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Circularity in the built environment? A call for a paradigm shift (2020)
Book Chapter

This chapter considers how circularity is being, and might be, approached and achieved within the built environment. Three case studies illustrate the current situation. The first case address life cycle assessment (LCA) in measuring circularity, sho... Read More about Circularity in the built environment? A call for a paradigm shift.

Two leagues, one front? The India league and the league against imperialism in the British left, 1927-1937 (2020)
Book Chapter

V.K. Krishna Menon always made people angry. When he left southern India in 1924, coming to England under the auspices of his mentor Annie Besant’s Theosophist and Indian Home Rule movement, Menon disappointed his father by not becoming a lawyer and... Read More about Two leagues, one front? The India league and the league against imperialism in the British left, 1927-1937.

Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning (2020)
Book Chapter

This study investigated the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning by comparing three conditions in which there was (a) limited time to write words, (b) unlimited time to write words, and (c) a non-writing word- picture pairs comparison. Non-... Read More about Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning.

UAV’s applications, architecture, security issues and attack scenarios: A survey (2020)
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/drones have become very popular in recent years as they are widely used in several domains. They are widely used in both military and civilian applications such as aerial photography, entertainment, search and rescue m... Read More about UAV’s applications, architecture, security issues and attack scenarios: A survey.

Symbolic regionalism and European governance: Why Africa is different (2020)
Book Chapter

"So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world" (Immanuel Kant).

Critical ambience (2020)
Book Chapter

This chapter argues that ambient cultural practices can be reframed as critically focused experiences rather than either passive backgrounds or immersive entertainment. We argue that ambient literature can leave the reader or listener with a heighten... Read More about Critical ambience.

Extending the boundaries of political communication: How ideology can be examined in super-rich television documentaries using Discursive Psychology (2020)
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Political communication is not static and takes a range of forms due to technological change requiring researchers to diversify their interests. When examining talk about wealth inequality, focusing on the overtly political is problematic as issues s... Read More about Extending the boundaries of political communication: How ideology can be examined in super-rich television documentaries using Discursive Psychology.

Self-healing concrete and cementitious materials (2020)
Book Chapter

Concrete is one of the most used materials in the world with robust applications and increasing demand. Despite considerable advancement in concrete and cementitious materials over last centuries, infrastructure built in the present world with these... Read More about Self-healing concrete and cementitious materials.

Science communication and public relations: Beyond borders (2020)
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This chapter applies an overall communication constitute organizations (CCO) perspective to explore the relationships between science communication and public relations. In the context of increasing institutional interest in public relations and scie... Read More about Science communication and public relations: Beyond borders.

Applying design thinking principles on major infrastructure projects (2020)
Book Chapter

Information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters (2020)
Book Chapter

Since the 1992 Rio Summit, increasing depletion of resources (such as land, water, energy and forests) as well as restricted access to these resources remain issues of global concern. Time and again, a lack of community engagement along with weak inf... Read More about Information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.

Hegemony (2020)
Book Chapter

Hegemony is one the most powerful concepts to understand reality in any social scientist's toolbox. Hegemony comes from the term - hegemon meaning leader. Gramsci’s works presented the provocation: how can power be won, and how can it be sustained. T... Read More about Hegemony.

Changing culture? Thinking differently about police and prosecution disclosure (2020)
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Parties, elections, and political maturation in the UK overseas territories (2020)
Book Chapter

‘Something to work with’ Contemporary issues with pre-charge police disclosure and the role of the defence lawyer (2020)
Book Chapter

The rise of managerialism: The impact of swift and (un)sure justice on disclosure in criminal proceedings (2020)
Book Chapter

Towards autonomous robot evolution (2020)
Book Chapter

We outline a perspective on the future of evolutionary robotics and discuss a long-term vision regarding robots that evolve in the real world. We argue that such systems offer significant potential for advancing both science and engineering. For scie... Read More about Towards autonomous robot evolution.

Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics (2020)
Book Chapter

Robot accidents are inevitable. Although rare, they have been happening since assembly line robots were first introduced in the 1960s. But a new generation of social robots is now becoming commonplace. Equipped with sophisticated embedded artificial... Read More about Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics.

Mitigating air pollution and the urban heat island effect: The roles of urban trees (2020)
Book Chapter

Trees in the urban environment have been proposed as one mechanism to reduce air pollution and the impacts of the UHI in cities. There are now policies and initiatives in place globally to increase the canopy cover in our neighbourhoods. Trees have n... Read More about Mitigating air pollution and the urban heat island effect: The roles of urban trees.

The pre-trial process of England and Wales (2020)
Book Chapter

This chapter analyses the core functions of the adversarial pre-trial process of England and Wales. The chapter takes a chronological approach to the how the operation of the process. Here we examine the role of the custody officer, the regulation of... Read More about The pre-trial process of England and Wales.