All Outputs (62)

Where to park? A behavioural comparison of bus Park and Ride and city centre car park usage in Bath, UK (2014)
Journal Article

Integrating car parking facilities with public transport in Park and Ride (P&R) facilities has the potential to shorten car trips, contributing to more sustainable mobility. There is an ongoing debate about the actual effects of P&R on the transport... Read More about Where to park? A behavioural comparison of bus Park and Ride and city centre car park usage in Bath, UK.

Dexamethasone exacerbates cerebral edema and brain injury following lithium-pilocarpine induced status epilepticus (2014)
Journal Article

Anti-inflammatory therapies are the current most plausible drug candidates for anti-epileptogenesis and neuroprotection following prolonged seizures. Given that vasogenic edema is widely considered to be detrimental for outcome following status epile... Read More about Dexamethasone exacerbates cerebral edema and brain injury following lithium-pilocarpine induced status epilepticus.

Integrating Integrated Water Management (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, Thomas Telford Services Ltd. All rights reserved. The water cycle is a contiguous system interconnected with human activities. Management has tended to be fragmented across anthropocentrically defined disciplines, potentially generating unint... Read More about Integrating Integrated Water Management.

Carfree and low-car development (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved. Purpose-This chapter defines and describes the different types of carfree and low-car development found in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, analysin... Read More about Carfree and low-car development.

Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives (2014)
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This paper reports the pros and cons of co-management (i.e. concerted actions towards climate change and air quality management) through local sustainability initiatives using three case studies, each encompassing the planning and management issues a... Read More about Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives.

Life events and travel behavior exploring the interrelationship using UK Household Longitudinal Study data (2014)
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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.

Clustering analysis of water distribution systems: Identifying critical components and community impacts (2014)
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© 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.

Securing Circulation Through Mobility: Milieu and Emergency Response in the British Fire and Rescue Service (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Abstract: A growing body of literature draws upon Foucault’s security oeuvre in examining how societies are secured at the level of circulation. Although demonstrating the strength of Foucault’s contribution to debates abou... Read More about Securing Circulation Through Mobility: Milieu and Emergency Response in the British Fire and Rescue Service.

A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK (2014)
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Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has yet to see significant uptake in UK households, primarily due to a lack of innovation in residential RWH system types. This paper presents the results of preliminary investigations into a range of traditional and innova... Read More about A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK.

Fluvial style in the Lower Old Red Sandstone: Examples from southwest Wales, UK (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 The Geologists' Association. Studies of the behaviour of different types of present-day river channels with regard to sediment transport and depositional processes enable interpretation of fluvial deposits throughout the stratigraphic record.... Read More about Fluvial style in the Lower Old Red Sandstone: Examples from southwest Wales, UK.

The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions (2014)
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This paper sets out the rationale and structure of a tool for assisting policy-makers and practitioners to understand behavioural challenges and open up thinking on the design of effective 'behaviour change' interventions. The 'Four Dimensions of Beh... Read More about The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions.

Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading (2014)
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Prediction of the load carrying capacity of masonry under combined axial load and flexure is a key priority for the assessment of masonry arches, pillars, vaults and walls. Despite the wealth of experimental data on the behaviour of masonry structure... Read More about Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading.

Perceptions, knowledge, adaptation and socio-economic cost of climate change in Northern Nigeria (2014)
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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 Perceptions, knowledge, adaptation and socio-economic cost of climate change in Northern Nigeria.

Stuck in the Process, Facilitating Nothing? Justice, Capabilities and Planning for Value-Led Outcomes (2014)
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The role of a planner as collaborative facilitator has come under renewed criticism, from both planning theory and planning practice. This paper explores how placing values of equity and justice at the centre of planning practice offers practitioners... Read More about Stuck in the Process, Facilitating Nothing? Justice, Capabilities and Planning for Value-Led Outcomes.

Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights (2014)
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© 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.

EXCAVATIONS AT CATHOLE CAVE, GOWER, SWANSEA (2014)
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The discovery of an engraving in Cathole Cave in 2010 led to a decision to grille the cave. In 2012 excavations took place in the cave ahead of the grilling. Two areas of the cave were excavated; Trench A demonstrating that the cave held a faunal occ... Read More about EXCAVATIONS AT CATHOLE CAVE, GOWER, SWANSEA.

The effectiveness of park-and-ride as a policy measure for more sustainable mobility (2014)
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© 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved. Purpose-The chapter provides a general review of the policy debate around the provision of formal Park-and-Ride (P&R) facilities and the empirical research ev... Read More about The effectiveness of park-and-ride as a policy measure for more sustainable mobility.

Using role-play for expert science communication with professional stakeholders in flood risk management (2014)
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This paper explores role-play pedagogies in learning and communicating about cutting-edge flood science by flood risk management professionals in local government. It outlines role-play process/structure and evaluates participant perceptions of their... Read More about Using role-play for expert science communication with professional stakeholders in flood risk management.

'A glorious time?' Some reflections on flooding in the somerset levels (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). Severe floods on the Somerset Levels in winter 2014, and a series of other recent extreme floods across the UK, pose questions about the research needed to unravel the com... Read More about 'A glorious time?' Some reflections on flooding in the somerset levels.

Understanding the mobility-transformative qualities of urban park and ride polices in the UK and the Netherlands (2014)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Park and Ride (P+R) has emerged as a key element of the sustainable mobility packages of many urban areas in Europe. The present article explores the impact of the introduction of P+R on urban car mobili... Read More about Understanding the mobility-transformative qualities of urban park and ride polices in the UK and the Netherlands.