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Understanding the material dimensions of the uneven deployment of renewable energy in two Italian regions (2017)
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De Laurentis, C., & Pearson, P. J. G. (2022). Understanding the material dimensions of the uneven deployment of renewable energy in two Italian regions. Energy Research and Social Science, 36, 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.009

Drawing on empirical material from two Italian regions, we show how various material dimensions have affected the spatial distribution and deployment of renewable energy (RE), in particular solar and wind energy. The paper draws on an approach to the... Read More about Understanding the material dimensions of the uneven deployment of renewable energy in two Italian regions.

A systems approach to risk and resilience analysis in the woody-biomass sector: A case study of the failure of the South African wood pellet industry (2017)
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Guilfoyle, M. J., Kotze, D. C., Bowd, R., & Quinn, N. (2018). A systems approach to risk and resilience analysis in the woody-biomass sector: A case study of the failure of the South African wood pellet industry. Biomass and Bioenergy, 108, 126-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.10.032

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Currently more than 600 million of the 800 million people in SSA are without electricity, and it is estimated that an additional 2500 GW of power is required by 2030. Although the woody-biomass market in the developed world is rel... Read More about A systems approach to risk and resilience analysis in the woody-biomass sector: A case study of the failure of the South African wood pellet industry.

Groundwater quality and associated hydrogeochemical processes in Northwest Namibia (2017)
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Li, Z., Wang, G., Wang, X., Wan, L., Shi, Z., Wanke, H., …Uahengo, C. I. (2018). Groundwater quality and associated hydrogeochemical processes in Northwest Namibia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 186, 202-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2017.12.015

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Namibia is one of the driest countries in southern Africa. Groundwater has played an important role in the development of Namibia. However, like those at some other places in Namibia, groundwater is unsuitable for drinking in par... Read More about Groundwater quality and associated hydrogeochemical processes in Northwest Namibia.

Non-native fishes in the Indian Himalaya: an emerging concern for freshwater scientists (2017)
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Gupta, N., & Everard, M. (2019). Non-native fishes in the Indian Himalaya: an emerging concern for freshwater scientists. International Journal of River Basin Management, 17(2), 271-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2017.1411929

© 2017, © 2017 International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. Anthropogenic activities impose major threats to global biodiversity, compounded by changing climatic variables. Freshwater ecosystems are amongst the most vulne... Read More about Non-native fishes in the Indian Himalaya: an emerging concern for freshwater scientists.

Optimising ecosystem services to deliver multiple benefits (2017)
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Everard, M. (2017). Optimising ecosystem services to deliver multiple benefits. CABI Reviews, 12, 2-10

The inherently systemic concept of ecosystem services recognises multiple, qualitatively differing societal benefits, yet most services remain overlooked by contemporary markets and policy drivers contributing to ecosystem degradation. Societal tran... Read More about Optimising ecosystem services to deliver multiple benefits.

Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study (2017)
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Brunt, H., Barnes, J., Longhurst, J., Scally, G., & Hayes, E. T. (2018). Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study. Environmental Science and Policy, 80, 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.11.014

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Outdoor air pollution is a significant public health problem. The UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regime is intended to protect public health through a prescribed process of assessment and collaborative action. D... Read More about Enhancing Local Air Quality Management to maximise public health integration, collaboration and impact in Wales, UK: A Delphi study.

Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action (2017)
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Atkinson, R., Dörfler, T., Hasanov, M., Rothfuß, E., & Smith, I. (2017). Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 9(3), 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2017.088300

Copyright © 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Understanding how community groups take on the challenge of climate change is key to understanding the capacity of society as a whole to adapt in the face of climate change in ways that acknowledge a bro... Read More about Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action.

Modeling of oblique load test on batter pile group based on support vector machines and gaussian regression (2017)
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Singh, T., Pal, M., & Arora, V. K. (2018). Modeling of oblique load test on batter pile group based on support vector machines and gaussian regression. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 36(3), 1597-1607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-017-0413-7

This paper evaluates the potential of two machine learning approaches i.e. Support vector machine (SVR) and Gaussian processes (GP) regression to model the oblique load capacity of batter pile groups. Linear regression was used to compare the perform... Read More about Modeling of oblique load test on batter pile group based on support vector machines and gaussian regression.

Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of potable water production from harvested rainwater by a decentralized system (2017)
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Yan, X., Ward, S., Butler, D., & Daly, B. (2018). Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of potable water production from harvested rainwater by a decentralized system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 172, 2167-2173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.198

© 2017 The Authors Decentralized rainwater harvesting (RWH) from roof runoff can complement the centralized supply of mains (drinking) water for a range of contexts, to assist in alleviating issues of water security. However, treatment to potable sta... Read More about Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of potable water production from harvested rainwater by a decentralized system.

