Outputs (207)

Gender equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment (2018)
Book

Drawing on the theme of gender equality in tourism, the book aims to identify the main obstacles to women’s advancement in the tourism industry, and to discover and share successful strategies to overcome them, drawing on case studies from all over t... Read More about Gender equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment.

What is green economy? (2018)
Digital Artefact

We have, perhaps, 12 years to restore planetary balance if we are to avert irreversible and abrupt environmental change with deleterious, or even disastrous,consequences for humans. In recent years, several paradigms have emerged which may offer a wa... Read More about What is green economy?.

Interdisciplinary enquiry into learning and teaching: lessons from geography (2018)
Book Chapter

Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper proposes a DC microgrid system, comprising multiple locally available renewable energy sources in an off-grid rural community, based on a commissioned field study carried out in a rural, off-grid village in Nepal, which... Read More about Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities.

Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2 (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 by the authors. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which Sentinel-2 Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reflects soil moisture conditions, and whether this product offers an improvement over Landsat-8. Based on drou... Read More about Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2.

Gendered immobility: Influence of social roles and local context on mobility decisions in Pakistan (2018)
Journal Article
Adeel, M., & Yeh, A. G. O. (2018). Gendered immobility: Influence of social roles and local context on mobility decisions in Pakistan. Transportation Planning and Technology, 41(6), 660-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2018.1488932

This paper examines the instances of one-day immobility in Pakistan and reports its socio-demographic determinants using the nationally representative dataset of the 2007 Pakistan Time Use Survey. Of 37,830 time diary respondents, nearly 30% did not... Read More about Gendered immobility: Influence of social roles and local context on mobility decisions in Pakistan.

Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of graphene oxide – fungal hyphae: An efficient and reclaimable adsorbent for chromium(VI) removal from aqueous solution (2018)
Journal Article

In this study, a hybrid film bio-nanocomposite material was developed based on the graphene oxide/fungal hyphae (GO-FH) interaction. The developed GO-FH bio-nanocomposite material was used for the removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution.... Read More about Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of graphene oxide – fungal hyphae: An efficient and reclaimable adsorbent for chromium(VI) removal from aqueous solution.

Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper provides a high-level assessment of the causes and impacts of air pollution and its management through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a literature review and expert assessment process the impac... Read More about Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment.

Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Bioaerosols, comprised of bacteria, fungi and viruses are ubiquitous in ambient air. Known to adversely affect human health, the impact of bioaerosols on a population often manifests as outbreaks of illnesses such as Legionnaires Disease and Q fever,... Read More about Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification.

Autosuccession in alpine vegetation: Testing the concept on an altitudinal bioclimatic gradient, Jotunheimen, southern Norway (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Specific tests of autosuccession (equivalent to non-replacement change in species composition) are made, in which pioneer communities on roadside verges and areas of patterned ground disturbed by cryoturbation are compared with m... Read More about Autosuccession in alpine vegetation: Testing the concept on an altitudinal bioclimatic gradient, Jotunheimen, southern Norway.