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Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology (2011)
Journal Article
Barker, P., & Woodcock, A. (2011). Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology. International Journal of Vehicle Design, 55(2-4), 189-207. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJVD.2011.040583

Using an interview with former rally driver and advanced driving trainer, Rauno Aaltonen, as its impetus, this study explores developments in in-vehicle technology and the challenges such systems create for ergonomics and driver training. © 2011 Inde... Read More about Driving skills, education and in-vehicle technology.

Inverted peripheries: Le Boulevard Périphérique and the struggle for identity in Paris (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Devereux, M. (2011, June). Inverted peripheries: Le Boulevard Périphérique and the struggle for identity in Paris. Paper presented at Architectural Humanities Research Association Conference, Queens University, Belfast

Le Périphérique is a 35.04kms long inner ring road built around Paris following the line of the former defensive wall demolished in 1929. Ever since it opened in 1973 there have been attempts to reduce its physical impact on the landscape. It is gene... Read More about Inverted peripheries: Le Boulevard Périphérique and the struggle for identity in Paris.

Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England (2011)
Journal Article
Buser, M., & Farthing, S. (2011). Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England. Planning Practice and Research, 26(3), 307-324. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2011.580113

This article examines the concept of integrated spatial planning through a case study of subregional working in South Hampshire, England. It argues that while the government's notion of integration was ill-defined and inconsistent, there were critica... Read More about Spatial planning as an integrative mechanism: A study of sub-regional planning in South Hampshire, England.

Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion (2011)
Journal Article
Greed, C. (2011). Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 164(2), 107-119. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.2011.164.2.107

This paper discusses the extent to which the diversity and equality agenda is being taken into account at street level as planners and urban designers seek to create sustainable settlements. The paper argues that many design policies inspired by the... Read More about Planning for sustainable urban areas or everyday life and inclusion.

Five feet high and rising: Cities and flooding in the 21st Century (2011)
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Jha, A., Lamond, J., Bloch, R., Bhattacharya, N., Lopez, A., Papachristodolou, N., & Bird, A. (2011). Five feet high and rising: Cities and flooding in the 21st Century. Washington

Urban flooding is an increasingly important issue. Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events increasing fastest. The impact of flooding is driven by a combination of natural and human-ind... Read More about Five feet high and rising: Cities and flooding in the 21st Century.

Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses (2011)
Journal Article
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2011). Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses. Structural Survey, 29(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801111132795

Purpose: The UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses.

The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective (2011)
Journal Article
Vidalakis, C., Tookey, J. E., & Sommerville, J. (2011). The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 18(1), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981111098694

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider the applicability of logistics management in construction and facilitate a better understanding of construction supply chains by studying the logistical functions of builders' merchants. Design/metho... Read More about The logistics of construction supply chains: the builders' merchant perspective.

The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand (2011)
Journal Article
Cheyne, C., & Hambleton, R. (2011). The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 13(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2011.556000

Local governance policy has been transferred between the United Kingdom and New Zealand since the mid-nineteenth century. In recent decades, however, the processes of exchange have become more complex and more bidirectional. This article argues that... Read More about The kiwi connection: Reflections on local governance policy transfer between the UK and New Zealand.

Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland (2011)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2011). Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 80(4), 192-194

This article explores the difficulties faced in keeping the Irish languages in daily use in those areas of Ireland where the influx of English as as dominant language is a threat. In particular it focusses on the approach of planners to controlling t... Read More about Language and identity: Lessons from Ireland.

GMES and INSPIRE: Harmonising cross-thematic environmental data for integrated intelligence (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ludlow, D., & Khan, Z. (2011, March). GMES and INSPIRE: Harmonising cross-thematic environmental data for integrated intelligence. Poster presented at 2nd GMES Operational Workshop, Sofia, Bulgaria

GMES and INSPIRE are mutually beneficial and require close collaboration between communities from both domains to mitigate and adapt to environmental and security challenges. For example, extension of GMES services into the cross-cutting domains of S... Read More about GMES and INSPIRE: Harmonising cross-thematic environmental data for integrated intelligence.

Going public (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Greed, C. (2011, March). Going public. Presented at Women of the World Festival Conference (WOW 2011), London, UK

Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011, March). Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery. Paper presented at Joint Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) and Lean Construction Institute Doctoral Workshop, University of Northumbria

The significance of the early planning of health and safety (H&S) to safe construction project delivery is a widely recognised fact, and central to that is the need for construction project participants to address originating accident causal factors... Read More about Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery.

Between knowledge, belief, and desire, green utopia and its application (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Khabazi, M., & Foroughmand Araabi, H. (2011, February). Between knowledge, belief, and desire, green utopia and its application. Paper presented at 5th International Forum on Urbanism [IFoU], Singapore

This paper shows how greed utopia is informed by knowledge, beliefs and other common desires

Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach (2011)
Journal Article
Jefferies, S., Pettit, C., Chung, W., Sharifi, V., Chalabi, Z., Fletcher, T., …Azapagic, A. (2011). Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 32(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624410394528

This paper presents a new decision-support framework and software platform for an integrated assessment of options for sustainable management of urban pollution. The framework involves three steps: (1) mapping the flow of pollutants associated with h... Read More about Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach.