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Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., & West, H. (2017, December). Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference, Celtic Manor, Wales

Assessment feedback gains consistently low satisfaction scores in national surveys of student satisfaction, with most concern surrounding its timeliness, quality and effectiveness. We present the results of a two year qualitative study, thematically... Read More about Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment.

Our future with clean air: ClairCity (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Fogg Rogers, L., Boushel, C., & Hayes, E. T. (2017, October). Our future with clean air: ClairCity. Presented at Changing Minds: Communicate Symposium on Behaviour Change, Bristol, UK

In the European project ClairCity (www.claircity.eu), we apply a societal approach to behaviour change towards reducing air pollution and carbon emissions in cities. The project is engaging with citizens and policymakers from six European cities/regi... Read More about Our future with clean air: ClairCity.

Green economy and living well (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2017, September). Green economy and living well. Paper presented at Green Economy and Living Well, Seoul, South Korea

Presentation of the achievements and pitfalls of these policy paradigms.

Examiners examined: Deliberative practice and the neighbourhood planning examiner (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hickman, H., Parker, G., & Salter, K. (2017, September). Examiners examined: Deliberative practice and the neighbourhood planning examiner. Paper presented at UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Conference paper exploring the role of the neighbourhood planning examiner and the challenges and contradictions for examiners operating in a deliberative practice space but with constrained statutory role.

The new politics of soft-densification (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hickman, H., Dunning, R., & while, A. (2017, September). The new politics of soft-densification. Paper presented at UK/Ireland Planning Research Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Conference paper presenting research undertaken for PUCA (an agency of the French Government) exploring the incidence of and impact of soft-densification (small scale development) in England between 2001-2011. It includes two case studies of Ealing (... Read More about The new politics of soft-densification.

Bottom‐up approaches to resilient water futures: A comparative analysis of household intentions to implement drought and flood coping responses (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bryan, K., Ward, S., Butler, D., & Barr, S. (2017, September). Bottom‐up approaches to resilient water futures: A comparative analysis of household intentions to implement drought and flood coping responses. Paper presented at 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage, Prague, Czech Republic

This study aims to undertake a comparative analysis of the factors that influence households’ coping intentions. A questionnaire survey appraises perceptions of flood and drought risk, efficacy of coping measures, self-efficacy and costs. Response ef... Read More about Bottom‐up approaches to resilient water futures: A comparative analysis of household intentions to implement drought and flood coping responses.

Hydrologic performance of permeable pavement systems utilising various sub-base materials for Caribbean applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Monrose, J., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2017, September). Hydrologic performance of permeable pavement systems utilising various sub-base materials for Caribbean applications. Paper presented at 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage, Prague, Czech Republic

This paper examined the hydrological performance of three 0.19m2 laboratory-scale permeable pavement rigs with varying sub-base aggregates of basalt, limestone and recycled concrete aggregates. Observed flows from different underdrain offsets were co... Read More about Hydrologic performance of permeable pavement systems utilising various sub-base materials for Caribbean applications.

Pre-classic Mayan extreme wave event in eastern Yucatán, Mexico (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Lario, J., Bardaji, T., Spencer, C., Marchante, A., & Garduno-Monroy, V. H. (2017, September). Pre-classic Mayan extreme wave event in eastern Yucatán, Mexico. Paper presented at 5th International Tsunami Field Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal

The Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico has usually been considered to be a tectonically stable region, without seismic activity, in contrast, it is an area regularly affected by hurricanes. A detailed survey of ca. 100 km of the coast between Playa del Carmen... Read More about Pre-classic Mayan extreme wave event in eastern Yucatán, Mexico.

Holocene extreme wave event in Cope Basin, Spain, Western Mediterranean (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Lario, J., Spencer, C., Bardaji, T., & Marchante, A. (2017, September). Holocene extreme wave event in Cope Basin, Spain, Western Mediterranean. Paper presented at 5th International Tsunami Field Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal

The Iberian Mediterranean coast has very few geological records of EWE (Extreme Wave Events) such as tsunamis or storm surges. Some historical tsunamis have been reported in the region, however, their impact at the coast has been negligible. In Cope... Read More about Holocene extreme wave event in Cope Basin, Spain, Western Mediterranean.

Dialogic feed-forward assessment: Re-energising the undergraduate essay (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, J., & West, H. (2017, August). Dialogic feed-forward assessment: Re-energising the undergraduate essay. Paper presented at Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference, London, England

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 Dialogic feed-forward assessment: Re-energising the undergraduate essay.

Connected by rail: A study of internet use on the train (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Jain, J., Clayton, W., & Bartle, C. (2017, August). Connected by rail: A study of internet use on the train. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2017, London

The UK government expects all GB passenger train operators to provide free internet to passengers with new train franchises obliged to provide a minimum standard of free WiFi to all. By 2018 90% of rail passengers will have access to free WiFi. The M... Read More about Connected by rail: A study of internet use on the train.

Coastal governance and the role of coastal partnerships in the UK: Supporting resilience in coastal communities? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bradshaw, N. (2017, August). Coastal governance and the role of coastal partnerships in the UK: Supporting resilience in coastal communities?. Presented at Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference, London

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 Coastal governance and the role of coastal partnerships in the UK: Supporting resilience in coastal communities?.

The German energy transition and future UK energy policy (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bayliss, D., & Dorfman, P. (2017, August). The German energy transition and future UK energy policy. Presented at The German energy transition and future UK energy policy, Houses of Parliament, Palace of Westminster, London

UK and Germany have two competing energy paths. The first approach is fixated on energy supply and large individual investments like nuclear in a centralised energy supply system, with renewable energy technologies playing an increasing but still p... Read More about The German energy transition and future UK energy policy.

Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Atkinson, R., Tallon, A., & Williams, D. (2017, July). Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK. Paper presented at AESOP Annual Congress 2017, Lisbon, Portugal

Drawing on our initial work as part of the PARCOUR (Public Accountability to Residents in COntractual Urban Redevelopment) research project this paper will investigate the forms of governance arrangements developed in three UK case studies (Bristol,... Read More about Governing urban regeneration: Planning and regulatory tools in the UK.

Society vs the individual - How can we work together to enable behaviour change? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L., Boushel, C., Chatterton, T., & Hayes, E. T. (2017, June). Society vs the individual - How can we work together to enable behaviour change?. Presented at Conference on Communication and the Environment, Leicester, England

In order to prevent potential climate change catastrophe we need many countries and cultures to work together towards a shared aim. However, political, geographical and even administrative barriers mean this gargantuan task is often neglected by poli... Read More about Society vs the individual - How can we work together to enable behaviour change?.

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Prestwood, E., Calvert, T., Clayton, W., Longhurst, J., Manchester, H., Parkhurst, G., …Townsend, I. (2017, June). Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches. Paper presented at 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, Bristol, England

As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.

Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kitson, J., Williamson, S., Harper, P., McMahon, C., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M., …Gautam, B. (2017, June). Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (SEEP 2017), Bled, Slovenia

This paper proposes a DC microgrid system based on multiple locally available renewable energy sources in an off-grid rural community, based on a field study carried out in a rural, off-grid village in Nepal. The site has been assessed as suitable fo... Read More about Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities.

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Prestwood, E., Calvert, T., Clayton, W., Longhurst, J., Manchester, H., Parkhurst, G., …Townsend, I. (2017, June). Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches. Paper presented at Wessex 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, Bristol, England

As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.