Beyond utopia: remaking the city through provocation
(2011)
Presentation / Conference
Mosley, J. (2011, December). Beyond utopia: remaking the city through provocation
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An architecture for integrated intelligence in urban management using cloud computing (2011)
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Khan, Z., Ludlow, D., McClatchey, R., & Anjum, A. (2011, December). An architecture for integrated intelligence in urban management using cloud computing. Paper presented at ITAAC 2011: International Workshop on Intelligent Techniques and Architectures for Autonomic Clouds in conjunction with the 4th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC 2011), Melbourne, AustraliaWith the existence of new methodologies and technologies it has now become possible to manage large amounts of environmental sensing data and apply new integrated computing models to acquire information intelligence. This paper advocates the applicat... Read More about An architecture for integrated intelligence in urban management using cloud computing.
The York Street Vaults; learning from the periphery of heritage (2011)
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Littlefield, D. (2011, October). The York Street Vaults; learning from the periphery of heritage. Paper presented at Peripheries, AHRA conference, Queens University BelfastThe York Street vaults lie on the periphery of the Roman baths in Bath, England. They form the southern perimeter of this Grade 1 listed site, but they lie beyond the boundary of the museum ‘experience’. The vaults, rich in Roman archeology, sit in d... Read More about The York Street Vaults; learning from the periphery of heritage.
The campsite: Lessons from the edge of architecture (2011)
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Sara, R. (2011, October). The campsite: Lessons from the edge of architecture. Paper presented at Peripheries Architectural Humanities Research Association Conference, Queens University, BelfastArchitecture is a physical manifestation of the essential human need to both connect and separate; to bring together and to divide. Whilst the creation of architecture is bound up with ideas of the spatial – making spaces and places is what architect... Read More about The campsite: Lessons from the edge of architecture.
Informal/peripheral production (2011)
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Rice, L. (2011, October). Informal/peripheral production. Presented at Architectural Humanities Research Conference, Belfast, UKThis research project explores a four-year (and on-going) research project into the production of informal spaces. Informal spaces (or something akin to informal spaces) are known variously as: autonomous, transgressive, or loose spaces; or terrain v... Read More about Informal/peripheral production.
Planning for growth – What can we learn from Europe? (2011)
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Ludlow, D. (2011, September). Planning for growth – What can we learn from Europe?. Paper presented at ESPON-INTERSTAT Conference, London, UK
SeGI – services of general interest - policy and governance (2011)
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Ludlow, D. (2011, September). SeGI – services of general interest - policy and governance. Presented at ESPON-INTERSTAT Conference, London, 30th September 2011: Planning for Growth - What can we learn from Europe?, London, UK
A review of the flood risk situation in African growing economies (2011)
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Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2011, September). A review of the flood risk situation in African growing economies. Paper presented at Urban flood risk management approaches to enhance resilience of communities, Graz, AustriaThe menace of urban flooding in African developing economies be it Accra, Lusaka, St. Louis or Lome is causing an enormous disruption in their path of development. The urban poor population are often hardest hit as the increasing hazard of small and... Read More about A review of the flood risk situation in African growing economies.
Exploring the compliance of the fire safety order 2005 amongst micro/small organisations in England and Wales (2011)
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Hayes, J., Paul, H., & Manu, P. (2011, September). Exploring the compliance of the fire safety order 2005 amongst micro/small organisations in England and Wales. Paper presented at Proceedings of the Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (COBRA), SalfordFire safety in buildings can not be underestimated given the grave losses associated with fire incidences. Legislation has been a useful means of ensuring fire safety in buildings, and in England and Wales, the recent introduction of the Regulatory R... Read More about Exploring the compliance of the fire safety order 2005 amongst micro/small organisations in England and Wales.
Integrated urban management: “Win-win” solutions (2011)
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Ludlow, D., & Khan, Z. (2011, September). Integrated urban management: “Win-win” solutions. Presented at 2011 UK / Ireland Planning Research Conference: Planning Resilient Communities in Challenging Times,, Birmingham, UKAnalysis of urban challenges, from a sustainable development perspective, emphasise the interconnected nature of the challenges, reflecting the ecosystems perspective on the city. Key political concerns with climate change greenhouse gas emissions, e... Read More about Integrated urban management: “Win-win” solutions.
Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge (2011)
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Chatterjee, K., Sinnett, D., Williams, K., & Cavill, N. (2011, September). Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Birmingham, UKThe principle that the built environment should be supportive of walking is generally accepted and a wide range of interventions have been carried out in recent years with the aim of increasing walking. This paper presents the findings from a study c... Read More about Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge.
Method of evaluation of environmental conditions applied to two houses in the city of Medellin, Colombia (2011)
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Morales Maya, C., Laura, M. R. -., Ader A., G. C. -., & Salazar Trujillo, A. A. (2011, September). Method of evaluation of environmental conditions applied to two houses in the city of Medellin, Colombia. Presented at ELECS 2011. VI Encontro Nacional e IV Encontro Latino - Americano sobre Edificações e Comunidades Sustentáives, Vitoria, Brazil
Crit(ical) encounters (2011)
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Rice, L., & Sara, R. (2011, August). Crit(ical) encounters. Presented at Architectural Education Encounters Conference, Colombo, Sri LankaThe crit forms the primary narrative through which architectural education is operationalized. The crit or ‘design review’ inhabits a liminal space through which the process of learning architecture and development of professionalism are curated. For... Read More about Crit(ical) encounters.
Managing the adverse health and safety impact of subcontracting: Findings of a qualitative inquiry (2011)
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Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., & Adukpo, E. (2011, July). Managing the adverse health and safety impact of subcontracting: Findings of a qualitative inquiry. Paper presented at West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, GhanaDespite the economic benefits of subcontracting, it is widely known to be one of the factors influencing adverse health and safety (H&S) outcomes on projects. Given the increasing complexity of construction technologies which inevitably means that sp... Read More about Managing the adverse health and safety impact of subcontracting: Findings of a qualitative inquiry.
Effect of oil coating on steel bar on the strength of reinforced concrete (2011)
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Adukpo, E., Oteng-Seifah, S., & Manu, P. (2011, July). Effect of oil coating on steel bar on the strength of reinforced concrete. Paper presented at West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, GhanaThe strength of steel-reinforced concrete greatly depends on the adequacy of the bond between concrete and steel reinforcement and this can be impaired by the surface condition of reinforcing steel. Oil on the surface of steel reinforcement has been... Read More about Effect of oil coating on steel bar on the strength of reinforced concrete.
Determination of urban sustainability compliance with national indicators (2011)
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Mahdjoubi, L., Horswell, M. W., & Akplotsyi, R. (2011, July). Determination of urban sustainability compliance with national indicators. Paper presented at Sustainable Development and Planning 2011, Southampton, UKImprovements in methodologies for measuring and capturing data for the UK’s sustainability indicators (social, economic and environmental) means there is now a wealth of accurate and reliable approaches to assess sustainability levels. However the ma... Read More about Determination of urban sustainability compliance with national indicators.
Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town (2011)
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Jones, M. (2011, July). Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town. Paper presented at Economy, Cardiff, Wales, UKIn this paper an alternative to the prevailing conservation based approach to small town urbanism will be explored. Founded on a belief in the value of the existing and an in depth reading of settlement, an urban strategy underpinned by a series of s... Read More about Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town.
Neighbourhood design and quality influences the likelihood of residents to use public open space (2011)
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Sinnett, D., Williams, K., Lindsay, M., & Dair, C. (2011, July). Neighbourhood design and quality influences the likelihood of residents to use public open space. Paper presented at World Planning Schools Congress, Perth, AustraliaGood quality public open space (POS) is an essential component of neighbourhood design and planning. The impact of the quality, design and maintenance of POS on their use has been documented. However, the role that the characteristics of the surround... Read More about Neighbourhood design and quality influences the likelihood of residents to use public open space.
New leadership for democratic urban space (2011)
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Hambleton, R. (2011, July). New leadership for democratic urban space. Paper presented at World Planning Schools Congress, Mexico City, Mexico
Harmonizing geospaatial data at the local level for global benefit: HUMBOLDT Urban Atlas – a case study (2011)
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Khan, Z., Giger, C., Althoff, J., & Ludlow, D. (2011, June). Harmonizing geospaatial data at the local level for global benefit: HUMBOLDT Urban Atlas – a case study. Poster presented at INSPIRE Conference 2011, Edinburgh, UKOne of the major requirements for the realization of an integrated environmental monitoring system is the availability of tools and services to harmonize and integrate environmental spatial data, originating from various governmental and other agenci... Read More about Harmonizing geospaatial data at the local level for global benefit: HUMBOLDT Urban Atlas – a case study.