Outputs (100)

Collective purchase: Moving local and organic foods beyond the niche market (2010)
Journal Article

The authors draw attention to the creative possibilities offered by collective purchase as a mechanism to move local and organic foods beyond the niche market. The food-buying group and cooperative style of food purchasing has received only scant ref... Read More about Collective purchase: Moving local and organic foods beyond the niche market.

Ethical foodscapes?: Premises, promises, and possibilities (2010)
Journal Article

This paper provides an introduction to a special issue on Ethical Food-scapes. The introduction, and the papers and commentaries in the theme issue, engage with the governance of ethical food and ethical foodscapes more broadly. In building on and wo... Read More about Ethical foodscapes?: Premises, promises, and possibilities.

Urban beaches as social tourism installations: case studies of Paris Plage and Bristol Urban Beach 2007 (2010)
Book Chapter

Urban beaches have become a feature of many European cities in the summer months, on the pretext of providing an alternative recreational space for residents on low incomes. Accordingly, this chapter extends the discussion of social tourism elsewhere... Read More about Urban beaches as social tourism installations: case studies of Paris Plage and Bristol Urban Beach 2007.

The promotion of bicycle access to the rail network as a way of making better use of the existing network and reducing car dependence (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The level of bike-rail integration (combining cycling with rail) in the UK presents an unrealised sustainable mobility potential: two per cent of rail passengers access the rail network by bicycle, contrasting with 40% in the Netherlands. Cycling on... Read More about The promotion of bicycle access to the rail network as a way of making better use of the existing network and reducing car dependence.

The potential impact from increased use of wood fuelled biomass on local air quality in London: lessons to exchange with mega-cities in developing countries (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Marketing concentration and geographical dispersion: A survey of organic farms in England and Wales (2010)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the proportion and distribution of organic produce sold through different marketing channels by a sample of organic farmers in three "core" areas of organic farming in England and Wales. More specifica... Read More about Marketing concentration and geographical dispersion: A survey of organic farms in England and Wales.

Environmental justice in Cuba: The use of degrowth policies for sustainable development (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper discusses the concept and value of 'degrowth' for achieving sustainability, drawing on the experience of Cuba.

Transitioning SMEs to sustainable water management practices: Challenges and opportunities (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) represent a large percentage of global employment, as well as being large consumers of water and producers of effluent. However, the uptake of sustainable water management (SWM) technologies, such as rainwater harve... Read More about Transitioning SMEs to sustainable water management practices: Challenges and opportunities.

Laryngeal transplantation in minipigs: Vascular, myologic and functional outcomes (2010)
Journal Article

There is no effective way of replacing all the functions of the larynx in those requiring laryngectomy. Regenerative medicine offers promise, but cannot presently deliver implants with functioning neuromuscular units. A single well-documented larynge... Read More about Laryngeal transplantation in minipigs: Vascular, myologic and functional outcomes.

Environmentalism and working class inclusion (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A fringe workshop on how the Green Party in particular, and environmentalism in general, can be more inclusive of working class people.