All Outputs (26)

Climate justice (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, December). Climate justice. Presented at National Latin America Conference, London, England

A discussion of climate justice in Latin America, focussing on Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela.

An extreme comparison of two downscaling approaches using Bayes factors (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Chun, K., Wheater, H., & Onof, C. (2011, December). An extreme comparison of two downscaling approaches using Bayes factors. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco

Extreme rainfall events are the long-standing hydrological interest of flood defence and water resources management. Although traditional extreme value theory allows stationary extreme assessment, recent development of rainfall downscaling approaches... Read More about An extreme comparison of two downscaling approaches using Bayes factors.

Climate justice in Latin America (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, November). Climate justice in Latin America. Presented at UK Campaign Against Climate Change National Conference, London, England

Presenting global climate injustices and impacts on Latin America.

Constructing sustainable regional advantage: Low Carbon innovation and the built environment in Wales (2011)
Presentation / Conference
De Laurentis, C., Eames, M., Wang, Y., & Hunt, M. (2011, October). Constructing sustainable regional advantage: Low Carbon innovation and the built environment in Wales. Paper presented at 6th International Seminar on Regional Innovation Policies Constructing Sustainable Advantage for European Regions, Lund

The aim of this paper is twofold: i) to advance the theoretical understanding of processes of systems innovation and transition in a regional context; and, ii) to provide readers with practical examples of attempts to constructing sustainable competi... Read More about Constructing sustainable regional advantage: Low Carbon innovation and the built environment in Wales.

Public perceptions and acceptance of hydrogen energy (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ricci, M. (2011, October). Public perceptions and acceptance of hydrogen energy. Paper presented at Environmental Trade Show, UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre (ECC), Bristol, UK

Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Olowoporoku, A. (2011, September). Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values. Paper presented at Nineteenth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Malta

Presentation

Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterjee, K., Sinnett, D., Williams, K., & Cavill, N. (2011, September). Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Birmingham, UK

The principle that the built environment should be supportive of walking is generally accepted and a wide range of interventions have been carried out in recent years with the aim of increasing walking. This paper presents the findings from a study c... Read More about Creating built environments that promote walking and health: Assessing the current state of knowledge.

Delivering homes and infrastructure through incentivisation: The role of the growth points agenda and the New Homes Bonus (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Sheppard, A., & Smith, N. (2011, September). Delivering homes and infrastructure through incentivisation: The role of the growth points agenda and the New Homes Bonus. Paper presented at 2011 UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, Birmingham, UK

Delivering homes and infrastructure through incentivisation: the role of the growth points agenda and the New Homes Bonus The formation of the Coalition Government has led to a dramatic change in the operation and promotion of governance, the mana... Read More about Delivering homes and infrastructure through incentivisation: The role of the growth points agenda and the New Homes Bonus.

Neighbourhood planning and development management: Evolutionary localism (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Sheppard, A., & Croft, N. (2011, September). Neighbourhood planning and development management: Evolutionary localism. Paper presented at 2011 UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, Birmingham, UK

Neighbourhood planning and Development Management: Evolutionary Localism The spatial planning approach has become accepted as the progressive theoretical and professional currency in England following the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act.... Read More about Neighbourhood planning and development management: Evolutionary localism.

At the brink: The transition of rainwater harvesting systems in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Barr, S., Memon, F., & Butler, D. (2011, September). At the brink: The transition of rainwater harvesting systems in the UK. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Recent policy changes in the UK promote the use of alternative water sources, such as rainwater harvesting (RWH). However, barriers to implementation still exist, such as unfamiliarity with unconventional systems, the capital and maintenance outlay r... Read More about At the brink: The transition of rainwater harvesting systems in the UK.

Empirical performance assessment of a large building rainwater harvesting system in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Memon, F., & Butler, D. (2011, September). Empirical performance assessment of a large building rainwater harvesting system in the UK. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Despite a plethora of studies modelling the feasibility of the utilisation of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in particular contexts, there remains a significant gap in knowledge in relation to detailed empirical assessments of performance. Domest... Read More about Empirical performance assessment of a large building rainwater harvesting system in the UK.

How to increase working-class representation (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, September). How to increase working-class representation. Presented at National Green Party Conference, Sheffield, England

How to overcome the barriers to working-class representation in the Green Party

Localism and spatial planning: Lessons from France (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Devereux, M., & Hall, S. (2011, September). Localism and spatial planning: Lessons from France. Paper presented at UK – Ireland Annual Planning Research Conference ‘Planning Resilient Communities in Challenging Times’, Birmingham, UK

Re-branding of peripheral cities in times of recession: Is the branching of national art museums an effective strategy? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Gopinath, D. (2011, July). Re-branding of peripheral cities in times of recession: Is the branching of national art museums an effective strategy?. Paper presented at Transatlantic Studies Conference 2011, Dundee, England

Paper read at the Transatlantic Studies Conference, 12-15 July 2011 in Dundee

Environment and the socially inclusive city (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, June). Environment and the socially inclusive city. Presented at Bristol Festival of Nature, Bristol

Looking at people's perceptions of their local environment as reported at the Bristol Festival of Nature. Creating a map of environmental inequalities.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, May). Environmental justice in Cuba. Paper presented at Critical Social Policy: Environment Launch, University of East London

Understanding the successes of Cuba in relation to sustainability.

Integrating water and energy – experiences from Ashford (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Deshmukh, S., Shirley-Smith, C., Butler, D., Leach, M., & Memon, F. (2011, May). Integrating water and energy – experiences from Ashford. Paper presented at IWA Cities of the Future Conference, Stockholm, Sweden

Paper presented at IWA Cities of the Future Conference

Bridging troubled waters: Achieving integrated partnership working in urban water management (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., & Potter, K. (2011, May). Bridging troubled waters: Achieving integrated partnership working in urban water management. Paper presented at IWA Conference on Cities of the Future, Sustainable Urban Planning and Water Management, Stockholm, Sweden

A wide international body of research has begun to influence water management thinking in the UK. From the 1990s, concerns over water quality, droughts and increasing flood risk have heightened awareness of water issues and raised them higher on the... Read More about Bridging troubled waters: Achieving integrated partnership working in urban water management.

PESTER-ing for integration: Closing the planning-delivery gap in integrated water management, experiences from Ashford (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Shirley-Smith, C., & Butler, D. (2011, May). PESTER-ing for integration: Closing the planning-delivery gap in integrated water management, experiences from Ashford. Paper presented at IWA Cities of the Future Conference, Stockholm, Sweden

Planning and delivery are two very distinct, but inherently related, phases of the urban growth and integrated water management (IWM) process, whether creating conventional, integrated or sustainable urban environments. The journey from the planning... Read More about PESTER-ing for integration: Closing the planning-delivery gap in integrated water management, experiences from Ashford.

Challenging traditions – Chasing transitions: Water reuse in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Woods, A., Teh, T., & Tahir, S. (2011, May). Challenging traditions – Chasing transitions: Water reuse in the UK. Paper presented at IWA Conference on Cities of the Future, Stockholm, Sweden

Paper presented at IWA Conference on Cities of the Future, Sustainable Urban Planning and Water Management.