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Technology and travel (2021)
Book Chapter
Lyons, G. (2021). Technology and travel. In Why Travel? Understanding the Need to Move and How it Shapes Our Lives (231-251). Bristol University Press

This book chapter explores our undertanding of the complex relationship between technology and travel and the digital age continues to unfold.

Playful learning around the world (2021)
Book Chapter
Chicken, S., & Whitehouse, S. (2022). Playful learning around the world. In J. Waters-Davies (Ed.), Introduction to Play. London: SAGE Publications

The go-to textbook for everything you need to know about play! Covering ages 0-8, this book explores what play is, why it matters and where and how play happens. Taking you from start to finish on your course, it helps you: Think critically... Read More about Playful learning around the world.

People’s perceptions towards the Steart Marshes Creation Project through stakeholder interviews and questionnaires (2021)
Book Chapter
McInnes, R. J., Everard, M., & Yamashita, H. (2021). People’s perceptions towards the Steart Marshes Creation Project through stakeholder interviews and questionnaires. In H. Yamashita (Ed.), Coastal Wetlands Restoration: Public Perception and Community. Development. Routledge

There is no published abstract. This paper documents the outocmes of public perceptions of the outcomes of a managed realignment scheme at Steart Marshes on the mouth of the River Parrett in Somerset, UK.

Metaphorical thinking and delusions in psychosis (2021)
Book Chapter
Deamer, F., & Wilkinson, S. (2021). Metaphorical thinking and delusions in psychosis. In M. Amblard, M. Musiol, & M. Rebuschi (Eds.), (In)coherence of Discourse (119-130). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71434-5_6

This paper explores how metaphorical thinking might contribute to an aetiology of florid delusions in psychosis.We argue that this approach helps to account for the pathfrom experience to the delusional assertion, which, though relatively straightfor... Read More about Metaphorical thinking and delusions in psychosis.

The water security discourse and its main actors (2021)
Book Chapter
Varady, R., Albrecht, T., Staddon, C., Gerlak, A., & Zuniga-Teran, A. (2021). The water security discourse and its main actors. In Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples (215-252). Germany: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60147-8_8

This is a chapter about the advent and adoption by water scholars of a new term, "water security. " How did this term appear, how is it defined, in which settings does it apply, what are its different facets and interpretations? Has it impacted water... Read More about The water security discourse and its main actors.

Pension funds and domestic bond markets in emerging economies (2021)
Book Chapter
Churchill, J., Bonizzi, B., & Kaltenbrunner, A. (2021). Pension funds and domestic bond markets in emerging economies. In N. Levy-Orlik, J. A. Bustamante-Torres, & L. Rochon (Eds.), Capital Movements and Corporate Dominance in Latin America (55–71). Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800372146.00011

This chapter reviews the terms of engagement of foreign and domestic pension funds in the domestic financial markets of emerging economies. Given their longer-time horizon, pension funds are expected to contribute positively to the development of lar... Read More about Pension funds and domestic bond markets in emerging economies.

Fluid performances: The circulation of milk in late-nineteenth century fiction and culture (2021)
Book Chapter
Greenslade, W. (2021). Fluid performances: The circulation of milk in late-nineteenth century fiction and culture. In Trangressive Appetites: Deviant Food Practices in Victorian Literature and Culture (211-226). Milano: Mimesis/Anglosophia

This chapter analyses how the social circulation of milk is performed in realist-naturalist writings of the late nineteenth century. Milk becomes an unalienable property of the nurturing body, a circulating property of instrumental modernity and, at... Read More about Fluid performances: The circulation of milk in late-nineteenth century fiction and culture.

Socialist bloc childhoods and children's rights in the Cold War (2021)
Book Chapter
White, E. Socialist bloc childhoods and children's rights in the Cold War. In Eastern Europe: A Global Area. Bloomsbury. Manuscript submitted for publication

The chapter looks at the globalisation of the Soviet model of education and childhood, first to Central and Eastern Europe, and then to the 'Third World' after the war. It covers the attempts by socialist bloc states to internationalise children's ri... Read More about Socialist bloc childhoods and children's rights in the Cold War.

Youth, climate and environmentalism (2021)
Book Chapter
Bowman, B., Bell, K., & Alexis-Martin, B. (2021). Youth, climate and environmentalism. In K. Bell (Ed.), Diversity and Inclusion in Environmentalism. Abingdon: Routledge

This chapter focuses on youth activism. It argues that this activism is complex and framed in ways that uphold and recognise the connections between environmental justice and global economic, social and political justice. The youth climate strikes ha... Read More about Youth, climate and environmentalism.

Diversity and inclusion in environmentalism (2021)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2021). Diversity and inclusion in environmentalism. In K. Bell (Ed.), Diversity and Inclusion in Environmentalism. Abingdon: Routledge

This chapter introduces the aim of the book as intending to building bridges between environmentalists and equalities communities. It discusses why we need diversity and inclusion in environmentalism - so that we can bring as many on board as possibl... Read More about Diversity and inclusion in environmentalism.

Data-driven approach to COVID-19 infection forecast for Nigeria using negative binomial regression model (2021)
Book Chapter
Olisah, C. C., Ilori, O. O., Adelaja, K., Usip, P. U., Uzoechi, L. O., Adeyanju, I. A., & Odumuyiwa, V. T. (2021). Data-driven approach to COVID-19 infection forecast for Nigeria using negative binomial regression model. In Data Science for COVID-19 (583-596). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-824536-1.00002-2

COVID-19: the new wave of a global pandemic, is bringing about an increasing number of scientific efforts aimed at enabling governments to make informed decisions. In this paper, we explore the negative binomial regression model from the family of ge... Read More about Data-driven approach to COVID-19 infection forecast for Nigeria using negative binomial regression model.

Participatory technology design for autism and cognitive disabilities: a narrative overview of issues and techniques. (2021)
Book Chapter
Robb, N., Doyle, B., Politis, Y., Newbutt, N., Hung Jen, K., & Sung, C. (in press). Participatory technology design for autism and cognitive disabilities: a narrative overview of issues and techniques. In A. Brooks, S. Brahman, B. Kapralos, A. Nakajima, J. Tyerman, & L. Jain (Eds.), Recent Advances in Technologies of Inclusive Well-Being: Virtual patients, gamification and simulation. (3). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59608-8

Abstract. Participatory design (PD) refers to the involvement of users in the design and development process. Those who may be identified as eventual users of such technology are often involved in the development process as testers or as informants.... Read More about Participatory technology design for autism and cognitive disabilities: a narrative overview of issues and techniques..

Long-Distance Travel (2021)
Book Chapter
Mattioli, G., & Adeel, M. (2021). Long-Distance Travel. In International Encyclopedia of Transportation (272-277). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-102671-7.10695-5

Long-distance travel has been a relatively overlooked topic in transportation research and policymaking, despite its disproportionate importance in terms of mileage and environmental impact. In this article, we outline the complexities surrounding th... Read More about Long-Distance Travel.

Public transport and the future of mobility (2021)
Book Chapter
Lyons, G. (2021). Public transport and the future of mobility. In C. Mulley, J. Nelson, & S. Ison (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook for Public Transport (583-593). Routledge

Across the chapters in this Handbook, the breadth and diversity encompassed under the label ‘public transport’ is apparent. The book’s contents also reflect a number of significant dynamics. The future of public transport may well be characterised ve... Read More about Public transport and the future of mobility.