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‘The open typology’: Towards socially sustainable architectural and care types (2019)
Journal Article
Landi, D., & Everett, G. (2019). ‘The open typology’: Towards socially sustainable architectural and care types. Architecture_MPS, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2019v16i1.001

One aspect that characterises the twenty-first century is its accomplishments such as better health-care systems, improved economies, a reduction in infant mortality and a growing number of adults living longer. However, these accomplishments can hav... Read More about ‘The open typology’: Towards socially sustainable architectural and care types.

British housing: Timelines and types (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Marco, E., & Burgess, S. (2012). British housing: Timelines and types. 8 February 2019 - 1 April 2012. (Unpublished)

British Housing: Timelines and typologies New homes being built in the United Kingdom (UK) today have been criticised for not providing space for basic living functions1. We now have the smallest homes in Europe1&2, they tend to have very little s... Read More about British housing: Timelines and types.

Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales (2019)
Journal Article
Sinnett, D. (2019). Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 62(7), 1227-1248. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1490701

Scarcity of mineral supplies globally means that there is an international effort to examine the potential to extract resources from mine wastes. Such sites are often perceived as degraded and of little value. However, many sites are protected for th... Read More about Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales.

Do built environment assessment systems include high quality green infrastructure? (2019)
Book Chapter
Sinnett, D., Calvert, T., & Smith, N. (2019). Do built environment assessment systems include high quality green infrastructure?. In F. Lemes de Oliviera, & I. Mell (Eds.), Planning Cities with Nature: Theories, Strategies and Methods (169-186). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01866-5_12

Green infrastructure is understood to be a critical feature of sustainable cities, providing numerous benefits to people and wildlife. However, there are challenges associated with its planning, design and delivery related to skills and knowledge in... Read More about Do built environment assessment systems include high quality green infrastructure?.

Understanding and applying ecological principles in cities (2019)
Book Chapter
Rumble, H., Angeoletto, F., Connop, S., Goddard, M. A., & Nash, C. (2019). Understanding and applying ecological principles in cities. In F. L. de Oliveira, & I. Mell (Eds.), Planning Cities with Nature: Theories, Strategies and Methods (217-234). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01866-5_15

Renaturing cities requires a thorough understanding of how plants and animals interact with the urban environment and humans. But cities are a challenging environment for ecologists to work in, with high levels of heterogeneity and rapid rates of cha... Read More about Understanding and applying ecological principles in cities.

'We build our own homes': Practices of power and participation in a community land trust development (2019)
Thesis
Griffin, E. 'We build our own homes': Practices of power and participation in a community land trust development. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/852550

This thesis narrates the first three years of a 50 unit housing project carried out by Bristol Community Land Trust in partnership with a Housing Association. Working in close collaboration with prospective residents and to a lesser extent, other non... Read More about 'We build our own homes': Practices of power and participation in a community land trust development.

A systematic review of coastal vulnerability assessment studies along Andhra Pradesh, India: A critical evaluation of data gathering, risk levels and mitigation strategies (2019)
Journal Article
Kantamaneni, K., Rice, L., Sudha Rani, N. N. V., Sur, K., Thayaparan, M., Kulatunga, U., …Campos, L. C. (2019). A systematic review of coastal vulnerability assessment studies along Andhra Pradesh, India: A critical evaluation of data gathering, risk levels and mitigation strategies. Water, 11(2), 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020393

The establishment and alteration of any coastal feature is largely dependent upon complex hydrological and geomorphologic processes. Therefore, understanding hazard factors and threat risk level is crucial for mitigating risk in coastal zones. This s... Read More about A systematic review of coastal vulnerability assessment studies along Andhra Pradesh, India: A critical evaluation of data gathering, risk levels and mitigation strategies.

Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit (2019)
Journal Article
Appleby, T., & Harrison, J. (2019). Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit. Journal of Environmental Law, 31(3), 443-464. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqy027

There has long been a tension between environmental regulation and the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which has been addressed over time through progressive reform of the CFP. It is now recognised that Member States may comply with their obl... Read More about Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit.

Development of an Ontology-based Framework and Tool for Employer Information Requirements (OntEIR) (2019)
Thesis
Dwairi, S. Development of an Ontology-based Framework and Tool for Employer Information Requirements (OntEIR). (Thesis). uwe. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/858766

The identification of proper requirements is a key factor for a successful construction project. Many attempts in the form of frameworks, models, and tools have been put forward to assist in identifying those requirements. In projects using Building... Read More about Development of an Ontology-based Framework and Tool for Employer Information Requirements (OntEIR).

Comparing digital tools for implementing a generative system for the design of customized tableware (2019)
Journal Article
Castro e Costa, E., Jorge, J., & Duarte, J. (2019). Comparing digital tools for implementing a generative system for the design of customized tableware. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 16(5), 803-821. https://doi.org/10.14733/cadaps.2019.803-821

In typical mass customization design processes, designers encode design processes into configurators that are subsequently used by end-users to customize products. Using the case study of ceramic tableware, we explore how to extend the role of design... Read More about Comparing digital tools for implementing a generative system for the design of customized tableware.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of face-to-face versus e-learning in the UAE Civil Defence sector (2019)
Thesis
Almarzooqi, J. M. H. Y. An evaluation of the effectiveness of face-to-face versus e-learning in the UAE Civil Defence sector. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/853714

In the UAE, e-Learning has been adopted as a new learning mode to increase awareness and standards of building fire safety of it civil defence workforce. Training in this sector has been mainly based around traditional classroom approaches. This rese... Read More about An evaluation of the effectiveness of face-to-face versus e-learning in the UAE Civil Defence sector.

A nonequilibrium-potential approach to competition in neural populations (2019)
Journal Article
Deza, R. R., Deza, I., Martínez, N., Mejías, J. F., & Wio, H. S. (2019). A nonequilibrium-potential approach to competition in neural populations. Frontiers in Physics, 6(154), https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2018.00154

Energy landscapes are a highly useful aid for the understanding of dynamical systems, and a particularly valuable tool for their analysis. For a broad class of rate neural- network models of relevance in neuroscience, we derive a global Lyapunov func... Read More about A nonequilibrium-potential approach to competition in neural populations.

A method for the ecological use of vegetation in the built environment (2019)
Journal Article
Sibilla, M., & Barbati, A. (2019). A method for the ecological use of vegetation in the built environment. Sustainable Mediterranean Construction, 2019(N9), 79-85

Urban reforestation is recognised as a valid strategy to counter the loss of functionalities of the ecosystem services in an urban context, where vegetation has the dual role of environmental and landscape qualitative indicator. Ecological studies ha... Read More about A method for the ecological use of vegetation in the built environment.