Hive mind for Net Zero: Towards a social engagement model for collective home energy behaviour change
(2025)
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Ambition, collaboration and the race for decarbonisation. Presented at the launch of the West of England local industrial decarbonisation project (2025)
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Presentation discussing the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising a major industrial area covering Royal Portbury, Avonmouth and Severnside.
Does nature finance pose macroeconomic risks? Analysis using a stock-flow consistent model with land (2025)
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States, international organisations, financial institutions and businesses are increasingly seeking to mobilise large financial flows to fund ecosystem restoration. This paper asks what these new financial flows mean for the macroeconomy, and how mac... Read More about Does nature finance pose macroeconomic risks? Analysis using a stock-flow consistent model with land.
Real-time assessment and measurement of soil carbon in agricultural land of Gloucestershire at a farm-scale (2024)
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Previous research promoted carbon assessment and flow of human and natural capital to remediate atmospheric carbon emissions on farms. However, differences among types of agricultural land are often not included as part of measurement methods. This s... Read More about Real-time assessment and measurement of soil carbon in agricultural land of Gloucestershire at a farm-scale.
A preliminary investigation into the reliability of soil carbon analytical techniques (2024)
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The estimation of soil carbon is essential to land management recommendations and policy realisation and climate change abatement. The measurement of soil carbon relies on new and established techniques that are of uncertain reliability but neverthel... Read More about A preliminary investigation into the reliability of soil carbon analytical techniques.
A transdisciplinary engineering and systems approach for decarbonizing UK home heating (2024)
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At present, only around 10% of the heat pumps required to reach our critical 2050 climate goals are being installed in the UK. The government has set ambitious targets to phase out gas boilers by 2035, replacing them with heat pumps. This paper argue... Read More about A transdisciplinary engineering and systems approach for decarbonizing UK home heating.
Taking stock of progress. Presentation at the Bristol climate and nature partnership gathering (2024)
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A review of climate action in Bristol five years after the One City Climate Strategy was published in 2019.
Smart Biobased Construction (SmartBioC) for climate-positive solutions (2024)
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Smart Biobased Construction (SmartBioC) for climate-positive solutions. SmartBioC aims to speed up the uptake of circular biobased materials to provide zero-carbon, healthy and socially and economically viable solutions for the construction industry.... Read More about Smart Biobased Construction (SmartBioC) for climate-positive solutions.
Continuous monitoring of soil carbon dioxide emissions using an Arduino platform (2024)
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This study introduces an innovative approach using an Arduino microcontroller equipped with onboard programmable sensors for continuous, real-time in-field monitoring of soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By minimising soil disturbance and allowing... Read More about Continuous monitoring of soil carbon dioxide emissions using an Arduino platform.
Can a student-led Repair Café develop a sense of belonging and provide hands-on experiences for engineering students? (2024)
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Repair Cafés offer an effective challenge to the “throwaway society” providing a space where communities can work together to repair. Meanwhile, it has been shown that for engineering students from under-represented backgrounds, hands-on environments... Read More about Can a student-led Repair Café develop a sense of belonging and provide hands-on experiences for engineering students?.
Dimensions of maturity model for institutionalising Smart Circular Construction: A systematic literature review (2024)
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The systematic adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies has potentials to achieve the transition to Smart Circular Construction (SCC). However, the construction literature lacks a systematic guidance of maturity models to inform the transition to circul... Read More about Dimensions of maturity model for institutionalising Smart Circular Construction: A systematic literature review.
Sensing solutions in soil biodiversity and carbon monitoring; from acoustics to biosensing (2024)
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This presentation formed an overview of the current research into the technologies we are developing in SOAS at UWE for the analysis of soil carbon dynamics and soil biodiversity. It highlights three main strands; electrochemical (bio)sensing, gas s... Read More about Sensing solutions in soil biodiversity and carbon monitoring; from acoustics to biosensing.
Post occupancy evaluation in educational spaces: The impact of seasonal discrepancies (2024)
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This paper presents findings from a Post Occupancy Evaluation research of a BREEAM Excellence-rated university building, to understand the experience of the students using university study spaces. This research focuses on winter conditions and the ou... Read More about Post occupancy evaluation in educational spaces: The impact of seasonal discrepancies.
Be less scientist, be more human: Scientists and policymakers mastering the art of public engagement in environmental governance (2024)
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In environmental psychology, a disconnection from nature is often studied but a disconnection from one another is less commonly discussed. Through a similar process of industrial growth, researchers and policymakers have been distanced from fellow hu... Read More about Be less scientist, be more human: Scientists and policymakers mastering the art of public engagement in environmental governance.
The role of enjoyment and affective arousal in air pollution and climate change decision-making (2024)
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Diverse citizens need to be involved in net zero transitions to ensure policy interventions do not entrench inequalities for people from minoritised or disenfranchised groups and ensure public engagement with rapid social changes. This talk draws on... Read More about The role of enjoyment and affective arousal in air pollution and climate change decision-making.
“Designer huts” in allotment gardens – A new phenomenon – A case of Warsaw, Poland (2024)
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Allotment gardens are widespread across Europe. Their gardeners maintain green oases in otherwise heavily built-up areas by cultivating urban land and caring for the green space. Thus, they generate positive externalities by privately managing public... Read More about “Designer huts” in allotment gardens – A new phenomenon – A case of Warsaw, Poland.
Policy evidence for community climate action (2024)
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The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) region has pledged to reach Net Zero emissions by 2030 - 20 years earlier than UK Government ambitions. The area has a population of over 1.1 million people across the cities of Bristol and Bath, alongsi... Read More about Policy evidence for community climate action.
Digital toolmaking for earth building components: The use of low-cost extruder and 3D printing to develop new fabrication approaches for cob and light earth bricks (2024)
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This paper reports on ongoing research into innovative methods for extruding cob and light earth building components, aiming to establish a cost-effective fabrication system. The paper provides a brief contextual overview of related work and outlines... Read More about Digital toolmaking for earth building components: The use of low-cost extruder and 3D printing to develop new fabrication approaches for cob and light earth bricks.
Comfort, fashion, home and sustainability: How (/not) to live your life in a jumper (2024)
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This presentation makes link between architecture and fashion, examining the socially constructed idea of comfort, modernity presented in both the built environment and garment industry.
Comfort is a socially constructed, ‘fashionable’ concept. It i... Read More about Comfort, fashion, home and sustainability: How (/not) to live your life in a jumper.
Air and climate challenges in the city region. Perspectives from research, policy and practice over a 40 year career (2023)
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A review of the causes, impacts and opportunities for mitigation of atmospheric pollution over the last 40 years.