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Geomorphology, conflict and heritage; the new frontier? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Mol, L. (2016, December). Geomorphology, conflict and heritage; the new frontier?. Presented at Invited lecture hosted by Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland

Projectile damage to building stone is a widespread phenomenon; sites damaged during World War I still see daily use while contemporary reports show damage to buildings in Palmyra and Mosul. Despite an ever-growing body of weathering research documen... Read More about Geomorphology, conflict and heritage; the new frontier?.

Improving the student experience through feedforward dialogic assessment (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., & West, H. (2016, December). Improving the student experience through feedforward dialogic assessment. Paper presented at Journal of Geography in Higher Education - Celebration of Learning & Teaching in HE Geography, Royal Geographical Society

Assessment exercises a major influence on student learning and achievement (Boud 2007). Yet QAA subject reviews identify assessment practices as one of the weakest features of Higher Education (Rust et al. 2005). In terms of the student learning expe... Read More about Improving the student experience through feedforward dialogic assessment.

A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Atkinson, R., & Tallon, A. (2016, November). A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK. Paper presented at RSA Winter Conference 2016, London

In the UK public-private partnerships are currently the only method of developing previously used land. How these partnerships are formed and how they work can differ considerably however, depending on the approach taken by the partners. Through inte... Read More about A comparison of public-private partnership development of previously used land in the UK.

Towards a Sustainable University: Part 1 - A review of progress in UWE Bristol Part 2 - How do we incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into UWE, Bristol Business Decision Making? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., & Gough, G. (2016, October). Towards a Sustainable University: Part 1 - A review of progress in UWE Bristol Part 2 - How do we incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into UWE, Bristol Business Decision Making?. Presented at Innovating Education for the 21st Century: The International Greening Education Event, Karlsruhe, Germany

Structure of Presentation Part 1. Introduction to the HE challenge of sustainability and carbon management UWE Bristol UWE’s Sustainability Plan UWE’s Commitments and Actions Energy and Travel Initiatives Education for Sustainable Developmen... Read More about Towards a Sustainable University: Part 1 - A review of progress in UWE Bristol Part 2 - How do we incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals into UWE, Bristol Business Decision Making?.

Green Capital Student Capital: The role of students in city transformation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Clayton, W., Gough, G., Tweddell, H., Walsh, A., & Willmore, C. (2016, October). Green Capital Student Capital: The role of students in city transformation. Paper presented at Innovating Education for the 21st Century: The International Greening Education Event, Karlsruhe, Germany

The biggest single sustainability impact of any University is its graduates. How do we support students to learn to tread more lightly in the lifetime ahead of them? How do we mobilise student creativity to transform us and our city?

Stewards, guardians or trustees? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bradshaw, N. (2016, October). Stewards, guardians or trustees?. Presented at Coastal Partnerships Network Annual Forum (2016), Durham, UK

This research was part of a PhD supervised by Dr Thomas Appleby and Dr Enda Hayes at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK, members of the International Water Security Network: www.watersecuritynetwork.org/uk-coastal-governance/... Read More about Stewards, guardians or trustees?.

What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Bushel, C., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Prestwood, E., & Williams, B. (2016, October). What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?. Presented at Routes to Clean Air 2, Bristol, UK

2016 marks 60 years since the first UK Clean Air Act. This presentation considers the factors contributing to successful management of air quality and the factors that act as barriers to progress. The public health catastrophe of the 1952 Londo... Read More about What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?.

Cultural heritage documentation and conservation: Three-dimensional (3D) and geographical information system (GIS) techniques for shrapnel damage of facade School of Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Lopez-Gonzalez, L., Gomez-Heras, M., & Mol, L. (2016, September). Cultural heritage documentation and conservation: Three-dimensional (3D) and geographical information system (GIS) techniques for shrapnel damage of facade School of Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid. Poster presented at 5th International Conference YOCOCU 2016, Madrid, Spain

Projectile damage to buildings is a wide spread, yet underrepresented in weathering and conservation research as mechanism of deterioration. Affected sites range from buildings damaged in past conflicts, such as the First World War, to modern day thr... Read More about Cultural heritage documentation and conservation: Three-dimensional (3D) and geographical information system (GIS) techniques for shrapnel damage of facade School of Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid.

