Outputs (489)

Energy harvesting from landing and taxiing of commercial aircraft (2022)
Journal Article

We demonstrate a virtual proof-of-concept design and experiment for energy harvesting enabling economic and environment-friendly aircraft by recycling forces for power conversion. The harvesting uses piezoelectric materials for extracting energy from... Read More about Energy harvesting from landing and taxiing of commercial aircraft.

Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges (2022)
Journal Article

Transitioning to a Circular Economy (CE) is considered the most promising way to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. However, companies and governments are faced with challenges in redesigning existing linear supply chains (SCs) into c... Read More about Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges.

The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime (2022)
Journal Article

This editorial highlights a fundamental gap in the existing literature base whereby the climate crisis is largely missing from journals covering all aspects of finance - including those that cover financial crime (for a wider discussion, see Stern, 2... Read More about The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime.

The impact of the 2015 onshore wind policy change for local planning authorities in England: Preliminary survey results (2022)
Report

Preliminary findings from research investigating the impact of the 2015 onshore wind policy change for local planning authorities in England.

Towards adoption of mobile data collection for effective adaptation and climate risk management in Africa (2022)
Journal Article

The collection and use of data on climate change and its impacts are crucial for effective climate adaptation and climate risk management. The revolution in internet access, technology and costs has led to a shift from using traditional paper-based d... Read More about Towards adoption of mobile data collection for effective adaptation and climate risk management in Africa.

Experimental and numerical study of hybrid (CFRP-GFRP) composite laminates containing circular cut-outs under shear loading (2022)
Journal Article

Previous works have established the response and failure behaviour of hybrid (CFRP-GFRP) laminates when subjected to a wide range of destabilising loads. However, to date no works have focused on plates with cut-outs under shear loading and quantifie... Read More about Experimental and numerical study of hybrid (CFRP-GFRP) composite laminates containing circular cut-outs under shear loading.

Chlorella sensors in liquid marbles and droplets (2022)
Journal Article

The use of live organisms in electrically-coupled sensing devices has been suggested as an alternative low-cost, low-environmental footprint and robust technology for continuous monitoring and sensing applications. The utility of Chlorella vulgaris a... Read More about Chlorella sensors in liquid marbles and droplets.

The future of last-mile deliveries: Understanding the local perspective (2022)
Report

The Local Government Association commissioned Dr Daniela Paddeu of the Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England, to carry out independent research to explore the role of local authorities in co-designing and implementing su... Read More about The future of last-mile deliveries: Understanding the local perspective.

Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the place of sustainability in the teaching, research and innovation, civic engagement and campus operations in universities. Using UWE as a case study example opportunities and challenges are discussed in the context of... Read More about Setting the strategic direction for environmental sustainability in higher education.

Accessibility to protected areas increases primate hunting intensity in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2022)
Journal Article

Bioko is one of the most important sites for African primate conservation; yet it has seen a severe decline in its primate populations due to illegal hunting to supply a thriving wildmeat trade. The completion in 2015 of a new road bisecting the Gran... Read More about Accessibility to protected areas increases primate hunting intensity in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands (2022)
Journal Article

A stochastic morphological modelling framework has been established to predict the tensile behaviour of Randomly Oriented Strands made of ultra-thin Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic prepreg tapes. The tape properties from their distributions are... Read More about Rapid prediction of fibre-dominant tensile failure in randomly oriented strands.

Designing with living materials (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Fungal architectures (2021)
Exhibition / Performance

"Fungal architectures" arts exhibition presents works inspired by protocognition of fungi and slime moulds and fungal materials. Fungal Architectures is a new cross-disciplinary research project that seeks to develop a fully integrated structural and... Read More about Fungal architectures.

The Artisan Brand: Entrepreneurship and Marketing in Contemporary Craft Economies (2022)
Book

Investigating the changing forms and dynamics of the artisanal and craft sector, this timely book considers the opportunities, challenges and uncertainties associated with artisanal businesses in new economic times. An international range of case stu... Read More about The Artisan Brand: Entrepreneurship and Marketing in Contemporary Craft Economies.

User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey
Report

In February 2020, six electric bikes (e-bikes) were added to the Milton Park fleet of 18 ‘conventional’ shared bikes, with funding from the MultiCAV project. The scheme is operated by Bainton Bikes of Oxford using Donkey Republic software, and brande... Read More about User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey.

Exploring the use and perception of shared bikes for commuting and business travel on the urban fringe (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Globally, bike-share schemes are in a state of flux; 1,977 public schemes are currently operating but another 835 have closed (Meddin et al., 2021), as new ‘fifth generation’ schemes (typically dockless) compete with each other and squeeze the more m... Read More about Exploring the use and perception of shared bikes for commuting and business travel on the urban fringe.

CoDe ZERO - development of a co-designed zero-carbon urban freight system - Final report (2022)
Report

This report presents the results of CoDe ZERO, a six-month project funded by the Decarbon8 network through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The aim of the project was to understand challenges and opportunities of freigh... Read More about CoDe ZERO - development of a co-designed zero-carbon urban freight system - Final report.

Challenges associated with monitoring urban trees and the benefits of collecting baseline data at planting (2021)
Other

Impact of coastal disasters on women in urban slums: A new index (2022)
Journal Article

Coastal hazards, particularly cyclones, floods, erosion and storm surges, are emerging as a cause for major concern in the coastal regions of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Serious coastal disaster events have become more common in recent decades... Read More about Impact of coastal disasters on women in urban slums: A new index.

Taxation and the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria (2021)
Book Chapter

Literature has shown that Nigeria has an exceptionally low rate of tax compliance and with the increasing decline in oil revenue, it has become imperative for the government to focus on tax in other to meet its obligations to the people and equally m... Read More about Taxation and the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria.