Thomas Calvert's Outputs (42)

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.

Raising the standard: Developing a benchmark for green infrastructure (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Green infrastructure (GI) is globally recognised as an essential component of liveable and sustainable places. It is valued for its multifunctionality and the connectedness of the individual features to each other, the surrounding countryside and urb... Read More about Raising the standard: Developing a benchmark for green infrastructure.

Environment and health for European cities in the 21st century: Making a difference (2017)
Report

With more than 80% of the European population expected to live in urban areas by 2030, cities play a pivotal role in steering the transition towards a low-carbon society as well as in promoting and protecting health and wellbeing, and preventing and... Read More about Environment and health for European cities in the 21st century: Making a difference.

Global green infrastructure: How is green infrastructure research translated into practice outside the UK? (2017)
Report

The Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England, Bristol have been commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council
(NERC) to conduct a review of how the evidence base for Green Infrastructure (G... Read More about Global green infrastructure: How is green infrastructure research translated into practice outside the UK?.

Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents the development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (GI). Green infrastructure brings together many land uses (e.g. parks, gardens, cemeteries, allotments, nature reserves, surface water), urban design (e.g. street trees, land... Read More about Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure.

Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents the development of a benchmark for green infrastructure (GI). Green infrastructure is recognised globally as an essential component of liveable and sustainable places. It is valued for its multi-functionality and the connectedness... Read More about Development of a benchmark for green infrastructure.

The EVIDENCE project: Measure no. 17 - Travel and passenger information (2016)
Journal Article

This paper is taken from the findings of the EU Evidence project. This project provides evidence that sustainable transport interventions and spending have as much to contribute to wider societal goals and strongly posi¬tive Benefit Cost Analysis res... Read More about The EVIDENCE project: Measure no. 17 - Travel and passenger information.

The EVIDENCE project: Measure no.14 - Integration of modes (2016)
Journal Article

This paper is taken from the findings of the EU Evidence project. This project provides evidence that sustainable transport interventions and spending have as much to contribute to wider societal goals and strongly positive Benefit Cost Analysis resu... Read More about The EVIDENCE project: Measure no.14 - Integration of modes.

The EVIDENCE project: Measure no.6 - Environmental zones (2016)
Journal Article

This paper is taken from the findings of the EU Evidence project. This project provides evidence that sustainable transport interventions and spending have as much to contribute to wider societal goals and strongly posi¬tive Benefit Cost Analysis res... Read More about The EVIDENCE project: Measure no.6 - Environmental zones.

The EVIDENCE project: Measure no.18 - New models of car use (2016)
Journal Article

This paper is taken from the findings of the EU Evidence project. This project provides evidence that sustainable transport interventions and spending have as much to contribute to wider societal goals and strongly positive Benefit Cost Analysis resu... Read More about The EVIDENCE project: Measure no.18 - New models of car use.

Green infrastructure: Research into practice (2016)
Report

The Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England, Bristol have been commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to conduct a review of how the evidence base for Green Infrastructure (GI... Read More about Green infrastructure: Research into practice.

National benchmark for green infrastructure: A feasibility study (2016)
Report

This research examines whether a market exists for a national benchmark for green infrastructure (GI) in England. It is funded through a Natural Environment Research Council Innovation Fund (Grant Reference: NE/N016971/1). This builds on a Knowledge... Read More about National benchmark for green infrastructure: A feasibility study.

Urban walking experience, understood as relationships between the pedestrian's inner world, the city they experience and their physical movement of walking (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is growing interest in walking and how it can be encouraged due to its potential to ameliorate public health, environmental and congestion issues and the economic benefits attendant on this. However there is little research about the experience... Read More about Urban walking experience, understood as relationships between the pedestrian's inner world, the city they experience and their physical movement of walking.

Independent analytical review for a road user satisfaction survey (2015)
Report

Following the 2011 publication of the Cook Report (Cook, 2011) which examined the English highway network in terms of its effective management, value for money and level of innovation, the government set about a programme of regulatory reform (Depart... Read More about Independent analytical review for a road user satisfaction survey.

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics (2015)
Report

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund (RJRF) has commissioned an ambitious two-year study of major roads in England with a horizon of 2040. There are seven topics of interest, and the first topic of interest has two tasks, one of which (Task 1B) is to identify... Read More about Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics.

An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic (2014)
Thesis

The experience of urban walking is one that can form an important package of time in people’s daily routine, with 8 million hours being spent daily walking in urban areas in the UK. This study explores urban walking experience as a holistic and multi... Read More about An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic.

Potential challenges facing persons-in-charge of automated buses, and means of recruiting, testing, and training them: An evidence review
Report

Whilst promising many benefits, widespread private automated vehicles also hold potential to increase traffic flows, worsen congestion, worsen public health, and reduce public transport use (Ainsalu et al., 2018). At the same time, there is potential... Read More about Potential challenges facing persons-in-charge of automated buses, and means of recruiting, testing, and training them: An evidence review.

Bristol on-bus survey 2017
Report

This report contains findings from a bus survey undertaken in 2017 of 1085 passengers on six routes in Bristol UK. The survey sought to understand: passenger perceptions of their bus experience, their travel time use, and perceptions surrounding the... Read More about Bristol on-bus survey 2017.

User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey
Report

In February 2020, six electric bikes (e-bikes) were added to the Milton Park fleet of 18 ‘conventional’ shared bikes, with funding from the MultiCAV project. The scheme is operated by Bainton Bikes of Oxford using Donkey Republic software, and brande... Read More about User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey.

Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people
Report

This case study examined factors affecting the health and happiness of older residents in Staple Hill, Bristol, UK. The research, which was qualitative in nature, was primarily achieved through a workshop, and 13 walking interviews, with older resid... Read More about Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: The role of neighbourhood in the health and happiness of older people.