Outputs (141)

Maintenance of action: A qualitative study of cycle commuting adoption resulting from a cycle loan scheme (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Cycling has multiple health benefits, but its share of commuting mode remains low in the UK. Little is known about barriers and determinants for new sustained recruits to commuting, and few studies have examined new recruits for a suffi... Read More about Maintenance of action: A qualitative study of cycle commuting adoption resulting from a cycle loan scheme.

KART 125 (2023)
Physical Artefact

One contributing artist for KART 125, an edition of 40 collaged artworks for the project.

David Dellafiora (curator) This 125th issue of KART commemorates the 30th anniversary of the death of the sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink (14th November 1930-... Read More about KART 125.

Embodied carbon reporting by German real estate institutional investors (2023)
Journal Article

Background: The building sector is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions across the globe. The European Union pledges to become climate neutral by 2050. To reach this goal, member states will need to account for embodied carbon... Read More about Embodied carbon reporting by German real estate institutional investors.

Flood vulnerability and risk assessment of historic urban areas: Vulnerability evaluation, derivation of depth-damage curves and cost–benefit analysis of flood adaptation measures applied to the historic city centre of Tomar, Portugal (2023)
Journal Article

Around 45% of natural hazards reported worldwide are related to floods, and current indications show that exposure to floods and inherent losses will keep escalating. Historic centres are particularly vulnerable in this context due to the structural... Read More about Flood vulnerability and risk assessment of historic urban areas: Vulnerability evaluation, derivation of depth-damage curves and cost–benefit analysis of flood adaptation measures applied to the historic city centre of Tomar, Portugal.

A helpful set of tools - now to see them put to use (2023)
Journal Article

RiHN Fina Report PDF 2023 (2023)
Report

Over a period of two years, the EPSRC funded RiHN brought together a multi-disciplinary network of academics stakeholder organisations, clinical groups and industry to provide a forum to define the challenges of realising Redistributed Manufacturing... Read More about RiHN Fina Report PDF 2023.

Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1 (2023)
Report

The Road Safety Trust awarded the Centre for Transport and Society at the University of the West of England, Bristol a grant to undertake research relating to the provision of Marked Priority for people walking and cycling across the side road at giv... Read More about Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1.

AIRBODS: Findings and guidance for airborne infection resilience (2023)
Other

This guidance provides insights into airborne infection risks and proposes mitigation measures to improve airborne infection resilience of indoor and semi-outdoor spaces. In some poorly-ventilated and/or highly occupied spaces, the provision of incre... Read More about AIRBODS: Findings and guidance for airborne infection resilience.

Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection (2023)
Journal Article

Mycelium bound composites are promising materials for a diverse range of applications including wearables and building elements. Their functionality surpasses some of the capabilities of traditionally passive materials, such as synthetic fibres, reco... Read More about Responsive fungal insoles for pressure detection.

The secret lives of books (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A free public talk for the Paper Ink Print Festival, Saturday 18th March 2023:

If you are new to artists' books Sarah will show some examples from the CFPR Archive of what they might be: from literature inspired book objects and wordplay to works... Read More about The secret lives of books.

Drift and diffusion functions of historical time series and UKCP18 convection-permitting model outputs for Bristol and Filton (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As global temperatures continue to rise and affect atmospheric dynamics, there is a growing need to develop methods for investigating the temporal evolution of climate fields. These methods are useful to quantify both short- and long-term changes, as... Read More about Drift and diffusion functions of historical time series and UKCP18 convection-permitting model outputs for Bristol and Filton.

Enhancing non-domestic Passivhaus auditoria ventilation design for improved indoor environmental quality (2023)
Journal Article

Enhanced energy conservation strategies often involve tightly controlled ventilation flow rates. However, strategies that don't carefully consider ventilation rates can, in certain contexts, result in inadequate ventilation, with increased risks of p... Read More about Enhancing non-domestic Passivhaus auditoria ventilation design for improved indoor environmental quality.

In search of symmetry (2023)
Journal Article

Sarah Bodman speaks with artist Tricia Treacy as she prepares for an exhibition of her new work Scaffolding at the Center for Book Arts, New York. Tricia Treacy is based in rural New Hampshire, USA where she makes prints and artists' books, often in... Read More about In search of symmetry.

Housing affordability in the South West of England (2023)
Report

The South West faces acute problems of housing affordability. The region is conspicuously less affordable than England as a whole, and the North and Midlands in particular. These inter-regional disparities are becoming progressively more pronounced.... Read More about Housing affordability in the South West of England.

How to be in the future? (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

MOCA London presents How to be in the Future? - Salon for a Speculative Future: Women Artists’ Print Portfolio exhibition and publication launch.

This new Salon for a Speculative Future (SFASF) publication How to be in the Future? accompanies a b... Read More about How to be in the future?.

Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach (2023)
Journal Article

Identifying the regions with urban vulnerability to potential fire hazards is crucial for designing effective risk mitigation and fire prevention strategies. The present study aims to identify urban areas at risk of fire using 19 evaluation factors a... Read More about Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach.

The mountains are calling… (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

Curation of an exhibition:

This exhibition accompanies a Bookarts at UWE / LAND2 symposium in Bristol discussing environmental themes including water quality, land degradation, pollution and damage to the landscape, interventions and ideas. It sha... Read More about The mountains are calling….

The DFC: Developing nonfiction policy frameworks after COVID (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter is based on research conducted under the aegis of the UK Feature Docs research project (2018-20, https://ukfd.org.uk/), a three-year study of the UK’s feature-length documentary film industry funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Co... Read More about The DFC: Developing nonfiction policy frameworks after COVID.

The view from the funders: An interview with Doc Society’s Sandra Whipham and Lisa Marie Russo (2023)
Book Chapter

This interview explores the pandemic from the perspective of Doc Society, the lead body for UK documentary film funding. From the outset of the crisis to the formation of the Screen Sector Taskforce and the launch of the BFI Doc Society SOS Fund, the... Read More about The view from the funders: An interview with Doc Society’s Sandra Whipham and Lisa Marie Russo.

A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility (2023)
Journal Article

The ‘new mobility’ is claimed to promise improved transport services with reduced socioeconomic and environmental impacts whilst at the same time creating high-value business opportunities. The present article contributes to understanding the latter... Read More about A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility.