All Outputs (94)

Water management, urban development and health (2015)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J. (2015). Water management, urban development and health. In H. Barton, S. Thompson, . M. Grant, & S. Burgess (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being, (293-313). Routledge

Active travel: Its fall and rise (2015)
Book Chapter
Davis, A., & Parkin, J. (2015). Active travel: Its fall and rise. In H. Barton, S. Thompson, S. Burgess, & M. Grant (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being (108-120). Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge

Transport, by definition, involves movement; and different methods of movement require different levels of physical activity on the part of the traveller. The intensity of activity may also vary, for example depending on the speed of cycling. A usefu... Read More about Active travel: Its fall and rise.

The same mode again? An exploration of mode choice variability in Great Britain using the National Travel Survey (2015)
Journal Article
Heinen, E., & Chatterjee, K. (2015). The same mode again? An exploration of mode choice variability in Great Britain using the National Travel Survey. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 78, 266-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.015

© 2015 The Authors. The main focus of travel behaviour research has been explaining differences in behaviour between individuals (interpersonal variability) with less emphasis given to the variability of behaviour within individuals (intrapersonal va... Read More about The same mode again? An exploration of mode choice variability in Great Britain using the National Travel Survey.

Delivering healthy places: The role of the private sector (2015)
Book Chapter
de Havilland, J., & Burgess, S. (2015). Delivering healthy places: The role of the private sector. In H. Barton, S. Thompson, S. Burgess, & M. Grant (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being: Shaping a Sustainable and Healthy Future (333-342). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

The chapter provides a critique of how the private sector can contribute to healthy sustainable communities.

Retrofitting suburbia for health: Scenarios for neighbourhood planning (2015)
Book Chapter
Barton, H., & Grant, M. (2015). Retrofitting suburbia for health: Scenarios for neighbourhood planning. In H. Barton, S. Thompson, S. Burgess, & M. Grant (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being: Shaping a Sustainable and Healthy Future (225-238). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

Barton and Grant, discuss neighbourhood design in depth. The concept and importance of the ‘neighbourhood’ as a setting for health is presented. Spatial patterning of urban growth fits into a number of archetypes, dictated by either market forces or... Read More about Retrofitting suburbia for health: Scenarios for neighbourhood planning.

Stochastic domain decomposition for time dependent adaptive mesh generation (2015)
Journal Article
Bihlo, A., Haynes, R. D., & Walsh, E. (2015). Stochastic domain decomposition for time dependent adaptive mesh generation. https://doi.org/10.4208/jms.v48n2.15.02

The efficient generation of meshes is an important component in the numerical solution of problems in physics and engineering. Of interest are situations where global mesh quality and a tight coupling to the solution of the physical partial different... Read More about Stochastic domain decomposition for time dependent adaptive mesh generation.

Energy justice? A spatial analysis of variations in household direct energy consumption in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Barnes, J., Yeboah, G., & Anable, J. (2015, June). Energy justice? A spatial analysis of variations in household direct energy consumption in the UK. Paper presented at eceee 2015 Summer Study on energy efficiency, Hyeres, France

Targets for reductions in carbon emissions and energy use are usually framed in terms of national and international percentage reductions. However, the amount of energy used by households varies greatly, with some households using considerably more t... Read More about Energy justice? A spatial analysis of variations in household direct energy consumption in the UK.

Urban air quality in historical perspective – or why we fail to learn the lessons of history (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., & Hayes, E. T. (2015, June). Urban air quality in historical perspective – or why we fail to learn the lessons of history. Presented at Air Pollution XXIII. The 23rd International Conference on the Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Valencia

This keynote presentation explored contemporary issues of air pollution through the lens provided by history. It presents a perspective drawn from an analysis of historical, and mostly failed, attempts to manage air pollution from classical time... Read More about Urban air quality in historical perspective – or why we fail to learn the lessons of history.

Bistable minimum energy structures (BiMES) for binary robotics (2015)
Journal Article
Follador, M., Conn, A. T., & Rossiter, J. (2015). Bistable minimum energy structures (BiMES) for binary robotics. Smart Materials and Structures, 24(6), 065037. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/24/6/065037

© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. Bistable minimum energy structures (BiMES) are devices derived from the union of the concepts of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures and bistable systems. This article presents this novel approach to active, elas... Read More about Bistable minimum energy structures (BiMES) for binary robotics.

On the evolution of behaviors through embodied imitation (2015)
Journal Article
Erbas, M. D., Bull, L., & Winfield, A. F. (2015). On the evolution of behaviors through embodied imitation. Artificial Life, 21(2), 141-165. https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00164

© 2015 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Abstract This article describes research in which embodied imitation and behavioral adaptation are investigated in collective robotics. We model social learning in artificial agents with real robots. The... Read More about On the evolution of behaviors through embodied imitation.

