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Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications (2018)
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Quinn, N., Blöschl, G., Bárdossy, A., Castellarin, A., Clark, M., Cudennec, C., …Zehe, E. (2018). Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 380, 3-8. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-380-3-2018

Editors of several journals in the field of hydrology met during the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna in April 2017. This event was a follow-up of similar meetings held in 2013 and 2015. These meetings enable the gro... Read More about Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications.

Estimating Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from outdoor composting activities in England between 2005 and 14 (2018)
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Williams, B., Douglas, P., Roca Barcelo, A., Hansell, A., & Hayes, E. (2019). Estimating Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from outdoor composting activities in England between 2005 and 14. Waste Management, 84, 235-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.11.044

Bioaerosols, ubiquitous in ambient air, are released in elevated concentrations from composting facilities with open-air processing areas. However, spatial and temporal variability of bioaerosols, particularly in relation to meteorology, is not well... Read More about Estimating Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from outdoor composting activities in England between 2005 and 14.

Development of improved models for estimation of bursting stresses in elements under high-concentrated load (2018)
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Boye, B. A., Abbey, S. J., Ngambi, S., & Fonte, J. (2019). Development of improved models for estimation of bursting stresses in elements under high-concentrated load. Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, 16(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-78255031

© 2019, Brazilian Association of Computational Mechanics. All rights reserved. In precast concrete segmental tunnels, radial and circumferential joints are often the most highly stressed parts and it is therefore important to use appropriate equation... Read More about Development of improved models for estimation of bursting stresses in elements under high-concentrated load.

Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects (2018)
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Kapsali, M., Roehrich, J. K., & Akhtar, P. (2019). Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 39(2), 294-325. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-10-2017-0604

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine combinations of contract clauses in order to ascertain which combinations correlate to high operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach Two hypotheses were formulated from contracting... Read More about Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects.

Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector (2018)
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Michalec, A., Fodor, M., Hayes, E., & Longhurst, J. (2018). Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector. British Food Journal, 120(12), 2762-2777. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-04-2018-0226

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present results from the action research project, where sustainability professionals, local businesses and academic researchers collaborated on exploring barriers for food w... Read More about Co-designing food waste services in the catering sector.

Social media in emergency management: Exploring Twitter use by emergency responders in the UK (2018)
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Parsons, S., Weal, M., O'Grady, N., & Atkinson, P. M. (2018). Social media in emergency management: Exploring Twitter use by emergency responders in the UK. International Journal of Emergency Management, 14(4), 322-343. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2018.097360

Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Emergency management practices are being reshaped by social media. Emergency responders are embracing social media to enhance communications during an emergency. The integration of social media into UK e... Read More about Social media in emergency management: Exploring Twitter use by emergency responders in the UK.

Analysis of the passengers’ experience and travel time use on board urban buses. The case of Brescia (2018)
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Bonera, M., Maternini, G., Clayton, W., Paddeu, D., & Parkhurst, G. (2018). Analysis of the passengers’ experience and travel time use on board urban buses. The case of Brescia

Providing users of the public transport with a satisfactory service is necessary to discourage the use of private transport modes. In addition to ensuring high performance in terms of accessibility, usability and availability of the service, in recen... Read More about Analysis of the passengers’ experience and travel time use on board urban buses. The case of Brescia.

Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications (2018)
Journal Article
Quinn, N., Blöschl, G., Bárdossy, A., Castellarin, A., Clark, M., Cudennec, C., …Zehe, E. (2018). Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications. Hydrology Research, 49(6), III-IX. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2018.124

Editors of several journals in the field of hydrology met during the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union – EGU in Vienna in April 2017. This event was a follow-up of similar meetings held in 2013 and 2015. These meetings enable the gro... Read More about Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications.

Effect of intrinsic microscopic properties and suction on swell characteristics of compacted expansive clays (2018)
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Eyo, E. U., Ng'ambi, S., & Abbey, S. J. (2019). Effect of intrinsic microscopic properties and suction on swell characteristics of compacted expansive clays. Transportation Geotechnics, 18, 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2018.11.007

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The complex swelling mechanism in expansive clays during moisture ingress can be succinctly explained by an examination of their core mineralogy, microfabric, grain size and suction response. This note has attempted to investigate... Read More about Effect of intrinsic microscopic properties and suction on swell characteristics of compacted expansive clays.

The evolution of Jakarta’s flood policy over the past 400 years: The lock-in of infrastructural solutions (2018)
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Octavianti, T., & Charles, K. (2019). The evolution of Jakarta’s flood policy over the past 400 years: The lock-in of infrastructural solutions. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(6), 1102-1125. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654418813578

This paper presents an analysis of the evolution of flood policy in a city in the developing world. Jakarta was selected in order to analyse the role of colonialisation on water policy. Drawing data from historical sources and interviews of key infor... Read More about The evolution of Jakarta’s flood policy over the past 400 years: The lock-in of infrastructural solutions.

Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda (2018)
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Staddon, C., Rogers, J., Warriner, C., Ward, S., & Powell, W. (2018). Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda. Water International, 43(8), 1114-1135. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1535417

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This article investigates the reasons householders do, and don’t, adopt domestic rainwater harvesting (DRWH). Using a mixed-methods research approach,... Read More about Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda.

Water resources data, models and decisions: International expert opinion on knowledge management for an uncertain but resilient future (2018)
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Ward, S., Borden, D. S., Kabo-Bah, A., Fatawu, A. N., & Mwinkom, X. F. (2019). Water resources data, models and decisions: International expert opinion on knowledge management for an uncertain but resilient future. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 21(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2018.104

© 2019 The Authors. Assessing the resilience of water resources systems requires knowledge of properties and performance, which depends on data availability and use within models and decision making. Connections between data, models and decision maki... Read More about Water resources data, models and decisions: International expert opinion on knowledge management for an uncertain but resilient future.

Enhancing the communication potential of smart metering for energy and water (2018)
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Michalec, A., Hayes, E., Longhurst, J., & Tudgey, D. (2019). Enhancing the communication potential of smart metering for energy and water. Utilities Policy, 56, 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2018.11.002

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The success of water and energy smart metering is highly contingent on a successful communication strategy. We report on the findings from a qualitative study involving discourse analysis of customer messaging and focus groups wit... Read More about Enhancing the communication potential of smart metering for energy and water.

The impact of the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) on Welsh inshore fisheries and marine management (2018)
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Terry, A., Lewis, K., & Bullimore, B. (2019). The impact of the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) on Welsh inshore fisheries and marine management. Marine Policy, 99, 359-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.11.003

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper is based on a qualitative study undertaken between April 2016 and February 2017 of key informants and secondary documents concerned with the management of the Welsh marine environment in the pre and post Marine and Coas... Read More about The impact of the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009) on Welsh inshore fisheries and marine management.

Autogenous self-healing of cement with expansive minerals-II: Impact of age and the role of optimised expansive minerals in healing performance (2018)
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Qureshi, T., Kanellopoulos, A., & Al-Tabbaa, A. (2019). Autogenous self-healing of cement with expansive minerals-II: Impact of age and the role of optimised expansive minerals in healing performance. Construction and Building Materials, 194, 266-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.027

This part of the study presents the optimisation of expansive minerals mix proportions and establishes a quantitative and qualitative correlation between self-healing and the cracking age of cementitious materials. The hydration degree of cementitiou... Read More about Autogenous self-healing of cement with expansive minerals-II: Impact of age and the role of optimised expansive minerals in healing performance.

Structural performance of a modified shear-head assembly for edge steel column embedded in reinforced concrete slab (2018)
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Ngekpe, B. E., Abbey, S. J., & Olubanwo, A. O. (2019). Structural performance of a modified shear-head assembly for edge steel column embedded in reinforced concrete slab. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.esm.2018.11.001

© 2018 by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada. This paper presents a study on the structural performance of a modified shear-head assembly for edge steel column embedded in reinforced concrete slab. The structural performance was investigat... Read More about Structural performance of a modified shear-head assembly for edge steel column embedded in reinforced concrete slab.

A socio-ecological framework supporting catchment-scale water resource stewardship (2018)
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Everard, M. (2019). A socio-ecological framework supporting catchment-scale water resource stewardship. Environmental Science and Policy, 91, 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.10.017

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd The need to adapt human resource demands to the renewable capacities of ecosystems is widely acknowledged and has been transposed into multiple international and national commitments and strategies. This need is intensified by the... Read More about A socio-ecological framework supporting catchment-scale water resource stewardship.

Focus on the coast (2018)
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Bradshaw, N. (2018). Focus on the coast. Environmental Scientist, 27(3), 32-37

This article highlights the potential of collaborative governance mechanisms and participatory approaches to involve coastal communities in decision-making and help to promote coastal and ocean stewardship.

Autogenous self-healing of cement with expansive minerals-I: Impact in early age crack healing (2018)
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Qureshi, T., Kanellopoulos, A., & Al-Tabbaa, A. (2018). Autogenous self-healing of cement with expansive minerals-I: Impact in early age crack healing. Construction and Building Materials, 192, 768-784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.10.143

This study investigates the impact of expansive minerals, namely magnesium oxide, bentonite clay, and quicklime on the early age autogenous self-healing capacity of Portland cement (PC) paste. Individual mineral dosage in PC was studied comprehensive... Read More about Autogenous self-healing of cement with expansive minerals-I: Impact in early age crack healing.