All Outputs (97)

Ecosystem service assessment of selected wetlands of Kolkata and the Indian Gangetic Delta: multi-beneficial systems under differentiated management stress (2019)
Journal Article
Everard, M., Kangabam, R., Tiwari, M. K., McInnes, R., Kumar, R., Talukdar, G. H., …Das, L. (2019). Ecosystem service assessment of selected wetlands of Kolkata and the Indian Gangetic Delta: multi-beneficial systems under differentiated management stress. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 27(2-3), 405-426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09668-1

© 2019, The Author(s). A structured literature review using the search term ‘ecosystem services’ found few relevant studies relating to three contrasting wetlands in West Bengal: the unpopulated Sudhanyakhali Island in the Sundarbans National Park, t... Read More about Ecosystem service assessment of selected wetlands of Kolkata and the Indian Gangetic Delta: multi-beneficial systems under differentiated management stress.

Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment (2019)
Journal Article
Hill, J., & West, H. (2020). Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 45(1), 82-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1608908

Assessment feedback from teachers gains consistently low satisfaction scores in national surveys of student satisfaction, with concern surrounding its timeliness, quality and effectiveness. Equally, there has been heightened interest in the responsib... Read More about Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment.

Permeability and surface hardness surveying of stone damaged by ballistic impact (2019)
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Gilbert, O., Mol, L., Campbell, O., & Blenkinsop, T. (2019). Permeability and surface hardness surveying of stone damaged by ballistic impact. Heritage, 2(2), 1369-1389. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage2020087

Recent instances of the destruction of cultural assets in conflict zones have demonstrated the need to develop methods which will allow for the assessment of damage to heritage stone in the field. In particular, non-destructive methods would be inval... Read More about Permeability and surface hardness surveying of stone damaged by ballistic impact.

Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: Status, challenges and opportunities for conservation (2019)
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Pinder, A. C., Britton, J. R., Harrison, A. J., Nautiyal, P., Bower, S. D., Cooke, S. J., …Raghavan, R. (2019). Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: Status, challenges and opportunities for conservation. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 29(2), 417-452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-019-09566-y

© 2019, The Author(s). The mahseer fishes (Tor spp.) represent an iconic genus of large-bodied species of the Cyprinidae family. Across the 16 recognised species in the genus, individual fish can attain weights over 50kg, resulting in some species be... Read More about Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: Status, challenges and opportunities for conservation.

Meeting global drinking water needs (2019)
Journal Article
Everard, M. (2019). Meeting global drinking water needs. Nature Sustainability, 2(5), 360-361. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0292-4

© 2019, Springer Nature Limited. The Millennium Development Goal target 7c, to halve the proportion of the global population without access to safe drinking water by 2015, is the first international drinking water target ever met. Understanding how t... Read More about Meeting global drinking water needs.

Reflecting on ‘Directions’: rowing with the times and future developments (2019)
Journal Article
Healey, R. L., Healey, R., & Hill, J. (2019). Reflecting on ‘Directions’: rowing with the times and future developments. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 43(2), 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2019.1599832

This Editorial reflects on the ‘Directions’ section of the Journal of Geography in Higher Education over the last 25 years and highlights the new Co-Editors’ plans for the future of the section. We discuss how the section first emerged in the contex... Read More about Reflecting on ‘Directions’: rowing with the times and future developments.

Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action? (2019)
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Atkinson, R., Tallon, A., & Williams, D. (2019). Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action?. European Planning Studies, 27(6), 1083-1106. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1598020

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The article focuses on the redevelopment of previously developed land by public-private sector partnerships in three cities/towns in South-West England, two of which can be descr... Read More about Governing urban regeneration in the UK: a case of ‘variegated neoliberalism’ in action?.

No sustainability for tourism without gender equality (2019)
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Alarcón, D. M., & Cole, S. (2019). No sustainability for tourism without gender equality. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 27(7), 903-919. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2019.1588283

This paper explores the interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tourism from a gender perspective. It is the first paper to take a critical analysis of how SDG 5 relates to tourism, and how tourism and gender equality in... Read More about No sustainability for tourism without gender equality.

Priorities and interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with focus on wetlands (2019)
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Jaramillo, F., Desormeaux, A., Hedlund, J., Jawitz, J., Clerici, N., Piemontese, L., …Åhlén, I. (2019). Priorities and interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with focus on wetlands. Water, 11(3), Article 619. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030619

Wetlands are often vital physical and social components of a country's natural capital, as well as providers of ecosystem services to local and national communities. We performed a network analysis to prioritize Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) tar... Read More about Priorities and interactions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with focus on wetlands.

Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK (2019)
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Michalec, A. (., Hayes, E., & Longhurst, J. (2019). Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK. Sustainable Cities and Society, 47, Article 101510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101510

This article investigates the application of the “smart cities” and “urban climate justice” concepts to two urban initiatives based in Bristol, UK. Both ideas are increasingly popular in academic literature. Yet, little is known about their understan... Read More about Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK.

