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30 years of hurt? (2007)
Journal Article
Malpass, P. (2007). 30 years of hurt?. Roof -London-, 34-35

Brownfield development: Are we using the right targets? Evidence from England and Germany (2007)
Journal Article
Ganser, R., & Williams, K. (2007). Brownfield development: Are we using the right targets? Evidence from England and Germany. European Planning Studies, 15(5), 603-622. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654310600852654

Urban brownfield sites are a major planning concern across Europe, and most European countries have strategies to reuse them. In England and Germany, quantified targets for brownfield development have been set at the national level, with the twin obj... Read More about Brownfield development: Are we using the right targets? Evidence from England and Germany.

Condition monitoring of masonry arch bridges using acoustic emission techniques (2007)
Journal Article
Tomor, A., & Melbourne, C. (2007). Condition monitoring of masonry arch bridges using acoustic emission techniques. Structural Engineering International, 17(2), 188-192. https://doi.org/10.2749/101686607780680718

40% of European railway bridges are masonry, 60% of which are over 100 years old and are still carrying traffic loading. The weight and density of traffic has increased substantially over the last century and bridge owners have the continuous respons... Read More about Condition monitoring of masonry arch bridges using acoustic emission techniques.

The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK (2007)
Journal Article
Mason, J. (2007). The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 25(5), 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190701326828

The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering have to date received insufficient attention in the UK where the focus has been centred on the client-main contractor relationship. An investigation into the position of specialists br... Read More about The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK.

A framework of sustainable behaviours tha can be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, K., & Dair, C. (2007). A framework of sustainable behaviours tha can be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments. Sustainable Development, 15(3), 160-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.311

The purpose of this paper is to present, and explain, the development of a framework of sustainable behaviours that can, potentially, be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments. To be sustainable, such developments need to be t... Read More about A framework of sustainable behaviours tha can be enabled through the design of neighbourhood-scale developments.

What is stopping sustainable building in England? Barriers experienced by stakeholders in delivering sustainable developments (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, K., & Dair, C. (2007). What is stopping sustainable building in England? Barriers experienced by stakeholders in delivering sustainable developments. Sustainable Development, 15(3), 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.308

In England there is both top-down and bottom-up pressure to deliver a sustainable built environment. However, most new projects display few sustainability features. This paper presents 12 barriers to achieving sustainability in development schemes, d... Read More about What is stopping sustainable building in England? Barriers experienced by stakeholders in delivering sustainable developments.

The extent and nature of sustainable building in England: An analysis of progress (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, K., & Lindsay, M. (2007). The extent and nature of sustainable building in England: An analysis of progress. Planning Theory and Practice, 8(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649350601158113

In England, the government has pursued an agenda for a more sustainable built environment for over a decade. Yet it is difficult to know how much progress has been made. This article presents the findings of research that attempts to quantify and des... Read More about The extent and nature of sustainable building in England: An analysis of progress.

2006 - A year of health and planning (2007)
Journal Article
Grant, M. (2007). 2006 - A year of health and planning. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76(2), 47-49

EVENTS IN the real worlds of human health and of global sustainability seem to have stepped up a pace. In tandem, the ‘constructed’ worlds of ‘public health’ and ‘planning’ are struggling – not struggling to keep up; but struggling to meet up. This... Read More about 2006 - A year of health and planning.

Planning for healthy communities (2007)
Journal Article
Grant, M., & Brown, C. (2007). Planning for healthy communities. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76(2), 42-43

Natural medicine for planners (2007)
Journal Article
Brown, C., & Grant, M. (2007). Natural medicine for planners. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 76(2), 67-69

Caroline Brown and Marcus Grant review the evidence of links between urban nature and human health and well-being - and recommend ways in which planners can play doctor and use nature itself as an urban medicine.

Reconstruction of Middle Jurassic dinosaur-dominated communities from the vertebrate ichnofauna of the Cleveland Basin of Yorkshire, UK (2007)
Journal Article
Whyte, M., Romano, M., & Elvidge, D. (2007). Reconstruction of Middle Jurassic dinosaur-dominated communities from the vertebrate ichnofauna of the Cleveland Basin of Yorkshire, UK. Ichnos, 14(1-2), 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/10420940601010802

Globally, skeletal remains of dinosaurs are particularly rare throughout much of the Middle Jurassic. Thus, other sources of evidence, and most importantly ichnofaunas, are important indicators of the contemporary terrestrial vertebrate communities.... Read More about Reconstruction of Middle Jurassic dinosaur-dominated communities from the vertebrate ichnofauna of the Cleveland Basin of Yorkshire, UK.

A new masonry arch bridge assessment strategy (SMART) (2007)
Journal Article
Melbourne, C., Wang, J., & Tomor, A. (2007). A new masonry arch bridge assessment strategy (SMART). Proceedings of the ICE - Bridge Engineering, 160(2), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1680/bren.2007.160.2.81

About 40% of the European railway bridge stock comprises masonry arch bridges and over 60% of these are over 100 years old. All are ageing and most are carrying loads well in excess of those envisaged by their builders. The maintenance and assessment... Read More about A new masonry arch bridge assessment strategy (SMART).

A framework for assessing the sustainability of brownfield developments (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, K., & Dair, C. (2007). A framework for assessing the sustainability of brownfield developments. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 50(1), 23-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640560601048275

In England, the development of urban brownfield sites is a significant planning policy aimed at supporting urban regeneration and protecting the countryside. Brownfield sites are required, in policy, to be developed in a sustainable way. However, det... Read More about A framework for assessing the sustainability of brownfield developments.

Contracting in good faith – giving the parties what they want (2007)
Journal Article
Mason, J. (2007). Contracting in good faith – giving the parties what they want. Construction Law Journal, 23(6), 436-443

Examines the duty of good faith as an express obligation contained in the newer standard forms of construction contracts. Describes good faith provisions in other jurisdictions and the seeming hostility of the English judiciary. Discusses the benefit... Read More about Contracting in good faith – giving the parties what they want.

A conversation between the artist / architect collaboration Sophie Warren and Jonathan Mosley, and curator Lindsay Hughes (2007)
Journal Article
Mosley, J., Warren, S., & Hughes, L. (2007). A conversation between the artist / architect collaboration Sophie Warren and Jonathan Mosley, and curator Lindsay Hughes

Commissioned by Arts Council England for Publicartonline the published conversation examines the collaborative processes, boundaries and outputs of artist Sophie Warren and architect Jonathan Mosley through an interview with academic and curator Lind... Read More about A conversation between the artist / architect collaboration Sophie Warren and Jonathan Mosley, and curator Lindsay Hughes.