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Machinic assemblages of publicness (2018)
Journal Article
Buser, M. (2018). Machinic assemblages of publicness. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 42(5), 769-784. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12602

© 2018 Urban Research Publications Limited This article discusses the concept of publicness through the lens of Deleuze and Guattari’s machinic thinking. Centring on the case of the Bearpit, a roundabout and public space in the city of Bristol (UK),... Read More about Machinic assemblages of publicness.

Role of 'community spaces' in residents' adaptation to energy-efficient heating technologies-insights from a UK low-energy housing development (2018)
Journal Article
Oliveira, S., & Marco, E. (2018). Role of 'community spaces' in residents' adaptation to energy-efficient heating technologies-insights from a UK low-energy housing development. Sustainability, 10(4), 934. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10040934

© 2018 by the authors. Advanced energy-efficient heating technologies are often integral to low-energy home design, practice, and policy. The expectation is that technologies designed to lower space-heating energy use may also contribute to better pe... Read More about Role of 'community spaces' in residents' adaptation to energy-efficient heating technologies-insights from a UK low-energy housing development.

Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities (2018)
Journal Article
Omar, H., Mahdjoubi, L., & Kheder, G. (2018). Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities. Computers in Industry, 98, 172-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2018.03.012

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The construction industry has a poor productivity record, which was predominantly ascribed to inadequate monitoring of how a project is progressing at any given time. Most available approaches do not offer key stakeholders a shar... Read More about Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities.

Probability of fatigue failure in brick masonry under compressive loading (2018)
Journal Article
Koltsida, I., Tomor, A., & Booth, C. (2018). Probability of fatigue failure in brick masonry under compressive loading. International Journal of Fatigue, 112, 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.03.023

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Long-term fatigue tests under compressive loading were performed on low-strength brick masonry prisms under laboratory conditions. The number of loading cycles to failure were recorded and used to investigate the suitability of th... Read More about Probability of fatigue failure in brick masonry under compressive loading.

How inclusion can exclude: The case of public toilet provision for women (2018)
Journal Article
Greed, C., Bichard, J. A., & Ramster, G. (2018). How inclusion can exclude: The case of public toilet provision for women. Built Environment, 44(1), 52-76. https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.44.1.52

© 2018 Ingenta. Our built environment is required to meet human needs at the most basic of levels. If our pavements and roads aff ord our movement across the built environment's landscapes, then provisions should also be in place to meet the needs of... Read More about How inclusion can exclude: The case of public toilet provision for women.

Green roof soil organisms: Anthropogenic assemblages or natural communities? (2018)
Journal Article
Rumble, H., Finch, P., & Gange, A. C. (2018). Green roof soil organisms: Anthropogenic assemblages or natural communities?. Applied Soil Ecology, 126, 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.01.010

Green roofs provide a range of ecosystem services, from stormwater retention to thermal insulation. They can also provide habitat for biodiversity, remediating land lost in development. However, few extensive green roofs are designed with this benefi... Read More about Green roof soil organisms: Anthropogenic assemblages or natural communities?.

Geothermal energy resources in Oman (2018)
Journal Article
Umar, T. (2018). Geothermal energy resources in Oman. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 171(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.17.00001

Oman's oil and gas reserves are comparatively low relative to those of other Gulf Co-operation Council member countries. This article explores the potential of using geothermal energy resources for electricity generation in Oman. Geothermal energy is... Read More about Geothermal energy resources in Oman.

Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa (2018)
Journal Article
Adekola, O. (2018). Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa

Nigeria is experiencing a major conflict between nomadic herdsmen and indigenous farmers. In 2016, the conflict led to the death of 2,500 people, displaced 62,000 others and led to loss of US$13.7 billion in revenue. In January 2018 alone, the confli... Read More about Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa.

The university as agent of change in the city: Co-creation of live community architecture (2018)
Journal Article
Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2018). The university as agent of change in the city: Co-creation of live community architecture. Archnet-IJAR, 12(1), 326-337

© 2018 Author(s). Universities have a civic responsibility towards the cities of which they are a part. This is typically operationalised through Outreach and Engagement, which aims to share and apply the expertise and knowledge generated by the univ... Read More about The university as agent of change in the city: Co-creation of live community architecture.

An investigation of the impact of flood defences on UK residential house prices (2018)
Journal Article
Still, O., & Lamond, J. (2018). An investigation of the impact of flood defences on UK residential house prices

The UK has always experienced flooding, and during the 20th and 21st century numerous flood events caused momentous damage to the state and value of property, occasionally causing loss of life. The detrimental impact of flooding in the UK has height... Read More about An investigation of the impact of flood defences on UK residential house prices.

“Open typology” as heterotopia: A comparative analysis between gojikara mura in nagakute (Japan) and humanitas in deventer (Netherlands) (2018)
Journal Article
Landi, D. (2018). “Open typology” as heterotopia: A comparative analysis between gojikara mura in nagakute (Japan) and humanitas in deventer (Netherlands). International Journal of Design in Society, 12(3), 41-71. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1328/CGP/v12i03/41-71

© Common Ground Research Networks, Kin Wai Michael Siu, Oluwole Soyinka, All Rights Reserved. The twenty-first century norm is represented by people living longer. This new demographic structure creates a number of societal challenges. One such chall... Read More about “Open typology” as heterotopia: A comparative analysis between gojikara mura in nagakute (Japan) and humanitas in deventer (Netherlands).