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Institutional Economics and Mythopoetics (2021)
Book Chapter
Wrenn, M. (2021). Institutional Economics and Mythopoetics. In C. Whalen (Ed.), Institutional economics: Perspectives and methods in search of a better world. Routledge

Urban networks and autonomous vehicles (2021)
Book Chapter
Parkin, J. (2021). Urban networks and autonomous vehicles. In Cities for driverless vehicles: Planning the future built environment with shared mobility. London: Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing)

All vehicles need routes, and infrastructure provision is therefore of prime importance. Autonomous vehicles will have to interact with humans as pedestrians, cyclists (on conventional and e-bikes) and other human scale mobility including wheel-chair... Read More about Urban networks and autonomous vehicles.

Development of African Union Law: Tax harmonisation and regional integration towards achieving social structures in West Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Onyejekwe, C. (2021). Development of African Union Law: Tax harmonisation and regional integration towards achieving social structures in West Africa. In The Emergent African Union Law: Conceptualization, Delimitation, and Application. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press

Economic and structural development has been at the forefront of the African Union (AU) policy. The establishment of sustainable social structures is an integral part of the development agenda for AU Member States. Certain factors including poverty,... Read More about Development of African Union Law: Tax harmonisation and regional integration towards achieving social structures in West Africa.

Psychological Assessment (2021)
Book Chapter
Paraskeva, N., & Rumsey, N. (2021). Psychological Assessment. In S. Kay, D. McCombe, & D. Wilks (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Oxford University Press

Although research relating to the psychology of the cosmetic surgery patient is still in its infancy, there is a consensus amongst researchers that various combinations of psychological factors play a key role in the recent increase in demand for cos... Read More about Psychological Assessment.

Writing film industry history (2021)
Book Chapter
Spicer, A. (2021). Writing film industry history. In P. McDonald (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Media Industries (429-438). London and New York: Routledge

This chapter provides a critical overview of the main ways in which film industry history has been formulated and described. It argues that any account must address three basic questions: (i) how film industry history has been defined and delimited (... Read More about Writing film industry history.

Urban policy in European Cohesion Policy (2021)
Book Chapter
Zimmermann, K., & Atkinson, R. (2021). Urban policy in European Cohesion Policy. In The EU’s Cohesion Policy and Future Spatial Governance: Territorial, Social and Economic Challenges (83-97). New York: Edward Elgar

Since the early 1990s cities have been part of European Cohesion Policy (ECP) and much has been written on the relationship between ECP and cities. We will briefly summarize this process, highlighting the discursive shift from an anti-poverty agenda... Read More about Urban policy in European Cohesion Policy.

Brenneria (2021)
Book Chapter
Brady, C., & Coutinho, T. (2021). Brenneria. In Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01136.pub2

The genus Brenneria was created to accommodate bacteria causing disease on woody hosts. Species cause a range of cankers, wilts and necroses on willow, oak, alder, walnut and are also associated with disease-causing species of Lonsdalea. Cells are Gr... Read More about Brenneria.

Laser textile design and finishing (2021)
Book Chapter
Morgan, L. (in press). Laser textile design and finishing. In Volume 10: Textile Futures. Bloomsbury Publishing

This entry discusses the state of the art in laser processing techniques for textiles beyond laser-cutting applications. It maps the use of laser technology for textile design with a focus on research that developed innovative digitally-driven surfac... Read More about Laser textile design and finishing.

Dual careers and athlete wellbeing (2021)
Book Chapter
Woodford, L., & Roberts, C. (2021). Dual careers and athlete wellbeing. In N. Campbell, A. Brady, & A. Tincknell-Smith (Eds.), Developing and Supporting Athlete Wellbeing. Person First, Athlete Second. Routledge

Taxation and the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria (2021)
Book Chapter
Pearce, E., & Onyejekwe, C. (2021). Taxation and the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria. In Taxation and the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria: Barriers, prospects, and strategies (19). November 8, 2021: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003133469

Literature has shown that Nigeria has an exceptionally low rate of tax compliance and with the increasing decline in oil revenue, it has become imperative for the government to focus on tax in other to meet its obligations to the people and equally m... Read More about Taxation and the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria.

Stewardship innovation: The forgotten component in maximising the value of urban nature-based solutions (2021)
Book Chapter
Nash, C., Rumble, H., & Connop, S. (2021). Stewardship innovation: The forgotten component in maximising the value of urban nature-based solutions. In C. Catalano, M. B. Andreucci, R. Guarino, F. Bretzel, M. Leone, & S. Pasta (Eds.), Urban Services to Ecosystems: Green Infrastructure Benefits from the Landscape to the Urban Scale (165-182). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_9

Nature-based solutions (NBS) enable the ecosystem service benefits associated with natural landscapes to be embedded into the built environment, simultaneously providing environmental, social, and economic benefits. This represents a mechanism for re... Read More about Stewardship innovation: The forgotten component in maximising the value of urban nature-based solutions.

Less is more: Soil and substrate quality as an opportunity for urban greening and biodiversity conservation (2021)
Book Chapter
Vannucchi, F., Bretzel, F., Pini, R., & Rumble, H. (2021). Less is more: Soil and substrate quality as an opportunity for urban greening and biodiversity conservation. In C. Catalano, M. B. Andreucci, R. Guarino, F. Bretzel, M. Leone, & S. Pasta (Eds.), Urban Services to Ecosystems: Green Infrastructure Benefits from the Landscape to the Urban Scale (207-224). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75929-2_11

Soil is a key component of the water and nutrient cycles and a major contributor to global carbon sequestration. It can remediate pollution and provides habitat for almost all terrestrial plants, as well as a large proportion of terrestrial fauna. Ye... Read More about Less is more: Soil and substrate quality as an opportunity for urban greening and biodiversity conservation.

Co-creating the tolerant city: The role of inspirational civic leadership (2021)
Book Chapter
Hambleton, R. (2021). Co-creating the tolerant city: The role of inspirational civic leadership. In Local Government in Europe. New perspectives and democratic challenges (181-198). Bristol: Bristol University Press

In recent decades, the international movement of peoples to cities has accelerated, and some cities now have very high numbers of foreign-born residents. This chapter offers a contribution to current debates about the leadership and management of mu... Read More about Co-creating the tolerant city: The role of inspirational civic leadership.

The transmission of divine light (2021)
Book Chapter
Crofts, C. (2021). The transmission of divine light. In Opening up the Magic Box. Friese-Greene and Reflections on Film (97-100). Bristol: Bristol Ideas

Charlotte Crofts writes about her memories of cinema-going growing up in Bristol and beyond.

Complex urban futures: Design science for flux territories (2021)
Book Chapter
Sengupta, U., Cheung, E., Solomou, S., Zigure, S., Tantoush, M., Bassanino, M., & Hyde, R. (2021). Complex urban futures: Design science for flux territories. In Design Studio Vol. 2 Intelligent Control: Disruptive Technologies. In print and electronic format: RIBA Publishing

Book description: How should we train? What should we learn? What is our value? Disruptive technologies have increased speculation about what it means to be an architect. Innovations simultaneously offer great promise and potential risk to design pr... Read More about Complex urban futures: Design science for flux territories.