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Blogs, podcasts and Web 2.0 tools for developing social networks and collaborative professional knowledge development in health and nursing informatics conferences (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Øyri, K., Maag, M., Murray, P., Erdley, W. S., & Ward, R. (2007, February). Blogs, podcasts and Web 2.0 tools for developing social networks and collaborative professional knowledge development in health and nursing informatics conferences. Paper presented at VI International Congress on Health Informatics (Informatica en Salud 2007), Palace of Conventions, Havana, Cuba

Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives (2007)
Journal Article
Eagle, L., & Brennan, R. (2007). Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives. Quality Assurance in Education, 15(1), 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684880710723025

Purpose - This paper seeks to evaluate the arguments for and against the proposition that students in higher education are "customers" and should be treated as such. Design/methodology/approach - A critical review of the relevant literature from the... Read More about Are students customers? TQM and marketing perspectives.

Capacity and capability in public health (2007)
Book Chapter
Barrett, G., Naidoo, J., & Orme, J. (2007). Capacity and capability in public health. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice (83-97). Open University Press

THE MEANING OF CULTURAL FESTIVALS: Stakeholder perspectives in Catalunya (2007)
Journal Article
Crespi‐Vallbona, M., & Richards, G. (2007). THE MEANING OF CULTURAL FESTIVALS: Stakeholder perspectives in Catalunya. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 13(1), 103-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/10286630701201830

© 2007, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Cultural festivals and events are increasingly becoming arenas of discourse enabling people to express their views on wider cultural, social and political issues. Often the debates polarise into those... Read More about THE MEANING OF CULTURAL FESTIVALS: Stakeholder perspectives in Catalunya.

Implementing sustainable futures in cities (2007)
Book Chapter
Fudge, C. (2007). Implementing sustainable futures in cities. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy (185-203). Maidenhead: Open University Press

Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance (2007)
Journal Article
Kenyon, S., & Lyons, G. (2007). Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41(2), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2006.02.004

Personal travel is undertaken principally as a means of access. The Internet now provides an additional form of access, enabling many activities to be reached without recourse to physical mobility by the individual undertaking the activity. However,... Read More about Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance.

Safe as houses? Ageing in place and vulnerable older people in the UK (2007)
Journal Article
Means, R. (2007). Safe as houses? Ageing in place and vulnerable older people in the UK. Social Policy and Administration, 41(1), 65-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00539.x

The UK is very similar to many other European, North American and Australasian countries in its emphasis on 'ageing in place'. This article does not seek to challenge the importance of this for most older people but rather draws out the challenges an... Read More about Safe as houses? Ageing in place and vulnerable older people in the UK.

Classic English hill towns: Ways of looking at the external appearance of settlements (2007)
Journal Article
Owen, S. (2007). Classic English hill towns: Ways of looking at the external appearance of settlements. Journal of Urban Design, 12(1), 93-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574800601071949

Developing earlier publications on the external appearance of English hill towns, this paper examines in depth three such towns. The discussion focuses on four features that give rise to the distinct identity of 'classic' English hill towns in the la... Read More about Classic English hill towns: Ways of looking at the external appearance of settlements.

Bridging the gap: An attempt to reconcile strategic planning and very local community-based planning in Rural England (2007)
Journal Article
Owen, S., Moseley, M., & Courtney, P. (2007). Bridging the gap: An attempt to reconcile strategic planning and very local community-based planning in Rural England. Local Government Studies, 33(1), 49-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930601081226

This paper reviews briefly the emergence of holistic governance at the strategic and very local levels in rural England before reporting a programme of action research designed to address the need to develop an effective 'bridge' between planning act... Read More about Bridging the gap: An attempt to reconcile strategic planning and very local community-based planning in Rural England.

Britain and individual employment rights: 'Paper tigers, fierce in appearance but missing in tooth and claw' (2007)
Journal Article
Pollert, A. (2007). Britain and individual employment rights: 'Paper tigers, fierce in appearance but missing in tooth and claw'. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 28(1), 110-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X07073031

There is much evidence that the 'European social model' is under threat, with neoliberalism increasingly dominating policy both at EU and national levels. Within this trend, Britain stands out as already having a long-established free market traditio... Read More about Britain and individual employment rights: 'Paper tigers, fierce in appearance but missing in tooth and claw'.

Epidemiology for 21st century public health (2007)
Book Chapter
Pollock, J. (2007). Epidemiology for 21st century public health. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice. Open University Press

Sustainable development and public health: Arm in arm (2007)
Book Chapter
Scally, G. (2007). Sustainable development and public health: Arm in arm. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public health for the 21st century. Maidenhead, UK: Open University press

Coevolving memetic algorithms: A review and progress report (2007)
Journal Article
Smith, J. (2007). Coevolving memetic algorithms: A review and progress report. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, 37(1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMCB.2006.883273

Coevolving memetic algorithms are a family of metaheuristic search algorithms in which a rule-based representation of local search (LS) is coadapted alongside candidate solutions within a hybrid evolutionary system. Simple versions of these systems h... Read More about Coevolving memetic algorithms: A review and progress report.

Neighbourhood regeneration and renewal (2007)
Book Chapter
Stewart, M. (2007). Neighbourhood regeneration and renewal. In J. Orme, J. Powell, P. Taylor, & M. Grey (Eds.), Public Health for the 21st Century: New Perspectives on Policy, Participation and Practice (177-91). Open University Press

Community participation in the real world: Opportunities and pitfalls in new governance spaces (2007)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. (2007). Community participation in the real world: Opportunities and pitfalls in new governance spaces. Urban Studies, 44(2), 297-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980601074987

The shift from government to governance in recent years has created significant new opportunities for people from disadvantaged communities to participate in the decisions that affect them. However, the weight of evidence over the years suggests that... Read More about Community participation in the real world: Opportunities and pitfalls in new governance spaces.