Cast and 3D printed ion exchange membranes for monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication (2015)
Journal Article
Philamore, H., Philamorea, H., Rossiter, J., Walters, P., Winfield, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Cast and 3D printed ion exchange membranes for monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication. Journal of Power Sources, 289, 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.04.113

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. We present novel solutions to a key challenge in microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology; greater power density through increased relative surface area of the ion exchange membrane that separates the anode and c... Read More about Cast and 3D printed ion exchange membranes for monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication.

Ecosystem services and the environment. In-depth report 11 produced for the European Commission, DG Environment (2015)
Report
Brickhill, D. (2015). Ecosystem services and the environment. In-depth report 11 produced for the European Commission, DG Environment

Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Ecosystems provide a multitude of benefits to humanity, from food, clean water and flood protection to cultural heritage and a sense of place, to name but a few. However, many of these benefits, known as ‘ecosy... Read More about Ecosystem services and the environment. In-depth report 11 produced for the European Commission, DG Environment.

The QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2015, April). The QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development. Presented at Envisioning Sustainable Design and Ecodesign in Welsh Universities, Cardiff

This invited conference presentation explored the expectations of the 2014 QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development. The Guidance was prepared by representatives of the UK higher education community with experti... Read More about The QAA and HEA Guidance for UK HEIs on Education for Sustainable Development.

Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Yeboah, G., Anable, J., Chatterton, T., Barnes, J., Wilson, E., Turnbull, O., & Cairns, S. (2015, April). Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources. Paper presented at GISRUK 2015, Leeds, UK

This study presents global and local models explaining household car ownership elasticity in England and Wales based on new datasets from Experian household median income and 2011 Census released by UK Government agencies. Latest empirical evidence o... Read More about Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources.

3D reconstruction of concave surfaces using polarisation imaging (2015)
Journal Article
Sohaib, A., Farooq, A. R., Ahmed, J., Smith, L. N., & Smith, M. N. (2015). 3D reconstruction of concave surfaces using polarisation imaging. Journal of Modern Optics, 62(11), 927-932. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2015.1016130

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This paper presents a novel algorithm for improved shape recovery using polarisation-based photometric stereo. The majority of previous research using photometric stereo involves 3D reconstruction using both the diffuse and... Read More about 3D reconstruction of concave surfaces using polarisation imaging.

Fisheries law in action: An exploration of legal pathways to a better managed marine environment (2015)
Thesis
Appleby, T. Fisheries law in action: An exploration of legal pathways to a better managed marine environment. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/837392

This narrative addresses the issue of fisheries law, a specialist area combining aspects of international law, EU law, legislation from the UK and the devolved administrations and the common law. The research appraised and analysed marine fishing ri... Read More about Fisheries law in action: An exploration of legal pathways to a better managed marine environment.

The digital revolution and worthwhile use of travel time: implications for appraisal and forecasting (2015)
Journal Article
Wardman, M., & Lyons, G. (2016). The digital revolution and worthwhile use of travel time: implications for appraisal and forecasting. Transportation, 43(3), 507-530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-015-9587-0

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Savings in travel time and more specifically their monetary value typically constitute the main benefit to justify major investment in transport schemes. However, worthwhile use of travel time is an i... Read More about The digital revolution and worthwhile use of travel time: implications for appraisal and forecasting.

GQ-BPAOntoSOA: A goal- and object- based semantic framework for deriving software services from an organisation’s goals and riva business process architecture (2015)
Thesis
Odeh, Y. GQ-BPAOntoSOA: A goal- and object- based semantic framework for deriving software services from an organisation’s goals and riva business process architecture. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/838095

Understanding a business organisation is a primary activity that is required for deriving service-oriented systems that assist in carrying out the business activities of an organisation. Business IT alignment is one of the hot topics that concerns wi... Read More about GQ-BPAOntoSOA: A goal- and object- based semantic framework for deriving software services from an organisation’s goals and riva business process architecture.

Toward an analytical framework for understanding complex socialecological systems when conducting environmental impact assessments in South Africa (2015)
Journal Article
Bowd, R., Quinn, N., & Kotze, D. (2015). Toward an analytical framework for understanding complex socialecological systems when conducting environmental impact assessments in South Africa. Ecology and Society, 20(1), Article 41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07057-200141

© 2015 by the author(s). Consideration of biophysical impacts has historically dominated environmental impact assessment (EIA) practice. Despite the emergence of social impact assessment, the consideration of socioeconomic impacts in EIA is variable,... Read More about Toward an analytical framework for understanding complex socialecological systems when conducting environmental impact assessments in South Africa.

Urine-activated origami microbial fuel cells to signal proof of life (2015)
Journal Article
Winfield, J., Chambers, L. D., Rossiter, J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Urine-activated origami microbial fuel cells to signal proof of life. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(13), 7058-7065. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta00687b

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. The adaptability and practicality of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are highly desirable traits in the search for alternative sources of energy. An innovative application for the technology could be to power portab... Read More about Urine-activated origami microbial fuel cells to signal proof of life.