Outputs (115)

Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hambleton, R. (2019, June). Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership. Paper presented at City Futures IV 2019, Dublin, Ireland

A consequence of globalisation is that place-less leaders, meaning people who are not expected to care about the consequences of their decisions for particular places and communities, have gained extraordinary power and influence. This paper explore... Read More about Place-based leadership beyond place: Exploring the international dimension of civic leadership.

Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis (2019)
Journal Article
Hunter, R. F., Cleland, C., Cleary, A., Droomers, M., Wheeler, B. W., Sinnett, D., …Braubach, M. (2019). Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis. Environment International, 130, Article 104923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.104923

© 2019 The Authors Background: As populations become increasingly urbanised, the preservation of urban green space (UGS) becomes paramount. UGS is not just dedicated recreational space such as public parks, but other types of informal green space are... Read More about Environmental, health, wellbeing, social and equity effects of urban green space interventions: A meta-narrative evidence synthesis.

Editorial: Gender and Intersectionality in Engineering (2019)
Journal Article
Moncaster, A., & Morris, C. (2019). Editorial: Gender and Intersectionality in Engineering. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 11(1), 1-9

This Special Issue of the ?International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology? focuses on the issue of gender, and of how gender intersects with other aspects of diversity, in engineering. Published in 2019 in celebration of the 100th anniversar... Read More about Editorial: Gender and Intersectionality in Engineering.

Local community preferences, understandings and behaviours (2019)
Book Chapter
Everett, G., Lamond, J., & Krivtsov, V. (2019). Local community preferences, understandings and behaviours. In S. Arthur, D. Allen, E. O'Donnell, & V. Krivtsov (Eds.), Blue-Green Infrastructure - Perspectives on Planning Evaluation and Collaboration C780a (11-29). London: CIRIA

This chapter: • Provides an introduction to the long term engagement of local communities with BGI, and gives an overview of recent relevant literature • Lists the main stakeholders for WSUD, and discusses different ways to conceptualise communit... Read More about Local community preferences, understandings and behaviours.

The opportunities and challenges of improving the condition and sustainability of a historic building at an international tourist attraction in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Organ, S. (in press). The opportunities and challenges of improving the condition and sustainability of a historic building at an international tourist attraction in the UK. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-09-2018-0076

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Heritage tourism has become increasingly popular, and improving the sustainability of such sites is essential both nationally and internationally. The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities... Read More about The opportunities and challenges of improving the condition and sustainability of a historic building at an international tourist attraction in the UK.

Codesigning a low-carbon roadmap for healthy architecture (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Rice, L. (2019, June). Codesigning a low-carbon roadmap for healthy architecture. Paper presented at Transitioning to Energy Efficient and Carbon Neutral Buildings - Developing a Roadmap for Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Over the last two decades, there has been considerable progress in developing solutions (mostly technological) for the design and construction of sustainable, low-carbon architecture and built environment. More recently, there has been success (albei... Read More about Codesigning a low-carbon roadmap for healthy architecture.

The drivers and challenges of improving the energy efficiency performance of listed pre-1919 housing (2019)
Journal Article
Rispoli, M., & Organ, S. (2019). The drivers and challenges of improving the energy efficiency performance of listed pre-1919 housing. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(3), 288-305. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-09-2017-0037

Purpose: Concerns about climate change and the availability of energy has resulted in countries setting targets to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. A large proportion of energy is consumed by existing housing. Europe has a large... Read More about The drivers and challenges of improving the energy efficiency performance of listed pre-1919 housing.

Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: Effects of composition and height on biodiversity (2019)
Journal Article
Norton, B. A., Bending, G. D., Clark, R., Corstanje, R., Dunnett, N., Evans, K. L., …Warren, P. H. (2019). Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: Effects of composition and height on biodiversity. Ecological Applications, 29(6), Article e01946. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1946

There are increasing calls to provide greenspace in urban areas, yet the ecological quality, as well as quantity, of greenspace is important. Short mown grassland designed for recreational use is the dominant form of urban greenspace in temperate reg... Read More about Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: Effects of composition and height on biodiversity.

Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions (2019)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Coker, A., Ibrahim, A., & Lamond, J. (2019). Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(9), 1962-1985. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-11-2017-0240

Purpose: The achievement of sustainable development goals is linked to the procurement of public infrastructure in a manner that meets key procurement objectives, such as sustainability, value-for-money, transparency and accountability. At the heart... Read More about Infrastructure procurement capacity gaps in Nigeria public sector institutions.

Physical Models as a Teaching Tool in the Digital Condition (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Landi, D. (2019, June). Physical Models as a Teaching Tool in the Digital Condition. Paper presented at 4th Rencontres de l’EDAR - EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Architecture as a discipline and a profession continually deals with the making sense of reality and all its complexities. A fundamental tool used in this process is the use of physical models as a substitutional tool. For instance, they are not a me... Read More about Physical Models as a Teaching Tool in the Digital Condition.