Applying social learning to climate communications- visualising 'people like me' in air pollution and climate change data (2021)
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Technological approaches to carbon emission and air pollution data modelling consider where the issues are located and what is creating emissions. This paper argues that more focus should be paid to people-the drivers of vehicles or households burnin... Read More about Applying social learning to climate communications- visualising 'people like me' in air pollution and climate change data.

Characteristics of tail pipe (Nitric oxide) and resuspended dust emissions from urban roads – A case study in Delhi city (2019)
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Introduction: Personal exposure to elevated vehicle exhaust and non-exhaust emissions at urban roadside leads to carcinogenic health effects, respiratory illness and nervous system disorders. In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the... Read More about Characteristics of tail pipe (Nitric oxide) and resuspended dust emissions from urban roads – A case study in Delhi city.

Emissions vs exposure: Increasing injustice from road traffic-related air pollution in the United Kingdom (2019)
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© 2019 The Authors This paper presents unique spatial analyses identifying substantial discrepancies in traffic-related emissions generation and exposure by socioeconomic and demographic groups. It demonstrates a compelling environmental and social i... Read More about Emissions vs exposure: Increasing injustice from road traffic-related air pollution in the United Kingdom.

Policy disconnect: A critical review of UK air quality policy in relation to EU and LAQM responsibilities over the last 20 years (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper critically reviews United Kingdom (UK) air quality policy in relation to European and Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) responsibilities over the last 20 years. The arguments articulated in this paper highlight the gu... Read More about Policy disconnect: A critical review of UK air quality policy in relation to EU and LAQM responsibilities over the last 20 years.

Claircity project: Citizen-led scenarios to improve air quality in European cities (2018)
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© 2018 WIT Press. Air pollution has as significant impact on the health of European citizens, particularly in urban areas, and was responsible for more than 400,000 premature deaths in Europe in 2014. It is within our cities where this public health... Read More about Claircity project: Citizen-led scenarios to improve air quality in European cities.

What should be the focus of ‘behaviour change’: Individuals or society? (2017)
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This article discusses the contemporary notion of ‘behaviour change’ and how it is causing divisions between those disciplines and practitioners who use approaches that are grounded in individualist worldviews, and those who are led by approaches tha... Read More about What should be the focus of ‘behaviour change’: Individuals or society?.

Making energy behaviour research relevant to policy: A tale of two studies (2017)
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Within a context of shrinking government resources and greater pressure on academics and other researchers to generate ‘impact’ from (publically funded) research there is a greater need than ever to ensure that published research is readily usable by... Read More about Making energy behaviour research relevant to policy: A tale of two studies.

Air pollution: Putting people at the heart of the issues (2017)
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Dr Tim Chatterton considers the theory that the root causes of air pollution are social, not just technological

Public engagement: Building energy futures (2017)
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It is important to include the public in the processes by which decisions on societal trajectories are made. A study shows that interactive scenario-building tools can engage people in the holistic complexities of energy transitions, but these tools... Read More about Public engagement: Building energy futures.

The future is already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed (2017)
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The future is always created on an uneven foundation. In order to understand how we can create futures that do not exclude, isolate or exploit we have to understand how the future is ‘written’ in the present.
So, whilst there is some interest in lo... Read More about The future is already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed.

Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria (2017)
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© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Environmental monitoring in middle- and low-income countries is hampered by many factors which include enactment and enforcement of legislations; deficiencies in environmental data reporting and documentatio... Read More about Challenges and opportunities in the design and construction of a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Understanding parents’ school travel choices: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (2016)
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Traffic related air pollution is detrimental to health and creates a substantial attributable mortality burden. It is suggested that a shift from motorised transport to active forms of travel will therefore have significant health... Read More about Understanding parents’ school travel choices: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Mapping household direct energy consumption in the United Kingdom to provide a new perspective on energy justice (2016)
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Targets for reductions in carbon emissions and energy use are often framed solely in terms of percentage reductions. However, the amount of energy used by households varies greatly, with some using considerably more than others and, therefore, potent... Read More about Mapping household direct energy consumption in the United Kingdom to provide a new perspective on energy justice.

Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK clean air act, 1956. Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities (2016)
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© 2016 WIT Press, www.witpress.com. This paper explores the challenges, opportunities and progress made with managing air quality since the United Kingdom parliament passed the Clean Air Act, 1956. It seeks to identify the factors contributing to suc... Read More about Progress with air quality management in the 60 years since the UK clean air act, 1956. Lessons, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Use of a novel dataset to explore spatial and social variations in car type, size, usage and emissions (2015)
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© 2015 The Authors. The 'MOT' vehicle inspection test record dataset recently released by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) provides the ability to estimate annual mileage figures for every individual light duty vehicle greater than 3 years old w... Read More about Use of a novel dataset to explore spatial and social variations in car type, size, usage and emissions.

Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives (2014)
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This paper reports the pros and cons of co-management (i.e. concerted actions towards climate change and air quality management) through local sustainability initiatives using three case studies, each encompassing the planning and management issues a... Read More about Co-managing carbon and air quality: Pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives.

The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions (2014)
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This paper sets out the rationale and structure of a tool for assisting policy-makers and practitioners to understand behavioural challenges and open up thinking on the design of effective 'behaviour change' interventions. The 'Four Dimensions of Beh... Read More about The 'Four Dimensions of Behaviour' framework: a tool for characterising behaviours to help design better interventions.

Utilising Openair to support multi-stakeholder engagement and the resolution of air quality issues (2013)
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For key stakeholders to make informed air quality management decisions it is often necessary for in-depth data analysis to be tailored and concisely presented to meet their needs. Given the complexity of sources, the abundance of relevant data (e.g.... Read More about Utilising Openair to support multi-stakeholder engagement and the resolution of air quality issues.

Carbon reduction scenarios for 2050: An explorative analysis of public preferences (2013)
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This paper presents an analysis of public preferences for a low carbon future UK and compares them with three future scenarios proposed by the UK government based on data from 10,983 self-selected participants who engaged in the UK Department of Ener... Read More about Carbon reduction scenarios for 2050: An explorative analysis of public preferences.

Residential-source emission inventory for the Niger delta: A methodological approach (2013)
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This paper describes the methods applied to construct a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for specific air pollutants and greenhouse gases released from domestic cooking and lighting in the Niger Delta using publicly accessible data. The pu... Read More about Residential-source emission inventory for the Niger delta: A methodological approach.