Outputs (46)

Quantitative conversations: the importance of developing rapport in standardised interviewing (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, The Author(s). When developing household surveys, much emphasis is understandably placed on developing survey instruments that can elicit accurate and comparable responses. In order to ensure that carefully crafted questions are not undermine... Read More about Quantitative conversations: the importance of developing rapport in standardised interviewing.

A new approach to urban water management: Safe and sure (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper introduces a new approach to water management that is 'Safe & SuRe'. This includes presenting a conceptual framework to link the emerging threats of climate change and variability, rapid urbanization and population growth, energy constrain... Read More about A new approach to urban water management: Safe and sure.

Long-term cyclic load capacity and residual life of masonry arch bridges (2014)
Report

How long can existing masonry arch bridges continue to carry heavily increased traffic loading? Is there a weight limit for masonry bridges below which no long-term damage will occur to the structure? Can the life expectancy for masonry arch bridges... Read More about Long-term cyclic load capacity and residual life of masonry arch bridges.

Acoustic emission monitoring of masonry arch bridges (2014)
Report

Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring has the unique ability to record crack propagation inside the material and indicate the condition of the structure. Although AE has been widely used for concrete and steel bridges , its use for masonry structures is... Read More about Acoustic emission monitoring of masonry arch bridges.

Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres (2014)
Report

AIM
The aim of this research was to examine the potential for mitigation of predominantly pluvial flooding in CBDs through retrofitting of such systems. The research used two case study areas to explore the challenges and opportunities for retrofit... Read More about Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres.

Green economy and meeting human needs (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A discussion about the extent to which the sustainable transition paradigm can been human needs.

Trends in hydrological intensification in the UK: Implications for flood risk management (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Social inclusion and the Green Economy (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper looked at the equity and inclusion aspects of recent interpretations of 'Green Economy' e.g. UNEP 2011.

'Future Flows' and future floods: An exploration of the implications of climate change for high flows in the UK (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Measuring rock hardness in the field (2014)
Book Chapter

Rock surface hardness is often used as an indicator of the degree to which a rock surface has weathered. As the surface deteriorates the loss of cohesion results in crumbling of the surface, increased pore water circulation and dislodging of sections... Read More about Measuring rock hardness in the field.

International Approaches to Real Estate Development (2014)
Book

Can the capitalist state deliver environmental justice? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper disussed the contradictions between capitalism and achieving environmental justice.

Illuminating twenty-five years of poverty research through paradata and secondary analysis (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper looked at poverty research over the 20th and 21st centuries, focussing on paradata and secondary analysis. In particular it discussed the work of Peter Townsend.

Possibilities of paradata: Technologies and social practices - poverty surveys 60 years on (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper discussed the difference between survey methods over the years.

Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access (2014)
Report

This project aimed to provide open access to data from Peter Townsend’s 1967-68 Poverty in the UK (PinUK) landmark UK survey, and to enhance the capacity to use it, through innovative analysis of micro paradata and comparative analysis of macro parad... Read More about Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access.

Life on a low income in austere times: Precarious budgets (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

An analysis of the everyday ways of coping with poverty by those experiencing the impact of service cuts and economic decline.

Energy and social justice (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A presentation as part of 'Big Green Week' in Bristol discussing energy issues in relation to social justice. The key issue, I propose, is the nationalisation of energy since private energy companies are making vast profits while many poor die in the... Read More about Energy and social justice.

Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba (2014)
Book Chapter

Increased economic growth has been widely and consistently advocated as a solution to poverty and inequality. Yet many environmentalists are opposed to limitless growth on the grounds that it is ecologically unsustainable. In particular, the ‘degro... Read More about Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba.

Urban water economics (2014)
Book Chapter

Water Resources for the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions (2014)
Book

This book comprises three parts and eight sections, which are collated into twenty–nine chapters. The first part of the book (Sections 2, 3 and 4) addresses management issues and solutions to minimise water shortages and provide water security for so... Read More about Water Resources for the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions.