All Outputs (154)

Housing affordability in the South West of England (2023)
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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.

PROTECT - A COVID-19 National Core Study: Keeping the UK building safely 2 (2022)
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Transmission
There is evidence of a broad range of COVID-19 transmission mitigation measures in action; these were generally well received by participants, who reported high levels of compliance.
There is evidence of competing requirements of COVID... Read More about PROTECT - A COVID-19 National Core Study: Keeping the UK building safely 2.

IP12 Advanced logistics for end-to-end collaboration and coordination (2022)
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Infrastructure and construction projects are increasingly adopting off-site construction, and are becoming more competitive and collaborative, making well-timed delivery of off-site components/volumes essential. Logistics for off-site construction an... Read More about IP12 Advanced logistics for end-to-end collaboration and coordination.

IP5a standardisation and classification of project cost data (2022)
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Benchmarking is a fundamental tool for improving performance in the delivery of transport infrastructure projects. The sector has seen a significant boost in funding in recent years, and there is an urgent need to use benchmarking to inform decision-... Read More about IP5a standardisation and classification of project cost data.

Golden key local evaluation - Phase 5 final report (2022)
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This final local evaluation report marks the culmination of an intensive eight-years following the work of Golden Key (GK) to transform services for people in Bristol with severe and multiple disadvantage. Previous phases of the local evaluation hav... Read More about Golden key local evaluation - Phase 5 final report.

Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Annual report year 2 (2022)
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Campus spaces and places: Impact on student outcomes (2022)
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V-KEMS Study group report - Recovery from the pandemic: Hospitality & leisure (2022)
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The UK hospitality and leisure industry as a whole has met some unprecedented challenges
over the course of the pandemic, and will continue to do so as the nation recovers. On behalf of the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sc... Read More about V-KEMS Study group report - Recovery from the pandemic: Hospitality & leisure.

Literature review on the impacts of infrastructure on quality of life (2021)
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments Policy and Practice Note 1 Futureproofing urban parks and greenspaces for climate resilience, people and wildlife (2021)
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Contact with nature is beneficial to physical and mental wellbeing. By 2050 almost 70% of the world’s population will live in towns and cities, remote from wilder natural environments. Nature experience must therefore be provided through access to hi... Read More about WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments Policy and Practice Note 1 Futureproofing urban parks and greenspaces for climate resilience, people and wildlife.

Urban redevelopment of contaminated sites: A review of scientific evidence and practical knowledge on environmental and health issues (2021)
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Across the WHO European Region, the urban population is growing steadily and demand for land is rapidly increasing. Revitalizing and/or remediating industrial sites and contaminated land present an opportunity for sustainable urban development and re... Read More about Urban redevelopment of contaminated sites: A review of scientific evidence and practical knowledge on environmental and health issues.

The whittling away of wonderful ideas: Post-consent and the diminution of design quality (2021)
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A rapid assessment of the opportunities presented by the BEIS energy white paper and the UK Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution (2021)
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A rapid assessment of the opportunities for Bristol presented by the Energy White Paper and 10 Point Plan. Report prepared by a sub committee of the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Getting Research into Practice (GRIP): Supporting development of local healthy planning practices (2021)
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Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment (2020)
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To limit global warming a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions from the built environment is crucial. Despite pre-1919 buildings accounting for a large proportion of the existing building stock, the role of these buildings in contribu... Read More about Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment.

Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020)
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Exactly one year following its establishment, the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) has published the Annual Report on Year One to review its first year of operations and key contributions to Bristol’s response to the climate emerg... Read More about Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Creating thriving towns: What is the future for Wales' towns in the aftermath of the pandemic? (2020)
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Wales is a country defined by its towns. Bustling market towns, suburban commuter towns, picturesque tourist towns, gritty industrial towns - 40% of the population lives in these small and often distinctive places. They are integral to the fabric of... Read More about Creating thriving towns: What is the future for Wales' towns in the aftermath of the pandemic?.

Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations (December 2019) Summary Report (2019)
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Retail real estate has traditionally been seen as an attractive investment class. Historically it has provided superior returns, long-term stability and income growth. It has preserved residual value, allowed for diversification and enhanced the scop... Read More about Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations (December 2019) Summary Report.

Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations: Full report - December 2019 (2019)
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Retail real estate has traditionally been seen as an attractive investment class. Historically it has provided superior returns, long-term stability and income growth. It has preserved residual value, allowed for diversification and enhanced the scop... Read More about Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations: Full report - December 2019.

Supporting the uptake of resilient repair in the recovery process (FD2706) (2019)
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Executive Summary
This Defra research project (FD2706) was concerned with how the professionals and organisations involved in the recovery process following a flood incident interact with householders and business owners. In particular, the way in w... Read More about Supporting the uptake of resilient repair in the recovery process (FD2706).