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Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe: Final results from the CURE project (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Chrysoulakis, N., Ludlow, D., Mitraka, Z., Somarakis, G., Khan, Z., Lauwaet, D., …Holt Andersen, B. (2023, April). Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe: Final results from the CURE project. Presented at European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria

A major challenge for the urban community is the exploitation of Earth Observation intelligence in managing in the multidimensional nature of urban sustainability towards enhancing urban resilience, particularly in relation to the challenges of clima... Read More about Copernicus for urban resilience in Europe: Final results from the CURE project.

Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots (2023)
Book Chapter
Mahamadu, A. M., Prabhakaran, A., Manu, P., Caparros Perez, D., & Szostak, M. (in press). Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. Da Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Technological advancement has led to the increased reliance on machines in place of human construction workers. Advanced robotics and automation systems are therefore becoming commonplace on construction sites albeit used mostly alongside constructio... Read More about Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots.

Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England (2023)
Journal Article
Fouad, A. Z., Sinnett, D., Bray, I., McClatchey, R., & Reece, R. (2023). Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England. Land,

Greenspaces are argued to be one of the important features in the urban environment that impact the health of the population. Previous research suggested either positive, negative or no associations between greenspaces and health-related outcomes. Th... Read More about Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England.

Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection (2023)
Journal Article
Nikolaidou, A., Phillips, N., Tsompanas, M., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 4595. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31594-9

Mycelium bound composites are promising materials for a diverse range of applications including wearables and building elements. Their functionality surpasses some of the capabilities of traditionally passive materials, such as synthetic fibres, reco... Read More about Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection.

Enhancing non-domestic Passivhaus auditoria ventilation design for improved indoor environmental quality (2023)
Journal Article
Mustafa, M., Cook, M. J., & McLeod, R. S. (2023). Enhancing non-domestic Passivhaus auditoria ventilation design for improved indoor environmental quality. Building and Environment, 234, 110202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110202

Enhanced energy conservation strategies often involve tightly controlled ventilation flow rates. However, strategies that don’t carefully consider ventilation rates can, in certain contexts, result in inadequate ventilation, with increased risks of p... Read More about Enhancing non-domestic Passivhaus auditoria ventilation design for improved indoor environmental quality.

Housing affordability in the South West of England (2023)
Report
Sinnett, D., Fouad, Z., McClymont, K., Hickman, H., Loveday, C., Hall, S., …Lamond, J. (2023). Housing affordability in the South West of England. https://homesforthesouthwest.co.uk: Homes for the South West

The South West faces acute problems of housing affordability. The region is conspicuously less affordable than England as a whole, and the North and Midlands in particular. These inter-regional disparities are becoming progressively more pronounced.... Read More about Housing affordability in the South West of England.

Development of a Lytag-silica fume based lightweight concrete and corresponding design equation for pure bending (2023)
Journal Article
Abbey, S. J., Ghassan, N., Booth, C. A., & Nukah, P. D. (in press). Development of a Lytag-silica fume based lightweight concrete and corresponding design equation for pure bending. Case Studies in Construction Materials,

This study presents a novel Lytag-silica fume concrete (LSFC) for structural and other construction applications. The evaluation of compressive strength development and stress strain relationships of the LSFC light weight was carried out to determine... Read More about Development of a Lytag-silica fume based lightweight concrete and corresponding design equation for pure bending.

HUG: A compassionate approach to designing for wellbeing in dementia care (2023)
Journal Article
Treadaway, C., Seckam, A., Fennell, J., & Taylor, A. (2023). HUG: A compassionate approach to designing for wellbeing in dementia care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4410. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054410

Design can improve the quality of life of people living with dementia but creating successful design solutions is not simple, due to the complexity of the medical condition, and the ethical considerations of including those affected in design researc... Read More about HUG: A compassionate approach to designing for wellbeing in dementia care.

Towards a combined physical and social evaluation of climate vulnerability in coastal urban megacities (2023)
Journal Article
Kantamaneni, K., Li, Q., Wu, H., Zhu, M., Apostolopoulou, A., Xu, W., …Pushparaj, R. R. B. (2023). Towards a combined physical and social evaluation of climate vulnerability in coastal urban megacities. Water, 15(4), 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040712

Coastal urban megacities across Asia face significant risks from climate change, including coastal flooding, high temperatures, urban heat island impacts and air pollution. These hazards are associated with negative impacts on infrastructure, communi... Read More about Towards a combined physical and social evaluation of climate vulnerability in coastal urban megacities.

Uno studio londinese. James Stirling, Michael Wilford and Associates (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Landi, D., Iuliano, M., Jones, J., Musto, G., Alici, A., Tymon-McEwan, A., & Zhan, Y. Uno studio londinese. James Stirling, Michael Wilford and Associates. [Technical Design]. 10 February 2023 - 3 March 2023. (Unpublished)

The exhibition reveals processes, narratives and collaborations within Stirling, Wilford & Associates.

Prioritising critical attributes for the management of materials procurement and construction waste (2023)
Journal Article
Chidiobi, C. C., Booth, C. A., & Lamond, J. E. (in press). Prioritising critical attributes for the management of materials procurement and construction waste. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00013

Construction and demolition waste constitutes the largest municipal solid waste (MSW) globally with environmental concerns. However, waste management is not considered a priority objective in construction compared to time and cost. Therefore, constru... Read More about Prioritising critical attributes for the management of materials procurement and construction waste.

Towards digital-twin solutions for the 15 minute city (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Ludlow, D., Khan, Z., Chrysoulakis, N., & Mitraka, Z. (in press). Towards digital-twin solutions for the 15 minute city.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency have re-emphasised the need to re-evaluate urban governance and planning process in cities. The “new-normal” and digital transformations offer catalysts to drive and deliver climate mitigation in cities... Read More about Towards digital-twin solutions for the 15 minute city.

A prototype low-carbon segmented concrete shell building floor system (2023)
Journal Article
Oval, R., Nuh, M., Costa, E., Madyan, O. A., Orr, J., & Shepherd, P. (2023). A prototype low-carbon segmented concrete shell building floor system. Structures, 49, 124-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.01.063

Concrete shell structures offer a mechanically efficient solution as a building floor system to reduce the environmental impact of our buildings. Although the curved geometry of shells can be an obstacle to their fabrication and implementation, digit... Read More about A prototype low-carbon segmented concrete shell building floor system.

Multifunctional concrete with Graphene-based nanomaterials and super absorbent polymer (2023)
Journal Article
Qureshi, T., & Ootim, S. (2023). Multifunctional concrete with Graphene-based nanomaterials and super absorbent polymer. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 35(4), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0004699

This study reports on the development of a multifunctional concrete using graphene nanoplatelet (GnP) and sodium polyacrylate (SP) superabsorbent polymer. A combination of concrete functionalities was convened to improve, i.e., high strength and dura... Read More about Multifunctional concrete with Graphene-based nanomaterials and super absorbent polymer.

Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning (2023)
Journal Article
Harrington, E., Bell, K., McEwen, L., & Everett, G. (in press). Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning. Journal of Extreme Events,

Climate change-related extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, requiring urgent action to effectively plan for them. While disabled women are one group likely to be disproportionately and negatively affected by disasters, they a... Read More about Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning.

Wide Load [Bred Last] A House Moved (2023)
Book
Carless, T., Sarjeant, R., Benedict Brown, J., Hynam, M., & Roush, P. (2023). T. Carless (Ed.). Wide Load [Bred Last] A House Moved. London: msdm London

https://www.msdm.org.uk/wide-load This book is a photographic archive and written essays of a house move in Northern Sweden. It considers the historic, cultural, technical and material significance of house moving in the region, through a single his... Read More about Wide Load [Bred Last] A House Moved.

Wide Load: A House Moved (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Carless, T., Serjeant, R., Brown, J., roush, P., & Hynam, M. Wide Load: A House Moved. [Artist book]. 27 January 2023 - 27 January 2023. (Unpublished)

This artist book is a photographic archive and text of a house move in Northern Sweden. It considers the historic, cultural, technical and material significance of wholesale house moving (husflyttningar) in the region, through a single, historic hous... Read More about Wide Load: A House Moved.

Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes (2023)
Journal Article
Sapsford, D. J., Stewart, D. I., Sinnett, D. E., Burke, I. T., Cleall, P. J., Harbottle, M. J., …Weightman, A. (in press). Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00008

Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining... Read More about Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes.

Willing to have, willing to help, or ready to own—Determinants of variants of stewardship social practices around blue-green infrastructure in dense urban communities (2023)
Journal Article
Lamond, J., & Everett, G. (2023). Willing to have, willing to help, or ready to own—Determinants of variants of stewardship social practices around blue-green infrastructure in dense urban communities. Frontiers in Water, 5, 1048494. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2023.1048494

Introduction: There is increasing acceptance of the desirability of involving communities in stewardship activities around urban blue-green infrastructure (BGI) to generate acceptance, reduce vandalism and decrease the maintenance burden on authoriti... Read More about Willing to have, willing to help, or ready to own—Determinants of variants of stewardship social practices around blue-green infrastructure in dense urban communities.

Creating a difference–a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas (2023)
Journal Article
Buser, M., Brännlund, E., Holt, N. J., Leeson, L., & Mytton, J. (in press). Creating a difference–a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2023.2168710

Background: This paper details findings from an arts intervention project that explored the role and potential for arts activities and art therapy to support the mental health and wellbeing of children living in Kashmir, an area of long-term confli... Read More about Creating a difference–a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas.