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Biodiversity of flora and fauna (2017)
Book Chapter
Bretzel, F., Vannucchi, F., Benvenuti, S., & Rumble, H. (2017). Biodiversity of flora and fauna. In F. Orsini, M. Dubbeling, H. de Zeeuw, & G. Gianquinto (Eds.), Rooftop Urban Agriculture (235-252). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57720-3_14

Rooftop farming can contribute to urban biodiversity in terms of providing habitats and creating an urban green network. In addition, the cultivation of plants on roofs can provide places where wild animals and plants can survive and reproduce. Chose... Read More about Biodiversity of flora and fauna.

Elements of rooftop agriculture design (2017)
Book Chapter
Caputo, S., Iglesias, P., & Rumble, H. (2017). Elements of rooftop agriculture design. In F. Orsini, M. Dubbeling, H. de Zeeuw, & G. Gianquinto (Eds.), Rooftop Urban Agriculture (39-59). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57720-3_4

This chapter focuses on the elements that must be considered when designing rooftop gardens and integrating them within buildings. Different types of rooftop gardens and how they can be integrated within existing and new buildings in order to enhance... Read More about Elements of rooftop agriculture design.

Large-scale atmospheric phenomena under the lens of ordinal time-series analysis and information theory measures (2017)
Book Chapter
Deza, J. I., Tirabassi, G., Barreiro, M., & Masoller, C. (2018). Large-scale atmospheric phenomena under the lens of ordinal time-series analysis and information theory measures. In A. Tsonis (Ed.), Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences (87-99). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58895-7_4

This review presents a synthesis of our work done in the framework of the European project Learning about Interacting Networks in Climate (LINC, climatelinc.eu). We have applied tools of information theory and ordinal time series analysis to investig... Read More about Large-scale atmospheric phenomena under the lens of ordinal time-series analysis and information theory measures.

The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s (2017)
Book Chapter
Rice, L. (2017). The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s. In .. The Subcultures Network (Ed.), Youth Culture and Social Change: Making a Difference by Making a Noise (47-77). London: Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter examines the relationships between social media, subculture identity and riots. In 2011 riots in Bristol (UK) attracted global media coverage. These riots were one of the first in the UK where social media played a significant role. Soci... Read More about The language of the unheard: Social media and riot subculture/s.

Housing development in China: A governance perspective (2017)
Book Chapter
Zhou, Z. (2017). Housing development in China: A governance perspective. In J. Wan, & S. Tong (Eds.), China's Economy in Transformation under the New Normal (97-112). Singapore: World Scientific

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Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales (2017)
Book Chapter
Jones, M., & Spence, A. (2017). Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales. In L. Brotas, S. Roaf, & F. Nicol (Eds.), Design to Thrive (4493-4500). Edinburgh, UK: Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings

The past twenty years has seen UK Government aspiring to put greater power in the hands of local people. In England, the 2011 Localism Act and 2012 National Planning Policy Framework have created new opportunities for local people to influence develo... Read More about Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales.

Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage (2017)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2017). Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction. Abingdon: Routledge

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents an assessment of the degree of H&S risk associated with construction project features (CPFs) and the subsequent development of a simple tool (nickn... Read More about Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage.

A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence (2017)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2017). A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction (41-58). Abingdon: Routledge

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents a study which sought empirical verification of a model of how construction project features (CPFs) influence accident occurrence. A qualitative str... Read More about A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence.

Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys (2017)
Book Chapter
Kreibich, H., Thieken, A., Muller, M., & Lamond, J. (2017). Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys. In D. Molinari, S. Menoni, & F. Ballio (Eds.), Practical Flood Damage Data Collection, Storage and Analysis: New Insights from Research and Practice. Wiley/American Geophysical Union

Starting after the severe flood event of August 2002, computer‐aided telephone interviews (CATI) have repeatedly been used in Germany to remotely collect large standardized data sets on flood losses and possible influencing factors by questioning aff... Read More about Data collection for a better understanding of what causes flood damage – Experiences with telephone surveys.

Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference? (2017)
Book Chapter
Sweeting, D., & Hambleton, R. (2017). Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?. In D. Sweeting (Ed.), Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance: Impact and practice (19-34). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

This chapter provides an assessment of the impact of introducing a mayoral model of governance into the City of Bristol, UK in 2012. It situates the Bristol reform in context, introduces a conceptual framework for understanding urban leadership and... Read More about Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?.

