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Tourism and water: from stakeholders to rights holders, and what tourism businesses need to do (2014)
Journal Article
Cole, S. (2014). Tourism and water: from stakeholders to rights holders, and what tourism businesses need to do. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 22(1), 89-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2013.776062

Water is a human right and it is essential to sustain life and livelihoods, as well as the health and happiness of tourists. This paper examines a destination with ample rain, but rapid and unchecked tourism development: Bali, Indonesia. The mismanag... Read More about Tourism and water: from stakeholders to rights holders, and what tourism businesses need to do.

Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives (2014)
Journal Article
Tiwary, A., Chatterton, T., & Namdeo, A. (2014). Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(8), 1266-1283. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2013.802677

This paper reports the pros and cons of co-management (i.e. concerted actions towards climate change and air quality management) through local sustainability initiatives using three case studies, each encompassing the planning and management issues a... Read More about Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives.

Perceptions, knowledge, adaptation and socio-economic cost of climate change in Northern Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Terdoo, F., & Adekola, O. (2014). Perceptions, knowledge, adaptation and socio-economic cost of climate change in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Science, 6(8), https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v6n8p60

The objective of this paper is to assess the perceptions and determine the ability of farmers in rural Northern Nigeria to explain climate change, and to ascertain the socio-economic cost of climate change to them. The study also sought to understand... Read More about Perceptions, knowledge, adaptation and socio-economic cost of climate change in Northern Nigeria.

New urban housing design in the UK (2014)
Book Chapter
Short, M., & Squires, G. (2014). New urban housing design in the UK. In -. Inzulza, J. Perez, & L. Perez (Eds.), Reflections on the theory and practice of urban design for the contemporary city. Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Chile & Universidad de Concepcion Press

Reduced Urban traffic and emissions within Urban consolidation centre schemes: The case of Bristol (2014)
Journal Article
Paddeu, D., Fadda, P., Fancello, G., Parkhurst, G., & Ricci, M. (2014). Reduced Urban traffic and emissions within Urban consolidation centre schemes: The case of Bristol. Transportation Research Procedia, 3, 508-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2014.10.032

© 2014 The Authors. Urban freight consolidation centres (UFCCs) can provide a significant contribution to reducing the negative impacts of freight transport to city centres whilst at the same time providing a more seamless, higher-value logistics exp... Read More about Reduced Urban traffic and emissions within Urban consolidation centre schemes: The case of Bristol.

Using role-play for expert science communication with professional stakeholders in flood risk management (2014)
Journal Article
McEwen, L., Stokes, A., Crowley, K., & Roberts, C. (2014). Using role-play for expert science communication with professional stakeholders in flood risk management. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 38(2), 277-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2014.911827

This paper explores role-play pedagogies in learning and communicating about cutting-edge flood science by flood risk management professionals in local government. It outlines role-play process/structure and evaluates participant perceptions of their... Read More about Using role-play for expert science communication with professional stakeholders in flood risk management.

'A glorious time?' Some reflections on flooding in the somerset levels (2014)
Journal Article
Mcewen, L., Jones, O., & Robertson, I. (2014). 'A glorious time?' Some reflections on flooding in the somerset levels. Geographical Journal, 180(4), 326-337. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12125

© 2014 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). Severe floods on the Somerset Levels in winter 2014, and a series of other recent extreme floods across the UK, pose questions about the research needed to unravel the com... Read More about 'A glorious time?' Some reflections on flooding in the somerset levels.

Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading (2014)
Journal Article
Koltsida, I., Tomor, A., & Booth, C. (2014). Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading. Masonry International, 27(3), 49-54

Prediction of the load carrying capacity of masonry under combined axial load and flexure is a key priority for the assessment of masonry arches, pillars, vaults and walls. Despite the wealth of experimental data on the behaviour of masonry structure... Read More about Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading.

Understanding the mobility-transformative qualities of urban park and ride polices in the UK and the Netherlands (2014)
Journal Article
Dijk, M., & Parkhurst, G. (2014). Understanding the mobility-transformative qualities of urban park and ride polices in the UK and the Netherlands. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 14(3-4), 246-270. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJATM.2014.065292

Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Park and Ride (P+R) has emerged as a key element of the sustainable mobility packages of many urban areas in Europe. The present article explores the impact of the introduction of P+R on urban car mobili... Read More about Understanding the mobility-transformative qualities of urban park and ride polices in the UK and the Netherlands.

