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High speed boat traffic: A risk to crocodilian populations (2011)
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Grant, P. B., & Lewis, T. R. (2011). High speed boat traffic: A risk to crocodilian populations. Herpetological conservation and biology, 5(3), 456-460

Injuries related to boat traffic have been documented as a major source of human-related injuries and deaths in many aquatic species but have not been documented in crocodilians. We examined the proportion of boat-related injuries in Spectacled Caima... Read More about High speed boat traffic: A risk to crocodilian populations.

Multiple models to inform climate change policy: A pragmatic response to the 'beyond the ABC' debate (2011)
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Wilson, C., & Chatterton, T. (2011). Multiple models to inform climate change policy: A pragmatic response to the 'beyond the ABC' debate. Environment and Planning A, 43(12), 2781-2787. https://doi.org/10.1068/a44404

We have followed with interest the debate in this journal between Shove (2010; 2011) and Whitmarsh & colleagues (2011) on contrasting theoretical approaches and representations of pro-environmental behaviour and social change, and of the potential, r... Read More about Multiple models to inform climate change policy: A pragmatic response to the 'beyond the ABC' debate.

The role of rock surface hardness and internal moisture in tafoni development in sandstone (2011)
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Viles, H. A., & Mol, L. (2012). The role of rock surface hardness and internal moisture in tafoni development in sandstone. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 37(3), 301-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.2252

The development of cavernous weathering features such as tafoni remains poorly understood. In particular, the roles played by internal moisture and case hardening remain unclear. In this study, Electric Resistivity Tomography (ERT) has been used to m... Read More about The role of rock surface hardness and internal moisture in tafoni development in sandstone.

Characterisation and sediment-source linkages of intertidal sediment of the UK's north Sefton Coast using magnetic and textural properties: Findings and limitations (2011)
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Worsley, A. T., Holden, V. J., Booth, C., & Lymbery, G. (2011). Characterisation and sediment-source linkages of intertidal sediment of the UK's north Sefton Coast using magnetic and textural properties: Findings and limitations. Ocean Dynamics, 61(12), 2157-2179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0448-x

Sediment pathways and links to offshore processes are considered in the textural and magnetic characteristics of sediments of the intertidal flats and salt marshes of the north Sefton Coast, UK. In addition, sediment from a range of intertidal, marin... Read More about Characterisation and sediment-source linkages of intertidal sediment of the UK's north Sefton Coast using magnetic and textural properties: Findings and limitations.

Ecological notes on the Annulated Treeboa (Corallus annulatus) from a Costa Rican lowland tropical wet forest (2011)
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Lewis, T. R., Grant, P. B., Henderson, R. W., Figueroa, A., & Dunn, M. D. (2011). Ecological notes on the Annulated Treeboa (Corallus annulatus) from a Costa Rican lowland tropical wet forest. Reptiles & Amphibians, 18(4), 202-207

The Annulated Treeboa (Corallus annulatus) is one of nine currently recognized species in the boid genus Corallus. Its disjunct range extends from eastern Guatemala into northern Honduras, southeastern Nicaragua, northeastern Costa Rica, and southwes... Read More about Ecological notes on the Annulated Treeboa (Corallus annulatus) from a Costa Rican lowland tropical wet forest.

Shear-derived mixing in dense granular flows (2011)
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Rowley, P. J., Kokelaar, P., Menzies, M., & Waltham, D. (2011). Shear-derived mixing in dense granular flows. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 81(12), 874-884. https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2011.72

In flume experiments, granular avalanches run onto loose substrates develop 3-D architectures that record shear-derived mixing between the flow and the substrate. Spherical silica beads 0.250 mm diameter are run onto stratified substrates of various... Read More about Shear-derived mixing in dense granular flows.

A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run (2011)
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Jain, J., Line, T., & Lyons, G. (2011). A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1608-1615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.04.007

Transport policy and practice could be challenged by the future of women's mobility if it means an increasing reliance on the car. The paper examines the contextual relationship between the journey to school/childcare and the journey to work undertak... Read More about A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run.

The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives (2011)
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Line, T., Jain, J., & Lyons, G. (2011). The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1490-1499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.07.002

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are permeating modern lifestyles, shaping and colouring the undertaking of activities and travel. This article reports on a qualitative diary and interview study that explored the ways in which ICTs... Read More about The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives.

How to implement innovation policies through projects successfully (2011)
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Kapsali, M. (2011). How to implement innovation policies through projects successfully. Technovation, 31(12), 615-626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2011.07.006

This paper investigates the types of policy instruments responsible for the success of policy implementation through projects. Based on evidence from 12 comparative multiple case-studies, the paper provides an analytical insight from real practice on... Read More about How to implement innovation policies through projects successfully.

