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Stochastic drought quantification for the South Canadian Prairie (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Chun, K., Wheater, H., Vashchyshyn, I., & Khaliq, N. (2012, December). Stochastic drought quantification for the South Canadian Prairie. Presented at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco

For formulating robust adaptation policies under nonstationary climate, drought processes need to be characterised and modelled adequately. As a case study, the major drought episode in the early 2000s in the South Canadian Prairie is investigated us... Read More about Stochastic drought quantification for the South Canadian Prairie.

A stochastic assessment of climate change impacts on precipitation and potential evaporation in Alberta (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Vashchyshyn, I., Wheater, H., & Chun, K. (2012, December). A stochastic assessment of climate change impacts on precipitation and potential evaporation in Alberta. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting

In many climate change investigations, changes in precipitation are projected under various scenarios; however, changes in evaporation have received relatively less attention. For irrigation and water resources management, the difference between pote... Read More about A stochastic assessment of climate change impacts on precipitation and potential evaporation in Alberta.

Researching the passenger experience of bus travel (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W. (2012, November). Researching the passenger experience of bus travel. Presented at Transport Statistics User Group - 21, Transport for London, London, UK

Key questions: “What’s actually going on on the bus?” “How might this knowledge be used to improve passengers’ experiences, market the bus, and help bring about important policy outcomes (i.e. help make the bus more attractive)?” There has b... Read More about Researching the passenger experience of bus travel.

Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Chatterton, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2012, November). Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices. Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience, University College London

Disruption has negative connotations in society, yet it can provide the opportunity for change to reduce our reliance on high carbon travel practices. Using local authorities in England as the unit of enquiry the paper discusses how local authorities... Read More about Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices.

Towards an integrated modelling framework for sustainable urban development (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Farmani, R., Atkinson, S., Butler, D., Hargreaves, A., Cheng, V., & Echenique, M. (2012, September). Towards an integrated modelling framework for sustainable urban development. Paper presented at 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling, Belgrade, Serbia

An integrated assessment of utility and industrial sectors contributing to sustainable urban environment development is a complex task. The UK-based 'ReVISIONS' project (Regional Visions of Integrated Sustainable Infrastructure Optimised for Neighbou... Read More about Towards an integrated modelling framework for sustainable urban development.

An exploration of the importance of social influence in the decisions to start bicycling in England. Travel behaviour research: Current foundations, future prospects (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Sherwin, H., Chatterjee, K., & Jain, J. (2012, July). An exploration of the importance of social influence in the decisions to start bicycling in England. Travel behaviour research: Current foundations, future prospects. Paper presented at 13th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Toronto, Canada

Public attitudes to human rights (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2012, July). Public attitudes to human rights. Presented at Human Rights in the UK, Equality and Diversity Forum

A presentation of our research on UK public attitudes to human rights.

Flood histories, flood memories and informal flood knowledge in the development of community resilience to future flood risk (2012)
Presentation / Conference
McEwen, L., Krause, F., Garde-Hansen, J., & Jones, O. (2012, July). Flood histories, flood memories and informal flood knowledge in the development of community resilience to future flood risk. Paper presented at 11th British Hydrological Society National Hydrology Symposium

This research emphasises the importance of informal/local/lay flood knowledges, flood memories and shared flood histories/heritage in developing community resilience to flooding. How do these knowledges relate to communities’ capacities to prepare fo... Read More about Flood histories, flood memories and informal flood knowledge in the development of community resilience to future flood risk.

Engaging employers as partners in work-based learning assessment: Proposal for a quality enhancement framework (2012)
Presentation / Conference
McEwen, L., Mason O’Connor, K., Williams, C., & Higson, H. (2012, July). Engaging employers as partners in work-based learning assessment: Proposal for a quality enhancement framework. Paper presented at 11th British Hydrological Society National Hydrology Symposium, Dundee

This paper seeks to advance research and practice related to the role of employers in all stages of the assessment process of workbased learning (WBL) within a tripartite relationship of higher education institution (HEI), student and employer. It pr... Read More about Engaging employers as partners in work-based learning assessment: Proposal for a quality enhancement framework.

Inequity and the ecological crisis (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2012, June). Inequity and the ecological crisis. Presented at Alternative Rio Conference, University of London, England

Climate justice, energy justice, environmental justice

Sharing or separation: Which way for streets of the future? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hamilton-Baillie, B., & Melia, S. (2012, May). Sharing or separation: Which way for streets of the future?. Presented at Sharing or Separation: Which way for streets of the future? A debate with Ben Hamilton-Baillie and Steve Melia, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

This debate will be of particular interest to transport planners, spatial planners, urban designers and anyone interested in the future of our streets and our towns and cities. The ‘shared space’ approach to street design has become very influenti... Read More about Sharing or separation: Which way for streets of the future?.

Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Olowoporoku, A. (2012, May). Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management. Paper presented at Air Pollution 2012: 20th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, A Coruna, Spain

Presentation

Is socially-just degrowth compatible with a market economy? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2012, May). Is socially-just degrowth compatible with a market economy?. Paper presented at Montreal International Conference on Degrowth in the Americas, McGill & Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A discussion of economic growth, sustainability and equity. The paper highlighted the sustainability issues inherant within capitalism.

Fit for purpose? Planning and food production in the peri-urban space (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Devereux, M., & Sheppard, A. (2012, April). Fit for purpose? Planning and food production in the peri-urban space. Paper presented at UK - Ireland Planning Research Conference, Brighton, UK

A recent British Council project highlighted the important role that local food production can play in addressing climate change. But is our planning system capable supporting strategies to encourage small scale and community food production, especia... Read More about Fit for purpose? Planning and food production in the peri-urban space.

The geographies of lifestyle mobilities: Exploring international retirement migration to Spain (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Casado-Diaz, M. (2012, February). The geographies of lifestyle mobilities: Exploring international retirement migration to Spain. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York, USA

This paper explores the relevance of transnational social networks in the context of international retirement migration (IRM). The study uses the concept of social capital as a framework for the analysis of the migrants’ transnational social practice... Read More about The geographies of lifestyle mobilities: Exploring international retirement migration to Spain.

Leaders and laggards in transport CO2 emissions: The challenges and outcomes of benchmarking sustainable urban transport systems across Europe (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Waygood, O., Chatterton, T., & Avineri, E. (2012, January). Leaders and laggards in transport CO2 emissions: The challenges and outcomes of benchmarking sustainable urban transport systems across Europe. Paper presented at The 44th Annual UTSG (The Universities' Transport Study Group) Conference, Aberdeen, UK

The transport sector represents roughly 18% of the CO2 emissions in the EU and is the only sector that has continued to increase emissions. As most people live and work in cities in the EU, it is important to identify the leaders and laggards with re... Read More about Leaders and laggards in transport CO2 emissions: The challenges and outcomes of benchmarking sustainable urban transport systems across Europe.

Is the bus boring? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W. (2012, January). Is the bus boring?. Paper presented at Universities Transport Studies Group Conference, University of Aberdeen, UK

Contemporary research on travel-time use challenges the notion that travel-time is wasted, but is it always a positive experience? Previous studies have suggested that engaging in activity during travel-time increases the utility of a journey, and th... Read More about Is the bus boring?.

Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2012, January). Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey

A great deal has been written about the factors associated with cross-sectional variations in household car ownership. For example, observing that car ownership levels tend to increase with increasing distance from urban centres. However, much less h... Read More about Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey.