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Public attitudes & behavioural change (2021)
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Barnes, J. (2021, March). Public attitudes & behavioural change. Paper presented at Scottish Air Quality Database and Website Annual Seminar

Benefits of improving air quality and reducing road traffic (2020)
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Barnes, J. (2020, October). Benefits of improving air quality and reducing road traffic. Presented at Pollution in Bristol: Our Emissions and Transport, Clean Air Day event organised by Future Economy Network and Stantec

Environmental justice and air pollution (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J. (2020, October). Environmental justice and air pollution. Presented at Unequal Air: Structural racism, environmental injustice, and the disproportionate burden of pollution, Clean Air Day event organised by Global Action Plan

ClairCity Citizen-led air pollution reduction in cities (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., & Hayes, E. (2020, August). ClairCity Citizen-led air pollution reduction in cities. Presented at CIEH Summer Series: Air quality in the West of England: pollution, air quality and crematoriums, Webinar

The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Hayes, E., De Vito, L., & Williams, B. (2019, June). The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality?. Presented at 27th International Conference on Air Pollution Modelling, Monitoring and Management, University of Aveiro Portugal

Introduction and context A brief overview of the UK’s air pollution problem The Clean Air Strategy 2019 – aims and intentions Evaluating the Strategy Conclusions The new strategy was published in January 2019. The foreword by the Secretary... Read More about The Clean Air Strategy 2019. Is this a new start for the management of air quality?.

Evidence from ClairCity: Citizen demand for a clean air, low carbon, healthy city (2019)
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Barnes, J., Boushel, C., De Vito, L., Fogg Rogers, L., Hayes, E., & Longhurst, J. (2019, June). Evidence from ClairCity: Citizen demand for a clean air, low carbon, healthy city. Presented at Air Pollution 2019, 27th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Aveiro, Portugal

H2020 Claircity project: Assessment of air quality impacts for Bristol City Council (2019)
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Rodrigues, V., Oliveira, K., Coelho, S., Ferreira, J., Fernandes, A. P., Rafael, S., …Lopes, M. (2019, June). H2020 Claircity project: Assessment of air quality impacts for Bristol City Council. Paper presented at 19th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, Harmo 2019

ClairCity is a European project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The project applies an innovative quantification framework developed to assess environmental, health and economic impacts. The quantificati... Read More about H2020 Claircity project: Assessment of air quality impacts for Bristol City Council.

Air Quality and Environmental Justice (2019)
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Barnes, J. (2019, February). Air Quality and Environmental Justice. Presented at THE INVISIBLE CITY 3: AIR QUALITY, HEALTH AND WHY DOING SOMETHING IS GOOD FOR YOU

Air quality and Clean Air Zones (2018)
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Barnes, J. (2018, November). Air quality and Clean Air Zones. Presented at Travelwest Travel Awards 2018

Air quality and Clean Air Zones (2018)
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Barnes, J. (2018, November). Air quality and Clean Air Zones. Presented at Bristol Clean Air Zone event

EU multilevel governance and air quality management in the UK (2018)
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De Vito, L., Russel, D., Hayes, E., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., & Longhurst, J. (2018, September). EU multilevel governance and air quality management in the UK. Presented at European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), Lausanne, Switzerland

Presentation delivered at the EGPA Conference 2018

Introduction to air quality issues (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J. (2018, July). Introduction to air quality issues. Presented at A Clean Air Plan for Bristol, Bristol, UK

Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment (2018)
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Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., De Vito, L., Everard, M., Hayes, E., …Williams, B. (2018, June). Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment. Presented at 26th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Naples, Italy

This paper provides a high-level assessment of the causes and impacts of air pollution and its management through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a literature review and expert assessment process the impac... Read More about Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment.

Air quality, deprivation and health (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J. (2018, June). Air quality, deprivation and health. Presented at Public Health England South West Air Quality Event Tackling poor air quality and the basic inequality in life

Air quality, deprivation and health (2018)
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Barnes, J. (2018, June). Air quality, deprivation and health. Presented at Public Health England South West Air Quality Event - Tackling poor air quality and the basic inequality in life, Taunton, UK

Putting people at the heart of air quality management (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Barnes, J., De Vito, L., Boushel, C., Husby, T., …Heves, G. (2018, March). Putting people at the heart of air quality management. Presented at Air Quality 2018: Science and Application, Barcelona, Spain

One of the key reasons why efforts to improve air quality have not been more successful across Europe has been the failure to elicit more political support at both national and local levels. This can be seen as being due, in no small part, to a failu... Read More about Putting people at the heart of air quality management.

Air Quality (2017)
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Barnes, J. (2017, January). Air Quality. Presented at BRE Healthy Cities Index Expert Workshop

What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act? (2016)
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Longhurst, J., Barnes, J., Bushel, C., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Prestwood, E., & Williams, B. (2016, October). What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?. Presented at Routes to Clean Air 2, Bristol, UK

2016 marks 60 years since the first UK Clean Air Act. This presentation considers the factors contributing to successful management of air quality and the factors that act as barriers to progress. The public health catastrophe of the 1952 Londo... Read More about What has been achieved in the 60 years since the first Clean Air Act?.

