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Sea turtle populations and poaching implications on Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2009-2011 (2012)
Report
Vonhamme, L., Stevens, A., Lewis, T. R., Feltham, J., Peters, S., Honig, A., …Snarr, K. (2012). Sea turtle populations and poaching implications on Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2009-2011. Canadian Organisation for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation

Sea turtle populations continue to be under threat globally from organised poaching for human consumption and financial gain. In the northeast of Costa Rica four species of sea turtle nest annually at one of the country’s most popular tourism destina... Read More about Sea turtle populations and poaching implications on Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2009-2011.

The emergent role of user innovation in reshaping traveler information services (2012)
Book Chapter
Lyons, G., Jain, J., Mitchell, V., & May, A. (2012). The emergent role of user innovation in reshaping traveler information services. In F. Geels, R. Kemp, G. Dudley, & G. Lyons (Eds.), Automobility in Transition? A Socio-Technical Analysis of Sustainable Transport (268-285). New York: Routledge

Building local/lay flood knowledges into community flood resilience planning after the July 2007 floods, Gloucestershire, UK (2012)
Journal Article
McEwen, L., & Jones, O. (2012). Building local/lay flood knowledges into community flood resilience planning after the July 2007 floods, Gloucestershire, UK. Hydrology Research, 43(5), 675-688. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.022

A UK Cabinet Office review after the 2007 floods highlighted different types of knowledge needed for effective flood risk management, along with knowledge gaps. This paper explores key, emerging aspects of this expanded knowledge base, namely relatio... Read More about Building local/lay flood knowledges into community flood resilience planning after the July 2007 floods, Gloucestershire, UK.

Stochastic drought quantification for the South Canadian Prairie (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Chun, K., Wheater, H., Vashchyshyn, I., & Khaliq, N. (2012, December). Stochastic drought quantification for the South Canadian Prairie. Presented at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco

For formulating robust adaptation policies under nonstationary climate, drought processes need to be characterised and modelled adequately. As a case study, the major drought episode in the early 2000s in the South Canadian Prairie is investigated us... Read More about Stochastic drought quantification for the South Canadian Prairie.

A stochastic assessment of climate change impacts on precipitation and potential evaporation in Alberta (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Vashchyshyn, I., Wheater, H., & Chun, K. (2012, December). A stochastic assessment of climate change impacts on precipitation and potential evaporation in Alberta. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting

In many climate change investigations, changes in precipitation are projected under various scenarios; however, changes in evaporation have received relatively less attention. For irrigation and water resources management, the difference between pote... Read More about A stochastic assessment of climate change impacts on precipitation and potential evaporation in Alberta.

Thinking like a wetland (2012)
Journal Article
Dillon, P., Gross, P., Irvine, R., Price, V. C., & Staddon, C. (2012). Thinking like a wetland. Journal of Arts and Communities, 4(1), 100-126. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac.4.1-2.100_1

This article is an invitation to therapeutic deconstruction: a call to reconsider our assumptions about land, water and the relationship between the wet and the dry. It takes the form of a dialogue in which poetry (Gross) and visual art (Price) promp... Read More about Thinking like a wetland.

Automatic delineation of functional river reach boundaries for river research and applications (2012)
Journal Article
Parker, C., Clifford, N., & Thorne, C. (2012). Automatic delineation of functional river reach boundaries for river research and applications. River Research and Applications, 28(10), 1708-1725. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.1568

The river reach is a pervasive term within contemporary river research and applications. Yet, despite its prevalence, there is a notable lack of consistency in its definition. This paper identifies the presence of two broad types of reach definition... Read More about Automatic delineation of functional river reach boundaries for river research and applications.

Rail passengers' time use and utility assessment (2012)
Journal Article
Susilo, Y., Lyons, G., Jain, J., & Atkins, S. (2012). Rail passengers' time use and utility assessment. Transportation Research Record, 2323(2323), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.3141/2323-12

This paper uses data from Great Britain's National Passenger Survey 2010 to examine the travel time use of rail passengers and their indicative assessment of the utility of that time use. The paper explores the impacts of individuals' sociodemographi... Read More about Rail passengers' time use and utility assessment.

Facilitating implementation of landscape-scale water management: The integrated constructed wetland concept (2012)
Journal Article
Everard, M., Harrington, R., & McInnes, R. J. (2012). Facilitating implementation of landscape-scale water management: The integrated constructed wetland concept. Ecosystem Services, 2, 27-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2012.08.001

This research addressed measures necessary to overcome barriers to the implementation of integrated resource management solutions delivering multiple ecosystem services, using the case of the Anne Valley integrated constructed wetlands (ICWs) in Coun... Read More about Facilitating implementation of landscape-scale water management: The integrated constructed wetland concept.

Green infrastructures as a potential strategy for balancing supply and demand in water stressed regions (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Farmani, R., Atkinson, S., Butler, D., Cheng, V., Echenique, M., Grinevich, V., …Zachariadis, V. (2012). Green infrastructures as a potential strategy for balancing supply and demand in water stressed regions

An integrated (socio-economic, technical) approach based on land use and water demand management is proposed in order to adapt to the challenges of growing water stress and supply vulnerability. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology is examin... Read More about Green infrastructures as a potential strategy for balancing supply and demand in water stressed regions.

The mid-to-late pleistocene palaeoenvironments of the Gordano Valley, North Somerset (2012)
Thesis
Bridle, A. The mid-to-late pleistocene palaeoenvironments of the Gordano Valley, North Somerset. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/941769

This study constitutes the first reconstruction of Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental change from the Gordano Valley, a low-lying valley marginal to the Severn Estuary in southwest England. The valley lies at the limit of Pleistocene glacial expansion a... Read More about The mid-to-late pleistocene palaeoenvironments of the Gordano Valley, North Somerset.

Researching the passenger experience of bus travel (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W. (2012, November). Researching the passenger experience of bus travel. Presented at Transport Statistics User Group - 21, Transport for London, London, UK

Key questions: “What’s actually going on on the bus?” “How might this knowledge be used to improve passengers’ experiences, market the bus, and help bring about important policy outcomes (i.e. help make the bus more attractive)?” There has b... Read More about Researching the passenger experience of bus travel.

Bus Tales: Travel-time use, technologies, and journey experiences on the bus (2012)
Thesis
Clayton, W. Bus Tales: Travel-time use, technologies, and journey experiences on the bus. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/941979

Recently there has been a growing interest in the ways in which people use their time during travel, and what different types of value (economic or personal) such ‘travel-time activity’ provides. The activities of public transport passengers have bee... Read More about Bus Tales: Travel-time use, technologies, and journey experiences on the bus.

Evaluating the Green Revolution after a decade: A Swaziland case study (2012)
Journal Article
Terry, A. (2012). Evaluating the Green Revolution after a decade: A Swaziland case study. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 10(2), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2011.600828

This paper analyses the impact of the Komati Pilot Project (KPP) upon members and their neighbours. The KPP was a Government of Swaziland (GoS)-financed irrigation scheme that enabled 43 subsistence and semi-subsistence farmers to change from rain-fe... Read More about Evaluating the Green Revolution after a decade: A Swaziland case study.

Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Chatterton, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2012, November). Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices. Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience, University College London

Disruption has negative connotations in society, yet it can provide the opportunity for change to reduce our reliance on high carbon travel practices. Using local authorities in England as the unit of enquiry the paper discusses how local authorities... Read More about Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices.

Kinematic response of single piles for different boundary conditions: Analytical solutions and normalization schemes (2012)
Journal Article
Anoyatis, G., Di Laora, R., Mandolini, A., & Mylonakis, G. (2013). Kinematic response of single piles for different boundary conditions: Analytical solutions and normalization schemes. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 44, 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2012.09.011

Kinematic pile-soil interaction is investigated analytically through a Beam-on-Dynamic-Winkler-Foundation model. A cylindrical vertical pile in a homogeneous stratum, excited by vertically-propagating harmonic shear waves, is examined in the realm of... Read More about Kinematic response of single piles for different boundary conditions: Analytical solutions and normalization schemes.

Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa (2012)
Journal Article
Quinn, N., & Quinn, N. W. (2012). Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa. Water International, 37(7), 760-772. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.741999

It is approaching two decades since South Africa's democratic transformation introduced a visionary approach to water resources management. The earlier challenges of water law reform have given way to the greater undertaking of implementation. This p... Read More about Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa.