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Multi-timescale morphological modelling of a dune-fronted sandy beach (2018)
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Karunarathna, H., Brown, J., Chatzirodou, A., Dissanayake, P., & Wisse, P. (2018). Multi-timescale morphological modelling of a dune-fronted sandy beach. Coastal Engineering, 136, 161-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.03.005

© 2018 The Authors Medium/long term trends (annual to decadal scale) of beach change are mostly used to make coastal management decisions. However, short term, extreme episodic events (short term) can erode the beach to exceed sustainable erosion thr... Read More about Multi-timescale morphological modelling of a dune-fronted sandy beach.

Micro-habitat distribution drives patch quality for sub-tropical rocky plateau amphibians in the northern Western Ghats, India (2018)
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Thorpe, C. J., Lewis, T. R., Kulkarni, S., Watve, A., Gaitonde, N., Pryce, D., …Knight, M. E. (2018). Micro-habitat distribution drives patch quality for sub-tropical rocky plateau amphibians in the northern Western Ghats, India. PLoS ONE, 13(3), Article e0194810. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194810

The importance of patch quality for amphibians is frequently overlooked in distribution models. Here we demonstrate that it is highly important for the persistence of endemic and endangered amphibians found in the threatened and fragile ecosystems th... Read More about Micro-habitat distribution drives patch quality for sub-tropical rocky plateau amphibians in the northern Western Ghats, India.

Recovery and resilience of communities in flood risk zones in a small island developing state: A case study from a suburban settlement of Port Louis, Mauritius (2018)
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Chacowry, A., McEwen, L. J., & Lynch, K. (2018). Recovery and resilience of communities in flood risk zones in a small island developing state: A case study from a suburban settlement of Port Louis, Mauritius. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 28, 826-838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.03.019

Small island developing states (SIDS) are characterised by their small size, remoteness and their dispersal in vulnerable regions globally. In Mauritius, rapid economic growth and expansion of suburban and coastal settlements in flood risk zones have... Read More about Recovery and resilience of communities in flood risk zones in a small island developing state: A case study from a suburban settlement of Port Louis, Mauritius.

Simplified damage plasticity model for concrete (2018)
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Hafezolghorani, M., Hejazi, F., Vaghei, R., Jaafar, M. S. B., & Karimzade, K. (2018). Simplified damage plasticity model for concrete. Structural Engineering International, 27(1), 68-78. https://doi.org/10.2749/101686616X1081

The past several years have witnessed an increase in research on the nonlinear analysis of the structures made from reinforced concrete. Several mathematical models were created to analyze the behavior of concrete and the reinforcements. Factors incl... Read More about Simplified damage plasticity model for concrete.

Comparative study of sustainable drainage systems for refugee camps stormwater management (2018)
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Ajibade, O., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2018). Comparative study of sustainable drainage systems for refugee camps stormwater management. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 171(3), 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.17.00019

© 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved. To meet the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2030) without leaving vulnerable people such as the refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) behind, it is important to upgrade dr... Read More about Comparative study of sustainable drainage systems for refugee camps stormwater management.

Psychological wellbeing benefits of simulated exposure to five urban settings: An experimental study from the pedestrian's perspective (2018)
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Bornioli, A., Parkhurst, G., & Morgan, P. (2018). Psychological wellbeing benefits of simulated exposure to five urban settings: An experimental study from the pedestrian's perspective. Journal of Transport and Health, 9, 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2018.02.003

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The potential health benefits of walking in attractive, predominantly built-up urban settings have not received much attention from scholars, despite the global need to increase walking levels in cities. The current experimental s... Read More about Psychological wellbeing benefits of simulated exposure to five urban settings: An experimental study from the pedestrian's perspective.

