All Outputs (5)

The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports (2023)
Working Paper
Hickman, H., McClymont, K., Fouad, Z., Hall, S., King, L., & Windermer, R. The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports

The Planning Advisory Service commissioned the University of West of England (UWE) to research the role that Local Planning Authorities (LPA) can play in delivering housing-led development on brownfield land. The research resulted in a set of case st... Read More about The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports.

Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England (2023)
Journal Article
Fouad, A. Z., Sinnett, D., Bray, I., McClatchey, R., & Reece, R. (2023). Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England. Land,

Greenspaces are argued to be one of the important features in the urban environment that impact the health of the population. Previous research suggested either positive, negative or no associations between greenspaces and health-related outcomes. Th... Read More about Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England.

Housing affordability in the South West of England (2023)
Report
Sinnett, D., Fouad, Z., McClymont, K., Hickman, H., Loveday, C., Hall, S., …Lamond, J. (2023). Housing affordability in the South West of England. https://homesforthesouthwest.co.uk: Homes for the South West

The South West faces acute problems of housing affordability. The region is conspicuously less affordable than England as a whole, and the North and Midlands in particular. These inter-regional disparities are becoming progressively more pronounced.... Read More about Housing affordability in the South West of England.

Affordances of the spatial design of school buildings for student interactions and student self-directed learning activities (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Fouad, A. Z., & Sailer, K. (2022). Affordances of the spatial design of school buildings for student interactions and student self-directed learning activities. In A. van Nes, & R. E. de Koning (Eds.),

The importance of school buildings is rooted in the vitality of education for societal development. Literature perceives learning as a social process, enriched by student interactions and self-directed activities, and the school design should afford... Read More about Affordances of the spatial design of school buildings for student interactions and student self-directed learning activities.

Schools as social complexes. How space affords self-directed learning (2022)
Journal Article
Fouad, A. Z., & Sailer, K. (2022). Schools as social complexes. How space affords self-directed learning. ARCH+, 1(249), 32-35

Buildings are social entities. They channel and distribute movement flows and structure who we encounter where and when. Architects can shape how sociable a building might become in use through its spatial layout and its power to bring people togethe... Read More about Schools as social complexes. How space affords self-directed learning.