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Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why? (2021)
Journal Article
Melia, S., & Bartle, C. (2022). Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why?. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 16(11), 965-977. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1956027

This article reports on the findings of a survey of 2,092 users and potential users of e-bikes in the UK. It analysed their characteristics, their motivations, journey purposes and the barriers they perceive to the wider use of e-bikes. It compared... Read More about Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why?.

How to improve the walking realm in a car-oriented city? (Dis)agreements between professionals (2021)
Journal Article
Bozovic, T., Hinckson, E., Stewart, T., & Smith, M. (2021). How to improve the walking realm in a car-oriented city? (Dis)agreements between professionals. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 81, 490-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2021.06.011

Purpose: Urban environments and transport systems can enable and encourage walking, and therefore play a key role in climate action, public health, equity of access, and population wellbeing. The question, especially in cities that have been dominate... Read More about How to improve the walking realm in a car-oriented city? (Dis)agreements between professionals.

Species-specific control of DBH and landscape characteristics on tree-to-tree variability of sap velocity (2021)
Journal Article
Schoppach, R., Chun, K. P., He, Q., Fabiani, G., & Klaus, J. (2021). Species-specific control of DBH and landscape characteristics on tree-to-tree variability of sap velocity. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 307, Article 108533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108533

The substantial tree-to-tree variability of transpiration poses a major challenge to a reliable stand-scale quantification of transpiration. The diameter at breast height (DBH) and landscape characteristics have been identified as drivers of tree-to-... Read More about Species-specific control of DBH and landscape characteristics on tree-to-tree variability of sap velocity.

Designing ‘youth master plans’ in a CLE space: Lessons from using Minecraft in secondary school outreach project in Scotland (2021)
Journal Article
Gopinath, D. (2021). Designing ‘youth master plans’ in a CLE space: Lessons from using Minecraft in secondary school outreach project in Scotland. International Journal of Society Systems Science, 13(2), 110 - 124. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSS.2021.116371

In response to problems of neoliberal urbanism agenda, Lefebvre (1991) argued for a 'right to the city' so that more people are involved in the (re-) production of urban spaces (Purcell 2002). The challenge being to translate this ‘right’ into practi... Read More about Designing ‘youth master plans’ in a CLE space: Lessons from using Minecraft in secondary school outreach project in Scotland.

Atmospheric ammonia and nitrogen deposition on Irish Natura 2000 sites: Implications for Irish agriculture (2021)
Journal Article
Kelleghan, D., Hayes, E., Everard, M., Keating, P., Lesniak-Podsiadlo, A., & Curran, T. (2021). Atmospheric ammonia and nitrogen deposition on Irish Natura 2000 sites: Implications for Irish agriculture. Atmospheric Environment, 261, Article 118611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118611

With growing global demand for food, the agriculture sector worldwide is under pressure to intensify and expand, risking acceleration of existing negative biodiversity impacts. Agriculture is the dominant source of ammonia (NH3) emissions, which can... Read More about Atmospheric ammonia and nitrogen deposition on Irish Natura 2000 sites: Implications for Irish agriculture.

“Britain's rainforests”: Engaging the public with brownfield sites for conservation in the U.K. (2021)
Journal Article
McCallum, R., & Sardo, A. M. (2021). “Britain's rainforests”: Engaging the public with brownfield sites for conservation in the U.K. Journal of Science Communication, 20(04), Article A07. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.20040207

This small-scale study aims to understand what different environmental organisations are doing to engage people with brownfield sites in the U.K. Interviews with staff members from different environmental organisations found a wide range of initiativ... Read More about “Britain's rainforests”: Engaging the public with brownfield sites for conservation in the U.K..

Chatting round the fireside - transport tales from the pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Lyons, G. (2021, July). Chatting round the fireside - transport tales from the pandemic. Paper presented at 19th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting, Online

On 23 April 2020, one month after the UK Prime Minister announced a national lockdown in response to COVID-19, PTRC hosted an online Fireside Chat to address the implications for transport of the pandemic. At a point when working (full-time) from hom... Read More about Chatting round the fireside - transport tales from the pandemic.

Quantifying land use heterogeneity on drought conditions for mitigation strategies development in the Dongjiang River Basin, China (2021)
Journal Article
Fan, P. Y., Chun, K. P., Mijic, A., Tan, M. L., He, Q., & Yetemen, O. (2021). Quantifying land use heterogeneity on drought conditions for mitigation strategies development in the Dongjiang River Basin, China. Ecological Indicators, 129, Article 107945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107945

Spatially-invariant land use and cover changes (LUCC) are not suitable for managing non-stationary drought conditions. Therefore, developing a spatially varying framework for managing land resources is necessary. In this study, the Dongjiang River Ba... Read More about Quantifying land use heterogeneity on drought conditions for mitigation strategies development in the Dongjiang River Basin, China.

