Outputs (285)

The role of rock surface hardness and internal moisture in tafoni development in sandstone (2011)
Journal Article

The development of cavernous weathering features such as tafoni remains poorly understood. In particular, the roles played by internal moisture and case hardening remain unclear. In this study, Electric Resistivity Tomography (ERT) has been used to m... Read More about The role of rock surface hardness and internal moisture in tafoni development in sandstone.

Socially responsible property investment in urban regeneration: Priorities and behaviours by institutional investors in practice (2012)
Journal Article

Solutions for climate change challenges for the built environment (2012)
Book

Cities and flooding: A guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century (2012)
Book

Urban flooding is a serious and growing development challenge. It is a global phenomenon which causes widespread devastation, economic damages and loss of human lives. The occurrence of floods is the most frequent among all natural disasters glob... Read More about Cities and flooding: A guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century.

Methods for valuing preferences for environmental and natural resources: An overview (2012)
Book Chapter

Integrating Podcast Technology Effectively into Student Learning: A Reflexive Examination (2012)
Journal Article

This paper examines undergraduate student perceptions of the learning utility of video podcasts. The perceived and actual effectiveness of the technology was assessed by written questionnaire, focus groups and assessment results. The podcasts were pe... Read More about Integrating Podcast Technology Effectively into Student Learning: A Reflexive Examination.

Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK (2012)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to report research conducted to explore the insights of UK architects on the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery. Design/methodology/approach: To explore the awar... Read More about Insights of architects' knowledge of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK.

The identification of potential resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach (2012)
Journal Article

It has been argued that ecosystem services can be used as the foundation to provide economic opportunities to empower the disadvantaged. The Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF) approach for poverty alleviation, which balances resource conservation and... Read More about The identification of potential resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach.

A political ecology of water equity and tourism: A case study from Bali (2012)
Journal Article

Many island destinations are struggling with tourism's water demands. A political ecology approach is used to understand how social power and ecology come together and result in inequitable and unsustainable water distribution on the island of Bali.... Read More about A political ecology of water equity and tourism: A case study from Bali.

Property-level flood protection: Case studies of successful schemes (2012)
Book Chapter

Financial implications of flooding and the risk of flooding on households (2012)
Book Chapter

The role of solid waste management as a response to urban flood risk in developing countries, a case study analysis (2012)
Book Chapter

Solid waste management is a large and growing problem for countries in the developing world and is often a neglected aspect of urban management. However, poor waste management can contribute to the impact of urban flooding by blocking drainage, incre... Read More about The role of solid waste management as a response to urban flood risk in developing countries, a case study analysis.

Building local/lay flood knowledges into community flood resilience planning after the July 2007 floods, Gloucestershire, UK (2012)
Journal Article

A UK Cabinet Office review after the 2007 floods highlighted different types of knowledge needed for effective flood risk management, along with knowledge gaps. This paper explores key, emerging aspects of this expanded knowledge base, namely relatio... Read More about Building local/lay flood knowledges into community flood resilience planning after the July 2007 floods, Gloucestershire, UK.

Sustainable flood memories, informal knowledge and the development of community resilience to future flood risk (2012)
Book Chapter

Engaging employers as partners in work-based learning assessment: Proposal for a quality enhancement framework (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper seeks to advance research and practice related to the role of employers in all stages of the assessment process of workbased learning (WBL) within a tripartite relationship of higher education institution (HEI), student and employer. It pr... Read More about Engaging employers as partners in work-based learning assessment: Proposal for a quality enhancement framework.

New technology, new pedagogy? Employing video podcasts in learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems (2011)
Journal Article

This paper examines the experiences of undergraduate university students in response to the employment of video podcasts to support learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems. Six, 15-20-minute podcasts were made accessible to students through a v... Read More about New technology, new pedagogy? Employing video podcasts in learning and teaching about exotic ecosystems.

Environment and the socially inclusive city (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Looking at people's perceptions of their local environment as reported at the Bristol Festival of Nature. Creating a map of environmental inequalities.

The new Construction Act: Views and perceptions of construction industry stakeholders (2012)
Journal Article

Purpose: Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 introduced major changes to the way in which construction contracts are administered. The payment and adjudication provisions, in particular, have been well received by th... Read More about The new Construction Act: Views and perceptions of construction industry stakeholders.

Who should have the right to catch fish? - video (2011)
Digital Artefact

Climate justice (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A discussion of climate justice in Latin America, focussing on Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela.