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A new multidisciplinary team for the UK's 21st century homes (2002)
Journal Article
Littlewood, J., & Geens, A. J. (2002). A new multidisciplinary team for the UK's 21st century homes. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2(1/2/3), 267-278. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2002.000790

This paper discusses the reasoning behind the UK government's recent reduction in its projection for 4.4 million new homes to 3.8 million new homes to be built by 2016. Two distinct approaches by residential developers to improve the design of new ho... Read More about A new multidisciplinary team for the UK's 21st century homes.

Modernization, neighbourhood management and social inclusion (2002)
Journal Article
Sullivan, H. (2002). Modernization, neighbourhood management and social inclusion. Public Management Review, 4(4), 505-528. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616670210163042

Social inclusion is a central goal of the UK New Labour Government, which it is aiming to achieve partly through neighbourhood interventions. This article argues that achieving social inclusion requires a combination of New Labour policies for democr... Read More about Modernization, neighbourhood management and social inclusion.

Health action zones: 'creating alliances to achieve change' (2002)
Journal Article
Matka, E., Barnes, M., & Sullivan, H. (2002). Health action zones: 'creating alliances to achieve change'. Policy Studies, 23(2), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144287022000011440

New Labour has placed partnership across sectors, and with users and communities, at the core of its approach to achieving change. Health Action Zones (HAZs), as one of the earliest and most ambitious of New Labour's initiatives, reflect this focus a... Read More about Health action zones: 'creating alliances to achieve change'.

Factors and procedures used in matching project managers to construction projects in Bangkok (2002)
Journal Article
Ogunlana, S., Siddiqui, Z., Yisa, S., & Olomolaiye, P. (2002). Factors and procedures used in matching project managers to construction projects in Bangkok. International Journal of Project Management, 20(5), 385-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863%2801%2900017-5

A number of factors and associated sub-factors influencing the matching of project managers to construction projects were indentified after a thorough review of related literature and interviews of management personnel involved in the selection of pr... Read More about Factors and procedures used in matching project managers to construction projects in Bangkok.

Impacts of river-engineering practices on the conservation interest and water quality in the Land Yeo, England (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, M., Iwugo, K., & Marriott, S. (2002). Impacts of river-engineering practices on the conservation interest and water quality in the Land Yeo, England. Water and Environment Journal, 16(2), 135-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2002.tb00384.x

The environmental quality of many rivers on the Somerset Levels and Moors has been reduced because of past river-engineering practices and changes in land use. A new holistic and restorative approach to river management is now helping to improve the... Read More about Impacts of river-engineering practices on the conservation interest and water quality in the Land Yeo, England.

Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy) (2002)
Journal Article
Giusti, L., & Zhang, H. (2002). Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 24(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1013945117549

This paper describes a study of the trace element distribution in sediments, marine water and mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis of the Venetian Lagoon around the Island of Murano, an island with a long tradition of glassmaking. Trace elements analysed... Read More about Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy).