisciplinary team to investigate the use of remote sensing technologies to provide sufficient evidence for effective fisheries management. It uses the... Read More about Sea of possibilities: Old and new uses of remote sensing data for the enforcement of the Ascension Island marine protected area.

The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN a Global world (HELPING) (2024)
Journal Article

The new scientific decade (2023-2032) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) aims at searching for sustainable solutions to undesired water conditions - may it be too little, too much or too polluted. Many of the current iss... Read More about The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN a Global world (HELPING).

Characterising redistributed manufacturing in healthcare through the lens of transdisciplinary innovation (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the emergence of Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) as a disruptive system that can help address wicked or complex problems in healthcare, which cannot easily be solved by individual disciplines alone. RDM is presented as a new f... Read More about Characterising redistributed manufacturing in healthcare through the lens of transdisciplinary innovation.

World Book Night United Artists - Stories of and strategies for experimental, collaborative publishing (2023)
Journal Article

Sarah Bodman reflects on 13 years of Bookarts at UWE Bristol's World Book Night (WBN) project; a text and image / artists' books-based event which has evolved from an initial collaboration with the artist and poet Nancy Campbell into an annual, inter... Read More about World Book Night United Artists - Stories of and strategies for experimental, collaborative publishing.

Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research (2023)
Journal Article

Microplastics are ubiquitous in our environment but their presence in air is less well understood. Homes are likely a key source of airborne microplastics and microfibres to the environment owing to the frequent use and storage of plastics and textil... Read More about Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research.

Another brick in the wall? The case for embedded foresight (2023)
Report

Foresight can support policymakers to address long-term goals and navigate uncertainty in a context of poly- and perma-crisis. Common foresight methods like scenario planning and horizon scanning are commonly deployed to anticipate future risks and o... Read More about Another brick in the wall? The case for embedded foresight.

Cercocebus sanjei (2018)
Other

Listed as Endangered based on its small extent of occurrence (1,872 km2), small area of occupancy (ca. 300 km2) and population fragmented into two isolated sub-populations, one of them residing in an area of limited protection and where there are ong... Read More about Cercocebus sanjei.

Energy efficiency renovation financing models for homeowners and net present value analysis: Case study from India (2022)
Journal Article

In India, the lack of financing mechanisms has been identified as a major impediment in achieving energy efficiency (EE) and requires focused research to identify barriers and propose innovative financial models. This paper presents details of select... Read More about Energy efficiency renovation financing models for homeowners and net present value analysis: Case study from India.

A longer-range strategy for car-bus interchange: The 'link-and-ride' concept (2000)
Journal Article

It is widely acknowledged that there can be disadvantages due to bus-based park and ride schemes constructed at the edge of the urban area as well as benefits. The present paper considers how these disbenefits might be reduced. In the main it is argu... Read More about A longer-range strategy for car-bus interchange: The 'link-and-ride' concept.

Attenuated-total-reflection Fourier-transformed spectroscopy as a rapid tool to reveal the molecular structure of insect powders as ingredients for animal feeds (2024)
Journal Article

Unsustainable agriculture contributes to disastrous global effects – insect-based feed shows potential due to their sustainable, nutritional, and waste upcycling properties. Current EU legislation restricts insect-based meals to fish, pork, and poult... Read More about Attenuated-total-reflection Fourier-transformed spectroscopy as a rapid tool to reveal the molecular structure of insect powders as ingredients for animal feeds.

Experimental and operations viability assessment of powder-to-powder (P2P) mixture of graphene and cement for industrial applications (2024)
Journal Article

Studies have demonstrated that a minute quantity of graphene is sufficient to boost cement characteristics, but the attainment of good dispersion and uniformity of the resultant graphene-cement mixture remains a challenge. To alleviate these challeng... Read More about Experimental and operations viability assessment of powder-to-powder (P2P) mixture of graphene and cement for industrial applications.

History-enhanced ICT For Sustainability education: Learning together with Business Computing students (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

his research explores the use of History to enhance education in the field of ICT For Sustainability (ICT4S) in response to a challenge from the ICT4S 2023 conference. No previous studies were found in ICT4S but the literature on History and Educatio... Read More about History-enhanced ICT For Sustainability education: Learning together with Business Computing students.

Solar street art for a participatory energy transition (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The possible worlds of VR documentary (2024)
Book Chapter

Producers have been drawn to virtual reality (VR) for its potential to render vivid experiences of nonfiction content. The politics of the platform’s affective operation, particularly in relation to distant human others, has been analysed and critiqu... Read More about The possible worlds of VR documentary.

Robotic additive manufacturing of lichen composites for air quality monitoring (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the light of an unprecedented climate emergency, there is an urgent need to reconsider the materials we use for the construction of our buildings and to explore alternative material systems that are abundant, easy to source, and exhibit increased... Read More about Robotic additive manufacturing of lichen composites for air quality monitoring.

Globalised climate precarity: Environmental degradation, disasters and the international brick trade (2024)
Journal Article

Climate-linked disasters result when natural hazards meet socioeconomic precarity. Recognizing this, scholarship in recent years has emphasized how the precarity that turns climate-linked hazards into disasters is produced within the same global poli... Read More about Globalised climate precarity: Environmental degradation, disasters and the international brick trade.

The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis (2024)
Journal Article

Tritium present in deep vadose zones is a useful tracer for estimating groundwater recharge, but its full utility is constrained by not knowing where and for how long the tritium tracing method remains applicable. We obtained 44 tritium profiles from... Read More about The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis.

A review of the performance of CHIRPS and future research directions in hydro-climatic studies (2023)
Journal Article

Long-term gridded precipitation products (GPPs) are crucial for climatology and hydrological research to overcome the limitations of gauge observations. Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) provides long-term daily... Read More about A review of the performance of CHIRPS and future research directions in hydro-climatic studies.