Exploring the sensitivity of coastal inundation modelling to DEM vertical error (2018)
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West, H., Horswell, M., & Quinn, N. (2018). Exploring the sensitivity of coastal inundation modelling to DEM vertical error. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 32(6), 1172-1193. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2018.1444165

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. As sea level is projected to rise throughout the twenty-first century due to climate change, there is a need to ensure that sea level rise (SLR) models accurately and defensibly represen... Read More about Exploring the sensitivity of coastal inundation modelling to DEM vertical error.

Understanding the public acceptability of road pricing and the roles of older age, social norms, pro-social values and trust for urban policy-making: The case of Bristol (2018)
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Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2018). Understanding the public acceptability of road pricing and the roles of older age, social norms, pro-social values and trust for urban policy-making: The case of Bristol. Cities, 79, 78-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2018.02.024

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Cities looking to embark on more sustainable development pathways may need to evaluate the controversial but usually impactful measure of road pricing as a means of reducing their reliance on conventionally fuelled automobiles. Un... Read More about Understanding the public acceptability of road pricing and the roles of older age, social norms, pro-social values and trust for urban policy-making: The case of Bristol.

Development of a Combined Heat and Power sizing model for higher education buildings in the United Kingdom (2018)
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Amber, K. P., Dunn, A., Parkin, J., & Day, A. (2018). Development of a Combined Heat and Power sizing model for higher education buildings in the United Kingdom. Energy and Buildings, 172, 537-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.027

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The four Higher Education Funding Councils in the United Kingdom want all universities to reduce CO2 emissions by 34% by 2020 compared to a 2005 base. Universities that have installed Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology are... Read More about Development of a Combined Heat and Power sizing model for higher education buildings in the United Kingdom.

Attribute-based intervention development for increasing resilience of urban drainage systems (2018)
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Sweetapple, C., Fu, G., Farmani, R., Meng, F., Ward, S., & Butler, D. (2018). Attribute-based intervention development for increasing resilience of urban drainage systems. Water Science and Technology, 77(6), 1757-1764. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2018.070

© IWA Publishing 2018. Resilience building commonly focuses on attributes such as redundancy. Whilst this may be effective in some cases, provision of specific attributes does not guarantee resilient performance and research is required to determine... Read More about Attribute-based intervention development for increasing resilience of urban drainage systems.

Understanding policy integration in the EU—Insights from a multi-level lens on climate adaptation and the EU's coastal and marine policy (2018)
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Russel, D. J., den Uyl, R. M., & de Vito, L. (2018). Understanding policy integration in the EU—Insights from a multi-level lens on climate adaptation and the EU's coastal and marine policy. Environmental Science and Policy, 82, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.12.009

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Integration of relatively new policy tasks like climate adaptation into established higher-level policy fields is insufficiently understood in the academic literature. This paper proposes a framework to evaluate the integration of... Read More about Understanding policy integration in the EU—Insights from a multi-level lens on climate adaptation and the EU's coastal and marine policy.

Pedestrianisation and politics: A case study (2018)
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Melia, S., & Shergold, I. (2018). Pedestrianisation and politics: A case study. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 171(1), 30-41. https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.16.00104

Proposals to pedestrianise or close roads to traffic are often controversial. This article analyses the impact of partial pedestrianisation, using a case study conducted in Brighton, UK. Before-and-after studies found a modest traffic reduction withi... Read More about Pedestrianisation and politics: A case study.

Non-Linear Analysis of Precast Concrete Segment Joints under High Compressive Loads (2018)
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Boye, B. A., Abbey, S. J., Olubanwo, A. O., & Fonte, J. (2018). Non-Linear Analysis of Precast Concrete Segment Joints under High Compressive Loads. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 13(9), 6979-6988

When a precast concrete tunnel lining is loaded, the joints rotate as the lining deforms leading to varying contact lengths. This paper presents a numerical study on a precast concrete segment joint subjected to a high compressive loading, using nonl... Read More about Non-Linear Analysis of Precast Concrete Segment Joints under High Compressive Loads.

