A pluralistic conceptual model for affordable housing in Lagos, Nigeria
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Outputs (2233)
Smart cities and integrated urban management
Journal Article
Factors for the design of novel property–level flood resilient products: The Dado Wallboard
Book Chapter
Community-level flood protection cannot guarantee property owners are free from flood risk and, hence, it is the responsibility of property owners themselves to take appropriate action to ensure their properties are suitably protected by flood resist... Read More about Factors for the design of novel property–level flood resilient products: The Dado Wallboard.
Health inequalities and determinants in the physical urban environment: Evidence briefing
Preprint / Working Paper
This working paper has been written to support research into the spatial and physical determinants in the urban environment that lead to health inequalities.
Datum
Digital Artefact
A 12 minute film, with sound, which offers a "new reading" of the York Street vaults in Bath UK - a space within the Roman baths complex which is outside of the tourist zone. The film is the consequence of a lighting installation which aimed to revea... Read More about Datum.
Psychological factors affecting flood coping strategies
Book Chapter
There is an acknowledged need to improve the resilience of those at risk of flooding in areas of the UK. Studies of disaster preparedness worldwide indicate raising awareness of a hazard does not necessarily engender action. In the UK the majority of... Read More about Psychological factors affecting flood coping strategies.
"Three times is enemy action" – flood experiences and flood perceptions
Book Chapter
In the context of anticipated climate change, particularly the frequency and intensity of rainfall events likely to affect the UK in future, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the ways in which people perceive, and therefore respond... Read More about "Three times is enemy action" – flood experiences and flood perceptions.
Structural form finding using zero-length springs with dynamic mass
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This paper describes a new method for the form-finding of funicular structures in two or three dimensions using a zero-length spring system with dynamic nodal masses. The resulting found geometry consists of purely axial forces under self-weight, wit... Read More about Structural form finding using zero-length springs with dynamic mass.
Solutions from nature for building envelope thermoregulation
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The building envelope has to maintain a thermal comfort for the occupants. Current technologies for buildings consider the envelope as a thermal barrier or a shield that has to be insulated to prevent heat loss and allow it to be open to dissipate he... Read More about Solutions from nature for building envelope thermoregulation.
Informal urbanism
Presentation / Conference Contribution