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Are we really serious about managing air quality? (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2017, December). Are we really serious about managing air quality?. Presented at Inaugural Honorary Fellow of Society for the Environment Lecture, Victoria, London

Inaugural Honorary Fellow of Society for the Environment Lecture This presentation considers the continuing challenge of managing local air quality in the UK and the factors that act as barriers to progress. It critiques the progress in mee... Read More about Are we really serious about managing air quality?.

Delivering environmental protection through local authorities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2017, November). Delivering environmental protection through local authorities. Presented at Environmental Protection UK Annual Conference 2017, Birmingham, England

This presentation considers the role of Local Authorities (LA) in providing environmental protection. It adopts a historical perspective focusing upon the role of LAs before considering changes in the capability and competency to deliver environmen... Read More about Delivering environmental protection through local authorities.

The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2017, July). The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public. Presented at Challenge and Change: Air Quality Conference., London, England

This keynote presentation briefly considers the causes and impacts of air pollution and critiques the UK Government’s consultation on a draft revised UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide. The plan is considered to be inadequate for the... Read More about The government’s air quality action plan to improve the health of the public.

Towards a sustainable university (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., & Gough, G. (2017, June). Towards a sustainable university. Presented at Sustainable Development and Planning, UWE Bristol

The paper will explore the University of the West of England, Bristol’s progress over a 20-year period in embedding sustainable development into the whole institution mission. The University of the West of England, Bristol is committed to ensuring... Read More about Towards a sustainable university.

The Bristol Green Capital Partnership. A case study (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., & Townsend, I. (2017, June). The Bristol Green Capital Partnership. A case study. Paper presented at Sustainable Development and Planning, UWE Bristol

The Bristol Green Capital Partnership is a unique 10-year-old partnership of some 800 organisations drawn from the public, private and voluntary organisations with the Bristol city region and beyond. All members have pledged to support the vision of... Read More about The Bristol Green Capital Partnership. A case study.

Towards quantification of food waste in cities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Michalec, A. O., Longhurst, J., & Hayes, E. (2017, May). Towards quantification of food waste in cities. Presented at Dresden Nexus Conference, Dresden, Germany

The question of urban resilience faces two types of challenges: sudden shocks (e.g. flooding) and long-term stressors (e.g. water scarcity resulting from wasteful resources management over time). City decision makers can enhance urban resilience with... Read More about Towards quantification of food waste in cities.

The client, organization and the project - Architects’ valuation of energy modelling adoption across four UK firms (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Oliveira, S., Sexton, M., Marco, E., & Gething, B. (2017, April). The client, organization and the project - Architects’ valuation of energy modelling adoption across four UK firms. Paper presented at Professional Practices in the Built Environment conference, University of Reading 27th April 2017, Reading, England

Whilst some architects engage in energy analysis discussions early in design, in most cases building services engineers carry out modelling and simulation tasks often at late stages of design. Recently, however, a number of large architecture firms h... Read More about The client, organization and the project - Architects’ valuation of energy modelling adoption across four UK firms.

Design leap! Developing a divergent tool through film for use within the architectural design process (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hynam, M., Sara, R., Mosley, J., & Gething, B. (2017, April). Design leap! Developing a divergent tool through film for use within the architectural design process. Paper presented at CA²RE (CONFERENCE FOR ARTISTIC AND ARCHITECTURAL (DOCTORAL) RESEARCH), Leuven, Belgium

This paper and accompanying short films (www.designleap.org/478/) have been produced to inform the development of a wider design research based PhD. The aim of the PhD is to develop a divergent tool to help designers be more creative within the early... Read More about Design leap! Developing a divergent tool through film for use within the architectural design process.

Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., & Gough, G. (2017, March). Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol. Presented at Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum of Universities, Manchester, England

The paper will examine the University of the West of England, Bristol’s progress in embedding sustainable development into the teaching and learning via the Quality Management and Enhancement Framework (QMEF) of the university. The University of t... Read More about Using quality assurance processes to embed sustainability in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.

A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Fiselier, E., & Longhurst, J. (2017, March). A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions. Paper presented at Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum of Universities, Manchester, England

In June 2014 the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) published their education for sustainable development guidance for higher education. The guidance is a tool for supporting educators in embedd... Read More about A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions.

Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gough, G., & Longhurst, J. (2017, March). Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol. Presented at Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum of Universities, Manchester Metropolitan University

This paper will discuss the methods used to identify the baseline status of sustainability in the curriculum of UWE Bristol programmes and begin to assess the contribution which the university is making towards the objectives outlined in the United N... Read More about Monitoring progress towards implementing sustainability and representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the curriculum at UWE Bristol.