All Outputs (14)

Knowing Brand Wales: agro-food transitions in firms, innovation and governance (2014)
Book Chapter
Carla, D. L., & Cooke, P. (2014). Knowing Brand Wales: agro-food transitions in firms, innovation and governance. In M. K. Goodman, & C. Sage (Eds.), Knowing Brand Wales (205--225). Ashgate Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315582702-10

As the first industrial nation, the UK was one of the earliest countries to experience the industrialisation of agriculture, a process that led to an increase in productivity, with more and more food produced by fewer and fewer people. As a result of... Read More about Knowing Brand Wales: agro-food transitions in firms, innovation and governance.

A web-based share information system to improve port terminal performance (2014)
Book Chapter
Fancello, G., Paddeu, D., & Fadda, P. (2014). A web-based share information system to improve port terminal performance. In F. Longo, F. De Bonis, & Y. Mercuryev (Eds.), The 2nd International Workshop on innovation for Logistics

This paper is based on a research project titled: “Optimising the management of the gate of a freight terminal through the definition of new modes of share information between transport operators” funded by L.R. 7/07 by Sardinia Region. The project a... Read More about A web-based share information system to improve port terminal performance.

Incentivising and charging for rainwater harvesting – Three international perspectives (2014)
Book Chapter
Ward, S., Dornelles, F., Giacomoni, M., & Memon, F. (2014). Incentivising and charging for rainwater harvesting – Three international perspectives. In S. Ward, & F. Memon (Eds.), Alternative Water Supply Systems. London: IWA Publishing. https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780405513

Chapter in Alternative Water Supply Systems

Energy and carbon implications of water saving micro-components and greywater reuse systems (2014)
Book Chapter
Memon, F., Fidar, A., Ward, S., Butler, D., & Alsharif, K. (2014). Energy and carbon implications of water saving micro-components and greywater reuse systems. In S. Ward, & F. Memon (Eds.), Alternative Water Supply Systems. London: IWA Publishing. https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780405513

Chapter in Alternative Water Supply Systems

Developing a holistic approach to implementing education for sustainable development across a higher educational institute: A longitudinal study of the University of the West of England, Bristol (2014)
Book Chapter
Longhurst, J., Gough, G., Hills, S., & Grant, M. (2014). Developing a holistic approach to implementing education for sustainable development across a higher educational institute: A longitudinal study of the University of the West of England, Bristol. In M. Leah Filho, U. Azeiteiro, S. Caeiro, & F. Alves (Eds.), Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula: Innovative Approaches, Methods and Tools (527-542). New York and Heidelburg: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09474-8

Over the last 20 years the University of the West of England (UWE) has developed policy, strategy and plans to address its environmental and sustainability impacts. The University identifies its role in education for sustainable development (ESD) as... Read More about Developing a holistic approach to implementing education for sustainable development across a higher educational institute: A longitudinal study of the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Visitor motivations, expectations and satisfaction in a rainforest context: Implications for tourism management (2014)
Book Chapter
Hill, J., & Gough, G. (2014). Visitor motivations, expectations and satisfaction in a rainforest context: Implications for tourism management. In B. Prideaux (Ed.), Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: Challenges for Sustainable Development (117-133). UK: Routledge

This chapter addresses five objectives related to nature-based tourism in the Wet Tropics rainforests of Australia. It aims to: 1 determine the socio-demographic characteristics of visitors to a rainforest site; 2 examine visitor motivations for... Read More about Visitor motivations, expectations and satisfaction in a rainforest context: Implications for tourism management.

Measuring rock hardness in the field (2014)
Book Chapter
Mol, L. (2014). Measuring rock hardness in the field. In J. Nield, & L. Clarke (Eds.), Geomorphological Techniques. British Society for Geomorphology

Rock surface hardness is often used as an indicator of the degree to which a rock surface has weathered. As the surface deteriorates the loss of cohesion results in crumbling of the surface, increased pore water circulation and dislodging of sections... Read More about Measuring rock hardness in the field.

Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba (2014)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2014). Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba. In T. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), The International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment (249-273). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar

Increased economic growth has been widely and consistently advocated as a solution to poverty and inequality. Yet many environmentalists are opposed to limitless growth on the grounds that it is ecologically unsustainable. In particular, the ‘degro... Read More about Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba.

Water security: A Genealogy of Emerging Discourses (2014)
Book Chapter
Staddon, C., & James, N. (2014). Water security: A Genealogy of Emerging Discourses. In G. Schneier-Madanes (Ed.), Globalised Water: a question of governance (261-276). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7323-3

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Beyond transport: Understanding the role of mobilities in connecting rural elders in civic society (2014)
Book Chapter
Parkhurst, G., Galvin, K., Musselwhite, C., Phillips, J., Shergold, I., & Todres, L. (2014). Beyond transport: Understanding the role of mobilities in connecting rural elders in civic society. In C. Hennessey, R. Means, & V. Burholt (Eds.), Countryside Connections: Older People, Community and Place in Rural Britain (125-157). Bristol: Policy Press

Urban water economics (2014)
Book Chapter
Squires, G. (2014). Urban water economics. In C. Booth (Ed.), Water Resources in the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions (33-44). Wiley Blackwell

New urban housing design in the UK (2014)
Book Chapter
Short, M., & Squires, G. (2014). New urban housing design in the UK. In -. Inzulza, J. Perez, & L. Perez (Eds.), Reflections on the theory and practice of urban design for the contemporary city. Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Chile & Universidad de Concepcion Press

Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values? (2014)
Book Chapter
Barnes, J. H., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2014). Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values?. In J. Longhurst, & C. A. Brebbia (Eds.), Air Pollution XXII (285-297). WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR140241

This research examines the role of Local Air Quality Management Action Planning in achieving the EU limit value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual mean, focusing on those Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) declared in England before July 2005 for ex... Read More about Is local air quality management a successful strategy for achieving selected EU limit values?.

Retrofitting sustainable integrated water management (2014)
Book Chapter
Bell, S., Ward, S., & Butler, D. (2014). Retrofitting sustainable integrated water management. In T. Dixon, M. Eames, M. Hunt, & S. Lannon (Eds.), Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability: Mapping the Transition to 2050 (211-220). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315850184

Chapter examining the issues surrounding urban retrofitting to achieve sustainable and integrated water management (SIWM)