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Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016, September). Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution. Presented at Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society SEEDS 2016, Leeds Beckett University

Circular economy is quickly gaining momentum across numerous research fields. The founding principles of circular economies lie in a different perspective on, and management of, resources under the idea that an ever-growing economic development and p... Read More about Circular Economy Research in the Built Environment: A Theoretical Contribution.

Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: A Research Agenda (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016, September). Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: A Research Agenda. Presented at SEEDS 2016 ((Sustainable, Ecological, Engineering and Design for Society), Leeds Beckett University

In spite of significant global efforts, the International Energy Agency suggests that buildings-related emissions are on track to double by 2050. Whilst operational energy efficiency continues to receive significant attention by researchers, a less w... Read More about Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: A Research Agenda.

Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Tan, H., Crossan, K., & Paxton, S. (2016, September). Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM. Presented at OR58, Annual Operations Research Conference

This session presents three system conceptual models that have been brought to action as a result of an SSM study with the Voluntary Action Fund (a Scottish grant-maker). VAF aim is to unlock and bring about more business resources into communities i... Read More about Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM.

A combined experimental and numerical study of the pull-out mechanism of threaded titanium bars embedded in marble blocks (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kourkoulis, S. K., Marinelli, A., & Dakanali, I. (2016, June). A combined experimental and numerical study of the pull-out mechanism of threaded titanium bars embedded in marble blocks. Presented at ECCOMAS congress 2016: VII European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Crete Island, Greece

The present study describes the first stage of an ongoing research project aiming to investigate the failure mechanisms activated when reinforcing bars are pulled-out from the body of the reinforced element. Attention is given to the progressive fail... Read More about A combined experimental and numerical study of the pull-out mechanism of threaded titanium bars embedded in marble blocks.

Problem Solving: Grand Challenges of Portsmouth and the Region, With Cllr. D. Jones (Portsmouth Council Leader), Dr. Ruth Kaufman O.B.E. (ORS President), Rear Admiral Nick Lambert (Maritime Domain Expert) and Felicity McLeister (Pro Bono O.R. Project Manager) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2016, September). Problem Solving: Grand Challenges of Portsmouth and the Region, With Cllr. D. Jones (Portsmouth Council Leader), Dr. Ruth Kaufman O.B.E. (ORS President), Rear Admiral Nick Lambert (Maritime Domain Expert) and Felicity McLeister (Pro Bono O.R. Project Manager). Presented at Making an Impact Workshop, OR58

Addressing “grand challenges” is very much in the history and tradition of Operational Research (O.R.), in the past saving millions of lives and protecting Britain, ultimately helping to liberate Europe. Lane (2010) provides an account of how O.R. ha... Read More about Problem Solving: Grand Challenges of Portsmouth and the Region, With Cllr. D. Jones (Portsmouth Council Leader), Dr. Ruth Kaufman O.B.E. (ORS President), Rear Admiral Nick Lambert (Maritime Domain Expert) and Felicity McLeister (Pro Bono O.R. Project Manager).

The Man of Faith: Tagore on Social Inclusion (2016)
Book Chapter
Fraser, B. (2016). The Man of Faith: Tagore on Social Inclusion. In B. Knotkova-Capkova (Ed.), Tagore on Discriminations: Representing the Unrepresented. (1)

No abstract available.

3D printable fillament utilising waste Scottish textiles and leather f (2016)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & hindle, C. 3D printable fillament utilising waste Scottish textiles and leather f. [Materials]

The project team (including Colin Hindle from Advanced Materials and Research Assistant Ari Loughlin) created a prototype 3D printable filament utilising waste textiles (selvedge cut from looms provided by the companies Bute, Calzeat and Begg and Co... Read More about 3D printable fillament utilising waste Scottish textiles and leather f.

Multi-dimensional data fitting for the structural design of a simple timber connection (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Livingstone, A., Patlakas, P., Milne, M., Smith, S., & Hairstans, R. (2016, August). Multi-dimensional data fitting for the structural design of a simple timber connection. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering, Vienna, Austria

This paper presents a novel method of automating the structural design of timber connections and ensuring code compliance within a Building Information Modelling (BIM) context. The mathematical method of Multi Dimensional Data Fitting (MDDF) is prese... Read More about Multi-dimensional data fitting for the structural design of a simple timber connection.

Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems (2016)
Journal Article
Nanaki, E., Koroneos, C., Roset, J., Susca, T., Christensen, T., De Gregorio Hurtado, S., Rybka, A., Kopitovic, J., Heidrich, O., & López-Jiménez, P. A. (2017). Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems. Sustainable Cities and Society, 28, 42-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2016.08.025

The transportation sector is one of the largest sources of EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011, transportation represented approximately 25 percent of total EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. Urban mobility accounts for 40% of all CO2 emissions of roa... Read More about Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems.

Technological support for citizen science in global ecology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davison, B., Begossi, A., Roques, K., Pandeya, B., & August, T. (2016, August). Technological support for citizen science in global ecology. Presented at 5th International EcoSummit: Ecological Sustainability - Engineering Change, Montpelier, France

The contribution of volunteers in ecology is undeniable. With developments in mobile technology and social media, many predict their contribution to become even more significant. However, economic disparities across the world challenge this vision. T... Read More about Technological support for citizen science in global ecology.

Evaluating, predicting and mapping belowground carbon stores in Kenyan mangroves (2016)
Journal Article
Gress, S. K., Huxham, M., Kairo, J. G., Mugi, L. M., & Briers, R. A. (2017). Evaluating, predicting and mapping belowground carbon stores in Kenyan mangroves. Global Change Biology, 23(1), 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13438

Despite covering only approximately 138,000 km2, mangroves are globally important carbon sinks with carbon density values 3 to 4 times that of terrestrial forests. A key challenge in evaluating the carbon benefits from mangrove forest conservation is... Read More about Evaluating, predicting and mapping belowground carbon stores in Kenyan mangroves.

Thinking beyond the usual strength grades – with examples of British spruce and larch (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., Adams, S., & Lehneke, S. (2016, August). Thinking beyond the usual strength grades – with examples of British spruce and larch. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016)

This paper summarises the processes and normative requirements involved in grading of structural timber, and outlines a number of areas in which matters may be improved, so as to make better use of the true properties of the timber resource used. The... Read More about Thinking beyond the usual strength grades – with examples of British spruce and larch.

Screening: With A Song in your Heart at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival by Cinemor (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. Screening: With A Song in your Heart at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival by Cinemor. Exhibited at Doune, Scoltand. 20 August 2016 - 20 August 2016

Screening of participatory documentary film, "With A Song in your Heart" at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival. Screened by Cinemor in the Pictyurt.

The film was a co-production between Plantation Productions, Govan and The National Library of Scotla... Read More about Screening: With A Song in your Heart at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival by Cinemor.

Tracking changes to a microplankton community in a North Atlantic sea loch using the microplankton index PI(mp). (2016)
Journal Article
Whyte, C., Davidson, K., Gilpin, L., Mitchell, E., Moschonas, G., McNeill, S., & Tett, P. (2016). Tracking changes to a microplankton community in a North Atlantic sea loch using the microplankton index PI(mp). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74(4), 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw125

Microplankton plays a vital part in marine ecosystems and its importance has been recognised by the inclusion of microplankton community composition in regulatory frameworks such as the European Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Frame... Read More about Tracking changes to a microplankton community in a North Atlantic sea loch using the microplankton index PI(mp)..

A longitudinal building fabric and energy performance analysis of two homes built to different energy principles (2016)
Journal Article
Bros-Williamsom, J., Garnier, C., & Currie, J. I. (2016). A longitudinal building fabric and energy performance analysis of two homes built to different energy principles. Energy and Buildings, 130, 578-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.08.052

This paper reports on the building performance monitoring and annual energy demand of two homes built side-by-side over an occupancy period of three years. The study compares the results from on-site monitoring against the assumed parameters and calc... Read More about A longitudinal building fabric and energy performance analysis of two homes built to different energy principles.

The ethical dilemma of encouraging citizen participation in mega sport event planning: the case of the London 2012 Olympic Games (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S. (2016, August). The ethical dilemma of encouraging citizen participation in mega sport event planning: the case of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Presented at 8th International Sports Business Symposium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Mega sporting events have been shown to produce negative impacts, particularly on the host communities, in the location(s) where they are staged. This is, in part, due to the large scale development and regeneration associated with the planning and s... Read More about The ethical dilemma of encouraging citizen participation in mega sport event planning: the case of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Capturing the conditions that introduce systematic variation in bike-sharing travel behavior using data mining techniques (2016)
Journal Article
Bordagaray, M., dell’Olio, L., Fonzone, A., & Ibeas, Á. (2016). Capturing the conditions that introduce systematic variation in bike-sharing travel behavior using data mining techniques. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 71, 231-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2016.07.009

The potential of smart-card transactions within bike-sharing systems (BSS) is still to be explored. This research proposes an original offline data mining procedure that takes advantage of the quality of these data to analyze the bike usage casuistry... Read More about Capturing the conditions that introduce systematic variation in bike-sharing travel behavior using data mining techniques.

Drivers for vertical integration in the rail sector: using wagons as “relationship specific assets" (2016)
Journal Article
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016). Drivers for vertical integration in the rail sector: using wagons as “relationship specific assets". International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 27(2), 533-551. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-01-2015-0021

Purpose – This paper uses a combination of transaction cost economics (TCE), the resource-based view (RBV) and the relational view to analyse vertical integration in the rail sector, through which rail wagons are viewed as “relationship specific asse... Read More about Drivers for vertical integration in the rail sector: using wagons as “relationship specific assets".