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Biodiversity of flora and fauna (2017)
Book Chapter
Bretzel, F., Vannucchi, F., Benvenuti, S., & Rumble, H. (2017). Biodiversity of flora and fauna. In F. Orsini, M. Dubbeling, H. de Zeeuw, & G. Gianquinto (Eds.), Rooftop Urban Agriculture (235-252). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57720-3_14

Rooftop farming can contribute to urban biodiversity in terms of providing habitats and creating an urban green network. In addition, the cultivation of plants on roofs can provide places where wild animals and plants can survive and reproduce. Chose... Read More about Biodiversity of flora and fauna.

Elements of rooftop agriculture design (2017)
Book Chapter
Caputo, S., Iglesias, P., & Rumble, H. (2017). Elements of rooftop agriculture design. In F. Orsini, M. Dubbeling, H. de Zeeuw, & G. Gianquinto (Eds.), Rooftop Urban Agriculture (39-59). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57720-3_4

This chapter focuses on the elements that must be considered when designing rooftop gardens and integrating them within buildings. Different types of rooftop gardens and how they can be integrated within existing and new buildings in order to enhance... Read More about Elements of rooftop agriculture design.

Large-scale atmospheric phenomena under the lens of ordinal time-series analysis and information theory measures (2017)
Book Chapter
Deza, J. I., Tirabassi, G., Barreiro, M., & Masoller, C. (2018). Large-scale atmospheric phenomena under the lens of ordinal time-series analysis and information theory measures. In A. Tsonis (Ed.), Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences (87-99). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58895-7_4

This review presents a synthesis of our work done in the framework of the European project Learning about Interacting Networks in Climate (LINC, climatelinc.eu). We have applied tools of information theory and ordinal time series analysis to investig... Read More about Large-scale atmospheric phenomena under the lens of ordinal time-series analysis and information theory measures.

The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s (2017)
Book Chapter
Rice, L. (2017). The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s. In .. The Subcultures Network (Ed.), Youth Culture and Social Change: Making a Difference by Making a Noise (47-77). London: Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter examines the relationships between social media, subculture identity and riots. In 2011 riots in Bristol (UK) attracted global media coverage. These riots were one of the first in the UK where social media played a significant role. Soci... Read More about The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s.

Housing development in China: A governance perspective (2017)
Book Chapter
Zhou, Z. (2017). Housing development in China: A governance perspective. In J. Wan, & S. Tong (Eds.), China's Economy in Transformation under the New Normal (97-112). Singapore: World Scientific

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Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales (2017)
Book Chapter
Jones, M., & Spence, A. (2017). Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales. In L. Brotas, S. Roaf, & F. Nicol (Eds.), Design to Thrive (4493-4500). Edinburgh, UK: Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings

The past twenty years has seen UK Government aspiring to put greater power in the hands of local people. In England, the 2011 Localism Act and 2012 National Planning Policy Framework have created new opportunities for local people to influence develo... Read More about Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales.

A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence (2017)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2017). A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction (41-58). Abingdon: Routledge

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents a study which sought empirical verification of a model of how construction project features (CPFs) influence accident occurrence. A qualitative str... Read More about A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence.

Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage (2017)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2017). Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction. Abingdon: Routledge

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents an assessment of the degree of H&S risk associated with construction project features (CPFs) and the subsequent development of a simple tool (nickn... Read More about Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage.

Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys (2017)
Book Chapter
Kreibich, H., Thieken, A., Muller, M., & Lamond, J. (2017). Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys. In D. Molinari, S. Menoni, & F. Ballio (Eds.), Practical Flood Damage Data Collection, Storage and Analysis: New Insights from Research and Practice. Wiley/American Geophysical Union

Starting after the severe flood event of August 2002, computer‐aided telephone interviews (CATI) have repeatedly been used in Germany to remotely collect large standardized data sets on flood losses and possible influencing factors by questioning aff... Read More about Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys.