Outputs (2235)

Creating healthy and sustainable cities (2025)
Digital Artefact

This short article summarises the major themes that will be addressed at the European Urban Research Association (EURA) Conference to be held in Bristol in June 2025. Contributors will share perspectives on how to create healthy and sustainable citi... Read More about Creating healthy and sustainable cities.

Revising the English non-devolution white paper (2025)
Digital Artefact

This opinion piece argues that the UK Government's proposals for devolution in England - presented in the white paper published in December 2024 - are unsatisfactory for three main reasons: 1) No solid constitutional shift in favour of place-based po... Read More about Revising the English non-devolution white paper.

Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter delves into the potential impact of Industry 5.0 on sustainable development and associated risks. It emphasizes the importance of mitigating these risks while taking into account the interests of all stakeholders involved. The chapter ai... Read More about Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review.

The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals (2024)
Book Chapter

It is now more than six years since the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed to be achieved by all member countries by 2030. While the deadline is approaching fast, still much of the counties are not on track to achiev... Read More about The built environment’s contribution to the progress of the sustainable development goals.

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.

Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter

Reducing occupational safety and health (OSH) incidents has been an area of significant importance to the construction industry. The industry remains one of the most dangerous, with significant occupational fatalities and injuries. Artificial intelli... Read More about Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction.

The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being (2023)
Book Chapter

Globally, the construction sector accounts for more than100,000 occupational fatalities annually. There is an urgent need to improve the poor occupational safety, health and well-being (OSHW) outlook of the construction sector. The advent of the four... Read More about The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being.

Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach (2023)
Book Chapter

The design and development of Industry 4.0 applications requires focused research work and close collaboration with the industry. Such an approach requires a balance between technical work and social interactions with industry partners: a social cons... Read More about Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach.

Post-Occupancy study of indoor air quality in university laboratories during the pandemic (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This post-occupancy study aims to assess the indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation performance in workshops and laboratories of a UK university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply airflow rates and CO2 were monitored as a proxy for evaluating ven... Read More about Post-Occupancy study of indoor air quality in university laboratories during the pandemic.

Low carbon heritage: Residents' views from Cumbria and the English Lake District World Heritage Site (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Carbon emissions from the built environment must be urgently reduced to mitigate climate change. Retrofit of existing buildings is key. However, heritage buildings pose a particular challenge, particularly domestic buildings where retrofit is mainly... Read More about Low carbon heritage: Residents' views from Cumbria and the English Lake District World Heritage Site.