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Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint (2013)
Book Chapter
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2013). Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint. In C. Cooper, G. Mulhern, & A. Colley (Eds.), Making the case for the Social Sciences 3 : sustainability, the environment and climate change (26-27). London: Academy of Social Sciences and The British Psychological Society

Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life (2013)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Perry, B. (2013). Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life. In P. Benneworth (Ed.), Universities Engagement with Socially Excluded Communities (199-222). Dordrecht: Springer

This volume provides insightful analysis of the way higher education engages with socially excluded communities. Leading researchers and commentators examine the validity of the claim that universities can be active facilitators of social mobility, o... Read More about Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life.

Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation (2013)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., May, T., Marvin, S., & Hodson, M. (2013). Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation. In H. Andersen, & R. Atkinson (Eds.), Production and Use of Urban Knowledge : European Experiences (151-167). Dordrecht: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8936-6_8

This chapter critically examines the challenges for the development of new styles of urbanism that are not only sustainable but also knowledge-based. It is divided into three sections. In section one, dominant and alternative responses to the twin ch... Read More about Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation.

Material waste in the construction industry : a review of the legislative and supply chain issues, in Reuse of by products and materials in the construction industry (2013)
Book Chapter
Udeaja, C., Ekundayo, D., Zhou, L., & Perera, S. (2013). Material waste in the construction industry : a review of the legislative and supply chain issues, in Reuse of by products and materials in the construction industry. In A. Richardson (Ed.), Reuse of materials and byproducts in construction : waste minimization and recycling (5-27). London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5376-4_2

This chapter, introduces the reader to the legislative and supply chain issues surrounding the re-use of materials with regard to the construction industry. Sustainability is defined and material life cycle phases are identified. Key legislative issu... Read More about Material waste in the construction industry : a review of the legislative and supply chain issues, in Reuse of by products and materials in the construction industry.

Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation (2013)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., May, T., Marvin, S., & Hodson, M. (2013). Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation. In H. Anderson, & R. Atkinson (Eds.), The Production and Use of Urban Knowledge: European Experiences (151-168). Dordrecht: Springer

This book provides new insights on cities and the nature of urban development, and the role of knowledge management in urban growth. It considers how knowledge informs policies and supports decision making, and can assist in addressing the drivers of... Read More about Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation.

Reflexivity (2013)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2013). Reflexivity. In B. Kaldis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences. London: Sage

This Encyclopedia is the first of its kind in bringing together philosophy and the social sciences. It is not only about the philosophy of the social sciences but, going beyond that, it is also about the relationship between philosophy and the socia... Read More about Reflexivity.

Mobile and semantic web-based delivery of context-aware information and services in construction (2012)
Book Chapter
Anumba, C., Aziz, Z., & Ruikar, D. (2012). Mobile and semantic web-based delivery of context-aware information and services in construction. In C. Anumba, & X. Wang (Eds.), Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction (11-25). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118422281.ch2

This chapter discusses the integrated use of mobile communication technologies and the Semantic Web to provide context-aware information and services within the construction sector. Emerging technologies such as Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, 4G, Web Services a... Read More about Mobile and semantic web-based delivery of context-aware information and services in construction.

Excellence, relevance and the construction of regional science policy : science frictions and fictions in the North West of England (2012)
Book Chapter
Perry, B. (2012). Excellence, relevance and the construction of regional science policy : science frictions and fictions in the North West of England. In R. Pinheiro, P. Benneworth, & G. Jones (Eds.), Universities and regional development: A critical assessment of tensions and contradictions (105-123). London: Routledge

Like many developed and developing economies around the globe, the UK has embraced the concept of the knowledge economy as a route to economic prosperity and growth. e roles that universities can play in national economic development, through collabo... Read More about Excellence, relevance and the construction of regional science policy : science frictions and fictions in the North West of England.

Urbanisation and climate change (2012)
Book Chapter
Hammond, F., Gyau, K., & Adiaba, S. (2012). Urbanisation and climate change. In C. Booth, F. Hammond, J. Lamond, & D. Proverbs (Eds.), Solutions to Climate Change Challenges in the Built Environment. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing / Wiley

From interpretation to action; unique adequacy as a common standard for the evaluation of research in the built environment (2012)
Book Chapter
built environment. In S. Pink, & D. Tutt (Eds.), Ethnographic Research in the Construction Industry (141-159). Abingdon: Routledge

The development of ethnographic work in construction management in recent years has been associated with a growing challenge to the dominant positivist paradigm within the subject area. Ethnography, with its emphasis on shared meaning and its cons... Read More about From interpretation to action; unique adequacy as a common standard for the evaluation of research in the built environment.

From interpretation to action; standards for evaluating ethnography in the built environment (2012)
Book Chapter
Rooke, J., & Rooke, C. (2012). From interpretation to action; standards for evaluating ethnography in the built environment. In S. Pink, D. Tutt, & A. Dainty (Eds.), Ethnographic research in the construction industry (141-159). Abingdon: Routledge

The development of ethnographic work in construction management in recent years has been associated with a growing challenge to the dominant positivist paradigm within the subject area. Ethnography, with its emphasis on shared meaning and its conseq... Read More about From interpretation to action; standards for evaluating ethnography in the built environment.

Project management of post disaster reconstruction (2011)
Book Chapter
Kulatunga, U. (2011). Project management of post disaster reconstruction. In R. Amaratunga, & R. Haigh (Eds.), Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment : Rebuilding for Resilience. Wiley-Blackwell

ACT-UK simulation centre - use within the department of civil engineering, architecture and building (2011)
Book Chapter
Kempton, J., Austin, S., & Soetanto, R. (2011). ACT-UK simulation centre - use within the department of civil engineering, architecture and building. In J. Davies, D. G. Eric, & K. Anette (Eds.), PBL Across the Disciplines: Research into Best Practice (269-281). Denmark: Aalborg University Press

The Advanced Construction Technology Simulation Centre (ACT-UK) is an innovative facility for training future construction managers, enabled by a semi-immersive virtual reality model of construction sites. As part of the degrees at Coventry Universit... Read More about ACT-UK simulation centre - use within the department of civil engineering, architecture and building.

The effects of integrated BIM in processes and business models (2011)
Book Chapter
Kiviniemi, A. (2011). The effects of integrated BIM in processes and business models. In T. Kocaturk, & B. Medjdoub (Eds.), Distributed Intelligence in Design (125-135). Chichester, UK: Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444392395

The idea of Building Information Modelling (BIM) was created already in mid 1970s, first under the name of Building Product Modelling (Eastman 1975) and started to become a wider industry issue since 1995 when the International Alliance for Interoper... Read More about The effects of integrated BIM in processes and business models.