All Outputs (111)

The impact of the new homes bonus on attitudes and behaviours (2014)
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Dunning, R., Inch, A., Payne, S., Watkins, C., While, A., Hickman, H., & Valler, D. (2014). The impact of the new homes bonus on attitudes and behaviours

An evaluation of the impact of the New Homes Bonus on attitudes towards new house building, carried out for the Department of Communities and Local Government.

Planning enforcement England: At the crossroads (2014)
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Sheppard, A., Britnell, S., & Cooke, J. (2014). Planning enforcement England: At the crossroads

Planning Enforcement as a service, profession and activity has historically enjoyed far less focus and resources than the other elements within the planning trinity. Despite a brief renaissance during the mid-noughties the unprecedented budget cuts f... Read More about Planning enforcement England: At the crossroads.

Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access (2014)
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Edwards, R., Phoenix, A., Elliot, H., Gordon, D., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2014). Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access

This project aimed to provide open access to data from Peter Townsend’s 1967-68 Poverty in the UK (PinUK) landmark UK survey, and to enhance the capacity to use it, through innovative analysis of micro paradata and comparative analysis of macro parad... Read More about Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access.

Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and need – Wave 2 (2014)
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Toombs, B., Clay, D., Chisholm, T., Parkhurst, G., & Lyons, G. (2014). Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and need – Wave 2

In 2011, the Government called for an independent review, to assess whether they were taking the right approach to managing, operating and enhancing the Strategic Road Network (SRN), which resulted in the Cook Report ‘A Fresh Start for the Strategic... Read More about Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and need – Wave 2.

Life on a low income in austere times (2014)
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Pemberton, S., Sutton, E., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2014). Life on a low income in austere times

Following the ‘credit crunch’ 2007-2008, the UK entered the deepest recessionary conditions in living memory. As the liquidity from the financial services sector came to an abrupt halt, the investment ‘life blood’ of the economy in short supply, nume... Read More about Life on a low income in austere times.

Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and needs - Wave 1 (2013)
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experiences and needs - Wave 1

In 2011, the Government called for an independent review to assess whether they were taking the right approach to managing, operating and enhancing the Strategic Road Network (SRN), which resulted in the Cook Report ‘A Fresh Start for the Strategic R... Read More about Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and needs - Wave 1.

Bicycle-friendly cities: The relevance of urban form and infrastructure (2013)
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Robertson, K., Bamberg, S., Parkin, J., & Fyhri, A. (2013). Bicycle-friendly cities: The relevance of urban form and infrastructure

This report presents the results of a study with the overall aim of analysing the extent to which urban form and the design of the transport system can explain the level of cycling. The analysis is based on published studies of the relationship bet... Read More about Bicycle-friendly cities: The relevance of urban form and infrastructure.

Cycling and behaviour change: Using games to improve the experience for families (2012)
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Clayton, W., & Musselwhite, C. (2012). Cycling and behaviour change: Using games to improve the experience for families

Digital games and media are being harnessed for educational purposes, with some now being used to promote sustainable behaviour. Such approaches exploit current trends in technology use and the popularity of digital gaming to encourage new activities... Read More about Cycling and behaviour change: Using games to improve the experience for families.

Cycle Mapping in the UK and the ‘London Cycle Map’ (2012)
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Sherwin, H., & Melia, S. (2012). Cycle Mapping in the UK and the ‘London Cycle Map’

This scoping report explores issues around cycle mapping and the use of maps by cyclists, potential cyclists and organisations seeking to promote cycling, including particularly, local authorities. It also seeks to evaluate the experience of an indi... Read More about Cycle Mapping in the UK and the ‘London Cycle Map’.

Evaluation of the cycling city and towns programme: Qualitative research with residents (2012)
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Christensen, J., Chatterjee, K., Marsh, S., Sherwin, H., & Jain, J. (2012). Evaluation of the cycling city and towns programme: Qualitative research with residents

Between 2008 and 2011, the Department for Transport , Cycling England and the Department of Health invested over £43m (plus local match funding) to create the twelve Cycling City and Towns (CCTs): Greater Bristol, Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colch... Read More about Evaluation of the cycling city and towns programme: Qualitative research with residents.

Alternatives to private car use by mobile NHS professionals (2012)
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Melia, S. (2012). Alternatives to private car use by mobile NHS professionals

From 2009, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust (AWP) introduced a pioneering scheme (Golow) offering electric bicycles and pool cars to employees based in Bristol. One team (the ‘Zero Petrol Team’) now travels almost entirely by electric bike. T... Read More about Alternatives to private car use by mobile NHS professionals.

Bristol to Bath Railway Path User Survey: Walking Route to Whitehall Primary School (2012)
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Andrews, G., & Parkhurst, G. (2012). Bristol to Bath Railway Path User Survey: Walking Route to Whitehall Primary School

Whitehall Primary School in Easton, Bristol has recently benefitted from improvements to its walking routes as part of the Sustrans Links to Schools Project. One particular aspect of these improvements and a focus of this report are a new informal ze... Read More about Bristol to Bath Railway Path User Survey: Walking Route to Whitehall Primary School.

Public attitudes to human rights - Data synthesis (2012)
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Bell, K., Cemlyn, C., Morgan, K., & Murray, C. (2012). Public attitudes to human rights - Data synthesis

This report identifies, summarises, evaluates and analyses the data that currently exist on British public attitudes to human rights, in general, and minority rights, in particular. Human rights will be considered in a broad sense, to include economi... Read More about Public attitudes to human rights - Data synthesis.

Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review (2012)
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Bell, K., Cemlyn, S., Morgan, K., & Murray, R. (2012). Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review

n the UK, human rights have, for some time, been susceptible to difficulties of misunderstanding, lack of public awareness, misleading and inaccurate media coverage and political manipulation. The Human Rights Act, 1998 (HRA), in particular, has been... Read More about Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review.

Travelling in a changing world: Key findings report from the project ‘Ideas in Transit’ (2012)
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Jain, J., & Glenn Lyons Eds. (2012). Travelling in a changing world: Key findings report from the project ‘Ideas in Transit’

ATTREG: The attractiveness of European regions and cities for residents and visitors (2012)
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Smith, I., Atkinson, R., Russo, A. P., Servillo, L., Madsen, B., & Otgaar, A. (2012). ATTREG: The attractiveness of European regions and cities for residents and visitors

Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study (2011)
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Cemlyn, S., Bell, K., Heslop, P., Gordon, D., Sardinha, L., & Patsios, D. (2011). Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study

The study‘s focus was on social inclusion, and how voluntary and charitable organisations try to overcome the barriers and inequalities which prevent people participating on equal terms in society. Its aim was to identify gaps in provision and ways t... Read More about Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study.

St. Pauls young people in 2011: Aspirations and challenges (2011)
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Bell, K. (2011). St. Pauls young people in 2011: Aspirations and challenges

This report discusses the aspirations and challenges of Black and Minority Ethnic young people living in the St. Pauls ward of Bristol in the UK. It shows that the young people have high aspirations and concrete goals but face many external challenge... Read More about St. Pauls young people in 2011: Aspirations and challenges.

An evaluation of the community contracts pilot programme: A report by the University of Manchester for CLG (2010)
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Richardson, L., Purdham, K., & Squires, G. (2010). An evaluation of the community contracts pilot programme: A report by the University of Manchester for CLG

Literature review – The treatment of social and distributional impacts in appraisal and evaluation (2009)
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Parkhurst, G., & Shergold, I. (2009). Literature review – The treatment of social and distributional impacts in appraisal and evaluation