Practice ecology of sustainable travel: The importance of institutional policy-making processes beyond the traveller (2019)
Journal Article
Williams, D. G., Spotswood, F., Parkhurst, G., & Chatterton, T. (2019). Practice ecology of sustainable travel: The importance of institutional policy-making processes beyond the traveller. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 62, 740-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2019.02.018

© 2019 The Authors Changing mobility behaviour towards activities and actions that have a less detrimental impact on the environment, public health and society is an objective of transport policy jurisdictions globally. In line with a burgeoning body... Read More about Practice ecology of sustainable travel: The importance of institutional policy-making processes beyond the traveller.

Special Issue “Walking and Cycling for better Transport, Health and the Environment” (2019)
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Gerike, R., de Nazelle, A., Wittwer, R., & Parkin, J. (2019). Special Issue “Walking and Cycling for better Transport, Health and the Environment”. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 123, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.02.010

Walking and cycling for transport have gained considerable importance in research and policy making in recent years. Empirical research on correlates of active travel is increasing at a significant pace. Attention has spread from an initially quite d... Read More about Special Issue “Walking and Cycling for better Transport, Health and the Environment”.

How commuting affects subjective wellbeing (2019)
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Clark, B., Chatterjee, K., Martin, A., & Davis, A. (2020). How commuting affects subjective wellbeing. Transportation, 47(6), 2777–2805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-09983-9

Commuting between home and work is routinely performed by workers and any wellbeing impacts of commuting will consequently affect a large proportion of the population. This paper presents findings from analyses of the impact of commuting (time and mo... Read More about How commuting affects subjective wellbeing.

Dual porosity modelling of the coupled mechanical response of coal to gas flow and adsorption (2019)
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Chen, M., Hosking, L. J., Sandford, R. J., & Thomas, H. R. (2019). Dual porosity modelling of the coupled mechanical response of coal to gas flow and adsorption. International Journal of Coal Geology, 205, 115 - 125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.01.009

This paper presents the inclusion of explicit dual poroelastic mechanical behaviour as part of an existing dual porosity numerical model of multiphase, multicomponent chemical-gas transport. The dual poroelastic framework employed considers the pore... Read More about Dual porosity modelling of the coupled mechanical response of coal to gas flow and adsorption.

Sustainability of bridge maintenance (2019)
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Balogun, T. B., Tomor, A., Lamond, J., Gouda, H., & Booth, C. A. (2019). Sustainability of bridge maintenance. Proceedings of the ICE - Bridge Engineering, 172(1), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1680/jbren.15.00027

Bridge maintenance activities are important to consider within sustainable development due to the cost and environmental impact associated with various maintenance activities. Comparisons have been made between different bridge structural forms, base... Read More about Sustainability of bridge maintenance.

Feasibility trial evaluation of a peer volunteering active aging intervention: ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged) (2019)
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Stathi, A., Withall, J., Thompson, J. L., Davis, M. G., Gray, S., De Koning, J., …Fox, K. R. (2020). Feasibility trial evaluation of a peer volunteering active aging intervention: ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged). Gerontologist, 60(3), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz003

© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. BACKGROUND: ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged) is a theory-informed, pragmatic intervention using peer volunteering support to promote active... Read More about Feasibility trial evaluation of a peer volunteering active aging intervention: ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged).

An assessment of voluntary travel behaviour change delivery in England as an alternative to highway construction (2019)
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Williams, D. G., Chatterton, T., Parkhurst, G., & Spotswood, F. (2019). An assessment of voluntary travel behaviour change delivery in England as an alternative to highway construction. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(2), 318-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.02.009

There is a growing body of international evidence available that shows highway construction fails to solve issues of congestion and improvements to the local economy. There is also evidence that due to changes of land use and expectations of being ab... Read More about An assessment of voluntary travel behaviour change delivery in England as an alternative to highway construction.

Impact of graphene oxide and highly reduced graphene oxide on cement based composites (2019)
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Qureshi, T. S., & Panesar, D. K. (2019). Impact of graphene oxide and highly reduced graphene oxide on cement based composites. Construction and Building Materials, 206, 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.01.176

This study examines and compares the performance of two specific forms of graphene nanomaterials in the cement based composite, namely graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). A typical forms of GO with the average C:O ratio of 54:46 and... Read More about Impact of graphene oxide and highly reduced graphene oxide on cement based composites.

Seismic performance of cold-formed steel bolted moment connections with bolting friction-slip mechanism (2019)
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Ye, J., Mojtabaei, S. M., & Hajirasouliha, I. (2019). Seismic performance of cold-formed steel bolted moment connections with bolting friction-slip mechanism. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 156, 122-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2019.01.013

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Typical cold-formed steel (CFS) moment-resisting connections generally have relatively low ductility and energy dissipation capacity as a result of low local/distortional buckling resistance of thin-walled CFS elements, and theref... Read More about Seismic performance of cold-formed steel bolted moment connections with bolting friction-slip mechanism.

Modular Bayesian damage detection for complex civil infrastructure (2019)
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Jesus, A., Brommer, P., Westgate, R., Koo, K., Brownjohn, J., & Laory, I. (2019). Modular Bayesian damage detection for complex civil infrastructure. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 9(2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-018-00321-8

We address the problem of damage identification in complex civil infrastructure with an integrative modular Bayesian framework. The proposed approach uses multiple response Gaussian processes to build an informative yet computationally affordable pro... Read More about Modular Bayesian damage detection for complex civil infrastructure.