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Optimisation of lift to drag ratio for a wing in ground effect (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, B. (2018). Optimisation of lift to drag ratio for a wing in ground effect. Reinvention: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research, 11(2),

This paper aims to investigate the effects of changing the shape of the aerofoil of the wing by changing its camber, thickness and maximum camber location to identify the design trends where the ground effect has the largest impact. Aircrafts have al... Read More about Optimisation of lift to drag ratio for a wing in ground effect.

Towards new architectural and urban typologies: Thinking, making and living as a post occupancy evaluation method (2018)
Journal Article
Penn, A., Carver, C., Landi, D., Uiterwaal, C., Van Der Gried, Backman, K., …McStay, A. (2018). Towards new architectural and urban typologies: Thinking, making and living as a post occupancy evaluation method. Conscious Cities, 3(Conscious Cities Anthology 2018: Human-Centred Design, Science, and Technology), https://doi.org/10.33797/CCJ.03.01

Conscious Cities Anthology 2018: Human-Centred Design, Science, and Technology showcases individuals and groups that are contributing towards this new approach to creating a better built environment.

Blue space as caring space – water and the cultivation of care in social and environmental practice (2018)
Journal Article
Buser, M., Payne, T., Edizel, O., & Dudley, L. (2020). Blue space as caring space – water and the cultivation of care in social and environmental practice. Social and Cultural Geography, 21(8), 1039-1059. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2018.1534263

This paper studies three sites or ‘landscapes of care’ in Leeds, Bristol and London where water and associated built and natural environments are used to co-construct and facilitate forms of social and environmental care. Our research narrates the w... Read More about Blue space as caring space – water and the cultivation of care in social and environmental practice.

Setting the Standard for Green Infrastructure: The Need for, and Features of, a Benchmark in England (2018)
Journal Article
Calvert, T., Sinnett, D., Smith, N., Jerome, G., Burgess, S., & King, L. (2018). Setting the Standard for Green Infrastructure: The Need for, and Features of, a Benchmark in England. Planning Practice and Research, 33(5), 558-573. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2018.1531580

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Green infrastructure is an essential component of health and sustainable places. The quality of green infrastructure often represents a missed opportu... Read More about Setting the Standard for Green Infrastructure: The Need for, and Features of, a Benchmark in England.

Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Poghosyan, A., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A. G., Behm, M., & Mahamadu, A. M. (2018). Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(5), 783-797. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0088

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Decisions made during the design stage of construction works can significantly reduce the risk of occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries and illnesses. Moreover, it has been established that design... Read More about Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review.

Inclusive place-based leadership: Lesson-drawing from urban governance innovations in Bristol, UK (2018)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2018). Inclusive place-based leadership: Lesson-drawing from urban governance innovations in Bristol, UK

Across the world progressive city leaders are working to limit the damaging impact of decisions made by place-less leaders, meaning powerful interests that are unconcerned about the consequences of their decisions for particular places and communitie... Read More about Inclusive place-based leadership: Lesson-drawing from urban governance innovations in Bristol, UK.

Knowledge integration for low carbon transition: The case of energy retrofit (2018)
Journal Article
Sibilla, M., & Kurul, E. (2018). Knowledge integration for low carbon transition: The case of energy retrofit. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 7(3), 493-506. https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n3p493-506

The Energy Retrofit concept plays an important role in the transition to low carbon cities, because buildings make a transdisciplinary perspective. Thus, an integrated approach to research, learning and teaching in the built environment di... Read More about Knowledge integration for low carbon transition: The case of energy retrofit.

The Image of the Hyper City (2018)
Journal Article
Landi, D. (2019). The Image of the Hyper City. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 32(3), 533-548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-018-9583-8

© 2018, The Author(s). Since the nineteenth and twentieth century, information has been pivotal both in the cultural tradition and then in the economic tradition. While the Fordism economic model and its specialisation requirements originated a simpl... Read More about The Image of the Hyper City.

Flood risk to commercial property: Training and education needs of built environment professionals (2018)
Journal Article
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., Chan, F., Kreibich, H., Montz, B., Proverbs, D., Wilkinson, S., & Lamond, J. (2018). Flood risk to commercial property: Training and education needs of built environment professionals. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 9(4-5), 385-401. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-03-2017-0024

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Improved management of commercial property at risk from flooding may result from well-targeted advice from built environment (BE) professionals, such as surveyors, valuers and project managers. However, re... Read More about Flood risk to commercial property: Training and education needs of built environment professionals.

Briefing: Towards a sustainable energy: The potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman (2018)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2018). Briefing: Towards a sustainable energy: The potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 171(7), 329-333. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.17.00001

Oman, like other Arabian Gulf countries, depends on oil and gas to produce electricity. However, these resources are not guaranteed to last forever and constitute one of the energy security issues in the country. This paper explores the potential of... Read More about Briefing: Towards a sustainable energy: The potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman.