Outputs (108)

Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review (2012)
Report

n the UK, human rights have, for some time, been susceptible to difficulties of misunderstanding, lack of public awareness, misleading and inaccurate media coverage and political manipulation. The Human Rights Act, 1998 (HRA), in particular, has been... Read More about Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review.

Filtered and unfiltered permeability: The European and Anglo-Saxon approaches (2012)
Journal Article

Unfiltered permeability refers to road layouts which provide equal permeability for all modes. Filtered permeability means separating the sustainable modes from private motor traffic in order to give them an advantage in terms of speed, distance and... Read More about Filtered and unfiltered permeability: The European and Anglo-Saxon approaches.

Why does 'good ecological status' matter? (2012)
Journal Article

Achievement of 'good ecological status' under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), and various 'environmental outcomes' under other legislation and strategies, are accepted as important by environmental interests. However, support from the wider p... Read More about Why does 'good ecological status' matter?.

Sharing or separation: Which way for streets of the future? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This debate will be of particular interest to transport planners, spatial planners, urban designers and anyone interested in the future of our streets and our towns and cities.

The ‘shared space’ approach to street design has become very influenti... Read More about Sharing or separation: Which way for streets of the future?.

Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation

Source apportionment of industrial fugitive dusts: Developments in passive dust monitoring (2012)
Book Chapter

DustScan is a passive (i.e. unpowered) dust sampling method. It uses a transparent adhesive ‘sticky pad’ to sample dust in flux and in deposition for subsequent image-based quantification and, as appropriate, geochemical analysis. Samples are obtaine... Read More about Source apportionment of industrial fugitive dusts: Developments in passive dust monitoring.

Is socially-just degrowth compatible with a market economy? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A discussion of economic growth, sustainability and equity. The paper highlighted the sustainability issues inherant within capitalism.

Rainwater harvesting in the UK: Socio-technical theory and practice (2012)
Journal Article

There is currently a window of opportunity in the UK, with respect to promoting sustainable water management (SWM). Periods of alternating drought and flooding have brought water management issues to the fore of UK media coverage and policy developme... Read More about Rainwater harvesting in the UK: Socio-technical theory and practice.

The Mohawk traditional council (2012)
Journal Article

This work discusses environmental justice issues in Kahnawake, one of the eight communities that make up the Mohawk Nation. The traditional territory of the Mohawk extends through vast regions of what is currently referred to as Quebec, Ontario, and... Read More about The Mohawk traditional council.

Cycling and sustainability (2012)
Book