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The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis (2024)
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Huang, Y., Evaristo, J., Li, Z., Chun, K., Sutanudjaja, E. H., Cardenas, M. B., …van Genuchten, M. T. (in press). The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis. Vadose Zone Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20304

Tritium present in deep vadose zones is a useful tracer for estimating groundwater recharge, but its full utility is constrained by not knowing where and for how long the tritium tracing method remains applicable. We obtained 44 tritium profiles from... Read More about The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis.

Community led housing, health and wellbeing: a comprehensive literature review (2023)
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McClatchey, R., McClymont, K., Griffin, E., & Carmichael, L. (in press). Community led housing, health and wellbeing: a comprehensive literature review. International Journal of Housing Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2023.2232200

Community Led Housing (CLH) is an umbrella term encompassing several non-profit models of housing delivery, which is used internationally. There has been little comprehensive assessment of the health impacts of housing arrangements where people inten... Read More about Community led housing, health and wellbeing: a comprehensive literature review.

Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience (2023)
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McEwen, L., Holmes, A., Cornish, F., Leichenko, R., Guida, K., Burchell, K., …Scott, M. (in press). Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience. Journal of Extreme Events, https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345737623500021

Across three years (2017–2020), the ESRC Seminar series, “Civil Agency, Society and Climate Adaptation to Weather Extremes” (CASCADE-NET) critically examined the changing role of civil society in extreme weather adaptation. One full-day seminar explo... Read More about Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience.

Volatility transmission: Evidence from U.K. REIT & stock market implied volatility (2023)
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Katyoka, M., & Stevenson, S. (in press). Volatility transmission: Evidence from U.K. REIT & stock market implied volatility. Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/10835547.2023.2232118

This paper investigates volatility transmission in the U.K. REIT market. It considers how REIT volatility is related to implied volatility in both the overall stock market as well as that derived from traded options on REIT stocks. The multivariate a... Read More about Volatility transmission: Evidence from U.K. REIT & stock market implied volatility.

Green infrastructure and regeneration (2023)
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Sinnett, D. (2023). Green infrastructure and regeneration. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 92, 227-229

Demolition or retention of buildings: Drivers at the masterplan scale (2023)
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Baker, H., Moncaster, A., Wilkinson, S., & Remøy, H. (2023). Demolition or retention of buildings: Drivers at the masterplan scale. Buildings and Cities, 4(1), 488-506. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.308

Current adaptation theory tends to consider individual buildings or the city level, which cannot address decisions related to masterplan developments on large brownfield sites. This paper investigates the drivers for building demolition or retention... Read More about Demolition or retention of buildings: Drivers at the masterplan scale.

Role of local landlords in small-town high streets – a study of Trowbridge, UK (2023)
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Armstrong, K., & Wiejak-Roy, G. (in press). Role of local landlords in small-town high streets – a study of Trowbridge, UK. Infrastructure Asset Management, https://doi.org/10.1680/jinam.23.00014

High streets are a vital part of national identity and infrastructure. Responses to high street decline need to encourage stakeholder engagement. The prominence of local retail landlords as a key potential stakeholder group in smaller towns has been... Read More about Role of local landlords in small-town high streets – a study of Trowbridge, UK.

Automated code compliance checking through building information modelling (2023)
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Aslam, B., & Umar, T. (in press). Automated code compliance checking through building information modelling. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings, https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.22.00214

Design, construction and handing over of the building need to be complaint with the rules set by the local authority. Manual assessment of the drawings and plans against variable and complex set of rules is quite cumbersome, inconsistent, expensive,... Read More about Automated code compliance checking through building information modelling.

Recycling English town centres – from retail to healthcare: surveys, views and next steps (2023)
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Wiejak-Roy, G., & Hunter, G. (in press). Recycling English town centres – from retail to healthcare: surveys, views and next steps. Journal of European Real Estate Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-01-2023-0002

Purpose: Many town centres in England exhibit high retail property vacancies and require regeneration. Several alternatives for the replacement of town centre retail (TCR) have been suggested, one of which is healthcare. The healthcare sector in Engl... Read More about Recycling English town centres – from retail to healthcare: surveys, views and next steps.

An inquiry into the health and safety management practices of construction firms in South Korea (2023)
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Park, T., Mahamadu, A. M., Agyekum, K., Adade-Boateng, A., Manu, P., Adinyira, E., & Adukpo, S. (in press). An inquiry into the health and safety management practices of construction firms in South Korea. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-02-2023-0050

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management practices of construction companies in South Korea to ascertain specific components and practices that need improvement for successful OSH performance. Design... Read More about An inquiry into the health and safety management practices of construction firms in South Korea.

