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Using Participatory Risk Mapping (PRM) to identify and understand people's perceptions of crop loss to animals in uganda (2014)
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Webber, A. D., & Hill, C. M. (2014). Using Participatory Risk Mapping (PRM) to identify and understand people's perceptions of crop loss to animals in uganda. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102912. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102912

Considering how people perceive risks to their livelihoods from local wildlife is central to (i) understanding the impact of crop damage by animals on local people and (ii) recognising how this influences their interactions with, and attitudes toward... Read More about Using Participatory Risk Mapping (PRM) to identify and understand people's perceptions of crop loss to animals in uganda.

Shifting of the ontological-epistemological balance in contemporary research agendas: A critique (2014)
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Gopinath, D. (2015). Shifting of the ontological-epistemological balance in contemporary research agendas: A critique. Quality and Quantity, 49(5), 1873-1882

With greater calls for public involvement, there are now claims of methodological shifts to ‘bottom-up’, ‘politically informed’ and ‘boundary-less’ approaches. This is not accurate as there is still predominantly an emphasis on epistemological consid... Read More about Shifting of the ontological-epistemological balance in contemporary research agendas: A critique.

Influence of pavement condition on environmental costs (2014)
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Pellecuer, L., Assaf, G. J., & St-Jacques, M. (2014). Influence of pavement condition on environmental costs. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 140(10), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29te.1943-5436.0000721

Pavement conditions significantly influence the generation of nuisances that influence the environment and increase the costs borne by society. This paper presents a new tool designed to monetize and incorporate environmental impacts in decision-maki... Read More about Influence of pavement condition on environmental costs.

Life cycle environmental benefits of pavement surface maintenance (2014)
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Pellecuer, L., Assaf, G. J., & St-Jacques, M. (2014). Life cycle environmental benefits of pavement surface maintenance. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 41(8), 695-702. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2013-0508

To achieve sustainable road networks, long-term environmental costs and benefits should be recognized and incorporated in the decision making process of pavement management units. This paper provides an assessment of life cycle environmental benefits... Read More about Life cycle environmental benefits of pavement surface maintenance.

Placing Poverty in Context: A Case Study (2014)
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Gopinath, D., & Nair, M. (2014). Placing Poverty in Context: A Case Study. Poverty and Public Policy, 6(2), 135-156

The “poverty-in-context” approach to understanding poverty is shaped by the needs and priorities of a particular context, and it can be used as the basis for identifying pro-poor projects in local strategies such as City Development Plans. A key argu... Read More about Placing Poverty in Context: A Case Study.

A statistical analysis of the dynamic response of a railway viaduct (2014)
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Jesus, A. H., Dimitrovová, Z., & Silva, M. A. (2014). A statistical analysis of the dynamic response of a railway viaduct. Engineering Structures, 71, 244-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.04.012

A statistical analysis of the dynamic response of a railway viaduct, modelled after an actual structure, is presented. The finite element model of the viaduct is based on the data provided by the Portuguese Railway Company REFER EPE. The train load i... Read More about A statistical analysis of the dynamic response of a railway viaduct.

Plant closures and taskforce responses: An analysis of the impact of and policy response to MG Rover in Birmingham (2014)
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Bailey, D., Bentley, G., de Ruyter, A., & Hall, S. (2014). Plant closures and taskforce responses: An analysis of the impact of and policy response to MG Rover in Birmingham. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 1(1), 60-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2014.899477

© 2014 The Author(s). This paper explores the socio-economic impacts and associated policy responses to the collapse of MG Rover at Longbridge in Birmingham. Critically, it attempts to move beyond a ‘standard’ taskforce narrative that emphasizes the... Read More about Plant closures and taskforce responses: An analysis of the impact of and policy response to MG Rover in Birmingham.

Assessing the role of climate-smart agriculture in combating climate change, desertification and improving rural livelihood in Northern Nigeria (2014)
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Terdoo, F., & Adekola, O. (2014). Assessing the role of climate-smart agriculture in combating climate change, desertification and improving rural livelihood in Northern Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 9(15), 1180-1191. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajar2013.7665

The objective of this paper is to assess the perceptions and determine the ability of farmers in rural Northern Nigeria to explain climate change, and to ascertain the socio-economic cost of climate change to them. The study also sought to understand... Read More about Assessing the role of climate-smart agriculture in combating climate change, desertification and improving rural livelihood in Northern Nigeria.

