A feminist critique of the postsecular city: God and gender
(2011)
Book Chapter
Outputs (83)
Inverted peripheries: Le Boulevard Périphérique and the struggle for identity in Paris (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Le Périphérique is a 35.04kms long inner ring road built around Paris following the line of the former defensive wall demolished in 1929. Ever since it opened in 1973 there have been attempts to reduce its physical impact on the landscape. It is gene... Read More about Inverted peripheries: Le Boulevard Périphérique and the struggle for identity in Paris.
The role of urban design in achieving sustainability through promotion of sustainable behaviors (case study: Mellat Park in Tehran, Iran) (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This paper addresses the issue of sustainable behaviours and promotes it through designing a public park in Tehran, Iran
Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology (2011)
Journal Article
Using an interview with former rally driver and advanced driving trainer, Rauno Aaltonen, as its impetus, this study explores developments in in-vehicle technology and the challenges such systems create for ergonomics and driver training. © 2011 Inde... Read More about Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology.
Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England (2011)
Journal Article
This article examines the concept of integrated spatial planning through a case study of subregional working in South Hampshire, England. It argues that while the government's notion of integration was ill-defined and inconsistent, there were critica... Read More about Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England.
Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion (2011)
Journal Article
This paper discusses the extent to which the diversity and equality agenda is being taken into account at street level as planners and urban designers seek to create sustainable settlements. The paper argues that many design policies inspired by the... Read More about Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion.
The EC Common Fisheries Policy. By ROBIN R. CHURCHILL and DANIEL OWEN (2011)
Journal Article
Book Review published in Journal of Environmental Law
Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses (2011)
Journal Article
Purpose: The UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses.
Five feet high and rising: Cities and flooding in the 21st Century (2011)
Other
Urban flooding is an increasingly important issue.
Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are
becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events
increasing fastest. The impact of flooding is driven by
a combination of natural and human-ind... Read More about Five feet high and rising: Cities and flooding in the 21st Century.
Bringing public health into built environment education (2011)
Journal Article
This guide is aimed at all built environment educators, showing what the key issues are in terms of improving health
understanding in the built environment professions. It will explain the relevance, show how the built environment impacts on health... Read More about Bringing public health into built environment education.