Can the Green New Deal explicitly incorporate degrowth without losing its popular potential? (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2021, July). Can the Green New Deal explicitly incorporate degrowth without losing its popular potential?. Paper presented at International Society for Ecological Economics and the European Society for Ecological Economics - Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis, Online (University of Manchester)

How should automated vehicles (AVs) interpret the rules of the road? A critical analysis of public expectations of interactions between AVs and road users (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Ricci, M., Shergold, I., & Parkhurst, G. (2021, July). How should automated vehicles (AVs) interpret the rules of the road? A critical analysis of public expectations of interactions between AVs and road users. Paper presented at Universities’ Transport Study Group (UTSG) Annual Conference 2021

Debates on how automated vehicles (AVs) would navigate the environment and behave while mixing with traffic have so far focused on technological capabilities and remained confined in expert circles, with very little dialogue with the public about the... Read More about How should automated vehicles (AVs) interpret the rules of the road? A critical analysis of public expectations of interactions between AVs and road users.

Analysing spatial intrapersonal variability of road users using point-to-point sensor data (2021)
Journal Article
Crawford, F., Connors, R., & Watling, D. (2023). Analysing spatial intrapersonal variability of road users using point-to-point sensor data. Networks and Spatial Economics, 23, 373–406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11067-021-09539-4

The availability of newly emerging forms of data in recent years has provided new opportunities to study spatial intrapersonal variability, namely the variability in an individual’s destination and route choices from day to day. As well as providing... Read More about Analysing spatial intrapersonal variability of road users using point-to-point sensor data.

Probabilistic-based approach for evaluating the thermal response of concrete slabs under fire loading (2021)
Journal Article
Karaki, G., Hawileh, R. A., & Kodur, V. K. (2021). Probabilistic-based approach for evaluating the thermal response of concrete slabs under fire loading. Journal of Structural Engineering, 147(7), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0003039

Performance-based design for fire safety has been introduced in several international design frameworks. The fire models and simulations include various assumptions and simplifications, and the current fire resistance evaluation is based on determini... Read More about Probabilistic-based approach for evaluating the thermal response of concrete slabs under fire loading.

Identifying drivers of streamflow extremes in West Africa to inform a nonstationary prediction model (2021)
Journal Article
Chun, K. P., Dieppois, B., He, Q., Sidibe, M., Eden, J., Paturel, J. E., …Conway, D. (2021). Identifying drivers of streamflow extremes in West Africa to inform a nonstationary prediction model. Weather and Climate Extremes, 33, Article 100346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100346

West Africa exhibits decadal patterns in the behaviour of droughts and floods, creating challenges for effective water resources management. Proposed drivers of prolonged shifts in hydrological extremes include the impacts of land-cover change and cl... Read More about Identifying drivers of streamflow extremes in West Africa to inform a nonstationary prediction model.

People’s perceptions towards the Steart Marshes Creation Project through stakeholder interviews and questionnaires (2021)
Book Chapter
McInnes, R. J., Everard, M., & Yamashita, H. (2021). People’s perceptions towards the Steart Marshes Creation Project through stakeholder interviews and questionnaires. In H. Yamashita (Ed.), Coastal Wetlands Restoration: Public Perception and Community. Development. Routledge

There is no published abstract. This paper documents the outocmes of public perceptions of the outcomes of a managed realignment scheme at Steart Marshes on the mouth of the River Parrett in Somerset, UK.

The failure of lifestyle environmentalism and the promise of the Green New Deal for working-class people (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, K., & Bevan, G. (2021). The failure of lifestyle environmentalism and the promise of the Green New Deal for working-class people. The Journal of Working-Class Studies, 6(1), 5-21. https://doi.org/10.13001/jwcs.v6i1.6465

There is an urgent need to address a range of environmental issues, including climate change, but the policies enacted to date have usually done nothing to address class inequities and have often led to increased working-class disadvantage. The cause... Read More about The failure of lifestyle environmentalism and the promise of the Green New Deal for working-class people.

Effect of sea level rise on the overtopping of English coastal defences (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Hames, D., & Gouldby, B. (2021). Effect of sea level rise on the overtopping of English coastal defences. In FLOODrisk2020. https://doi.org/10.3311/FloodRisk2020.11.13

With a rise in sea levels, there is a consequent increase in the risk to coastal communities of the severity and magnitude of flood events. However these increased risks are not spatially consistent, and the type and nature of a coastal defence may... Read More about Effect of sea level rise on the overtopping of English coastal defences.