Urban local air quality management framework for non-attainment areas in Indian cities (2017)
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Gulia, S., Nagendra, S. S., Barnes, J., & Khare, M. (2018). Urban local air quality management framework for non-attainment areas in Indian cities. Science of the Total Environment, 619-620, 1308-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.123

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Increasing urban air pollution level in Indian cities is one of the major concerns for policy makers due to its impact on public health. The growth in population and increase in associated motorised road transport demand is one o... Read More about Urban local air quality management framework for non-attainment areas in Indian cities.

Book review of O’Flaherty, C. with Hughes, D. (2016) Highways: the location, design, construction and maintenance of road pavements 5th edition. ICE Publishing, London (2017)
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Parkin, J. (2017). Book review of O’Flaherty, C. with Hughes, D. (2016) Highways: the location, design, construction and maintenance of road pavements 5th edition. ICE Publishing, London. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 170(4), 247-247. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.16.00043

Book review of O’Flaherty, C. with Hughes, D. (2016) Highways: the location, design, construction and maintenance of road pavements 5th edition. ICE Publishing, London

Real-time consequences of riparian cattle trampling for mobilization of sediment, nutrients and bacteria in a British lowland river (2017)
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Wilson, J. L., & Everard, M. (2018). Real-time consequences of riparian cattle trampling for mobilization of sediment, nutrients and bacteria in a British lowland river. International Journal of River Basin Management, 16(2), 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2017.1402778

© 2017 International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. Rivers and their catchments support multiple human needs, necessitating integrated management of land and water resources. Agricultural land use, specifically the impact... Read More about Real-time consequences of riparian cattle trampling for mobilization of sediment, nutrients and bacteria in a British lowland river.

Governing a shared hidden resource: A review of governance mechanisms for transboundary groundwater security (2017)
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Albrecht, T. R., Varady, R. G., Zuniga-Teran, A. A., Gerlak, A. K., & Staddon, C. (2017). Governing a shared hidden resource: A review of governance mechanisms for transboundary groundwater security. Water Security, 2, 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2017.11.002

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Globally, groundwater is by far the largest store of liquid freshwater, making it a key component of a secure water supply. However, over the past few decades the amount of usable groundwater available around the world has rapidl... Read More about Governing a shared hidden resource: A review of governance mechanisms for transboundary groundwater security.

Investigating last food mile deliveries: A case study approach to identify needs of food delivery demand (2017)
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Fancello, G., Paddeu, D., & Fadda, P. (2017). Investigating last food mile deliveries: A case study approach to identify needs of food delivery demand. Research in Transportation Economics, 65, 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2017.09.004

© 2017 Drawing on the results of a survey carried out in Cagliari (Italy), the paper provides an analysis of the characteristics of food deliveries in urban areas aimed at understanding the needs and expectations of receivers of last mile deliveries... Read More about Investigating last food mile deliveries: A case study approach to identify needs of food delivery demand.

Preparing for multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences (2017)
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Hill, J., West, H., & Kneale, P. (2018). Preparing for multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 42(1), 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2017.1402872

This is the first of two articles that offer guidance to help you maximize the benefits from participating in multi-disciplinary conferences. In this paper, we explain why you might wish to participate, identify the usual conference format and prepar... Read More about Preparing for multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences.

Making the most of multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences (2017)
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Hill, J., West, H., & Kneale, P. (2018). Making the most of multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 42(2), 311-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2017.1402873

This is the second of two Directions articles, which together offer guidance to help you gain the maximum benefit from participating in institutional and national multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences. The article focuses on how to ma... Read More about Making the most of multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conferences.

An extreme wave event in eastern Yucatán, Mexico: Evidence of a paleotsunami event during the Mayan times (2017)
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Lario, J., Spencer, C., Bardají, T., Marchante, A., Garduño-Monroy, V. H., Macias, J., & Ortega, S. (2017). An extreme wave event in eastern Yucatán, Mexico: Evidence of a paleotsunami event during the Mayan times

The Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, has typically been considered a tectonically stable region without significant seismic activity, in contrast, the region is one that is regularly affected by hurricanes. A detailed survey of ca. 100 km of the eastern Yu... Read More about An extreme wave event in eastern Yucatán, Mexico: Evidence of a paleotsunami event during the Mayan times.

Measuring flood resilience: a fuzzy logic approach (2017)
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Oladokun, V., Proverbs, D., & Lamond, J. (2017). Measuring flood resilience: a fuzzy logic approach. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35(5), 470-487. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-12-2016-0029

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Flood resilience is emerging as a major component of an integrated strategic approach to flood risk management. This approach recognizes that some flooding is inevitable and aligns with the concept of “l... Read More about Measuring flood resilience: a fuzzy logic approach.