All Outputs (504)

Transition to more biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

It has been demonstrated that biodiverse urban environments support health and well-being. However, the United Kingdom is one of the countries with the lowest biodiversity value globally. Efforts to address this shortfall and create healthier and mor... Read More about Transition to more biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the cost of delivering biodiversity in new developments. A case study of England, United Kingdom.

Exploring the interplay of job-related and personal factors in the well-being of construction project professionals: A conceptual framework (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Workplace well-being is increasingly recognised as crucial for the work performance of construction professionals. Consequently, identifying factors leading to well-being is essential for employers because this enables them to gauge the well-being of... Read More about Exploring the interplay of job-related and personal factors in the well-being of construction project professionals: A conceptual framework.

The adoption of UAV for construction safety management: A systematic literature review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Ensuring the safety of construction workers necessitates a proactive approach to identify and address potential hazards swiftly. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have proven valuable in enhancing construction site safety by autonomously capturing and... Read More about The adoption of UAV for construction safety management: A systematic literature review.

Capturing insights: Integrating design for safety educational elements into curricula (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The significance of Design for Safety (DfS) In engineering and construction education is well-recognized for its role in shaping the skills of future designers. While scholars have explored integrating DfS into education, empirical evidence on educat... Read More about Capturing insights: Integrating design for safety educational elements into curricula.

Occupational safety and health in modular integrated construction: A systematic literature review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Modular integrated construction (MiC) has garnered significant global interest from scholars and professionals. Despite its advantages, MiC introduces complex occupational health and safety (H&S) challenges due to its unique aspects, such as offsite... Read More about Occupational safety and health in modular integrated construction: A systematic literature review.

Understanding and managing injury risks associated with motorcycle taxi systems in lower- and middle-income countries: A systematic review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Motorcycle taxis are an emerging mode of urban mobility in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) especially in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The epidemiology of injuries associated with motorcycle taxi use is unclear, and there is lim... Read More about Understanding and managing injury risks associated with motorcycle taxi systems in lower- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Evidence to inform the regulation and policy development of motorcycle taxi services in Nepal: A secondary data analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Globally, 30% of road traffic deaths involve motorcycles rising to 43% in South-East Asia, where motorcycles are often used as taxis. Road transport provides the main mode of mobility in Nepal, and in Kathmandu valley motorcycles constitu... Read More about Evidence to inform the regulation and policy development of motorcycle taxi services in Nepal: A secondary data analysis.

A critical review of newspaper articles reporting crashes of long-distance public buses in Nepal (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Public transport is the primary mode of transportation in Nepal. It has a high road traffic fatality rate with bus crashes on long-distance routes accounting for 13% of fatalities and 31% of serious injuries. Only limited information is a... Read More about A critical review of newspaper articles reporting crashes of long-distance public buses in Nepal.

HomeLabs: Mapping household clusters to understand water and energy consumption behaviours (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Utility companies are continuously seeking new ways to understand the intricate nature of household water and energy usage patterns. Conventional “demand management” interventions usually proceed from an “information deficit” approach to behaviour ch... Read More about HomeLabs: Mapping household clusters to understand water and energy consumption behaviours.

Understanding the travel behaviour of immigrants and how and why this changes overtime: A case study of Polish immigrants in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, UK (2024)
Thesis

Immigrant travel behaviour is an understudied field. The small amount of existing research suggests that immigrants culturally assimilate to car-driving to conform to local travel behaviour norms. Examination of this concept with Polish immigrants in... Read More about Understanding the travel behaviour of immigrants and how and why this changes overtime: A case study of Polish immigrants in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, UK.

How engineering and technology sectors are derailed by legislations: A case study of Pakistan (2024)
Journal Article

The engineering profession play a vital role in the socio-economic development of societies and contribute to the GDP of countries. This role, however, can be derailed by legislations that regulate such profession. This paper investigates the impacts... Read More about How engineering and technology sectors are derailed by legislations: A case study of Pakistan.

Internet of Things (IoT) implementation in the Malaysian construction industry (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the construction industry holds significant potential for improving project efficiency, safety, and management. This research investigates the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) in the Ma... Read More about Internet of Things (IoT) implementation in the Malaysian construction industry.

Passenger experiences of an Autonomous Bus service: The MultiCAV project (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation reports on a mixed methods study investigating the on-board passenger experience of one of the world’s first autonomous bus trials open to the general public. The MultiCAV project – branded publicly as Mi-Link – was an autonomous bu... Read More about Passenger experiences of an Autonomous Bus service: The MultiCAV project.

Self-reported anticipated harm from drinking water across 141 countries (2024)
Journal Article

Perceptions of drinking water safety shape numerous health-related behaviors and attitudes, including water use and valuation, but they are not typically measured. We therefore characterize self-reported anticipated harm from drinking water in 141 co... Read More about Self-reported anticipated harm from drinking water across 141 countries.

The relationship between GBGI and quality of life, health and wellbeing in Bristol, UK (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. Understanding how people relate to and feel a sense of belonging in the urban environment is therefore an important research agenda. There is growing evidence abou... Read More about The relationship between GBGI and quality of life, health and wellbeing in Bristol, UK.

Feeling our way forward: Embracing emotions in geography higher education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Whilst emotions are increasingly recognised in geographical research, their role in impacting teaching, learning, assessment and broader performance outcomes in geography higher education has been explored to a lesser extent. In this paper, we will u... Read More about Feeling our way forward: Embracing emotions in geography higher education.

Spaces of uncertainty, vulnerability, and disquiet: Reflecting on the classroom experiences of LGBTQ+ STEM academics (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Even in institutions that consider workplace diversity a positive contributor to institutional success, LGBTQ+ employees often characterise their workplaces as spaces of disquiet and personal compromise. Such experiences persist despite awareness of... Read More about Spaces of uncertainty, vulnerability, and disquiet: Reflecting on the classroom experiences of LGBTQ+ STEM academics.

Evaluating the utility of Sentinel-2 imagery in estimating water quality in an ecologically significant, shallow, and optically complex estuarine lake system (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lake St Lucia is Africa’s largest estuarine lake system and is a Ramsar and World Heritage Site. Shallow coastal lakes are especially dynamic environments that shift between wet and dry periods where desiccation can result in hypersalinity and other... Read More about Evaluating the utility of Sentinel-2 imagery in estimating water quality in an ecologically significant, shallow, and optically complex estuarine lake system.

The design and validation of a decision support system (DSS) for the preliminary risk assessment of brownfield sites (PRABS) (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose
This study aims to design and validate a decision support system (DSS), named preliminary risk assessment of brownfield sites (PRABS). It is intended that the proposed DSS will aid the identification of potential hazards and, in doing so, hi... Read More about The design and validation of a decision support system (DSS) for the preliminary risk assessment of brownfield sites (PRABS).

Protecting everyday nature (2024)
Journal Article

‘Everyday nature’, understood as people’s ability to access nature nearby, should be protected in law and planning policy, facilitating three key benefits: (1) human health and wellbeing; (2) intrinsic and extrinsic ecological advantages; and (3) sup... Read More about Protecting everyday nature.