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Hierarchies of adaptable learning during product development (2011)
Journal Article
Tourassis, V. D., & Chatzimichali, A. (2011). Hierarchies of adaptable learning during product development. IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, 458-464. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2011.6083708

Shorter product lifecycles, shrinking time-to-market and increasing global competition, drive companies to premature transitions from the development laboratory to full-scale commercial production. This ramp-up period is usually considered as a trans... Read More about Hierarchies of adaptable learning during product development.

Bridging the multiple reality gap: Application of augmented reality in new product development (2011)
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Verlinden, J. C., Jonker, P. P., Smulders, F. E., Segers, M. S., Gijselaers, W. H., Chatzimichali, A., …Van Emmerik, H. (2011). Bridging the multiple reality gap: Application of augmented reality in new product development. IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, 1914-1919. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2011.6083952

Increased product complexity and internal team dynamics pose serious challenges to the quality of collaboration, usually reflected upon long delays, cost overruns and poor design quality during product development. Our focus is to study the factors t... Read More about Bridging the multiple reality gap: Application of augmented reality in new product development.

Learning from life: Exploring the potential of live projects in higher education (2011)
Journal Article
Sara, R. (2011). Learning from life: Exploring the potential of live projects in higher education. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 6(2), 8-25

This paper introduces the educational issues surrounding live project work, exploring the potential benefits and drawbacks of these teaching projects. It draws on the findings of a University of the West of England Teaching and Learning Grant funded... Read More about Learning from life: Exploring the potential of live projects in higher education.

Estimating the removal of atmospheric particulate pollution by the urban tree canopy of London, under current and future environments (2011)
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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.

Wastewater management in a Nigerian leper colony (2011)
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Khatib, J. M., Millington, J. A., Coker, M. E., Sridhar, M. K., Coker, A. O., Oluremi, J. R., …Booth, C. (2011). Wastewater management in a Nigerian leper colony. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 19(3), 260-269. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2011.603500

Wastewater from infected leprosy patients is expected to contain considerably higher concentrations of pathogens than standard domestic wastewater and, therefore, is more infectious. Isolation of lepers' is thought to prevent the spread of a wide ran... Read More about Wastewater management in a Nigerian leper colony.

Comparing value for money in healthcare and transport PFI projects (2011)
Journal Article
Henjewele, C., Sun, M., & Fewings, P. (2011). Comparing value for money in healthcare and transport PFI projects

New research identifies and compares the main factors that complicate PFI projects in the UK healthcare and transport sectors. The findings cast light on the fundamentals of the public-private procurement dynamic just as PFI comes under review in the... Read More about Comparing value for money in healthcare and transport PFI projects.

Northern lights (2011)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2011). Northern lights

Logistics simulation modelling across construction supply chains (2011)
Journal Article
Vidalakis, C., Tookey, J. E., & Sommerville, J. (2011). Logistics simulation modelling across construction supply chains. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 11(2), 212-228. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171111124176

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a logistical analysis of construction supply chains by assessing the impact of varying demand on the performance of builders' merchants' logistics. Design/methodology/approach - Taking into considerat... Read More about Logistics simulation modelling across construction supply chains.

Black-boxing sustainability (2011)
Journal Article
Rice, L. (2011). Black-boxing sustainability. Journal of Sustainable Development, 4(4), 32-37

The term ‘sustainable’ has rapidly become a ubiquitous prefix for many contemporary issues, professions and disciplines. This paper contextualizes the debate by exploring how the term ‘sustainable’ has emerged within the field of architecture. The pa... Read More about Black-boxing sustainability.

Suburban solutions: The other side of the story (2011)
Journal Article
Barton, H., Grant, M., & Horswell, M. W. (2011). Suburban solutions: The other side of the story. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(7/8), 339-345

How much does urban form affect levels of active travel and transport carbon emissions? It is all too easy for policy-makers to jump to simple conclusions, but the answer is both complex and contested. Here Hugh Barton, Marcus Grant and Michael Horsw... Read More about Suburban solutions: The other side of the story.

Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology (2011)
Journal Article
Barker, P., & Woodcock, A. (2011). Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology. International Journal of Vehicle Design, 55(2-4), 189-207. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJVD.2011.040583

Using an interview with former rally driver and advanced driving trainer, Rauno Aaltonen, as its impetus, this study explores developments in in-vehicle technology and the challenges such systems create for ergonomics and driver training. © 2011 Inde... Read More about Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology.

Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion (2011)
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Greed, C. (2011). Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 164(2), 107-119. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.2011.164.2.107

This paper discusses the extent to which the diversity and equality agenda is being taken into account at street level as planners and urban designers seek to create sustainable settlements. The paper argues that many design policies inspired by the... Read More about Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion.

Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England (2011)
Journal Article
Buser, M., & Farthing, S. (2011). Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England. Planning Practice and Research, 26(3), 307-324. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2011.580113

This article examines the concept of integrated spatial planning through a case study of subregional working in South Hampshire, England. It argues that while the government's notion of integration was ill-defined and inconsistent, there were critica... Read More about Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England.

Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses (2011)
Journal Article
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2011). Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses. Structural Survey, 29(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801111132795

Purpose: The UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses.

The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective (2011)
Journal Article
Vidalakis, C., Tookey, J. E., & Sommerville, J. (2011). The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 18(1), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981111098694

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider the applicability of logistics management in construction and facilitate a better understanding of construction supply chains by studying the logistical functions of builders' merchants. Design/metho... Read More about The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective.

Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland (2011)
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Devereux, M. (2011). Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(4), 192-194

This article explores the difficulties faced in keeping the Irish languages in daily use in those areas of Ireland where the influx of English as as dominant language is a threat. In particular it focusses on the approach of planners to controlling t... Read More about Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland.