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Sustainable drainage systems: Helping people live with water (2016)
Journal Article
Everett, G., Lamond, J., Morzillo, A. T., Chan, F. K. S., & Matsler, A. M. (2016). Sustainable drainage systems: Helping people live with water. Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management, 169(2), 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1680/wama.14.00076

© 2016, Thomas Telford Services Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Sustainable drainage systems or ‘Suds’ are increasingly accepted as an effective means of ‘making space for water’, adapting to possible climate change and helping communities become more floo... Read More about Sustainable drainage systems: Helping people live with water.

Public perceptions of sustainable drainage devices (2016)
Book Chapter
Everett, G. (2016). Public perceptions of sustainable drainage devices. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), Sustainable Surface Water Management: A Handbook for SuDS (285-298). Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley

This chapter considers the centrality of human perceptions, and so behaviour, to the sustainability of SuDS. Research shows a lack of engagement with flood preparedness and flood risk mitigation (FRM) in the public as a whole, and many people are ave... Read More about Public perceptions of sustainable drainage devices.

Green infrastructure and urban water management (2015)
Book Chapter
Everett, G., Lamond, J., & Lawson, E. (2015). Green infrastructure and urban water management. In D. Sinnett, S. Burgess, & N. Smith (Eds.), Handbook on Green Infrastructure: Planning, Design and Implementation (50-66). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

This chapter will first outline the many challenges water poses in modern society, considering the increasing frequency and severity of flooding and droughts as inevitable outcomes of potential climate change and increasing impermeable ground-cover t... Read More about Green infrastructure and urban water management.

Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon (2015)
Journal Article
Everett, G., Lamond, J., Morzillo, A., Matsler, A. M., & Chan, F. (2018). Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11(S2), S973-S985. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12225

© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Flood Risk Management published by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Green Infrastructure (GI) is an increasingly popular means of dealing with flooding and wat... Read More about Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon.

An overview of municipal solid waste management in developing and developed economies: Analysis of practices and contributions to urban flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Njoku, N., Lamond, J., Everett, G., & Manu, P. (2015, June). An overview of municipal solid waste management in developing and developed economies: Analysis of practices and contributions to urban flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference Proceedings, Manchester, UK

Different natural and anthropogenic factors have contributed to increased flood events in recent times. Studies have noted the impact of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) practices on increased flooding. Increases in population, economic growth... Read More about An overview of municipal solid waste management in developing and developed economies: Analysis of practices and contributions to urban flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Household behaviour in installing property-level flood adaptations: A literature review (2013)
Book Chapter
Everett, G., & Lamond, J. (2013). Household behaviour in installing property-level flood adaptations: A literature review. In C. A. Brebbia (Ed.), Sustainable Cities 2013. WIT Press

The research presents a brief overview of the published literature concerning household behaviour with regard to installing flood protection measures in the UK; people’s desire and their ability to act are considered, before looking at the literature... Read More about Household behaviour in installing property-level flood adaptations: A literature review.

Post-graduation reflections on the value of a degree (2009)
Journal Article
Everett, G., & Brooks, R. (2009). Post-graduation reflections on the value of a degree. British Educational Research Journal, 35(3), 333-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920802044370

This article investigates the impact of a changing higher education system on young adults' priorities and motivations. A considerable number of studies have explored the impact of recent changes on patterns of participation within higher education.... Read More about Post-graduation reflections on the value of a degree.

The prevalence of 'life planning': Evidence from UK graduates (2008)
Journal Article
Everett, G., & Brooks, R. (2008). The prevalence of 'life planning': Evidence from UK graduates. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 29(3), 325-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425690801966410

At a time when 'personal development planning' is being rolled out across the UK higher education sector, this paper explores young adults' inclinations to plan for the future in relation to work, relationships and other aspects of life. Although Gid... Read More about The prevalence of 'life planning': Evidence from UK graduates.

The predominance of work-based training in young graduates' learning (2008)
Journal Article
Everett, G., & Brooks, R. (2008). The predominance of work-based training in young graduates' learning. Journal of Education and Work, 21(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080801956966

This article draws upon results from an ESRC-funded research project exploring young graduates' attitudes to, and experiences of, further education or learning postgraduation. Respondents' narratives indicated a strong emphasis upon job-based learnin... Read More about The predominance of work-based training in young graduates' learning.