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Cardiff 2050: City regional scenarios for urban sustainability (2014)
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Eames, M., De Laurentis, C., Hunt, M., Lannon, S. C., & Dixon, T. (2014). Cardiff 2050: City regional scenarios for urban sustainability. EPSRC

What would a sustainable future look like for Cardiff and South East Wales? This report describes three distinctive long term (2050) city regional futures: i) Connected Cardiff; ii) Compact Cardiff–Wilderness Valleys; and iii) Orchard Cardiff Ci... Read More about Cardiff 2050: City regional scenarios for urban sustainability.

Retrofit 2050: Critical challenges for urban transitions (2014)
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Eames, M., Dixon, T., Lannon, S. C., Hunt, M., De Laurentis, C., Marvin, S., …Georgiadou, M. C. (2014). Retrofit 2050: Critical challenges for urban transitions. EPSRC

Scaling up retrofit presents a number of critical challenges for the transition to urban sustainability. Drawing together insights from the EPSRC Retrofit 2050 project this briefing sets out key success factors that need to be in place to deliver sus... Read More about Retrofit 2050: Critical challenges for urban transitions.

Guidelines for sustainable intertidal bait and seaweed collection in Wales: Legislative review (2014)
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Bean, E., & Appleby, T. (2014). Guidelines for sustainable intertidal bait and seaweed collection in Wales: Legislative review

The foreshore is subject to various public rights including the public right to fish in tidal waters. Ancillary to this right is the public right to collect, for personal use, bait on the foreshore and floating seaweed from the tidal waters. The... Read More about Guidelines for sustainable intertidal bait and seaweed collection in Wales: Legislative review.

Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Appendix B to: Jenkins SF, Wilson TM, Magill CR, Miller V, Stewart C, Marzocchi W and Boulton M, 2014. Volcanic ash fall hazard and risk: technical background paper for the UNISDR 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (2014)
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Hobbs, L., Gilbert, J., Lane, S., & Loughlin, S. (2014). Interactions of volcanic airfall and glaciers: Appendix B to: Jenkins SF, Wilson TM, Magill CR, Miller V, Stewart C, Marzocchi W and Boulton M, 2014. Volcanic ash fall hazard and risk: technical background paper for the UNISDR 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. Global Volcano Model for UNISDR

Long-term cyclic load capacity and residual life of masonry arch bridges (2014)
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Tomor, A. (2016). Long-term cyclic load capacity and residual life of masonry arch bridges

How long can existing masonry arch bridges continue to carry heavily increased traffic loading? Is there a weight limit for masonry bridges below which no long-term damage will occur to the structure? Can the life expectancy for masonry arch bridges... Read More about Long-term cyclic load capacity and residual life of masonry arch bridges.

The business case for adapting buildings to climate change: Niche or mainstream? (2014)
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Thompson, M., Cooper, I., & Gething, B. (2014). The business case for adapting buildings to climate change: Niche or mainstream?. Innovate UK

This report analyses the opportunities and challenges facing designers in adapting buildings for a changing UK climate. This industry-led report, ‘The business case for adapting buildings to climate change: Niche or mainstream?’, is mainly aimed a... Read More about The business case for adapting buildings to climate change: Niche or mainstream?.

Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) profile in South Gloucestershire (2014)
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Ismail, N. (2014). Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) profile in South Gloucestershire

Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are chemical substances that have been synthesised to cause similar reactions to those produced by taking conventional drugs. The report estimates the prevalence of NPS use across South Gloucestershire. It looks in... Read More about Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) profile in South Gloucestershire.

Internationale vergelijking financiering en kostenverhaal bij organische gebiedsontwikkeling (International comparison of funding and cost recovery in organic area development) (2014)
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Hobma, F., Askew, J., Mitschang, S., Santing, J., Schwarz, T., Sheppard, A., & Verbist, S. (2014). Internationale vergelijking financiering en kostenverhaal bij organische gebiedsontwikkeling (International comparison of funding and cost recovery in organic area development)

Report commissioned by Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (Netherlands). International comparison of funding and cost recovery - Chapter on England (written by Askew, A and Sheppard, A); planning gain, planning obligations and the Commun... Read More about Internationale vergelijking financiering en kostenverhaal bij organische gebiedsontwikkeling (International comparison of funding and cost recovery in organic area development).

Education for sustainable development: Guidance for UK higher education providers (2014)
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Longhurst, J., Bellingham, L., Cotton, D., Isaac, V., Kemp, S., Martin, S., …Tilbury, D. (2014). Education for sustainable development: Guidance for UK higher education providers

This guidance has been prepared by representatives of the higher education community with expertise in education and sustainable development. It has been produced via collaboration between the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and t... Read More about Education for sustainable development: Guidance for UK higher education providers.

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the South Yorkshire ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme (2014)
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Barnes, J., & Bailey, R. (2014). Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the South Yorkshire ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme

In March 2013, the Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC), UWE, Bristol was commissioned to develop a methodology to enable an ongoing quantitative and qualitative assessment (Q&QA) of the impact of the ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme on v... Read More about Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the South Yorkshire ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme.

Assessment of air quality in the vicinity of Delimara power station, Malta (2014)
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Barnes, J. (2014). Assessment of air quality in the vicinity of Delimara power station, Malta

The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC), University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) was appointed by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) and the Monitoring Committee, following a competitive tendering process, to asse... Read More about Assessment of air quality in the vicinity of Delimara power station, Malta.