All Outputs (10)

Shape My Brecon Beacons (2016)
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Jones, M., & Spence, A. (2016). Shape My Brecon Beacons

Shape My Brecon Beacons is a guide is for town and community councils, local residents, community groups and residents’ associations embarking on producing a Place Plan in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It guides the reader through the process of... Read More about Shape My Brecon Beacons.

Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: FD2682 rapid evidence assessment final report (2016)
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Lamond, J., Rose, C., & Proverbs, D. (2016). Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: FD2682 rapid evidence assessment final report

As part of the Defra policy objective to help individuals take more ownership for management of their flood risk a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) around low cost resilience approaches to preventing damage once water is allowed into properties has be... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: FD2682 rapid evidence assessment final report.

Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Summary of technical findings (FD2682) (2016)
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Lamond, J., Rose, C., Joseph, R., & Proverbs, D. (2016). Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Summary of technical findings (FD2682)

This report summarises evidence collected by the Defra research project FD2682 regarding technical aspects of low cost flood repairable approaches designed to limit damage to buildings. It is derived from a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) that is rep... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Summary of technical findings (FD2682).

An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
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Awuah, K. G. B., Proverbs, D., Lamond, J., & Gyamfi-Yeboah, F. (2016). An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa

Real estate markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are beginning to mature partly due to increased business and investment activities in the last decade and partly due to initiatives to improve transparency in market operations. Professional and ethical... Read More about An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa.

English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide (2016)
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Hambleton, R. (2016). English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide

This national guidance document for local authorities in England provides a summary of a longer research report setting out an international analysis of alternative approaches to sub-national governance. The guidance identifies six principles of goo... Read More about English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide.

English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance (2016)
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Hambleton, R. (2016). English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance

This research report provides an international analysis of alternative approaches to sub-national governance. It examines the driving forces that are encouraging governments to create new city region governance arrangements and provides six principl... Read More about English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance.

National benchmark for green infrastructure: A feasibility study (2016)
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Smith, N., Calvert, T., Sinnett, D., Burgess, S., & King, L. (2016). National benchmark for green infrastructure: A feasibility study

This research examines whether a market exists for a national benchmark for green infrastructure (GI) in England. It is funded through a Natural Environment Research Council Innovation Fund (Grant Reference: NE/N016971/1). This builds on a Knowledge... Read More about National benchmark for green infrastructure: A feasibility study.

Green infrastructure: Research into practice (2016)
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Sinnett, D., Calvert, T., Martyn, N., Williams, K., Burgess, S., Smith, N., & King, L. (2016). Green infrastructure: Research into practice

The Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England, Bristol have been commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to conduct a review of how the evidence base for Green Infrastructure (GI... Read More about Green infrastructure: Research into practice.

What works in encouraging the take up of low carbon products and services in households? (2016)
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Organ, S., Schoon, N., Squires, G., & Wood, M. (2016). What works in encouraging the take up of low carbon products and services in households?

A report based on rapid evidence assessment outlining the approaches which have been used to encourage greater uptake of energy efficiency and low carbon products/services amongst householders. Focusing on UK households, the report draws on evidence... Read More about What works in encouraging the take up of low carbon products and services in households?.

Valuing the urban trees in Bridgend county borough (2016)
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Doick, K., Albertini, A., Handley, P., Lawrence, V., Rogers, K., & Rumble, H. (2016). Valuing the urban trees in Bridgend county borough. Forest Research

Urban forests provide a range of services, often termed ecosystem services, that help alleviate problems associated with urbanisation. Trees improve local air quality, capture carbon, reduce flooding and cool urban environments. They provide habitat... Read More about Valuing the urban trees in Bridgend county borough.