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Excavating the cotton mill: Towards a research framework for the below-ground remains of the textile industry
Presentation / Conference
Nevell, M. Excavating the cotton mill: Towards a research framework for the below-ground remains of the textile industry. Presented at Footprints of Industry: 300th anniversary conference at Coalbrookdale, Coalbrookdale

This paper looks at the way in which textile mills have been excavated in the UK since 1992, reviewing the techniques involved and the research outcomes through three case studies form the Manchester city region. It proposes a research framework for... Read More about Excavating the cotton mill: Towards a research framework for the below-ground remains of the textile industry.

Urban green spaces: natural and usable?
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. Urban green spaces: natural and usable?. Presented at Urban Green Spaces - A Key for sustainable cities, Sofia, Bulgaria

The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion. Presented at 7th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment., University of Salford, Greater Manchester

The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1). Industrial Archaeology Review, 30(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581908X285110

Between the early 18th century and the mid-19th century the north-west of England was turned from a relatively impoverished backwater to one of the major industrialisation zones in the world. This is thus a key region fopr understanding the archaeolo... Read More about The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry: the example of Manchester and the south-western pennine uplands during the 18th century (part 1).

People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology. In Crossing Paths or Sharing Tracks? Future directions in the archaeological study of post-1550 Britian and Ireland (31-40). Boydell & Brewer Ltd

This chapter reviews the continuing debate about the scope and role of industrial archaeology that was sparked by the publication of Understanding the Workplace, a research framework published by the Association for Industrial Archaeology in 2005. Si... Read More about People versus machines or people and machines? Current research directions within British post-medieval and industrial archaeology.

Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

Incorporating green areas into urban environments can aid sustainability and enhance the quality of life for those living and working in urban areas. The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between vegetation and its role within... Read More about Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK.

Local landscape character assessment: an evaluation of community-led schemes in Cheshire
Journal Article
James, P., & Gittins, J. Local landscape character assessment: an evaluation of community-led schemes in Cheshire. Landscape Research, 32(4), 423-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426390701449794

Planning, especially with the increasing prominence given to community involvement, is a key vehicle for delivering sustainable development. Between 2003 and 2005 two community groups in Cheshire wrote parish landscape character assessments. The comp... Read More about Local landscape character assessment: an evaluation of community-led schemes in Cheshire.

Urban green spaces in the mid 21st century scenarios and trajectories for the future cityscapes – case study of a North European city
Presentation / Conference
European city. Presented at Urban Green Spaces - A Key for sustainable cities, Sofia, Bulgaria

Urbanization is the dominant land use change across the world. Population growth, climate change and technological change are identifi ed as three factors that have paramount importance in the historic, contemporary and future development of urban... Read More about Urban green spaces in the mid 21st century scenarios and trajectories for the future cityscapes – case study of a North European city.

Urban pond: A landscape of multiple meanings
Presentation / Conference
Gledhill, D., James, P., & Davies, D. Urban pond: A landscape of multiple meanings. Presented at 5th International Postgraduate Research Conference in The Built and Human Environment, University of Salford

Ponds have a range of ecological, social and aesthetic values. However, little work has been done to appraise the values assigned to ponds located in an urban setting. During 2004, 10 ponds were studied in urban areas of Merseyside. Standard ecolo... Read More about Urban pond: A landscape of multiple meanings.

Landscape composition and spatial prediction of alveolar echinococcosis in Southern Ningxia, China
Journal Article
Pleydell, D., Yang, Y., Danson, F., Raoul, F., Craig, P., McManus, D., …Giraudoux, P. Landscape composition and spatial prediction of alveolar echinococcosis in Southern Ningxia, China. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2(9),

Background: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) presents a serious public health challenge within China. Mass screening ultrasound surveys can detect pre-symptomatic AE, but targeting areas identified from hospital records is inefficient regarding AE. Predi... Read More about Landscape composition and spatial prediction of alveolar echinococcosis in Southern Ningxia, China.

Extraction of vegetation biophysical parameters by inversion of the PROSPECT + SAIL models on sugar beet canopy reflectance data. Application to TM and AVIRIS sensors
Journal Article
Jacquemoud, S., Baret, F., Andrieu, B., Danson, F., & et, A. Extraction of vegetation biophysical parameters by inversion of the PROSPECT + SAIL models on sugar beet canopy reflectance data. Application to TM and AVIRIS sensors. Remote Sensing of Environment, 52(3), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-4257%2895%2900018-V

The PROSPECT leaf optical properties and SAIL canopy reflectance models were coupled and inverted using a set of 96 AVIRIS (Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer) equivalent spectra gathered in afield experiment on sugar beet plots expressin... Read More about Extraction of vegetation biophysical parameters by inversion of the PROSPECT + SAIL models on sugar beet canopy reflectance data. Application to TM and AVIRIS sensors.

High-spectral resolution data for determining leaf water content
Journal Article
Danson, F., Steven, M., Malthus, T., & et, A. High-spectral resolution data for determining leaf water content. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 13(3), 461-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431169208904049

Laboratory measurements of the spectral reflectance of leaves from a variety of species were made over the 400-2500 nm range using a spectroradiomctcr. The relation between spectral reflectance and leaf water content was investigated and the effect o... Read More about High-spectral resolution data for determining leaf water content.

Use of a radiative transfer model to simulate the postfire spectral response to burn severity
Journal Article
Chuvieco, E., Riano, D., Danson, F., & Martin, P. Use of a radiative transfer model to simulate the postfire spectral response to burn severity. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111(G4),

Burn severity is related to fire intensity and fire duration and provides a quantitative measure related to fire impact and biomass consumption. Traditional field-based methods to estimate burn severity are time consuming, labor intensive, and normal... Read More about Use of a radiative transfer model to simulate the postfire spectral response to burn severity.