Outputs (2888)

Methodological innovations within the RAWES framework for use in development scenarios (2023)
Journal Article
Cianchi, B., Everard, M., McInnes, R., & Cooke, R. (2024). Methodological innovations within the RAWES framework for use in development scenarios. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 20(1), 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4799

Built development changes the nature of land and its ecosystems, with diverse ramifications for human well-being and the resilience of the socioecological system. Robust and replicable approaches are required to assess ecosystem services generated by... Read More about Methodological innovations within the RAWES framework for use in development scenarios.

New technologies and autonomous vehicles for urban goods distribution (2023)
Book Chapter
Paddeu, D. (2023). New technologies and autonomous vehicles for urban goods distribution. In . E. Marcucci, V. Gatta, & M. Le Pira (Eds.), Handbook on City Logistics and Urban Freight (444-461). Edward Elgar Publishing

New technologies and automated systems are emerging as possible strategies to maximise the efficiency of urban logistics, while reducing negative externalities due to deliveries in urban areas. However, despite the high potential and enthusiasm towar... Read More about New technologies and autonomous vehicles for urban goods distribution.

The tree(s) of hope and ambition: An arts-based social science informed, participatory research method to explore children's future hopes, ambitions and support in relation to COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Williams, S., McEwen, L. J., Gorell Barnes, L., Deave, T., Webber, A., Jones, V., …Hobbs, L. (2023). The tree(s) of hope and ambition: An arts-based social science informed, participatory research method to explore children's future hopes, ambitions and support in relation to COVID-19. Children & Society, 37(5), 1356-1375. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12767

This paper offers a new child-centred methodology that explores children's visions of their futures, encourages self-reflection and depth and shares children's voices with peers and researchers, as unbrokered as possible. This final stage of a longit... Read More about The tree(s) of hope and ambition: An arts-based social science informed, participatory research method to explore children's future hopes, ambitions and support in relation to COVID-19.

Who is online? A latent class analysis of internet activities and determinant characteristics of older people (2023)
Journal Article
Pantelaki, E., Maggi, E., & Crotti, D. (2023). Who is online? A latent class analysis of internet activities and determinant characteristics of older people. Computers in Human Behavior, 147, Article 107830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107830

As Italy is the European country with the highest percentage of adults aged over 60, growing concerns have emerged about how the ageing population is living in an era of increasing digitalisation. According to the capability approach framework, Inter... Read More about Who is online? A latent class analysis of internet activities and determinant characteristics of older people.

Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships (2023)
Working Paper
De Vito, L., Wynne-Jones, S., Heins, E., & Verfuerth, C. (2023). Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships

Engagement between academic researchers and policy makers is becoming increasingly common. Although approaches to the so-called Science-Policy Interface (SPI) can vary substantially – based on disciplines, different degrees of engagement and focus on... Read More about Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships.

Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats (2023)
Journal Article
Adamatzky, A., Tarabella, G., Phillips, N., Chiolerio, A., D’Angelo, P., Nikolaidou, A., & Sirakoulis, G. C. (2023). Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 9367. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36244-8

A kombucha is a tea and sugar fermented by over sixty kinds of yeasts and bacteria. This symbiotic community produces kombucha mats, which are cellulose-based hydrogels. The kombucha mats can be used as an alternative to animal leather in industry an... Read More about Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats.

Loneliness: What it is, how it affects young people, how it can be tackled, and the role of transport (2023)
Report
Ricci, M. (2023). Loneliness: What it is, how it affects young people, how it can be tackled, and the role of transport. Community Rail Network

This report is a summary of the evidence on loneliness, looking in particular at how loneliness can be defined, how it affects the population and specifically children and young people, what type of interventions can successfully tackle loneliness an... Read More about Loneliness: What it is, how it affects young people, how it can be tackled, and the role of transport.

Effects of Cowichan Lake water management on Vancouver Lamprey in British Columbia and identification of possible enhancement opportunities (2023)
Report
Grant, P., Wade, J., Lewis, T., Castañeda, . R., Rutherford, T., & Miller, K. (2023). Effects of Cowichan Lake water management on Vancouver Lamprey in British Columbia and identification of possible enhancement opportunities. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

Vancouver Lamprey (also known as Cowichan Lake Lamprey; Entosphenus macrostomus) is listed as a threatened species under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). This species is endemic to three interconnected lakes on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Cowi... Read More about Effects of Cowichan Lake water management on Vancouver Lamprey in British Columbia and identification of possible enhancement opportunities.

Deep learning-based multi-target regression for traffic-related air pollution forecasting (2023)
Journal Article
Akinosho, T. D., Bilal, M., Hayes, E. T., Ajayi, A., Ahmed, A., & Khan, Z. (2023). Deep learning-based multi-target regression for traffic-related air pollution forecasting. Machine Learning with Applications, 12, Article 100474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2023.100474

Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) remains one of the main contributors to urban pollution and its impact on climate change cannot be overemphasised. Experts in developed countries strive to make optimal use of traffic and air qua... Read More about Deep learning-based multi-target regression for traffic-related air pollution forecasting.

Public health, active transport, and land use (2023)
Book Chapter
Manaugh, K., Waygood, E., & Pellecuer, L. (2023). Public health, active transport, and land use. In J. D. A. E. Silva, K. Currans, V. Van Acker, & R. Schneider (Eds.), Handbook on Transport and Land Use (332-349). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800370258.00027

This chapter explores the multiple and varied pathways between transport and health with a focus on the short- and long-term negative impacts of cars and auto-centric design and the many benefits possible based on a shift back to active transport. We... Read More about Public health, active transport, and land use.