The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions (2014)
Journal Article
Chatterton, T., & Wilson, C. (2014). The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions. Transportation Planning and Technology, 37(1), 38-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2013.850257

This paper sets out the rationale and structure of a tool for assisting policy-makers and practitioners to understand behavioural challenges and open up thinking on the design of effective 'behaviour change' interventions. The 'Four Dimensions of Beh... Read More about The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions.

Linking tourism, retirement migration and social capital (2014)
Journal Article
Casado-Díaz, M. A., Casado-Diaz, A. B., & Casado-Diaz, J. M. (2014). Linking tourism, retirement migration and social capital. Tourism Geographies, 16(1), 124-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2013.851266

A general trend in the study of international retirement migration has been the increased attention paid to the social contacts and network connections of the migrants in both the destination and the origin areas. These studies have examined the exte... Read More about Linking tourism, retirement migration and social capital.

Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values? (2014)
Book Chapter
Barnes, J. H., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2014). Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values?. In J. Longhurst, & C. A. Brebbia (Eds.), Air Pollution XXII (285-297). WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR140241

This research examines the role of Local Air Quality Management Action Planning in achieving the EU limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean, focusing on those Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) declared in England before July 2005 for ex... Read More about Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values?.

Personalised travel plans in the workplace: a case study (2014)
Journal Article
Bartle, C., & Avineri, E. (2014). Personalised travel plans in the workplace: a case study. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 167(4), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.13.00024

© 2014, Thomas Telford Services Ltd.All Rights Reserved. Workplaces are facing the challenge of sustainable auditing and reducing land dedicated to car parking. Personalised travel planning enables employees to evaluate the full range of alternatives... Read More about Personalised travel plans in the workplace: a case study.

Stuck in the Process, Facilitating Nothing? Justice, Capabilities and Planning for Value-Led Outcomes (2014)
Journal Article
McClymont, K. (2014). Stuck in the Process, Facilitating Nothing? Justice, Capabilities and Planning for Value-Led Outcomes. Planning Practice and Research, 29(2), 187-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2013.872899

The role of a planner as collaborative facilitator has come under renewed criticism, from both planning theory and planning practice. This paper explores how placing values of equity and justice at the centre of planning practice offers practitioners... Read More about Stuck in the Process, Facilitating Nothing? Justice, Capabilities and Planning for Value-Led Outcomes.

Retrofitting sustainable integrated water management (2014)
Book Chapter
Bell, S., Ward, S., & Butler, D. (2014). Retrofitting sustainable integrated water management. In T. Dixon, M. Eames, M. Hunt, & S. Lannon (Eds.), Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability: Mapping the Transition to 2050 (211-220). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315850184

Chapter examining the issues surrounding urban retrofitting to achieve sustainable and integrated water management (SIWM)

The benefits of fringing mangrove systems to Mumbai (2014)
Journal Article
Jha, R. R., Everard, M., & Russell, S. (2014). The benefits of fringing mangrove systems to Mumbai. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 24(2), 256-274. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2433

Mumbai's mangroves have been significantly depleted through historical city development and continuing encroachment. These mangroves are important for production of a range of ecosystem services. Recent conservation-oriented orders in India's courts... Read More about The benefits of fringing mangrove systems to Mumbai.

Integrating Integrated Water Management (2014)
Journal Article
Everard, M. (2014). Integrating Integrated Water Management. Proceedings of the ICE - Water Management, 167(9), 512-522. https://doi.org/10.1680/wama.12.00125

© 2014, Thomas Telford Services Ltd. All rights reserved. The water cycle is a contiguous system interconnected with human activities. Management has tended to be fragmented across anthropocentrically defined disciplines, potentially generating unint... Read More about Integrating Integrated Water Management.

Fluvial style in the Lower Old Red Sandstone: Examples from southwest Wales, UK (2014)
Journal Article
Marriott, S. B., & Hillier, R. D. (2014). Fluvial style in the Lower Old Red Sandstone: Examples from southwest Wales, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 125(5-6), 534-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2014.04.002

© 2014 The Geologists' Association. Studies of the behaviour of different types of present-day river channels with regard to sediment transport and depositional processes enable interpretation of fluvial deposits throughout the stratigraphic record.... Read More about Fluvial style in the Lower Old Red Sandstone: Examples from southwest Wales, UK.

A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Melville-Shreeve, P., Ward, S., & Butler, D. (2014). A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2014.02.001

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has yet to see significant uptake in UK households, primarily due to a lack of innovation in residential RWH system types. This paper presents the results of preliminary investigations into a range of traditional and innova... Read More about A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK.