Experiences of the development and use of a national quality enhancement guidance document on Education for Sustainable Development – lessons learnt from three UK universities.

Kemp, S; Cotton, D; Longhurst, James

Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2015, September). Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran. Paper presented at ESRC Symposium on Marine Conservation and Governance: MPAs and beyond, Bristol University, UK

The Lamlash Bay no take zone was the first and only community proposed no take marine reserve in the UK. To create the marine reserve required marine management in Scotland to rethink its relationship with the marine environment and local communitie... Read More about Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran.

Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & Khan, Z. (2015, September). Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning. Paper presented at ECIME 2015, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

There is a lack of a standard based approach that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of different e-learning models due to their diversity and complexity. This paper introduces a new evaluation approach to assess the effectiveness of e-learnin... Read More about Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning.

Planning policy’s role in addressing health challenges (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Carmichael, L. (2015, September). Planning policy’s role in addressing health challenges. Presented at Westminster Briefing: Planning Healthy Communities, London

The role of planning in public health is vital to promoting physical and mental wellbeing. The National Planning Policy Framework highlights the need to include public health considerations in all planning decisions. Furthermore, as public health dut... Read More about Planning policy’s role in addressing health challenges.

Health and safety issues and mitigation measures relating to adaptive-retrofits projects: Literature review & research implications for the Ghanaian construction industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Danso, F. O., Badu, E., Ahadzie, D. K., & Manu, P. (2015, September). Health and safety issues and mitigation measures relating to adaptive-retrofits projects: Literature review & research implications for the Ghanaian construction industry. Paper presented at 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, UK

Adaptive-retrofit projects (ARPs) are associated with dire health and safety (H&S) issues which are fragmented and scattered in the existing literature on retrofitting, refurbishment, renovation, rehabilitation, and repair and maintenance work (5R+M)... Read More about Health and safety issues and mitigation measures relating to adaptive-retrofits projects: Literature review & research implications for the Ghanaian construction industry.

CFD modelling of thermal management in downhole tools (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, T., & Weerasinghe, R. (2015, September). CFD modelling of thermal management in downhole tools. Paper presented at UKHTC 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Investigation of oil and gas fields using vertical seismic profiling subjects the equipment used to extreme temperatures and pressures. As wells become deeper and higher temperature, the need for effective thermal management in instrumentation and t... Read More about CFD modelling of thermal management in downhole tools.

Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., & Longhurst, J. (2015, September). Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management. Presented at Learning from the Sharp End. Implications for Sustainability in HE, Bristol, UK

This paper will examine the ESD experience of postgraduate students taking the MSc Environmental Management at UWE, Bristol. It will do this through the lens provided by the Education for Sustainable Development guidance produced by the HEA and QAA i... Read More about Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management.

Green Capital Student Capital: Working across institutions to deliver value to the city (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Wilmore, C., & Longhurst, J. (2015, September). Green Capital Student Capital: Working across institutions to deliver value to the city. Presented at Learning from the Sharp End. Implications for Sustainability in HE, Bristol, UK

Bristol is the European Green Capital for 2015. To support this, the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol are working in partnership on a joint project – Green Capital: Student Capital funded by Hefce. This project seeks to... Read More about Green Capital Student Capital: Working across institutions to deliver value to the city.

BIM-GIS modelling in support of emergency response applications (2015)
Book Chapter
Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., Fadli, F., & Barki, H. (2015). BIM-GIS modelling in support of emergency response applications. In L. Mahdjoubi, C. Brebbia, & R. Laing (Eds.), Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations (381-392). WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/BIM150321

Building Information Modelling (BIM) provides a detailed 3D geometrical model with rich semantics which go beyond the standard Computer-Aided Design approach. In contrast, Geography Information Science (GIS) offers powerful spatial analytical tools.... Read More about BIM-GIS modelling in support of emergency response applications.

Development of a large-scale neuroimages and clinical variables data atlas in the neuGRID4You (N4U) project (2015)
Journal Article
Munir, K., Ahmad, K. H., & McClatchey, R. (2015). Development of a large-scale neuroimages and clinical variables data atlas in the neuGRID4You (N4U) project. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 57, 245-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2015.08.004

© 2015 Elsevier Inc.. Exceptional growth in the availability of large-scale clinical imaging datasets has led to the development of computational infrastructures that offer scientists access to image repositories and associated clinical variables dat... Read More about Development of a large-scale neuroimages and clinical variables data atlas in the neuGRID4You (N4U) project.

