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The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective (2011)
Journal Article
Vidalakis, C., Tookey, J. E., & Sommerville, J. (2011). The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 18(1), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981111098694

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider the applicability of logistics management in construction and facilitate a better understanding of construction supply chains by studying the logistical functions of builders' merchants. Design/metho... Read More about The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective.

The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand (2011)
Journal Article
Cheyne, C., & Hambleton, R. (2011). The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 13(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2011.556000

Local governance policy has been transferred between the United Kingdom and New Zealand since the mid-nineteenth century. In recent decades, however, the processes of exchange have become more complex and more bidirectional. This article argues that... Read More about The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand.

Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland (2011)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2011). Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(4), 192-194

This article explores the difficulties faced in keeping the Irish languages in daily use in those areas of Ireland where the influx of English as as dominant language is a threat. In particular it focusses on the approach of planners to controlling t... Read More about Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland.

GMES and INSPIRE: Harmonising cross-thematic environmental data for integrated intelligence (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ludlow, D., & Khan, Z. (2011, March). GMES and INSPIRE: Harmonising cross-thematic environmental data for integrated intelligence. Poster presented at 2nd GMES Operational Workshop, Sofia, Bulgaria

GMES and INSPIRE are mutually beneficial and require close collaboration between communities from both domains to mitigate and adapt to environmental and security challenges. For example, extension of GMES services into the cross-cutting domains of S... Read More about GMES and INSPIRE: Harmonising cross-thematic environmental data for integrated intelligence.

Going public (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Greed, C. (2011, March). Going public. Presented at Women of the World Festival Conference (WOW 2011), London, UK

Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011, March). Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery. Paper presented at Joint Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) and Lean Construction Institute Doctoral Workshop, University of Northumbria

The significance of the early planning of health and safety (H&S) to safe construction project delivery is a widely recognised fact, and central to that is the need for construction project participants to address originating accident causal factors... Read More about Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery.

Between knowledge, belief, and desire, green utopia and its application (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Khabazi, M., & Foroughmand Araabi, H. (2011, February). Between knowledge, belief, and desire, green utopia and its application. Paper presented at 5th International Forum on Urbanism [IFoU], Singapore

This paper shows how greed utopia is informed by knowledge, beliefs and other common desires

Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach (2011)
Journal Article
Jefferies, S., Pettit, C., Chung, W., Sharifi, V., Chalabi, Z., Fletcher, T., …Azapagic, A. (2011). Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 32(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624410394528

This paper presents a new decision-support framework and software platform for an integrated assessment of options for sustainable management of urban pollution. The framework involves three steps: (1) mapping the flow of pollutants associated with h... Read More about Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach.