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Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Matouq, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Weaver, M. (2024). Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean. In W. Leal Filho, G. Nagy, & D. Ayal (Eds.), Handbook of Nature-Based

Despite the current technological advancement in agriculture to improve the production capacity and livelihood of the estimated 608 million smallholder family farmers across the globe, there is a need to uptake these technologies among smallholder fa... Read More about Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean.

The Global Cities Can B Movement: Lessons from Edinburgh (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2023, September). The Global Cities Can B Movement: Lessons from Edinburgh. Presented at ECoS-CTei Tejiendo Confianzo, Online

Panel of experts in transfer and use of knowledge.

Agroecology as Catalyst for Smallholder Farming Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Caribbean Region (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Matouq, M. (2023). Agroecology as Catalyst for Smallholder Farming Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Caribbean Region. In W. L. Filho, N. Aguilar-Rivera, B. Borsari, P. R. de Brito, & B. Andrade Guerra (E

Agriculture production emits approximately 29% of greenhouse gases, contributing to climatic changes. These changes increase pests and disease outbreaks according to the frequency and severity of droughts and floods, which results in crop failures an... Read More about Agroecology as Catalyst for Smallholder Farming Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Caribbean Region.

Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Matouq, M. (2023). Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals. In W. Leal Filho, N. Aguilar-Rivera, B. Borsari, P. R. de Brito, & B. Andrade Guerra (Eds.), SD

The identified 169 targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) refer to agriculture and smallholder farmers’ contributions toward eliminating human hunger globally between 2015 and 2030. Notwithstanding the potential of smallholder farming, t... Read More about Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals.

CIE Report: Bridging the gap (2023)
Report
Buchmann, A., Backhaus, C., Anderman, M., Plant O'Toole, E., Weaver, M., Neye, C., & Florida-James, G. (2023). CIE Report: Bridging the gap. Cycling Industries Europe

Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Matouq, M. (2023). Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals. In W. L. Filho, N. Aguilar-Rivera, B. Borsari, P. R. de Brito, & B. Andrade Guerra (Eds.), SDGs

The identified 169 targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) refer to agriculture and smallholder farmers’ contributions toward eliminating human hunger globally between 2015 and 2030. Notwithstanding the potential of smallholder farming, t... Read More about Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals.

Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland (2023)
Book Chapter
Fonseca, A., Crossan, K., Weaver, M., Tan, H., Bratton, A., & Pershina, E. (2023). Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland. In W. Leal Filho, M. A. Pimenta Dinis, S. Moggi, E. Price, & A. Hope (Eds.),

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) argues that the global coronavirus pandemic has caused unimaginable consequences to the global community's economy, social structure, and ecosystem. Overcoming this situation is only possible when envir... Read More about Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland.

Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice (2022)
Book Chapter
Nunes, B., Bennett, D., & Weaver, M. (2022). Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice. In S. Childe, & A. Soares (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management (71-85). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. ht

This chapter addresses both philosophical and practical issues when undertaking research in Supply Chain Management (SCM). Key issues in all research phases (design, plan, and execution) prior to publication of a PhD thesis are discussed and illustra... Read More about Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice.

The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duddy, D., Weaver, M., & Stantchev, D. (2022). The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking. In Full Papers. Logistics Research Network Conference 2022: Supply Chain Innovation; People, Process, Technology (129-139)

Purpose: This research examines whether an autopoietic cybernetic model can assist in achieving greater effectiveness and efficiency in the humanitarian supply chain paradigm. It examines the extent to which a holistic view is taken during humani... Read More about The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking.

Grand Challenges and OR: the Cost of Living Crisis (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2022, September). Grand Challenges and OR: the Cost of Living Crisis. Presented at OR64: OR For a Better World Together, University of Warwick

Each year we pose a “grand challenge” to provide an opportunity to identify how OR can be used to help solve real-world issues in our host city region, the UK and beyond. We have not been short of challenges in the past, be it the climate emergency,... Read More about Grand Challenges and OR: the Cost of Living Crisis.

The Build for Purpose Canvas (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Fonseca, A., & Tan, H. (2022, September). The Build for Purpose Canvas. Paper presented at OR64 The Annual Operational Research Conference, University of Warwick

The paper proposes the “Build for Purpose Canvas” (B4PC) to help organisations to put purpose at the heart of their business, build meaningful relationships with communities and amplify impact by co-creating solutions to common issue(s) of concern wh... Read More about The Build for Purpose Canvas.

B Corps – do network ties matter? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, M., Tan, H., & Weaver, M. (2022, August). B Corps – do network ties matter?. Paper presented at British Academy of Management 2022 Conference, University of Manchester

When a director sits on the boards of directors of multiple firms, linkages are established between these firms which are referred to as director interlocks. Resource dependency theory argues that firms benefit from these interlocks as they have acce... Read More about B Corps – do network ties matter?.

Integrating lean concepts in smallholder farming to catalyze sustainable agriculture for food security in Trinidad, WI (2022)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Broatch, R., & St. Martin, C. (2022). Integrating lean concepts in smallholder farming to catalyze sustainable agriculture for food security in Trinidad, WI. In W. Leal Filho, E. Popkova, & M. Kovaleva (Eds.), Sustainable Agriculture

The development for sustainable smallholder farming is not a transparent and replicable procedure because the agricultural sector focuses primarily on productivity with minimum attention on lean management as a sustainability strategy. Currently, the... Read More about Integrating lean concepts in smallholder farming to catalyze sustainable agriculture for food security in Trinidad, WI.

Empowering SMEs to embrace the SDGs in a Post-Covid Scotland (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fonseca, A. P., Crossan, K., Hock, T., Bratton, A., & Weaver, M. (2021). Empowering SMEs to embrace the SDGs in a Post-Covid Scotland. In ISBE Conference Papers

The United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP argues that the global coronavirus pandemic has caused unimaginable consequences to the global community's economy, social structure, and ecosystem. Overcoming this situation is only possible when envir... Read More about Empowering SMEs to embrace the SDGs in a Post-Covid Scotland.

Integrated soil and water management on smallholder family-farms in building resilience to hydrometeorological hazards in Trinidad (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roop, R., St. Martin, C. C., & Weaver, M. (2021). Integrated soil and water management on smallholder family-farms in building resilience to hydrometeorological hazards in Trinidad. In Caribbean Science Symposium on Water: Building Resilience in the Regi

Hydrometeorological hazards (droughts, floods, and heatwaves) threaten the life and livelihoods of the most vulnerable people worldwide, including the 500 million smallholder farmers who directly depend on seasonal rainfall and marginal soils for foo... Read More about Integrated soil and water management on smallholder family-farms in building resilience to hydrometeorological hazards in Trinidad.

Collaborating with the Cities can B Movement: The case of Edinburgh can B (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., & Tan, H. (2021, December). Collaborating with the Cities can B Movement: The case of Edinburgh can B. Presented at 2021 B Academics Global Community of Practice Conversations, Online

The 2021 B Academics Global Community of Practice Conversations was focused on collaborative experiences in research, teaching and practice. The event showcases how academics and organizations can collaborate and create value, contributing to the tra... Read More about Collaborating with the Cities can B Movement: The case of Edinburgh can B.

Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration (2021)
Book Chapter
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2021). Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration. In D. Tolson, N. Watchman Smith, D. Irving-Bell, & M. Weaver (Eds.), The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership (22-32). Higher Education

This chapter discusses the development and impact of Edinburgh Napier’s intervention on young governance leaders in Scotland. Traditionally, UK board trustees have been ‘male and stale’ with an average age of a trustee being 61. In 2013, Dr Miles Wea... Read More about Getting students on board: a cross-sector collaboration.

The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership (2021)
Book
Tolson, D., Watchman Smith, N., Irving-Bell, D., & Weaver, M. (Eds.). (2021). The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership. Higher Education Academy

The inaugural CATE Collection is a resource for all involved in higher education, who have a passion for innovation in learning and teaching that is evidence-informed, proven in practice and collaboratively shaped with students. The acronym CATE stan... Read More about The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership.

The CATE Collection: conclusion (2021)
Book Chapter
Weaver, M., Tolson, D., Irving-Bell, D., & Watchman Smith, N. (2021). The CATE Collection: conclusion. In D. Tolson, N. Watchman Smith, D. Irving-Bell, & M. Weaver (Eds.), The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership (127-135). Hi

In this concluding chapter we highlight key messages for anyone who is considering preparing a CATE application. Building on the practical ingredients for success shared in chapter 9, we offer a CATE mnemonic, extending the CATE repertoire for CATE t... Read More about The CATE Collection: conclusion.