Directly elected mayors: A route to progressive urban leadership? (2017)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2017). Directly elected mayors: A route to progressive urban leadership?. In D. Sweeting (Ed.), Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance: Impact and Practice (243-263). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

This chapter explores whether the directly elected mayor model of governance can contribute to progressive policy making, meaning actively implementing policies and practices designed to move away from exploitation of people and the planet. A concep... Read More about Directly elected mayors: A route to progressive urban leadership?.

From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis (2017)
Book Chapter
Díaz Vilariño, L., Boguslawski, P., Azenha, M., Mahdjoubi, L., Lourenço, P. B., & Arias, P. (2017). From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis. In Y. Arayici, J. Counsell, L. Mahdjoubi, G. Nagy, S. Hawas, & K. Dewidar (Eds.), Heritage Building Information Modelling (224-241). Routledge

Knowledge about heritage buildings and structures is interesting for a wide variety of stakeholders, ranging from architects to operators or the public administration. Such knowledge includes a large variety of physical and functional characteristics... Read More about From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis.

Development of OntEIR framework to support heritage clients (2017)
Book Chapter
Dwairi, S., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2017). Development of OntEIR framework to support heritage clients. In Y. Arayici, L. Mahdjoubi, & J. Counsell (Eds.), Heritage Building Information Modelling (257-268). Abingdon, UK: Routledge

mployers of heritage projects always have a main requirement, which is for the project to be completed within the time scale, budget and with the highest quality. Evidence suggests that for clients of heritage buildings, various factors led to unfort... Read More about Development of OntEIR framework to support heritage clients.

Knowledge distribution and the effect of design tools on the design process (2017)
Book Chapter
Tahsiri, M., Hale, J., & Niblock, C. (2017). Knowledge distribution and the effect of design tools on the design process. In J. Gero (Ed.), Design Computing and Cognition '16 (437-455). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44989-0_24

This paper compares the cognitive performance of architecture students when designing tasks using one of the three design tools: pencil and paper, software Sketch Up and Rhinoceros 3D. It questions if a design tool can affect when knowledge is genera... Read More about Knowledge distribution and the effect of design tools on the design process.

Flood resilient construction and adaptation of buildings (2017)
Book Chapter
Proverbs, D., & Lamond, J. (2017). Flood resilient construction and adaptation of buildings. In S. Cutter (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.111

Flood resilient construction has become an essential component of the integrated approach to flood risk management, now widely accepted through the concepts of making space for water and living with floods. Resilient construction has been in place fo... Read More about Flood resilient construction and adaptation of buildings.

Insights and issues in the uptake and development of advanced anaerobic digestion within the UK water industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Gooding, A., & Booth, C. (2017). Insights and issues in the uptake and development of advanced anaerobic digestion within the UK water industry. In C. Brebbia, J. Longhurst, E. Marco, & C. Booth (Eds.), Sustainable Development and Planning IX. WIT Press

This study explores the uptake and growth of Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (AAD) within the UK water industry to reveal the drivers and challenges the water companies are facing towards aiding the UK Government to reach its renewable energy targets. A... Read More about Insights and issues in the uptake and development of advanced anaerobic digestion within the UK water industry.

Sacred spaces in urban environments (2017)
Book Chapter
Greed, C. (2017). Sacred spaces in urban environments. In S. Hawthorne (Ed.), Gender: God (335-350). Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Macmillan Cengage

This chapter investigates how religion has shaped architecture and urban form, with particular reference to the place of women in the city, and the division between sacred and profane, and looks at the situation in pre-Christian, Christian, secular a... Read More about Sacred spaces in urban environments.

Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects (2017)
Book Chapter
Dwairi, S., Mahdjoubi, L., Odeh, M., & Kossmann, M. (2017). Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects. In Y. Bahei-El-Din, & M. Hassan (Eds.), Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Systems (19-30). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48725-0

Employers of heritage projects always have a main requirement, which is for the project to be completed within the time scale, budget and with the highest quality. Evidence suggests that for clients of heritage buildings, various factors led to unfor... Read More about Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects.