Simulating Personal Rapid Transportation: A game to determine the advantages of a Connected Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) system over the current Taxi system
(2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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Gender and Religion in the City (2019)
Book
this book comprises a collection of 15 chapters by a range of contributors covering the main branches of Christianity, plus Islam, secularism and paganism, The book seeks to investigate how gender, urban space and religion interact in shaping urban s... Read More about Gender and Religion in the City.
A guide to architecture for the public health workforce (2019)
Journal Article
Background
Public health and environmental challenges facing the world in the 21st century, including the ageing population, increasing urbanisation, rise of non-communicable diseases and climate instability, require an interdisciplinary response.... Read More about A guide to architecture for the public health workforce.
An Exploration of Key Concepts in Application of In Situ Processes for Recovery of Resources from High-volume Industrial and Mine Wastes (2019)
Book Chapter
This chapter presents a synthesis of key concepts concerning the potential application of in situ leaching processes for direct and indirect resource recovery (with emphasis on metals) from wastes. The global stocks of industrial and mining wastes (I... Read More about An Exploration of Key Concepts in Application of In Situ Processes for Recovery of Resources from High-volume Industrial and Mine Wastes.
Considering institutional logics in building performance evaluation research (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon potential analytical benefits of institutional theory in the study of building performance evaluation (BPE) practice. BPE studies have mostly been based on descriptive empirical insights with little concep... Read More about Considering institutional logics in building performance evaluation research.
A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator (2019)
Journal Article
It has been established that design contributes to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses in the construction sector. This has resulted in the need for designers to implement design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH), which is... Read More about A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator.
Supporting the uptake of resilient repair in the recovery process (FD2706) (2019)
Report
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).
Cinematic collage as architectural design research (2019)
Book Chapter
This chapter argues that cinematic representation can, and must, be understood as a method of developing a form of critical architectural enquiry and thinking in the same manner as text - a textual analysis and a communication means for practice-base... Read More about Cinematic collage as architectural design research.
Conservation management plans: An examination of obstacles to, and opportunities for, producing an effective management tool (2019)
Journal Article
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that contribute to the development of an effective conservation management plan (CMP). Design/methodology/approach: The approach was based on a literature review from which key issues and conc... Read More about Conservation management plans: An examination of obstacles to, and opportunities for, producing an effective management tool.
Former metal mining landscapes in England and Wales: Five perspectives from local residents (2019)
Journal Article
This study uses Q Method to examine how those living in former metal mining landscapes value this heritage and their preferences for the long-term management of abandoned mine waste. There are around 5000 former metal mines in England and Wales, many... Read More about Former metal mining landscapes in England and Wales: Five perspectives from local residents.
Considering embodied energy and carbon in heritage buildings – A review (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Approximately 20% of UK buildings can be defined as ‘heritage buildings’, offering unique values that should be preserved. They tend to use more energy than newer buildings, creating a strong case for energy retrofits to reduce energy use, greenhouse... Read More about Considering embodied energy and carbon in heritage buildings – A review.
Energy-efficient design and sustainable development (2019)
Book Chapter
Cesare Brandi (1906 to 1988): His concept of restoration and the dilemma of architecture (2019)
Journal Article
This article offers a theoretical review of the origin of the concept of restoration in Brandi's view, proposing a critique centered on architectural restoration. Brandi's theoretical trajectory is outlined in his approach to the discernment of art i... Read More about Cesare Brandi (1906 to 1988): His concept of restoration and the dilemma of architecture.
Community-led housing and health: a comprehensive literature review (2019)
Report
This report examines existing literature on the relationship between community-led housing (CLH) and health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on identifying what evidence is available and where future research may further strengthen this knowled... Read More about Community-led housing and health: a comprehensive literature review.
How should we be designing and planning our cities to improve wellbeing? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A Critical Cinematic Survey of The Death and Life of UK Universities (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This presentation will screen and discuss extracts from a film which the authors are currently producing entitled The Death and Life of UK Universities. The film is a cinematic database survey being compiled of the changing space of all British unive... Read More about A Critical Cinematic Survey of The Death and Life of UK Universities.
A novel systematic approach for analysing exploratory design ideation (2019)
Journal Article
Two kinds of design ideation process may be distinguished in terms of the problems addressed: (i) solution-focused, i.e. generating solutions to address a fixed problem specifying a desired output; and (ii) exploratory, i.e. considering different int... Read More about A novel systematic approach for analysing exploratory design ideation.
Implementing the Santa Marta Urban Grammar - A pedagogical tool for design computing in architecture (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
We present a tool intended to enable non-expert users to apply and manipulate a shape grammar, SMUG, which encodes the urban design of informal settlements such as favelas. Such tool, the Interpreter, was developed considering that students would be... Read More about Implementing the Santa Marta Urban Grammar - A pedagogical tool for design computing in architecture.
With high rates of accidents, injuries, illnesses, negative environmental impacts and other well-being issues still recorded in the construction sector, as well its social and economic impacts, the need for safety health and environmental (SHE) impro... Read More about Development of an integrated safety, health and environmental management capability maturity model for Ghanaian construction companies.
Debate: Researching directly elected mayors—key questions to address (2019)
Journal Article
The directly elected mayor model of governance is long established in many countries – for example, the USA and Japan. However, in some countries the model is fairly new. For example, in the UK there were no directly elected mayors until 2000 – tha... Read More about Debate: Researching directly elected mayors—key questions to address.