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A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates (2016)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2016). A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 207, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR160011

Globally, poor air quality is the most significant environmental health concern. Across Europe, 400,000 deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2012, whilst in the UK over 50,000 deaths per year are due to a combination of gaseous and particulate... Read More about A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates.

60 years of Health Protection under the Clean Air Acts (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2016, February). 60 years of Health Protection under the Clean Air Acts. Presented at Environmental Protection UK Annual General Meeting 2016, Millbank, London, UK

2016 marks 60 years of UK Clean Air Acts. This presentation explores the challenges, opportunities and progress since the Clean Air Act, 1956. It reflects upon historical attempts to manage air pollution noting success factors and barriers to progres... Read More about 60 years of Health Protection under the Clean Air Acts.

Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Putterill, T., Smith, T., Harris, V., & Longhurst, J. (2016). Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year

The document provides a month-by-month summary of activities which were undertaken by UWE staff and students in support of Bristol's year as European Green Capital. More detail on these activities can be found in the UWE Green Capital Activities Cata... Read More about Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year.

UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue) (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Putterill, T., Harris, V., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Idle, J. (2016). UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue)

This Activities Portfolio details projects, events and initiatives which represent the work of hundreds of UWE staff and students during Bristol's year as European Green Capital in 2015. It is the working file to accompany the UWE Green Capital 2015... Read More about UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue).

UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Harris, V., Stephens, A., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Bigg, M. (2016). UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue

This catalogue showcases and celebrates examples of the work of the hundreds of UWE staff and students who contributed to Bristol Green Capital 2015.

Green Capital: Student Capital - Interim monitoring and evidence report (2016)
Other
Clayton, W., Longhurst, J., & Willmore, C. (2016). Green Capital: Student Capital - Interim monitoring and evidence report

 Students in Bristol have given over 100,000 hours of their time to engaging with local organisations and tackling issues of sustainability in the city and wider region. This equates to 56.3 years’ worth of work provided to date, and an economic con... Read More about Green Capital: Student Capital - Interim monitoring and evidence report.