Outputs (52)

Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methods: Some preliminary findings (2012)
Journal Article

This paper describes a Delphi methodology to generate a number of broadly consensual low carbon scenarios for 2050. This approach to 'creating' the future, rather than predicting, is useful when dealing with profound and uncertain change over a long... Read More about Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methods: Some preliminary findings.

Gonatodes albogularis (Yellow-headed dwarf gecko). Predation (2012)
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Rapidly diffusing innovation: Whether the history of the Internet points the way for hydrogen energy (2012)
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This paper identifies conditions for the rapid diffusion of what may be part of the solution for global sustainable energy - hydrogen - by drawing a comparison with the contemporary history of the Internet. The Cold War drove the take-off of the Inte... Read More about Rapidly diffusing innovation: Whether the history of the Internet points the way for hydrogen energy.

Projecting and hindcasting potential evaporation for the UK between 1950 and 2099 (2012)
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Evaporation estimation is important for the assessment of a wide range of potential impacts of climate change, yet there are significant questions concerning the relevance of alternative methods for climate change studies, and the uncertainty associa... Read More about Projecting and hindcasting potential evaporation for the UK between 1950 and 2099.

Assessment of policies and legislation that affect management of Wetlands in Nigeria (2012)
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The beneficial ecosystem services provided by wetlands in Nigeria are continuously subjected to considerable stress that has consequences for human wellbeing. An understanding of the policies and legislation governing wetland can help enhance their m... Read More about Assessment of policies and legislation that affect management of Wetlands in Nigeria.

Integrating podcast technology effectively into student learning: A reflexive examination (2012)
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This paper examines undergraduate student perceptions of the learning utility of video podcasts. The perceived and actual effectiveness of the technology was assessed by written questionnaire, focus groups and assessment results. The podcasts were pe... Read More about Integrating podcast technology effectively into student learning: A reflexive examination.

Sunderland (2012)
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Sunderland, lying on the north east coast of England, is the largest city in the north east of England. Having historically suffered from its proximity to the Tyneside conurbation centred around Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland has a long and illustri... Read More about Sunderland.

Examining a typology of fire service-related anti-social behaviour (2012)
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The Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) in England and Wales increasingly works alongside the police and other partners to promote safer communities-a key part of which involves tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB). Although definitions of ASB differ and a... Read More about Examining a typology of fire service-related anti-social behaviour.

Equifinality in project management exploring causal complexity in projects (2012)
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Surveys reveal that the majority of innovation projects do not achieve their goals and waste resources. Notorious examples are the National Health Service's National Programme for IT project and many multibillion European Union funded projects. Aca... Read More about Equifinality in project management exploring causal complexity in projects.

Performance of a large building rainwater harvesting system (2012)
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Rainwater harvesting is increasingly becoming an integral part of the sustainable water management toolkit. Despite a plethora of studies modelling the feasibility of the utilisation of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in particular contexts, there... Read More about Performance of a large building rainwater harvesting system.