Limeboo: Lime as a replacement for cement in wallframing systems with bamboo-Guadua (Bahareque Encementado) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
ARCHILA, H. F., PESCE, G. L., ANSELL, M. P., & BALL, R. J. (2015, August). Limeboo: Lime as a replacement for cement in wallframing systems with bamboo-Guadua (Bahareque Encementado). Paper presented at 16th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT 2015), Winnipeg, Canada,

Traditional construction systems with the bamboo species Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua) are standardized under the Colombian code for seismic-resistant buildings [1]. These systems are regarded as highly environmentally friendly due to their inte... Read More about Limeboo: Lime as a replacement for cement in wallframing systems with bamboo-Guadua (Bahareque Encementado).

Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups (2015)
Book Chapter
Jarvis, C., & Burnett, J. (2015). Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards 2015: An Anthology of Case Histories (45-58). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Ltd

Owner-occupier motivations for energy efficiency refurbishment (2015)
Thesis
Organ, S. E. Owner-occupier motivations for energy efficiency refurbishment. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/830596

Governance in the marine environment (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2015, July). Governance in the marine environment. Presented at Sustaining Partnerships : A Conference on Conservation and Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and other small island communities, Gibraltar

The governance of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies is complex, endlessly fascinating and often politically charged. There is no area where this complexity is more demonstrable than in the marine environment, where the issues of ext... Read More about Governance in the marine environment.

An investigation of flood memory, insurance and property value: The UK regime (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2015, July). An investigation of flood memory, insurance and property value: The UK regime. Paper presented at RICS COBRA 2015, Sydney Australia

Availability of insurance cover is considered to be a key issue in saleability and reinstatement of property. With increasing flood risk properties are likely to find it harder to access easy and cheap insurance. Premium levels will increase if there... Read More about An investigation of flood memory, insurance and property value: The UK regime.

Flood risk vs property value: A sector specific market perception study of commercial properties (2015)
Book Chapter
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2015). Flood risk vs property value: A sector specific market perception study of commercial properties. In J. Mackee, H. Giggins, & T. Gajendran (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Resilience Held at Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 15th - 17th July 2015 (356-1). NCP

This study examines the perception of commercial property occupiers in the context of flood risk and property value. Relevant literature was reviewed to understand the factors affecting perception of commercial property occupiers. Questionnaire surve... Read More about Flood risk vs property value: A sector specific market perception study of commercial properties.

To read or not to read? The politics of overlooking gender in the geographical canon (2015)
Journal Article
Maddrell, A. (2015). To read or not to read? The politics of overlooking gender in the geographical canon. Journal of Historical Geography, 49, 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2015.04.013

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Wherever there is an established 'canon' within an established scholarly arena, this is near universally dominated by texts written by men. Whilst historical contextual reasons may account for the gendering of such knowledge prod... Read More about To read or not to read? The politics of overlooking gender in the geographical canon.

An exploration of factors affecting the long term psychological impact and deterioration of mental health in flooded households (2015)
Journal Article
Lamond, J. E., Joseph, R. D., & Proverbs, D. G. (2015). An exploration of factors affecting the long term psychological impact and deterioration of mental health in flooded households. Environmental Research, 140, 325-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2015.04.008

© 2015 The Authors. The long term psychological effect of the distress and trauma caused by the memory of damage and losses associated with flooding of communities remains an under researched impact of flooding. This is particularly important for com... Read More about An exploration of factors affecting the long term psychological impact and deterioration of mental health in flooded households.

Interview with Dr Thomas Appleby and Luke Jerram at the artwork Withdrawn (2015)
Digital Artefact
Appleby, T., & Jerram, L. (2015). Interview with Dr Thomas Appleby and Luke Jerram at the artwork Withdrawn

Utilising the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) agenda to embed PRME in the HE curriculum: A case study of the University of the West of England (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Gough, G., Cicmil, S., & Longhurst, J. (2015, June). Utilising the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) agenda to embed PRME in the HE curriculum: A case study of the University of the West of England. Presented at From Millennium Development to Sustainable Development Goals– A Vision for Responsible Management Post 2015. 2nd PRME Regional Chapter Meeting UK and Ireland. Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Through a case study of the University of the West of England this presentation explores the relationship between Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). The paper considers the al... Read More about Utilising the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) agenda to embed PRME in the HE curriculum: A case study of the University of the West of England.

Experiences of the development and use of a national quality enhancement guidance document on Education for Sustainable Development – lessons learnt from three UK universities. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kemp, S., Cotton, D., & Longhurst, J. (2015, June). Experiences of the development and use of a national quality enhancement guidance document on Education for Sustainable Development – lessons learnt from three UK universities. Presented at World Environmental Education Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden

Introduction: In 2013 the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) commissioned an expert group of UK academics to develop guidance for UK Higher Education Institutions on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).... Read More about Experiences of the development and use of a national quality enhancement guidance document on Education for Sustainable Development – lessons learnt from three UK universities..

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