Outputs (82)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Economics and property (2011)
Book