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Safety at sports stadia (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Melrose, A., Hampton, P., & Manu, P. (2011, January). Safety at sports stadia. Paper presented at Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-12), Hong Kong

Following the human tragedies in football stadia in Great Britain, several safety legislative requirements have been passed to ensure spectator safety. Among such requirements is the requirement for seated accommodation for all spectators. Since the... Read More about Safety at sports stadia.

A Jekyll and Hyde localism bill? (2011)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2011). A Jekyll and Hyde localism bill?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(1), 24-26

Property level flood adaptation measures: A novel approach (2011)
Journal Article
Booth, C. A., & Beddoes, D. W. (2011). Property level flood adaptation measures: A novel approach. International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, 1(2), 162-181. https://doi.org/10.2495/SAFE-V1-N2-162-181

Despite increased investment in flood defences, it is not economically viable to protect all at risk properties from the threat of flooding. This has led to a move towards encouraging property owners to take their own steps in making their homes or b... Read More about Property level flood adaptation measures: A novel approach.

Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting (2011)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011). Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 164(4), 169-171. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.10.00008

Subcontracting has been noted to have an adverse influence on health and safety. Through a critique of the health and safety literature the causative factors of this adverse influence are identified, and a subsequent examination of the Construction (... Read More about Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting.

Plants growing on contaminated and brownfield sites appropriate for use in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development terrestrial plant growth test (2011)
Journal Article
Sinnett, D., Lawrence, V. K., Hutchings, T. R., & Hodson, M. E. (2011). Plants growing on contaminated and brownfield sites appropriate for use in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development terrestrial plant growth test. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(1), 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.360

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) terrestrial plant test is often used for the ecological risk assessment of contaminated land. However, its origins in plant protection product testing mean that the species recommended... Read More about Plants growing on contaminated and brownfield sites appropriate for use in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development terrestrial plant growth test.

Developing capacity and capability in health impact assessment across the South West of England (2011)
Journal Article
Pilkington, P., Grant, M., & Burgess, S. (2011). Developing capacity and capability in health impact assessment across the South West of England. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 27-29

This paper examines an exciting regional programme that sought to develop the capability and capacity of public health and planning professionals to engage in Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of new residential developments. Health Impact Assessment i... Read More about Developing capacity and capability in health impact assessment across the South West of England.

Strategies of indirection (after Mel Bochner, after Jean-Luc Godard) (2011)
Book Chapter
Mosley, J., & Warren, S. (2011). Strategies of indirection (after Mel Bochner, after Jean-Luc Godard). In Z. Begg, & L. Stickells (Eds.), The Right to the City (59). University of Sydney

This is a text and image work which accommpanies a text-based installation commissioned for the show 'The Right to the City' by the peer-reviewed journal Architectural Theory Review and Tin Sheds Gallery in Sydney, Australia. The text and image work... Read More about Strategies of indirection (after Mel Bochner, after Jean-Luc Godard).

Bringing the healthier places agenda into teaching and the architecture studios (2011)
Journal Article
Marco, E., & Bird, C. (2011). Bringing the healthier places agenda into teaching and the architecture studios. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 8-11

It is widely accepted that climate change, obesity, community infrastructure, air quality and noise pollution are all linked to health risks. However, evidence also shows that each is impacted on by the form of the built environment, and as such, the... Read More about Bringing the healthier places agenda into teaching and the architecture studios.

Associative spatial networks in architectural design: Artificial cognition of space using neural networks with spectral graph theory (2011)
Book Chapter
Harding, J., & Derix, C. (2011). Associative spatial networks in architectural design: Artificial cognition of space using neural networks with spectral graph theory. In J. S. Gero (Ed.), Design Computing and Cognition '10 (305-323). New York: Springer

This paper looks at a new way of incorporating unsupervised neural networks in the design of an architectural system. The approach involves looking the whole lifecycle of a building and its coupling with its environment. It is argued that techniques... Read More about Associative spatial networks in architectural design: Artificial cognition of space using neural networks with spectral graph theory.

Health triage in development management (2011)
Journal Article
Grant, M., Raffle, A., & Hewitt, S. (2011). Health triage in development management. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 24-26

A unique collaboration between the WHO Healthy Cities Collaborating Centre, Bristol City Council and Bristol NHS is spawning a new approach to development management. Sitting within a rich seam of planning and health policy collaboration in the Brist... Read More about Health triage in development management.

Towards healthy sustainable communities: A journey of learning, critical thought and creativity (2011)
Journal Article
Burgess, S., & Hockman, B. (2011). Towards healthy sustainable communities: A journey of learning, critical thought and creativity. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 15-17

Educating our future planning, property, housing, geography, energy and climate change specialists about the influence of the built environment on health and sustainability is a fundamental component of their learning. However, trying to get first ye... Read More about Towards healthy sustainable communities: A journey of learning, critical thought and creativity.