Development management and localism: Zeitgeist or lasting change? (2011)
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Sheppard, A., & Croft, N. (2011). Development management and localism: Zeitgeist or lasting change?. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(9), 389-393

The spatial planning approach has become accepted as the progressive theoretical and professional currency in England following the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act. The reforms which followed sought considerable change in the remit of plan... Read More about Development management and localism: Zeitgeist or lasting change?.

Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities (2011)
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Pollard, S. J., Pankhurst, L. J., Deacon, L. J., Liu, J., Drew, G. H., Hayes, E. T., …Tyrrel, S. F. (2011). Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 214(5), 376-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.06.001

The emission and dispersal of bioaerosols from open-air commercial composting facilities continues to be contentious. A meta-dataset enumerating cultivable microorganism emission and downwind concentrations is not yet available. A dataset derived fro... Read More about Spatial variations in airborne microorganism and endotoxin concentrations at green waste composting facilities.

The Mirage of Citizen Engagement in Uncertain Science: Public attitudes towards hydrogen energy (2011)
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Flynn, R., Ricci, M., & Bellaby, P. (2011). The Mirage of Citizen Engagement in Uncertain Science: Public attitudes towards hydrogen energy. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 1(2), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2011.585810

© 2011, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This paper addresses some of the debates about citizen involvement in decisions about science and technological innovation. It describes some of the claims and scientific uncertainties surrounding hydr... Read More about The Mirage of Citizen Engagement in Uncertain Science: Public attitudes towards hydrogen energy.

Resident participation in housing regeneration in France (2011)
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Hall, S., & Hickman, P. (2011). Resident participation in housing regeneration in France. Housing Studies, 26(6), 827-843. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.593127

The involvement of local residents in housing regeneration policy and practice has become a 'new orthodoxy' across Western Europe. This paper considers the experience of France, a country noted for its history of 'third sector' activism and innovativ... Read More about Resident participation in housing regeneration in France.

Conceptualizing age-friendly communities (2011)
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Menec, V. H., Means, R., Keating, N., Parkhurst, G., & Eales, J. (2011). Conceptualizing age-friendly communities. Canadian Journal on Aging / Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 30(3), 479-493. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980811000237

On the political and policy front, interest has increased in making communities more "age-friendly", an ongoing trend since the World Health Organization launched its global Age-Friendly Cities project. We conceptualize age-friendly communities by bu... Read More about Conceptualizing age-friendly communities.

Understanding sustainability policy: Governance, knowledge and the search for integration (2011)
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Atkinson, R., & Klausen, J. E. (2011). Understanding sustainability policy: Governance, knowledge and the search for integration. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 13(3), 231-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2011.578403

The EU, through the Cardiff and the Gothenburg strategies, sought to counter what was seen as fragmented and uncoordinated environmental policy development by promoting a broad and integrated approach to sustainability. This article seeks to assess t... Read More about Understanding sustainability policy: Governance, knowledge and the search for integration.

Mobility and the smart, green and inclusive Europe (2011)
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Smith, I., & Atkinson, R. (2011). Mobility and the smart, green and inclusive Europe. Local Economy, 26(6-7), 562-576. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211418899

The article sets out a two-dimensional regional typology combining measures of migration and visiting rates. It argues that forms of mobility are interrelated but that the relationship varies by broad type of region and it argues for a place-based ap... Read More about Mobility and the smart, green and inclusive Europe.

Evaluation of coupled partial models in structural engineering using graph theory and sensitivity analysis (2011)
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Keitel, H., Karaki, G., Lahmer, T., Nikulla, S., & Zabel, V. (2011). Evaluation of coupled partial models in structural engineering using graph theory and sensitivity analysis. Engineering Structures, 33(12), 3726-3736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.08.009

The process of analysis and design in structural engineering requires the consideration of different partial models of loading, structural material, structural elements and analysis type, among others. All of these, need an adequate modelling as indi... Read More about Evaluation of coupled partial models in structural engineering using graph theory and sensitivity analysis.

Benchmarking energy consumption and CO2 emissions from rainwater-harvesting systems: An improved method by proxy (2011)
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Ward, S., Butler, D., & Memon, F. A. (2012). Benchmarking energy consumption and CO2 emissions from rainwater-harvesting systems: An improved method by proxy. Water and Environment Journal, 26(2), 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00279.x

Life cycle analyses (LCAs) show the main operational energy contribution for rainwater-harvesting (RWH) systems come from ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and pumping rainwater from tank to building. Simple methods of estimating pump energy consumption... Read More about Benchmarking energy consumption and CO2 emissions from rainwater-harvesting systems: An improved method by proxy.