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Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project (2012)
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Sinnett, D., & Powell, J. (2012). Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project

Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking (FFW) project worked with deprived communities in 12 Local Authority areas across five regions of England to improve local environments and promote more walking for short journeys. This study uses the Health Economi... Read More about Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ fitter for walking project.

Prevalence of drug use among Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in Bristol (2012)
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Williams, K., & Ismail, N. (2012). Prevalence of drug use among Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in Bristol

Insights into the prevalence of drug misuse among BMEs in Bristol include prevalence estimates, factors influencing drug use among BMEs, real and perceived barriers to access treatment and intelligence data on Bristol residents.

CATCH (Carbon-Aware Travel Choice in the City, Region and World of Tomorrow): D1.3 Monitoring and evaluation report (2012)
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Waygood, O., & Avineri, E. (2012). CATCH (Carbon-Aware Travel Choice in the City, Region and World of Tomorrow): D1.3 Monitoring and evaluation report

The CATCH project was a three year project to address a gap in awareness of urban transport Greenhouse Gases (GHG). The project‟s mission is “to become the natural place to look for mobility related GHG reduction advice and information”. This has bee... Read More about CATCH (Carbon-Aware Travel Choice in the City, Region and World of Tomorrow): D1.3 Monitoring and evaluation report.

UK climate change risk assessment: Evidence report (2012)
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Hames, D. (2012). UK climate change risk assessment: Evidence report. London: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) Evidence Report was published by the Government on 25 January 2012. It was the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1), which are published on a 5-yealry cycle, a requirement of the 2008 Clima... Read More about UK climate change risk assessment: Evidence report.

Climate change risk assessment for the health sector (2012)
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Hames, D., & Vardoulakis, S. (2012). Climate change risk assessment for the health sector. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) for the Health Sector was one of 12 sector reports published by the Government on 25 January 2012. It was part of the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1), with the key results of this repo... Read More about Climate change risk assessment for the health sector.

What works in changing energy-using behaviours in the home? A rapid evidence assessment (2012)
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Tsang, F., Bruge, P., Chatterton, T., Wilson, C., Diepeveen, S., Drabble, S., & Guerin, B. (2012). What works in changing energy-using behaviours in the home? A rapid evidence assessment

RAND Europe was commissioned by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) to undertake a Rapid Evidence Assessment* to understand “What works in changing energy-using behaviours in the home?”. The main objective was to answer this question by... Read More about What works in changing energy-using behaviours in the home? A rapid evidence assessment.

Nowhereisland (2012)
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Doherty, C., Daley-Yates, K., Hartley, A., Prior, M., & Taylor, N. (2012). Nowhereisland

Nowhereisland was a public art project conceived and developed with the artist Alex Hartley. It grew out of Doherty’s curatorial research into durational approaches to public art through which public engagement extends before and after a temporary ev... Read More about Nowhereisland.

NFC smart ticketing – Developing a method for effective field testing (2012)
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Clayton, W., & Shergold, I. (2012). NFC smart ticketing – Developing a method for effective field testing

A feasibility study has been conducted into the concept of providing a ‘South West Testing Service for Radio Frequency Performance of Near Field Communications by Real People in the Real World (Project NFC-Q3)’. The study concluded that the proposal... Read More about NFC smart ticketing – Developing a method for effective field testing.

Learning and teaching children's literature in Europe, final public report (2012)
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Butler, C. (2012). Learning and teaching children's literature in Europe, final public report

The Learning and Teaching of Children’s Literature in Europe is a two-year project, the aim of which is to gather, analyze and disseminate information about the current role(s) of children’s literature in schools and in children’s lives in Europe, fo... Read More about Learning and teaching children's literature in Europe, final public report.

Academic leadership: Changing conceptions, identities and experiences in UK higher education, London: Leadership foundation for higher education (2012)
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Bolden, R., Gosling, J., & O'Brien, A. (2012). Academic leadership: Changing conceptions, identities and experiences in UK higher education, London: Leadership foundation for higher education

This report presents the outcomes of a research project on the leadership of academic work in UK higher education conducted from autumn 2009 to autumn 2011. Findings reveal a high degree of consistency in perspectives on, and experiences of, academic... Read More about Academic leadership: Changing conceptions, identities and experiences in UK higher education, London: Leadership foundation for higher education.