Numerical modelling of Quadric-Surfaced Sludge Digesters (QSD) within Wastewater Infrastructure using 3D Printing Techniques (2020)
Journal Article

The quadric-surfaced sludge digesters (QSDs), sometimes referred to as egg-shaped sludge reactors, are becoming more popular within wastewater treatment works as of recently. These tanked systems with their shell structure provide a surface free of d... Read More about Numerical modelling of Quadric-Surfaced Sludge Digesters (QSD) within Wastewater Infrastructure using 3D Printing Techniques.

3-parameter log-logistic distribution modelling and scenario development to evaluate the United Kingdom’s water demand (2020)
Journal Article

A major unresolved problem in water consumption modelling is the identification of a statistical distribution function which best represents the random nature of water consumption patterns. Relatively, few studies can be found in the literature in wh... Read More about 3-parameter log-logistic distribution modelling and scenario development to evaluate the United Kingdom’s water demand.

Bioelectrochemical systems for stormwater treatment and energy valorization processes (2020)
Book Chapter

Feasibility of decentralised Sustainable Refugee Camp Drainage System (SRCDS) (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this research, a new decentralised drainage system, Sustainable Refugee Camp Drainage System (SRCDS), is developed for effective management of storm water and greywater in Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. The SRCDS uses the principle of Best Management... Read More about Feasibility of decentralised Sustainable Refugee Camp Drainage System (SRCDS).

Low-Carbon Permeable Pavement Drainage Infrastructure: Potential Applications for Stormwater Management (2019)
Book Chapter

Rapid urbanisation and industralisation across the world is demanding infrastructure and construction to increase especially within the transportation sectors. The large amounts of construction materials required for construction and maintenance of p... Read More about Low-Carbon Permeable Pavement Drainage Infrastructure: Potential Applications for Stormwater Management.

Effect of thermodynamic parameters on the concentration of pollutants in produced water from crude oil production (2019)
Journal Article

Thermodynamic parameters such as temperature and pressure of petroleum reservoirs are among the most important physical characteristics which are required to effectively produce crude oil from the reservoirs. Oil and gas reservoir pressures determine... Read More about Effect of thermodynamic parameters on the concentration of pollutants in produced water from crude oil production.

Embedding social inclusiveness and appropriateness in engineering assessment of green infrastructure to enhance urban resilience (2019)
Journal Article

Urban resilience emerges not only from ‘what’ is done in relation to critical infrastructure systems, but in the ‘how’ of their conception, co-creation and integration into complex socio-ecological-technical systems. For green infrastructure, where o... Read More about Embedding social inclusiveness and appropriateness in engineering assessment of green infrastructure to enhance urban resilience.

Modelling the future impacts of urban spatial planning on the viability of alternative water supply (2019)
Journal Article

Greywater recycling and rainwater harvesting have the potential to increase the resilience of water management and reduce the need for investment in conventional water supply schemes. However, their water-savings would partly depend on the location a... Read More about Modelling the future impacts of urban spatial planning on the viability of alternative water supply.

Challenges of mainstreaming green infrastructure in built environment professions (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Green infrastructure (GI) has been identified as a promising approach to help cities adapt to climate change through the provision of multiple ecosyst... Read More about Challenges of mainstreaming green infrastructure in built environment professions.

Challenges of researching showering routines: From the individual to the socio-material (2019)
Journal Article

In the UK, water supplies are under pressure from climate, population and lifestyle change. Showering is the largest component of domestic water consumption. Young adults are high water-users at a transitional life-stage, when practices are dynamic,... Read More about Challenges of researching showering routines: From the individual to the socio-material.

Effect of carbon-negative aggregates on the strength properties of concrete for permeable pavements (2019)
Journal Article

Permeable pavements are engineered to temporarily store water to reduce flooding during rainfall events. Permeable pavements are distinguished primarily based on their surface materials which can vary from concrete, asphalt, clay brick, concrete pave... Read More about Effect of carbon-negative aggregates on the strength properties of concrete for permeable pavements.

Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This article investigates the reasons householders do, and don’t, adopt domestic rainwater harvesting (DRWH). Using a mixed-methods research approach,... Read More about Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda.

Governing Future Emergencies: Lived Relations to Risk in the UK Fire and Rescue Service (2018)
Book

The 21st century has born witness to myriad changes in the way the world is secured from the many emergencies that continually threaten to disrupt it. This book concentrates on two such changes. First, it takes stock of the ever-increasing developmen... Read More about Governing Future Emergencies: Lived Relations to Risk in the UK Fire and Rescue Service.

Inter-organisational resilience for flood focussed emergency planning: Examining multi-agency connectedness through Twitter (2018)
Journal Article

© IWA Publishing 2018. The use of Twitter as a platform to share and exchange information between emergency responders, water service providers and the public during an emergency situation is becoming more evident. The sharing of real-time informatio... Read More about Inter-organisational resilience for flood focussed emergency planning: Examining multi-agency connectedness through Twitter.

Attribute-based intervention development for increasing resilience of urban drainage systems (2018)
Journal Article

© IWA Publishing 2018. Resilience building commonly focuses on attributes such as redundancy. Whilst this may be effective in some cases, provision of specific attributes does not guarantee resilient performance and research is required to determine... Read More about Attribute-based intervention development for increasing resilience of urban drainage systems.

Developing university-society partnerships with a focus on climate change impact research using the ‘business assist’ model (2018)
Journal Article

This article explores the experiences generated through a programme of engaged research with university–society partnerships focused on businesses, climate change impacts and environmental technologies. The programme was co-created through research a... Read More about Developing university-society partnerships with a focus on climate change impact research using the ‘business assist’ model.

Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa (2018)
Journal Article

Nigeria is experiencing a major conflict between nomadic herdsmen and indigenous farmers. In 2016, the conflict led to the death of 2,500 people, displaced 62,000 others and led to loss of US$13.7 billion in revenue. In January 2018 alone, the confli... Read More about Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa.

Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of potable water production from harvested rainwater by a decentralized system (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Authors Decentralized rainwater harvesting (RWH) from roof runoff can complement the centralized supply of mains (drinking) water for a range of contexts, to assist in alleviating issues of water security. However, treatment to potable sta... Read More about Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of potable water production from harvested rainwater by a decentralized system.

A media framing analysis of urban flooding in Nigeria: current narratives and implications for policy (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). A critical element of current flood management is the importance of engaging key policy actors when policy decisions are to be made. However, there is still only limited understanding of how narratives of flood management actor... Read More about A media framing analysis of urban flooding in Nigeria: current narratives and implications for policy.

End-user cost-benefit prioritization for selecting rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse in social housing (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 by the authors. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) and greywater reuse (GWR) are increasingly being considered at the building-level to achieve multiple goals. Cost-benefit assessments facilitate decision-making; however, most are focused on large-sca... Read More about End-user cost-benefit prioritization for selecting rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse in social housing.