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Green infrastructure and biodiversity in the city: Principles and design (2015)
Book Chapter
Sinnett, D. (2015). Green infrastructure and biodiversity in the city: Principles and design. In D. Sinnett, N. Smith, & S. Burgess (Eds.), Handbook on Green Infrastructure: Planning, Design and Implementation (87-101). Edward Elgar

Globally urbanisation is posing a significant threat to biodiversity. Yet, human health and well-being depend on ecosystem services, which in turn are largely dependent on biodiversity. Despite a range of initiatives and mechanisms to promote nature... Read More about Green infrastructure and biodiversity in the city: Principles and design.

The future of green infrastructure (2015)
Book Chapter
Moffat, A. J., Sinnett, D., Smith, N., & Burgess, S. (2015). The future of green infrastructure. In N. Smith, S. Burgess, & D. Sinnett (Eds.), Handbook on Green Infrastructure: Planning, Design and Implementation (445-464). Edward Elgar

From its origins in nineteenth-century parks green, infrastructure has been an ever-evolving component of cities. This chapter makes some observations based on a number of key trends in society and emerging patterns of green infrastructure provision... Read More about The future of green infrastructure.

The availability of brownfield land for housing (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D., Williams, K., & Carmichael, L. (2015, September). The availability of brownfield land for housing. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference: Future Planning, Future Cities, London South Bank University, London

Brownfield, or ‘previously developed land’, offers the opportunity for redevelopment and regeneration in areas with existing infrastructure, access to local amenities and proximity to existing communities. They are valuable for urban regeneration and... Read More about The availability of brownfield land for housing.

Gauging the brownfield land supply in England (2015)
Journal Article
Williams, K., Sinnett, D., Miner, P., & Carmichael, L. (2015). Gauging the brownfield land supply in England. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 84(9), 378-383

This paper reports on the findings of a study that aimed to help fill the information gap left by the loss of the National Land Use Database – and asked ‘Is there enough brownfield land in England to meet housing needs?’

Handbook on Green Infrastructure (2015)
Book
Sinnett, D., Smith, N., & Burgess, S. (2015). Handbook on Green Infrastructure. Edward Elgar

Green infrastructure is widely recognised as a valuable resource in our towns and cities and it is therefore crucial to understand, create, protect and manage this resource. This Handbook sets the context for green infrastructure as a means to make u... Read More about Handbook on Green Infrastructure.

The cultural ecosystem services of waste repositories (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D., & Williams, K. (2014, September). The cultural ecosystem services of waste repositories. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford

This paper presents a new typology of waste repositories as a means of assessing the cultural ecosystem services of such sites in the United Kingdom. The potential ecosystem services provided by waste repositories are dependent on many factors includ... Read More about The cultural ecosystem services of waste repositories.

The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Burgess, S., & Sinnett, D. (2013, September). The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference: Healthy Communities; hopeful places: In Defence of Planning, University of the West of England, Bristol

Walking is accessible to the majority of the population; it is low cost, requires no specialist equipment or training and can be relatively easily incorporated into daily routines. A recent review of the evidence base for investment in the walking en... Read More about The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being.

The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Burgess, S., & Sinnett, D. (2013, July). The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being. Paper presented at AESOP/ACSP Conference, Dublin

Walking is accessible to the majority of the population; it is low cost, requires no specialist equipment or training and can be relatively easily incorporated into daily routines. A recent review of the evidence base for investment in the walking en... Read More about The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being.

The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Burgess, S., & Sinnett, D. (2013, February). The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being. Paper presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Weston-Super-Mare

Aim: To examine the walkability of Bristol and how this relates to physical activity, walking, health and well-being. Background: Walking is accessible to the majority of the population; it is low cost, requires no specialist equipment or training a... Read More about The walkability of Bristol: How this relates to physical activity, health and well-being.

Exploring walkability and health in Bristol (2013)
Journal Article
Burgess, S., & Sinnett, D. (2013). Exploring walkability and health in Bristol. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 5, 16-19

The importance of walking as a form of physical activity has been rising in prominence in recent years. This paper explores the results of a recent project looking at the walkability of Bristol and how this relates to physical activity, walking, heal... Read More about Exploring walkability and health in Bristol.

Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project (2012)
Report
Sinnett, D., & Powell, J. (2012). Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project

Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking (FFW) project worked with deprived communities in 12 Local Authority areas across five regions of England to improve local environments and promote more walking for short journeys. This study uses the Health Economi... Read More about Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project.

Estimating the removal of atmospheric particulate pollution by the urban tree canopy of London, under current and future environments (2011)
Journal Article
Freer-Smith, P., Tallis, M., Taylor, G., & Sinnett, D. (2011). Estimating the removal of atmospheric particulate pollution by the urban tree canopy of London, under current and future environments. Landscape and Urban Planning, 103(2), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.07.003

Urban green space and particularly the tree canopy have been highlighted as offering a mitigation potential against atmospheric particulate pollution. In this paper current and future particulate (PM10) deposition to the urban tree canopy of the Grea... Read More about Estimating the removal of atmospheric particulate pollution by the urban tree canopy of London, under current and future environments.

Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterjee, K., Sinnett, D., Williams, K., & Cavill, N. (2011, September). Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Birmingham, UK

The principle that the built environment should be supportive of walking is generally accepted and a wide range of interventions have been carried out in recent years with the aim of increasing walking. This paper presents the findings from a study c... Read More about Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge.

Neighbourhood design and quality influences the likelihood of residents to use public open space (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Sinnett, D., Williams, K., Lindsay, M., & Dair, C. (2011, July). Neighbourhood design and quality influences the likelihood of residents to use public open space. Paper presented at World Planning Schools Congress, Perth, Australia

Good quality public open space (POS) is an essential component of neighbourhood design and planning. The impact of the quality, design and maintenance of POS on their use has been documented. However, the role that the characteristics of the surround... Read More about Neighbourhood design and quality influences the likelihood of residents to use public open space.

Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach (2011)
Journal Article
Jefferies, S., Pettit, C., Chung, W., Sharifi, V., Chalabi, Z., Fletcher, T., …Azapagic, A. (2011). Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 32(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624410394528

This paper presents a new decision-support framework and software platform for an integrated assessment of options for sustainable management of urban pollution. The framework involves three steps: (1) mapping the flow of pollutants associated with h... Read More about Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach.