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Making space for place: from development management to planning (2012)
Book Chapter
Devereux, M., & Charrington, H. (2012). Making space for place: from development management to planning. In K. Borsi, & B. Durmaz (Eds.), Proceedings of Designing Place: International Urban Design Conference (117-129). Nottingham: University of Nottingham

This paper surveys the position that place currently holds within the discipline of planning in the UK, and advocates a move away from current models of development management to one of explicit place-making. The paper’s concern is the planning sys... Read More about Making space for place: from development management to planning.

A preliminary investigation into the potential of construction project features to influence accident occurrence (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., Manu, E., & Ahadzie, D. K. (2012, March). A preliminary investigation into the potential of construction project features to influence accident occurrence. Paper presented at 1st international conference on infrastructure development in Africa (ICIDA) 2012, Kumasi, Ghana

The UK Construction industry has persistently been associated with unwanted ‘costs’ in the form of deaths, injuries, and ill-health. Previous studies in trying to address the health and safety (H&S) performance have highlighted the need to pay attent... Read More about A preliminary investigation into the potential of construction project features to influence accident occurrence.

Cities and flooding: A guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century (2012)
Book
Jha, A., Bloch, R., & Lamond, J. (2012). Cities and flooding: A guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century. Washington, DC: GFDRR/World Bank

Urban flooding is a serious and growing development challenge. It is a global phenomenon which causes widespread devastation, economic damages and loss of human lives. The occurrence of floods is the most frequent among all natural disasters glob... Read More about Cities and flooding: A guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century.

Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project (2012)
Report
Sinnett, D., & Powell, J. (2012). Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project

Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking (FFW) project worked with deprived communities in 12 Local Authority areas across five regions of England to improve local environments and promote more walking for short journeys. This study uses the Health Economi... Read More about Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project.

The power of the image (2012)
Journal Article
Rice, L. (2012). The power of the image. Architectural Design, 82(1), 98-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/ad.1357

Designers have long used fantastical imagery as part of an urban regeneration process, here Louis Rice examines the legacy of the seminal image from the winning London Olympics bid.

Assessment of borehole water quality in Yola-Jimeta Metropolis, Nigeria (2012)
Journal Article
Abubakar, B., & Adekola, O. (2012). Assessment of borehole water quality in Yola-Jimeta Metropolis, Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.5897/ijwree12.012

This study investigates the chemical concentration of borehole water in Yola-Jimeta Metropolis so as to assess their suitability for domestic use. Water samples were collected from twenty-two boreholes, one sample from each of the twenty-two administ... Read More about Assessment of borehole water quality in Yola-Jimeta Metropolis, Nigeria.

Carnival: Performed transgressions (2012)
Book Chapter
Sara, R. (2012). Carnival: Performed transgressions. In L. Rice (Ed.), Architecture + Transgression (60-67). Bristol: Architecture Centre, Bristol

Within a book on architecture and transgression, this chapter explores the way in which urban acts of transgression such as zombie walks, urban beaches, street parties, illegal raves, street interventions (sofas, cushions on streets), pop-up cinemas,... Read More about Carnival: Performed transgressions.

Helping clinicians improve the health of their communities: The Beddoes Fellows Programme (2012)
Journal Article
Scally, G., Imitaz, J. A., Bethune, R. M., Young, A. E., Ward, W., Herzig, H. J., …Laugharne, R. A. (2012). Helping clinicians improve the health of their communities: The Beddoes Fellows Programme. Journal of behavioral health, 1(3), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.5455/jbh.20120506123015

The importance of prevention in medical practice has been recognised for well over a century. In recent years however, the amount of engagement in preventative medicine has lessened as consultants have been concentrating on achieving targets and the... Read More about Helping clinicians improve the health of their communities: The Beddoes Fellows Programme.

The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest? (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, P. J., & Appleby, T. (2012). The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest?. Marine Policy, 36(1), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.03.009

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is now enacted into law. This paper looks at predictions made about new law by one of the authors, Peter Jones, in his paper The Marine Bill: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box [1] and assesses how successful the Act h... Read More about The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest?.

The role of solid waste management as a response to urban flood risk in developing countries, a case study analysis (2012)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J., Bhattacharya, N., & Bloch, R. (2012). The role of solid waste management as a response to urban flood risk in developing countries, a case study analysis. In D. Proverbs, S. Mambretti, C. Brebbia, & D. de Wrachien (Eds.), Flood Recovery Innovation and Response (193-205). Southampton: WIT Press

Solid waste management is a large and growing problem for countries in the developing world and is often a neglected aspect of urban management. However, poor waste management can contribute to the impact of urban flooding by blocking drainage, incre... Read More about The role of solid waste management as a response to urban flood risk in developing countries, a case study analysis.

Beyond Utopia (2012)
Book
Mosley, J., Warren, S., & Wilson, R. (2012). J. Mosley, & S. Warren (Eds.), Beyond Utopia. Los Angeles: Errant Bodies Press

Beyond Utopia is a project initiated by the collaborative practice of Sophie Warren and Jonathan Mosley with writer of art and architecture Robin Wilson. Initial stages of the project were funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. With re... Read More about Beyond Utopia.

Architecture + Transgression (2012)
Book
Rice, L. (2012). L. Rice, D. Littlefield, R. Sara, & J. Burch (Eds.), Architecture + Transgression. Bristol: The Architecture Centre

A relacao generificado entre o zonamento urbano do transporte public e as implicacoes para a provisao de banheiros publicos (2012)
Journal Article
Greed, C. (2012). A relacao generificado entre o zonamento urbano do transporte public e as implicacoes para a provisao de banheiros publicos. Revista Latino-Americana de Geografia e Gênero, 3(2), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.5212/Rlagg.v.3.i2.061075

The gendered relationship between urban land use transportation planning and the implications for the provision of public toilets

In Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's (2012)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2012). In Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 4, 21-24

It is a little known fact that until the 1920s Paris was surrounded by a wall and entry into the city controlled through gates. That wall demarcated Paris from the rest of France. After its demolition that distinction between Paris 'intra-muros' and... Read More about In Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's.