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The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK (2007)
Journal Article
Mason, J. (2007). The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 25(5), 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190701326828

The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering have to date received insufficient attention in the UK where the focus has been centred on the client-main contractor relationship. An investigation into the position of specialists br... Read More about The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK.

Condition monitoring of masonry arch bridges using acoustic emission techniques (2007)
Journal Article
Tomor, A., & Melbourne, C. (2007). Condition monitoring of masonry arch bridges using acoustic emission techniques. Structural Engineering International, 17(2), 188-192. https://doi.org/10.2749/101686607780680718

40% of European railway bridges are masonry, 60% of which are over 100 years old and are still carrying traffic loading. The weight and density of traffic has increased substantially over the last century and bridge owners have the continuous respons... Read More about Condition monitoring of masonry arch bridges using acoustic emission techniques.

A framework of sustainable behaviours tha can be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, K., & Dair, C. (2007). A framework of sustainable behaviours tha can be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments. Sustainable Development, 15(3), 160-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.311

The purpose of this paper is to present, and explain, the development of a framework of sustainable behaviours that can, potentially, be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments. To be sustainable, such developments need to be t... Read More about A framework of sustainable behaviours tha can be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments.

Your house, my home, whose heritage? (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Malpass, P. (2007, April). Your house, my home, whose heritage?. Paper presented at Housing, ESRC Home and Heritage Colloquium, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Does shared outdoor space contribute to neighbourliness? (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Lindsay, M., & Williams, K. (2007, April). Does shared outdoor space contribute to neighbourliness?. Paper presented at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA

Local leadership: Home thoughts from abroad (2007)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2007). Local leadership: Home thoughts from abroad. In W. Thomson (Ed.), Local leadership for global times (37-38). London: SOLACE Foundation Imprint

The extent and nature of sustainable building in England: An analysis of progress (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, K., & Lindsay, M. (2007). The extent and nature of sustainable building in England: An analysis of progress. Planning Theory and Practice, 8(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649350601158113

In England, the government has pursued an agenda for a more sustainable built environment for over a decade. Yet it is difficult to know how much progress has been made. This article presents the findings of research that attempts to quantify and des... Read More about The extent and nature of sustainable building in England: An analysis of progress.

Planning for healthy communities (2007)
Journal Article
Grant, M., & Brown, C. (2007). Planning for healthy communities. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76(2), 42-43

Sustainable development and public health: Arm in arm (2007)
Book Chapter
Scally, G. (2007). Sustainable development and public health: Arm in arm. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public health for the 21st century. Maidenhead, UK: Open University press

Natural medicine for planners (2007)
Journal Article
Brown, C., & Grant, M. (2007). Natural medicine for planners. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76(2), 67-69

Caroline Brown and Marcus Grant review the evidence of links between urban nature and human health and well-being - and recommend ways in which planners can play doctor and use nature itself as an urban medicine.

2006 - A year of health and planning (2007)
Journal Article
Grant, M. (2007). 2006 - A year of health and planning. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76(2), 47-49

EVENTS IN the real worlds of human health and of global sustainability seem to have stepped up a pace. In tandem, the ‘constructed’ worlds of ‘public health’ and ‘planning’ are struggling – not struggling to keep up; but struggling to meet up. This... Read More about 2006 - A year of health and planning.

Reconstruction of Middle Jurassic dinosaur-dominated communities from the vertebrate ichnofauna of the Cleveland Basin of Yorkshire, UK (2007)
Journal Article
Whyte, M., Romano, M., & Elvidge, D. (2007). Reconstruction of Middle Jurassic dinosaur-dominated communities from the vertebrate ichnofauna of the Cleveland Basin of Yorkshire, UK. Ichnos, 14(1-2), 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/10420940601010802

Globally, skeletal remains of dinosaurs are particularly rare throughout much of the Middle Jurassic. Thus, other sources of evidence, and most importantly ichnofaunas, are important indicators of the contemporary terrestrial vertebrate communities.... Read More about Reconstruction of Middle Jurassic dinosaur-dominated communities from the vertebrate ichnofauna of the Cleveland Basin of Yorkshire, UK.