Air quality update (2016)
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Barnes, J. (2016, June). Air quality update. Presented at Environmental Protection Update Workshop, Weston-super-Mare, UK

Local and national action – next steps? (2016)
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Barnes, J. (2016, February). Local and national action – next steps?. Presented at Westminster Briefing 'Air Quality Management Under the New Government: Understanding National Priorities and the Next Steps for LAQM', London, UK

The presentation covers the latest LAQM and Action Plan consultations from Defra and speculates on the effects that recent legislative actions may have on air quality management in the near future.

Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., & Longhurst, J. (2015, September). Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management. Presented at Learning from the Sharp End. Implications for Sustainability in HE, Bristol, UK

This paper will examine the ESD experience of postgraduate students taking the MSc Environmental Management at UWE, Bristol. It will do this through the lens provided by the Education for Sustainable Development guidance produced by the HEA and QAA i... Read More about Exploring the postgraduate ESD experience in UWE’s MSc Environmental Management.

Learning from Bristol: A novel method for local air quality action planning (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2015, June). Learning from Bristol: A novel method for local air quality action planning. Poster presented at 52nd International Making Cities Livable Conference on Achieving Green, Healthy Cities, Bristol

The primary source of air pollution in urban areas is road traffic with >60% UK local authorities exceeding the health-based annual mean air quality objective for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Ambient air pollution is carcinogenic and the cardiovascular an... Read More about Learning from Bristol: A novel method for local air quality action planning.

Energy justice? A spatial analysis of variations in household direct energy consumption in the UK (2015)
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Chatterton, T., Barnes, J., Yeboah, G., & Anable, J. (2015, June). Energy justice? A spatial analysis of variations in household direct energy consumption in the UK. Paper presented at eceee 2015 Summer Study on energy efficiency, Hyeres, France

Targets for reductions in carbon emissions and energy use are usually framed in terms of national and international percentage reductions. However, the amount of energy used by households varies greatly, with some households using considerably more t... Read More about Energy justice? A spatial analysis of variations in household direct energy consumption in the UK.

Has UK local government action improved local air quality? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2015, June). Has UK local government action improved local air quality?. Presented at 23rd International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Valencia, Spain

Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Yeboah, G., Anable, J., Chatterton, T., Barnes, J., Wilson, E., Turnbull, O., & Cairns, S. (2015, April). Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources. Paper presented at GISRUK 2015, Leeds, UK

This study presents global and local models explaining household car ownership elasticity in England and Wales based on new datasets from Experian household median income and 2011 Census released by UK Government agencies. Latest empirical evidence o... Read More about Understanding car ownership elasticities in England and Wales: Advancing the evidence base with new data sources.

A Study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010 (2014)
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Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Barnes, J., Longhurst, J., Laxen, D., Irwin, J., …Zamparutti, T. (2014, July). A Study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010. Presented at Air Pollution 2014: 22nd International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Opatija, Croatia

A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Barnes, J., Longhurst, J., Laxen, D., Irwin, J., …Zamparutti, T. (2014, June). A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010. Paper presented at 2014 Annual UK Review Meeting on Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research, Solihull

Summary This study reviews ozone concentrations from rural monitoring stations across Europe between 1996 and 2010 across a range of statistics with regard to the various objectives, target values and thresholds established by the 2008 Ambient Air Q... Read More about A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010.

A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Barnes, J., Longhurst, J., Laxen, D., Irwin, J., …Zamparutti, T. (2014, March). A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010. Paper presented at 9th International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Summary This study reviews ozone concentrations from rural monitoring stations across Europe between 1996 and 2010 across a range of statistics with regard to the various objectives, target values and thresholds established by the 2008 Ambient Air Q... Read More about A study of ozone concentrations and trends across Europe: 1996-2010.

A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010 (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2014, March). A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010. Poster presented at 9th International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Summary This study presents an assessment of exposure to ozone exceedences across Europe using a new methodology based around the Eurostat degree of urbanisation (DEGURBA) classification, which provides the ability to categorise exposure into ‘Urban... Read More about A study of ozone exposure across Europe: 2004–2010.

Variations in car type, size, usage and emissions across Great Britain and relationships with socio-demographic characteristics (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., Barnes, J., Wilson, R., Anable, J., & Cairns, S. (2014, January). Variations in car type, size, usage and emissions across Great Britain and relationships with socio-demographic characteristics. Paper presented at 46th Universities' Transport Studies Group, Annual Conference January 2014, Newcastle

This paper is an early output from the EPSRC/RCUK Energy Programme project, MOT (Motoring and vehicle Ownership Trends in the UK). The MOT test record dataset recently released by the Department for Transport provides the ability to estimate annual m... Read More about Variations in car type, size, usage and emissions across Great Britain and relationships with socio-demographic characteristics.

Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Barnes, J., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Olowoporoku, A. (2012, May). Air quality action planning: Barriers to remediation in local air quality management. Paper presented at Air Pollution 2012: 20th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, A Coruna, Spain

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Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values (2011)
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Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Olowoporoku, A. (2011, September). Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values. Paper presented at Nineteenth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, Malta

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