Fracture and damage localization in volcanic edifice rocks from El Hierro, Stromboli and Tenerife (2018)
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Harnett, C. E., Benson, P. M., Rowley, P., & Fazio, M. (2018). Fracture and damage localization in volcanic edifice rocks from El Hierro, Stromboli and Tenerife. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 1942. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20442-w

© 2018 The Author(s). We present elastic wave velocity and strength data from a suite of three volcanic rocks taken from the volcanic edifices of El Hierro and Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), and Stromboli (Aeolian Islands, Italy). These rocks span... Read More about Fracture and damage localization in volcanic edifice rocks from El Hierro, Stromboli and Tenerife.

The effects of composite laminate stiffness and loading on stress resultant concentration factor around a hole (2018)
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Damghani, M., Harrison, C., & Kennedy, D. (2018). The effects of composite laminate stiffness and loading on stress resultant concentration factor around a hole. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 232(6), 1033-1049. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406218755187

© 2018, © IMechE 2018. An analytical tool is developed using conformal mapping and the complex variable method for determining the stress resultant concentration factor in an infinite plate with a circular or elliptical hole. This tool is validated a... Read More about The effects of composite laminate stiffness and loading on stress resultant concentration factor around a hole.

GIS has changed! Exploring the potential of ArcGIS online (2018)
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West, H., & Horswell, M. (2018). GIS has changed! Exploring the potential of ArcGIS online. Teaching Geography, 43(1), 22-24

In this article, we aim to briefly introduce you to Eris’s ArcGIS Online platform. Online GIS platforms are typically far removed from the highly specialist desktop software that many teachers today trained on. ArcGIS Online is an effective and effic... Read More about GIS has changed! Exploring the potential of ArcGIS online.

Bitter gourd reduces elevated fasting plasma glucose levels in an intervention study among prediabetics in Tanzania (2018)
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Krawinkel, M. B., Ludwig, C., Swai, M. E., Yang, R. Y., Chun, K. P., & Habicht, S. D. (2018). Bitter gourd reduces elevated fasting plasma glucose levels in an intervention study among prediabetics in Tanzania. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 216, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.016

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus have become major health issues even in non-industrialized countries. As access to clinical management is often poor, dietary interventions and alternative medicines are... Read More about Bitter gourd reduces elevated fasting plasma glucose levels in an intervention study among prediabetics in Tanzania.

Application of ENSO and drought indices for water level reconstruction and prediction: A case study in the lower Mekong River estuary (2018)
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Fok, H. S., He, Q., Chun, K. P., Zhou, Z., & Chu, T. (2018). Application of ENSO and drought indices for water level reconstruction and prediction: A case study in the lower Mekong River estuary. Water, 10(1), Article 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10010058

Water level monitoring is important for understanding the global hydrological cycle. Remotely-sensed indices that capture localized instantaneous responses have been extensively explored for water level reconstruction during the past two decades. How... Read More about Application of ENSO and drought indices for water level reconstruction and prediction: A case study in the lower Mekong River estuary.

Family formation and everyday travel in Britain since c.1850 (2018)
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Pooley, C. G., Jones, T., Jones, H., Spencer, B., & Chatterjee, K. (2018). Family formation and everyday travel in Britain since c.1850. History of the Family, 23(2), 290-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/1081602X.2017.1417146

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper focuses on the extent to which everyday travel behaviour in Britain changes in relation to family responsibilities, and examines how this has alter... Read More about Family formation and everyday travel in Britain since c.1850.

Qualitative methods for ecologists and conservation scientists (2018)
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Sutherland, W. J., Dicks, L. V., Everard, M., & Geneletti, D. (2018). Qualitative methods for ecologists and conservation scientists. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(1), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12956

© 2018 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution © 2018 British Ecological Society Conservation of biodiversity involves dealing with problems caused by humans, by applying solutions that comprise actions by humans. Understanding human attitudes,... Read More about Qualitative methods for ecologists and conservation scientists.