Outputs (376)

The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest? (2012)
Journal Article

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is now enacted into law. This paper looks at predictions made about new law by one of the authors, Peter Jones, in his paper The Marine Bill: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box [1] and assesses how successful the Act h... Read More about The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest?.

The transfer of urban policy for spatially targeted economic development initiatives (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Is the UK's fishery quota system a violation of human rights law? (2011)
Journal Article

Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The significance of the early planning of health and safety (H&S) to safe construction project delivery is a widely recognised fact, and central to that is the need for construction project participants to address originating accident causal factors... Read More about Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery.

Co-learning: Re-linking research and teaching in geography (2006)
Journal Article

What might geography in 'the universities' look like if geographers seriously confronted the growing dichotomy between research and teaching? This challenge goes to the heart of 'the university' as a site of learning. The authors argue that the globa... Read More about Co-learning: Re-linking research and teaching in geography.

Introduction to building procurement (2011)
Book

Property level flood adaptation measures: A novel approach (2011)
Journal Article

Despite increased investment in flood defences, it is not economically viable to protect all at risk properties from the threat of flooding. This has led to a move towards encouraging property owners to take their own steps in making their homes or b... Read More about Property level flood adaptation measures: A novel approach.

Wastewater management in a Nigerian leper colony (2011)
Journal Article

Wastewater from infected leprosy patients is expected to contain considerably higher concentrations of pathogens than standard domestic wastewater and, therefore, is more infectious. Isolation of lepers' is thought to prevent the spread of a wide ran... Read More about Wastewater management in a Nigerian leper colony.

Ecotourism in Amazonian Peru: Uniting tourism, conservation and community development (2011)
Journal Article

With reference to two ecotourism enterprises that operate within Tambopata, Peru, this paper evaluates key principles necessary to enable the successful achievement of ecotourism in a little-developed tropical forest region. In so doing, it highlight... Read More about Ecotourism in Amazonian Peru: Uniting tourism, conservation and community development.

The influence of pre-construction decision-making on accident causation: A causal model (2011)
Journal Article

Approaches to community flood science engagement: The River Severn catchment, UK as case-study (2011)
Journal Article

Flood education forms a key element in preparedness strategies to increase flood risk awareness, and empower floodplain communities to act to manage personal risk. Flood science is variably part of education programmes, and yet has potential to incre... Read More about Approaches to community flood science engagement: The River Severn catchment, UK as case-study.

‘Shock and Awe’ or ‘Reflection and Change’: Stakeholder perceptions of transformative learning in higher education (2011)
Journal Article

This paper explores theories of transformative learning in the context of research-informed practice in the domains of education for sustainable development (ESD), internationalisation and citizenship. The research process draws on structured discuss... Read More about ‘Shock and Awe’ or ‘Reflection and Change’: Stakeholder perceptions of transformative learning in higher education.

Understanding the influence of slope on the threshold of coarse grain motion: Revisiting critical stream power (2011)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the slope-dependent variation in critical mean bed shear stress for coarse grain motion, and evaluates stream power per unit bed area as an alternative threshold parameter. Explanations for observed slope dependency and existi... Read More about Understanding the influence of slope on the threshold of coarse grain motion: Revisiting critical stream power.

An analysis of the costs of resilient reinstatement of flood affected properties: A case study of the 2009 flood event in Cockermouth (2011)
Journal Article

Recently, the focus of UK and European flood risk management policy has been towards promoting the uptake of property level flood adaptation measures. Despite this focus, the take-up of property level flood adaptation measures (both resilient and res... Read More about An analysis of the costs of resilient reinstatement of flood affected properties: A case study of the 2009 flood event in Cockermouth.

Can community contracts bridge the gap between the public and service providers? (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper

The transfer of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an urban policy for spatially targeted economic development (2012)
Journal Article

Urban policy transfer between the US and UK has long been of interest to researchers and practitioners. Given the recent wider context of reduced direct funding and the absence of a coherent regeneration policy, this paper considers the introduction... Read More about The transfer of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an urban policy for spatially targeted economic development.

Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses (2011)
Journal Article

Purpose: The UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs: Vulnerability, impacts, and responses.

I really get this module! Using online discussion boards to enhance students' understanding of global climate change (2011)
Book Chapter

Late Holocene development of a Norwegian alpine alluvial fan affected by proximal glacier variations, episodic distal undercutting, and colluvial activity (2011)
Journal Article

The late-Holocene, especially post-Little Ice Age, evolution of Nystølen alluvial fan, Langedalen, Jostedalsbreen region, southern Norway, is investigated using a combination of evidence from surface morphology, recent aerial photography, lichenometr... Read More about Late Holocene development of a Norwegian alpine alluvial fan affected by proximal glacier variations, episodic distal undercutting, and colluvial activity.

Climate justice: The global climate negotiations (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A discussion of the role of Bolivia in the climate negotiations, seeking a maximum 1.5 degrees of warming, while others accept 2 degrees.