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Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy (2010)
Book Chapter
Cooke, P. N., & De Laurentis, C. (2010). Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy. In P. N. Cooke, C. D. Laurentis, S. MacNeill, & C. Collinge (Eds.), Platforms of Innovation: Dynamics of New Industrial Knowledge Flows (1--26). Edward Elgar Publishing

This ground-breaking book offers a coherent theoretical analysis of contemporary industrial knowledge flow dynamics. Furthermore, it advances wide-ranging and varied empirical findings from international comparative research which demonstrate that kn... Read More about Trends and drivers of the knowledge economy.

International law: Military force and armed conflict (2010)
Book Chapter
Waters, C. P. M., & Green, J. A. (2010). International law: Military force and armed conflict. In J. Buckley, & G. Kassimeris (Eds.), The Ashgate Research Companion to Modern Warfare (289-306). Farnham: Ashgate Publishing

This chapter is designed to provide an overview of the legal framework applicable to the use of military force and situations of ongoing armed conflict. Since it is a chapter on law, the bulk of it will set out what the law in the context of warfare... Read More about International law: Military force and armed conflict.

The living, the dead and the imagery of emptiness and re-appearance on the battlefields of the western front (2010)
Book Chapter
Gough, P. (2010). The living, the dead and the imagery of emptiness and re-appearance on the battlefields of the western front. In A. Maddrell, & J. Sidaway (Eds.), Deathscapes: New Spaces for Death, Dying and Bereavement (263-281). Farnham: Ashgate

Taking as its field of enquiry the trenches of the First World War, this chapter explores the processes of death, burial and exhumation on the Western Front. Deserted by daytime, yet crowded with action at night, the Great War battlefield was a letha... Read More about The living, the dead and the imagery of emptiness and re-appearance on the battlefields of the western front.

The landed Elite, 1300-1500 (2010)
Book Chapter
Fleming, P. (2010). The landed Elite, 1300-1500. In S. Sweetinburgh (Ed.), Later Medieval Kent, 1220-1540. Boydell and Brewer

The use of passive design strategies to inform the design and construction of schools (2010)
Book Chapter
Roberts, H., Farrow, L., Parnaby, R., & White, C. (2010). The use of passive design strategies to inform the design and construction of schools. In A. Akintoye, D. Brindley, J. Goulding, & P. Rahimian Farzad (Eds.), Proceeding of the 9th International Detail Design in Architecture Conference 2010: Innovative Detailing: Materials & Construction Methods for a Low Carbon Future. University of Central Lancaster

The use of passive design in the building of a number of schools has enabled White Design Associates to attain the highest ‘on completion’ BREEAM score for its latest school at Rogiet Primary School in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, completed in late 2009.... Read More about The use of passive design strategies to inform the design and construction of schools.

BaleHaus: A low carbon solution for buildings using prefabricated panels made from renewable materials (2010)
Book Chapter
Roberts, H., Beadle, K., Mander, T., Parnaby, R., Walker, P., & White, C. (2010). BaleHaus: A low carbon solution for buildings using prefabricated panels made from renewable materials. In A. Akintoye, D. Brindley, J. Goulding, & P. Rahimian Farzad (Eds.), Proceeding of the 9th International Detail Design in Architecture Conference 2010: Innovative Detailing: Materials & Construction Methods for a Low Carbon Future. University of Central Lancaster

The construction of a low-carbon building using renewable materials is described and air tightness and breathability details explained. The BaleHaus at Bath is the first prefabricated straw bale house to use ModCell (Modular Cellulose) panels. It is... Read More about BaleHaus: A low carbon solution for buildings using prefabricated panels made from renewable materials.

Carbon profiling of a school building at an architectural practice (2010)
Book Chapter
Bramley, R., Ciotti, L., Parnaby, R., & White, C. (2010). Carbon profiling of a school building at an architectural practice. In A. Akintoye, D. Brindley, J. Goulding, & P. Rahimian Farzad (Eds.), Proceeding of the 9th International Detail Design in Architecture Conference 2010: Innovative Detailing: Materials & Construction Methods for a Low Carbon Future. University of Central Lancaster

This paper describes the process, challenges and results of a carbon profiling tool used as part of the design process at White Design Associates. The paper first explores the need amongst designers for a carbon profiling tool to enable and encourage... Read More about Carbon profiling of a school building at an architectural practice.

Borrowing (2010)
Book Chapter
Treffers-Daller, J. (2010). Borrowing. In M. Fried, J. Östman, & J. Verschueren (Eds.), Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights 6. John Benjamins

This article offers an overview of qualitative and quantitative approaches to borrowing (the incorporation of features of one language into another). The focus is on the integration of borrowed words into recipient languages, and on sociolinguistic,... Read More about Borrowing.

Right to a healthy environment in human rights law (2010)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (2010). Right to a healthy environment in human rights law. In M. Baderin, & M. Ssenyonjo (Eds.), International Human Rights Law: Six Decades after the UDHR and Beyond (115-135). Ashgate

The human right to a healthy environment is indispensable for leading a life with human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights. The fact that the environment and human rights are intrinsically linked, and that environ... Read More about Right to a healthy environment in human rights law.

Creating a nonsexist restroom (2010)
Book Chapter
Greed, C. (2010). Creating a nonsexist restroom. In H. Molotch, & L. Noren (Eds.), Toilet: Public Restrooms and the Politics of Sharing (117-141). New York and London: New York University Press

Does Nature stay what it is? (2010)
Book Chapter
Grant, I. H. (2010). Does Nature stay what it is?. In L. Bryant, G. Harman, & N. Srnicek (Eds.), The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism. Melbourne: Re:Press

The problem addressed in this paper is twofold. Firstly, what are the implications of a powers metaphysics for materialism? Secondly, assuming power to be an antithetical concept to substance, what becomes of the idea of nature under such a metaphysi... Read More about Does Nature stay what it is?.

Hedging effectiveness in the index futures market (2010)
Book Chapter
Copeland, L., & Zhu, Y. (2010). Hedging effectiveness in the index futures market. In G. N. Gregoriou, & R. Pascalau (Eds.), Nonlinear Financial Econometrics: Forecasting Models, Computational and Bayesian Models (97-117). Palgrave-MacMillan

This paper addresses the question of how far hedging effectiveness can be improved by the use of more sophisticated models of the relationship between futures and spot prices. Working with daily data from six major index futures markets, we show that... Read More about Hedging effectiveness in the index futures market.