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An investigation into ecology and mitigation options for Vipera ursinii renardi in Kazakhstan (2008)
Report
Lewis, T. R. (2008). An investigation into ecology and mitigation options for Vipera ursinii renardi in Kazakhstan. RSK Carter Ecological Ltd

Kazakhstan has 51 species of reptile. The Vipera ursinii renardi (The Meadow Viper) is one of the countries rarest and most cryptic venomous viper species. It is protected under Kazakhstan and international law that seeks to prevent the species’ demi... Read More about An investigation into ecology and mitigation options for Vipera ursinii renardi in Kazakhstan.

'True geography [ ] quickly forgotten, giving away to an adult-imagined universe'. Approaching the otherness of childhood (2008)
Journal Article
Jones, O. (2008). 'True geography [ ] quickly forgotten, giving away to an adult-imagined universe'. Approaching the otherness of childhood. Children's Geographies, 6(2), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280801963193

In this paper I seek to explore the idea of the otherness of childhood. I suggest that there are considerable differences between the becomings of children and the becomings of adults. In the face of these a number of questions need to be asked about... Read More about 'True geography [ ] quickly forgotten, giving away to an adult-imagined universe'. Approaching the otherness of childhood.

Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies (2008)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Bellaby, P., & Ricci, M. (2008). Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies. Environmental Politics, 17(5), 766-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644010802421539

Some of the principal arguments in the debate about environmental citizenship are examined with reference to the development of hydrogen energy systems. In particular, qualitative evidence is drawn from a study of public attitudes towards hydrogen en... Read More about Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies.

The effects of variability in bank material properties on riverbank stability: Goodwin Creek, Mississippi (2008)
Journal Article
Thorne, C. R., Parker, C., & Simon, A. (2008). The effects of variability in bank material properties on riverbank stability: Goodwin Creek, Mississippi. Geomorphology, 101(4), 533-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.02.007

Bank retreat is an important area of research within fluvial geomorphology and is a land management problem of global significance. The Yazoo River Basin in Mississippi is one example of a system which is experiencing excessive erosion and bank insta... Read More about The effects of variability in bank material properties on riverbank stability: Goodwin Creek, Mississippi.

The need for integration in environmental governance – national government, local government, academia, NGOs, public and industry. Examples from Air Quality Management in Europe, Asia and Africa (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Longhurst, J., Hayes, E. T., & Leksmono, N. (2008, October). The need for integration in environmental governance – national government, local government, academia, NGOs, public and industry. Examples from Air Quality Management in Europe, Asia and Africa. Presented at EROPA Governance Seminar: Government in a Triptych- Environment, Migration, Peace & Order, Manila, Philippines

10 years of air quality management in the uk: a model for the South African national framework on air quality (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Leksmono, N., Longhurst, J., Zunckel, M., Diab, R., & Knudsen, S. (2008, October). 10 years of air quality management in the uk: a model for the South African national framework on air quality. Presented at Proceedings of the 2008 International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA) Regional Conference, South Africa

A review of the high energy events in the Gulf of Cadiz: tsunami vs. storm surges (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Lario, J., Luque, L., Zazo, C., Goy, J., Spencer, C., Cabero, A., …Borja, C. (2008, September). A review of the high energy events in the Gulf of Cadiz: tsunami vs. storm surges. Paper presented at 2nd International Field Tsunami Symposium Puglia-Ionian Island: GI2S Coast Group, Research Publication 6

A pilot study into attitudes towards and perceptions of rainwater harvesting in the UK (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Ward, S., Butler, D., & Memon, F. (2008, September). A pilot study into attitudes towards and perceptions of rainwater harvesting in the UK. Paper presented at 10th British Hydrological Society National Hydrology Symposium, University of Exeter, Exeter, England

Paper presented at the 10th British Hydrological Society National Hydrology Symposium

Exploration of the motivations and existing behaviour of bike-rail integrators to inform future promotional interventions (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Sherwin, H., & Parkhurst, G. (2008, September). Exploration of the motivations and existing behaviour of bike-rail integrators to inform future promotional interventions. Paper presented at 5th Cycling & Society Symposium, Bristol, UK

Bike-rail integration (BRI) extends the catchment area of a station for those without access to a car or bus, whilst also enabling the substitution of more car journeys and allowing people to build exercise into their day. More cycle access to the r... Read More about Exploration of the motivations and existing behaviour of bike-rail integrators to inform future promotional interventions.

Birmingham: Whose urban renaissance? Regeneration as a response to economic restructuring (2008)
Journal Article
Barber, A., & Hall, S. (2008). Birmingham: Whose urban renaissance? Regeneration as a response to economic restructuring. Policy Studies, 29(3), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870802159871

This paper draws together two traditionally distinct discourses that have dominated debates over urban policy responses to economic restructuring, deindustrialisation, major plant closures and the rise of the service and knowledge-based economy over... Read More about Birmingham: Whose urban renaissance? Regeneration as a response to economic restructuring.

The economic and livelihood value of provisioning services of the Ga-Mampa wetland, South Africa (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Adekola, O., Morardet, S., de Groot, R., & Grelot, F. (2008, September). The economic and livelihood value of provisioning services of the Ga-Mampa wetland, South Africa. Paper presented at 13th IWRA World Water Congress, Montpellier, France

The size of the Ga-Mampa wetland (1 km2 ), in the Olifants River catchment in South Africa, was halved between 1996 and 2004. This jeopardizes the ecological integrity and influences the benefits people obtain from the wetland. This study therefore a... Read More about The economic and livelihood value of provisioning services of the Ga-Mampa wetland, South Africa.

Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2008, September). Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing. Paper presented at The Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology ''Sustainable Futures in an Ageing World'', Bristol, UK

European urban policies and the neighbourhood: an overview (2008)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R. (2008). European urban policies and the neighbourhood: an overview. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 161(3), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.2008.161.3.115

The paper examines the policies to address urban policies in several European countries with reference to contemporary European discourses on urban change. In particular it focuses on the role of the neighbourhood within these policies seeking to rev... Read More about European urban policies and the neighbourhood: an overview.