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Fit for purpose? Planning and food production in the peri-urban space (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Devereux, M., & Sheppard, A. (2012, April). Fit for purpose? Planning and food production in the peri-urban space. Paper presented at UK - Ireland Planning Research Conference, Brighton, UK

A recent British Council project highlighted the important role that local food production can play in addressing climate change. But is our planning system capable supporting strategies to encourage small scale and community food production, especia... Read More about Fit for purpose? Planning and food production in the peri-urban space.

Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks (2012)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Ricci, M., & Bellaby, P. (2012). Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks. Journal of Risk Research, 15(4), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2011.634517

New technologies and emergent risks pose special problems for risk governance and regulation. This paper outlines some of the uncertainties about the hazards of hydrogen energy and examines qualitative evidence from recent deliberative Citizens Panel... Read More about Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks.

Changing deserts: Integrating people and their environment (2012)
Book
Mol, L., & Sternberg, T. (2012). Changing deserts: Integrating people and their environment. Cambridge: White Horse Press

Deserts—vast, empty places where time appears to stand still. The very word conjures images of endless seas of sand, blistering heat, and a virtual absence of life. However, deserts encompass a large variety of landscapes and life beyond our stereoty... Read More about Changing deserts: Integrating people and their environment.

Conserving history in changing arid environments: A geomorphological approach (2012)
Book Chapter
Mol, L., & Viles, H. (2012). Conserving history in changing arid environments: A geomorphological approach. In L. Mol, & T. Sternberg (Eds.), Changing Deserts. Cambridge: White Horse Press

One brief glance at the UNESCO World Heritage List (August 2010) shows that currently 18 cultural sites are ‘under severe threat’. Of these, 14 are situated in arid environments. The harsh nature of these climates in combination with the often inacce... Read More about Conserving history in changing arid environments: A geomorphological approach.

Planning for tall buildings (2012)
Book
Short, M. (2012). Planning for tall buildings. Abingdon: Routledge

In a time of recession, the challenge of building and planning for tall buildings has become even more complex; the economics of development, legislative and planning frameworks, and the local politics of development must be navigated by those wishin... Read More about Planning for tall buildings.

Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia (2012)
Journal Article
Jackson, T., Gopinath, D., & Curry, J. (2012). Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia. Journal of Transatlantic Studies, 10(1), 45-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794012.2012.651361

Two communities operating under diverse planning systems, St. Andrews in Scotland and Prince George in British Columbia (BC), provide case studies for examining how planning tools are used in these jurisdictions to address urban containment issues. T... Read More about Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia.

Scenario-based sustainable water management and urban regeneration (2012)
Journal Article
Rogers, C. D., Hunt, D. V., Farmani, R., Butler, D., Memon, F. A., Abdelmeguid, H., & Ward, S. (2012). Scenario-based sustainable water management and urban regeneration. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 165(1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.2012.165.1.89

Deployable output (source availability) from water resources in north west England is predicted to decrease over the next 25 years. Alternative supply management strategies are planned to help avoid a deficit in the supply-demand balance within the r... Read More about Scenario-based sustainable water management and urban regeneration.

Re-presenting geopolitics: Ethnography, climate justice, and non-violent geographies (2012)
Thesis
Burton, K. Re-presenting geopolitics: Ethnography, climate justice, and non-violent geographies. (Thesis). University of Exeter. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949193

This thesis starts from the premise that Geopolitics is performative, an iterative discourse “of visualising global space…reproduced in the governing principles of geographic thought and through the practices of statecraft” (Agnew 1998:11). During th... Read More about Re-presenting geopolitics: Ethnography, climate justice, and non-violent geographies.

Understanding how household car ownership changes over time (2012)
Thesis
Clark, B. Understanding how household car ownership changes over time. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949211

The PhD study presented in this thesis sets out to address the question: How and why does household car ownership change over time? This question is justified on the basis that the study of car ownership has traditionally been dominated by cross-sect... Read More about Understanding how household car ownership changes over time.

Introduction of local Air Quality Management in South Africa: Overview and challenges (2012)
Journal Article
Naiker, Y., Diab, R., Zunckel, M., & Hayes, E. T. (2012). Introduction of local Air Quality Management in South Africa: Overview and challenges. Environmental Science and Policy, 17, 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2011.11.009

Air pollution control in South Africa has undergone a shift from the best practicable means to an Air Quality Management approach. Previous legislation was out-dated and did not achieve acceptable air quality. Further, policy and legislative developm... Read More about Introduction of local Air Quality Management in South Africa: Overview and challenges.

Planning for industrial closure: Lessons from the experience of Longbridge, Birmingham (2012)
Journal Article
Hall, S. (2012). Planning for industrial closure: Lessons from the experience of Longbridge, Birmingham. Urban Research and Practice, 5(1), 175-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2012.656462

This article provides a case study of the policy response to the closure of the MG Rover car factory in Birmingham in 2005. This article records how this response evolved over time from one focused on regional industrial policy, built on a coalition... Read More about Planning for industrial closure: Lessons from the experience of Longbridge, Birmingham.

The geographies of lifestyle mobilities: Exploring international retirement migration to Spain (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Casado-Diaz, M. (2012, February). The geographies of lifestyle mobilities: Exploring international retirement migration to Spain. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York, USA

This paper explores the relevance of transnational social networks in the context of international retirement migration (IRM). The study uses the concept of social capital as a framework for the analysis of the migrants’ transnational social practice... Read More about The geographies of lifestyle mobilities: Exploring international retirement migration to Spain.

Intermodal personal mobility: A niche caught between two regimes (2012)
Book Chapter
Parkhurst, G., Kemp, R., Dijk, M., & Sherwin, H. (2012). Intermodal personal mobility: A niche caught between two regimes. In F. Geels, R. Kemp, G. Dudley, & G. Lyons (Eds.), Automobility in Transition?: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Sustainable Transport. Routledge

Transport-related social exclusion amongst older people in rural Southwest England and Wales (2012)
Journal Article
Shergold, I., & Parkhurst, G. (2012). Transport-related social exclusion amongst older people in rural Southwest England and Wales. Journal of Rural Studies, 28(4), 412-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.01.010

Rural dwelling and older age are both associated with a higher risk of social exclusion, with accessibility identified as having an important facilitating role. The interactions between transport-related exclusion and older age, particularly in a rur... Read More about Transport-related social exclusion amongst older people in rural Southwest England and Wales.

A political ecology of water equity and tourism: A case study from Bali (2012)
Journal Article
Cole, S. (2012). A political ecology of water equity and tourism: A case study from Bali. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(2), 1221-1241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2012.01.003

Many island destinations are struggling with tourism's water demands. A political ecology approach is used to understand how social power and ecology come together and result in inequitable and unsustainable water distribution on the island of Bali.... Read More about A political ecology of water equity and tourism: A case study from Bali.

Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations (2012)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2013). Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 16(2), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2011.653217

Cuba, a country that is often portrayed as an isolated, secretive and bureaucratic dictatorship, would appear to present many challenges for a social researcher intent on eliciting the genuine opinions of the native population. However, in December 2... Read More about Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations.