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Nesting of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Tortuguero Beach, Costa Rica (2003)
Journal Article
Lewis, T. R. (2003). Nesting of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Tortuguero Beach, Costa Rica. Natterjack, 100/101, 3-7

Tortuguero is located on the north eastern shores of Costa Rica. It is the largest and most important Atlantic nesting-site of the endangered Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Western Hemisphere. It is also a rookery for Leatherback (Dermochelys... Read More about Nesting of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Tortuguero Beach, Costa Rica.

Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation (2003)
Journal Article
Woodfield, N. K., Longhurst, J., Beattie, C. I., & Laxen, D. P. (2003). Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation. Local Environment, 8(4), 423-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830306665

Management of air quality by local government in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) requires a process of local decision-making, involving collaboration between local politicians, authority officers and interest-groups... Read More about Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation.

Critical evaluation of the role of scientific analysis in UK local authority AQMA decision-making: Method development and preliminary results (2003)
Journal Article
Woodfield, N. K., Longhurst, J., Beattie, C. I., & Laxen, D. P. (2003). Critical evaluation of the role of scientific analysis in UK local authority AQMA decision-making: Method development and preliminary results. Science of the Total Environment, 311(1-3), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697%2802%2900675-7

Over the past 4 years, local government in the UK has undertaken a process of scientific review and assessment of air quality, which has culminated in a suite of designated air quality management areas (AQMAs) in over 120 of the 403 local authorities... Read More about Critical evaluation of the role of scientific analysis in UK local authority AQMA decision-making: Method development and preliminary results.

Regulating cars and buses in cities: The case of pedestrianisation in Oxford (2003)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2003). Regulating cars and buses in cities: The case of pedestrianisation in Oxford. Economic Affairs, 23(2), 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0270.00410

Debates about whether traffic regulations that limit car use will enhance or hinder a particular urban economy are complex and often emotive. The present article considers evidence from the implementation of a radical traffic restraint and pedestrian... Read More about Regulating cars and buses in cities: The case of pedestrianisation in Oxford.

Social inclusion implications of park-and-ride (2003)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2003). Social inclusion implications of park-and-ride. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 156(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.2003.156.2.111

Park and ride (P&R) schemes are often promoted as an efficient means of extending the effective catchment of public transport networks into car-dependent areas with low population densities, such as rural districts. However, using P&R typically requi... Read More about Social inclusion implications of park-and-ride.

Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain (2003)
Journal Article
Woodfield, N. K., Longhurst, J., Beattie, C. I., & Laxen, D. P. (2003). Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 46(1), 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/713676705

The UK National Air Quality Strategy has required local authorities to review and assess air quality in their area of jurisdiction and determine locations in their areas where concentrations of specific air quality pollutants are predicted to exceed... Read More about Regional variations in the implementation of the local air quality management process within Great Britain.