Effects of initial soil water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity variability on small watershed runoff simulation using LISEM (2014)
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Hu, W., She, D., Shao, M., Chun, K. P., & Si, B. (2015). Effects of initial soil water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity variability on small watershed runoff simulation using LISEM. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 60(6), 1137-1154. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2014.903332

Abstract: Soil water content (θ) and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) vary in space. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of initial soil water content (θi) and Ks variability on runoff simulations using the LImburg Soil Erosio... Read More about Effects of initial soil water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity variability on small watershed runoff simulation using LISEM.

Sustainable regeneration: A guiding vision towards low-carbon transition? (2014)
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Hunt, M., & De Laurentis, C. (2015). Sustainable regeneration: A guiding vision towards low-carbon transition?. Local Environment, 20(9), 1081-1102. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2014.894964

While the concept of sustainable development brings together concepts of economic, environmental and social sustainability, much has been said regarding inherent tensions between them. Conflicts between economic and environmental objectives, in parti... Read More about Sustainable regeneration: A guiding vision towards low-carbon transition?.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2014)
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Bell, K. (2014). Environmental justice in Cuba

An overview of Cuba's achievements and constraints in relation to environmental justice.

Clustering analysis of water distribution systems: Identifying critical components and community impacts (2014)
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Diao, K., Farmani, R., Fu, G., Astaraie-Imani, M., Ward, S., & Butler, D. (2014). Clustering analysis of water distribution systems: Identifying critical components and community impacts. Water Science and Technology, 70(11), 1764-1773. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.268

© IWA Publishing 2014 Large water distribution systems (WDSs) are networks with both topological and behavioural complexity. Thereby, it is usually difficult to identify the key features of the properties of the system, and subsequently all the criti... Read More about Clustering analysis of water distribution systems: Identifying critical components and community impacts.

Life events and travel behavior exploring the interrelationship using UK Household Longitudinal Study data (2014)
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Clark, B., Chatterjee, K., Melia, S., Knies, G., & Laurie, H. (2014). Life events and travel behavior exploring the interrelationship using UK Household Longitudinal Study data. Transportation Research Record, 2413, 54-64. https://doi.org/10.3141/2413-06

Recent research has indicated that changes in travel behavior are more likely at the time of major life events. However, much remains to be learned about the extent to which different life events trigger behavioral change and the conditions under whi... Read More about Life events and travel behavior exploring the interrelationship using UK Household Longitudinal Study data.

Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights (2014)
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Bell, K., & Cemlyn, S. (2014). Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights. International Journal of Human Rights, 18(7-8), 822-841. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2014.951339

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Public support for human rights in the UK remains limited, partly as a result of misleading media coverage, as well as political hostility. The UK Human Rights Act, in particular, has been under sustained attack and is now... Read More about Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights.

Experimental study of dense pyroclastic density currents using sustained, gas-fluidized granular flows (2014)
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Rowley, P. J., Roche, O., Druitt, T. H., & Cas, R. (2014). Experimental study of dense pyroclastic density currents using sustained, gas-fluidized granular flows. Bulletin of Volcanology, 76(9), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-014-0855-1

© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. We present the results of laboratory experiments on the behaviour of sustained, dense granular flows in a horizontal flume, in which high-gas pore pressure was maintained throughout the flow duration by cont... Read More about Experimental study of dense pyroclastic density currents using sustained, gas-fluidized granular flows.

Strength assessment during shallow penetration of a sphere in clay (2014)
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Morton, J. P., O’Loughlin, C. D., & White, D. J. (2014). Strength assessment during shallow penetration of a sphere in clay. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings, 4(4), 262-266. https://doi.org/10.1680/geolett.14.00049

Strength interpretation from the measured penetration resistance of full-flow penetrometers, such as the T-bar and ball, is generally based on a constant bearing capacity factor associated with a deep flow-round mechanism. This approach may underesti... Read More about Strength assessment during shallow penetration of a sphere in clay.

Mems accelerometers for measuring dynamic penetration events in geotechnical centrifuge tests (2014)
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O’Loughlin, C. D., Gaudin, C., Morton, J. P., & White, D. J. (2014). Mems accelerometers for measuring dynamic penetration events in geotechnical centrifuge tests. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 14(2), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1680/ijpmg.13.00020

Micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers are small, inexpensive sensors that have only recently been used in geotechnical centrifuge tests. This is unlike piezoelectric accelerometers, which are by comparison large and expensive but have... Read More about Mems accelerometers for measuring dynamic penetration events in geotechnical centrifuge tests.