Automated progress measurement using computer vision technology in UK construction (2023)
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Bozorgzadeh, A., & Umar, T. (2023). Automated progress measurement using computer vision technology in UK construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 176(4), 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1680/jsmic.22.00026

A critical concern with the UK's construction project progress monitoring and control techniques is their dependency on data collection, which is time consuming and unproductive and may lead to various circumstances in managing projects. However, col... Read More about Automated progress measurement using computer vision technology in UK construction.

Renting in the informal city: The role of dignity in upgrading backyard dwellings in Cape Town, South Africa (2023)
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Rice, L., Scheba, A., & Harris, A. (2023). Renting in the informal city: The role of dignity in upgrading backyard dwellings in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Modern African Studies, 61(2), 209-233. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X23000034

In South Africa, informal rental accommodation constructed in the backyards of formal houses is the fastest growing housing segment. These backyard dwellings (BDs) are makeshift structures made from timber frames, metal sheets or wooden planks. Despi... Read More about Renting in the informal city: The role of dignity in upgrading backyard dwellings in Cape Town, South Africa.

Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning (2023)
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Harrington, E., Bell, K., McEwen, L., & Everett, G. (in press). Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning. Journal of Extreme Events, https://doi.org/10.1142/s234573762350001x

Climate change-related extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, requiring urgent action to effectively plan for them. While disabled women are one group likely to be disproportionately and negatively affected by disasters, they a... Read More about Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning.

Borders (2023)
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Devereux, M. (2023). Borders. UOU Scientific Journal, 05, 18-23. https://doi.org/10.14198/UOU.2023.5

An editorial for UoU Scientific Journal #05 on the theme of borders commentating on the breadth of the term (and associated terms) in architecture and urbanism, along with a reflective commentory on the articles in this edition of the journal, for w... Read More about Borders.

Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health training and education: A systematic review (2023)
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Babalola, A., Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., & Bartolo, P. (2023). Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health training and education: A systematic review. Safety Science, 166, Article 106214

Immersive technologies (ImTs) have emerged as a viable pathway to address poor occupational safety and health (OSH) performance through training and education of workers. This study aimed to gain a holistic view of the applications of ImTs for OSH tr... Read More about Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health training and education: A systematic review.

Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats (2023)
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Adamatzky, A., Tarabella, G., Phillips, N., Chiolerio, A., D’Angelo, P., Nikolaidou, A., & Sirakoulis, G. C. (2023). Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 9367. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36244-8

A kombucha is a tea and sugar fermented by over sixty kinds of yeasts and bacteria. This symbiotic community produces kombucha mats, which are cellulose-based hydrogels. The kombucha mats can be used as an alternative to animal leather in industry an... Read More about Kombucha electronics: Electronic circuits on kombucha mats.

Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments (2023)
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Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Crick, G., Collinge, W. H., Farghaly, K., Mosleh, M. H., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. M. (2023). Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments. Data in Brief, 48, Article 109293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109293

The Safety Risk Library [1] is a structured database [2] that integrates knowledge drawn from multiple sources to address the problem of information disaggregation in the construction industry. This knowledge base maps construction safety risk scenar... Read More about Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments.

Rethinking abandoned buildings as positive energy buildings in a former industrial site in Italy (2023)
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Sibilla, M., Touibi, D., & Abanda, F. H. (2023). Rethinking abandoned buildings as positive energy buildings in a former industrial site in Italy. Energies, 16(11), Article 4503. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16114503

The transition from nearly zero-emission building (NZEB) to positive energy building (PEB) models is a new trend, justified by the need to increase the efforts to address the climate change targets and the ambition for a clean energy transition in th... Read More about Rethinking abandoned buildings as positive energy buildings in a former industrial site in Italy.

Mental wellbeing, housing provision and social valuation in a United Kingdom context: A planning issue? (2023)
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Emeghe, I. J., & Pain, K. (2023). Mental wellbeing, housing provision and social valuation in a United Kingdom context: A planning issue?. Built Environment, 49(2), 286-303

This paper provides insights into the influence of housing quality on occupier mental wellbeing based on a critical review of interdisciplinary literature spanning housing, health and wellbeing, autonomy, and social value. We consider the signifi can... Read More about Mental wellbeing, housing provision and social valuation in a United Kingdom context: A planning issue?.

Modeling the neighborhood wellbeing of townships in South Africa (2023)
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Moghayedi, A., Mehmood, A., Michell, K., & Ekpo, C. O. (2023). Modeling the neighborhood wellbeing of townships in South Africa. Sustainability, 15(11), Article 8542. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15118542

Townships in South Africa are characterized by underdeveloped urban neighborhoods on the periphery of cities, where their inhabitants suffer from a poor quality of life. Given the relative lack of empirical research on the wellbeing of people living... Read More about Modeling the neighborhood wellbeing of townships in South Africa.