Co-watering the grassroots: Combining community participation and social entrepreneurship to share roof runoff (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S. (2016, September). Co-watering the grassroots: Combining community participation and social entrepreneurship to share roof runoff. Paper presented at https://www.watefnetwork.co.uk/files/default/resources/Conference2016/WatefCon2016Proceedings.pdf, Coventry University, UK

This extended abstract shares a firsthand narrative of a pilot project using a co-productive participatory approach led by a social enterprise to share roof runoff between different properties. Conceptually, the project was simple to formalize and in... Read More about Co-watering the grassroots: Combining community participation and social entrepreneurship to share roof runoff.

Remembering the future: New cemeteries and the paradox of planning for heterotopic space (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McClymont, K. (2016, September). Remembering the future: New cemeteries and the paradox of planning for heterotopic space. Paper presented at UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2016: Planning for Future Generations, Cardiff, Wales

Despite awareness of issues affecting an aging population, planning policy has very little to say about cemeteries, crematoria and other ‘deathscapes’. A review of contemporary development plans has revealed that fewer than 20% of English local autho... Read More about Remembering the future: New cemeteries and the paradox of planning for heterotopic space.

Sediment production in warming Arctic environments; a potential problem? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Mol, L., Bagshaw, E., Cartwright, J., Channon, M., & Selwood, N. (2016, September). Sediment production in warming Arctic environments; a potential problem?. Paper presented at British Society for Geomorphology Annual General Meeting, Plymouth

The Arctic is rapidly warming up; this statement has been confirmed in an ever growing body of scientific literature. This shift from a glaciated environment to a paraglacial environment bring with it challenges to ecosystems as well as human habitat... Read More about Sediment production in warming Arctic environments; a potential problem?.

Microclimatic weathering in 3D; an Arctic case study (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Mol, L., & Clarke, L. (2016, September). Microclimatic weathering in 3D; an Arctic case study. Poster presented at British Society for Geomorphology Annual General Meeting, Plymouth

This study investigates the influence of microclimate on weathering behaviour of sedimentary stone in an Arctic environment. In situ weathering rates can be difficult to quantify because of inherited weathering and the complexity of uncontrolled cond... Read More about Microclimatic weathering in 3D; an Arctic case study.

‘They have different ways of doing things’. Cemeteries, diversity and local place attachment’ (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McClymont, K. (2016, August). ‘They have different ways of doing things’. Cemeteries, diversity and local place attachment’. Paper presented at RGS-IGB Annual International Conference, Kensington, London

This paper draws on research from cemeteries in the UK which explores their role in presenting and promoting local identity, and accommodating multifaith and multicultural practices. It draws on interviews with cemetery managers, and researcher taken... Read More about ‘They have different ways of doing things’. Cemeteries, diversity and local place attachment’.

The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2016, August). The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining?. Presented at RGS-IGB Annual International Conference, Kensington, London

Road transport is the principal cause of air pollution in over 95% of legally designated “Air Quality Management Areas” in the UK. Current estimates are that over 50,000 deaths a year can be attributed to air pollution in this country – between 15 a... Read More about The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining?.

Can UK water service providers manage risk and resilience as part of a multi-agency approach? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bunney, S. L., Ward, S., & Butler, D. (2016, August). Can UK water service providers manage risk and resilience as part of a multi-agency approach?. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 6th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities, IDRC Davos 2016, Davos, Switzerland

© 2016 CURRAN-CONFERENCE. All rights reserved. The flooding of Mythe water treatment works during the severe floods of 2007 in the UK, demonstrated weaknesses in the multi-agency approach to the assessment of risk. Water Service Providers (WSPs) were... Read More about Can UK water service providers manage risk and resilience as part of a multi-agency approach?.

Living well indicators (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2016, July). Living well indicators. Paper presented at Reconnecting Development with ‘Living Well’ (Vivir Bien) in Latin America, School of Applied Social Science, University of Brighton, England

A discussion of how to measure 'Living Well'/ 'Vivir Bien', the Latin American paradigm for transition to sustainability.

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Gough, G., & Longhurst, J. (2016, July). Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol. Presented at Sustainability in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, UK

On September 25th 2015 at the General Assembly of the United Nations, 193 nations adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda (1). These goals build on the M... Read More about Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: A baseline study of the contribution of UWE, Bristol.

Whole Earth? Meeting the university challenges (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Gough, G., Harris, V., & Howells, L. (2016, July). Whole Earth? Meeting the university challenges. Presented at Sustainability in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, UK

Whole Earth is “a powerful exhibition of the environmental and sustainability challenges” that we face. The Hard Rain Project who curated the Whole Earth? exhibition, have invited students and universities to share their sustainability work that mig... Read More about Whole Earth? Meeting the university challenges.