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Reshaping urban infrastructure: Material flow analysis and transitions analysis in an urban context (2012)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., Marvin, S., Robinson, B., & Swilling, M. (2012). Reshaping urban infrastructure: Material flow analysis and transitions analysis in an urban context. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 16(6), 789-800. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00559.x

Urban policy makers and researchers consistently recognize the challenge of more effectively reshaping the linkages between cities, urban infrastructure, ecosystem services, and natural resources. The aim of this article is to consider the potential... Read More about Reshaping urban infrastructure: Material flow analysis and transitions analysis in an urban context.

Roadmap for implementation of BIM in the UK construction industry (2012)
Journal Article
Khosrowshahi, F., & Arayici, Y. (2012). Roadmap for implementation of BIM in the UK construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 19(6), 610-635. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981211277531

BIM implementation is a major change management task, involving diversity of risk areas. The identification of the challenges and barriers is therefore an imperative precondition of this change process. This paper aims to diagnose UK’s construction i... Read More about Roadmap for implementation of BIM in the UK construction industry.

Creative Cities (2012)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2012, November). Creative Cities. Presented at A Conversational Presentation with Michael Joroff, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays

The GM LIP Story (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2012, November). The GM LIP Story. Presented at Sustainable Stories Exhibition, ESRC Festival of Social Science,, Cube, Manchester,

Supporting urban search and rescue with digital assessments of structures and requests of response resources (2012)
Journal Article
Chen, A., Peña-Mora, F., Plans, A., Mehta, S., & Aziz, Z. (2012). Supporting urban search and rescue with digital assessments of structures and requests of response resources. Advanced engineering informatics, 26(4), 833-845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2012.06.004

First responders, including structural engineers and firefighters, inspect buildings and identify the structural integrity of buildings within a disaster affected area. The performance of their inspection and dissemination of the assessment informati... Read More about Supporting urban search and rescue with digital assessments of structures and requests of response resources.

Application of simulation and modelling in managing unplanned healthcare demand (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Lengu, D., Kobbacy, K., Sapountzis, S., & Kagioglou, M. (2012, September). Application of simulation and modelling in managing unplanned healthcare demand. Presented at 5th Annual HaCIRIC International Conference, ‘Transforming Healthcare Infrastructures and services in the age of austerity, Cardiff

Patients who attend Accident and Emergency (A & E) departments with problems that could be dealt with by their general practitioners (GPs) use time and resources of the department that could be otherwise used for patients with more appropriate need... Read More about Application of simulation and modelling in managing unplanned healthcare demand.

An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research (2012)
Journal Article
Aranda-Mena, G., & Gameson, R. (2012). An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 12(3), 66-81

From PhD-doing to PhD-done is not as from A to B. This research aims to improve the understanding of the complex relationship between doctoral research and the supervisory process. The research model developed utilises repertory-grids and discussion... Read More about An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research.

Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, H., Ingirige, B., & Proverbs, D. (2012, September). Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event. Presented at RICS Construction, Building and Real Estate Conference (COBRA 2012), Las Vegas, USA

Recent policy changes in the UK encourage at-risk communities to learn to live with and adapt to flooding. Adaptation of individual properties by embracing resilient and resistant measures is an important aspect endorsed therein. Uptake of such prote... Read More about Reinstatement of flood affected property: Experiences of SMEs affected by the 2009 Cockermouth flood event.

Engaging life in two Irish nursing home units for people with dementia : quantitative comparisons before and after implementing household environments (2012)
Journal Article
Morgan_Brown, M., Ormerod, M., & Newton, R. (2012). Engaging life in two Irish nursing home units for people with dementia : quantitative comparisons before and after implementing household environments. Aging & mental health, 17(1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2012.717250

This study compares the Social Engagement and Interactive Occupation of residents with dementia in two Irish nursing homes, before and after conversion to a household model environment. The changes were an open plan design and a functioning unit kitc... Read More about Engaging life in two Irish nursing home units for people with dementia : quantitative comparisons before and after implementing household environments.

Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to chartered surveyors : final report of the developing flood expert knowledge in chartered surveyors - DEFENCES project (2012)
Report
Wedawatta, H., Ingirige, B., & Proverbs, D. (2012). Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to chartered surveyors : final report of the developing flood expert knowledge in chartered surveyors - DEFENCES project

The UK has endured a number of major flood events in recent years, and the UK Environment Agency (2009a) identified that about 5.2million properties in England, amounting to one in six, are at risk of flooding. The impacts of flooding include d... Read More about Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to chartered surveyors : final report of the developing flood expert knowledge in chartered surveyors - DEFENCES project.

Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk (2012)
Journal Article
Wedawatta, G., & Ingirige, B. (2012). Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk. Disaster Prevention and Management, 21(4), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561211256170

Purpose – The UK has experienced a number of flood events in recent years, and the intensity and frequency of such events are forecast to further increase in future due to changing climatic conditions. Accordingly, enhancing the resilience of small a... Read More about Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk.

What are the ingredients of successful travel behavioural change campaigns? (2012)
Journal Article
Davies, N. (2012). What are the ingredients of successful travel behavioural change campaigns?. Transport Policy, 24, 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.06.017

An examination of the evidence from twenty case studies of behavioural change projects identifies common and specific elements which led to their success. Using evidence from a recent EU project, the paper discusses the design of travel behaviour cha... Read More about What are the ingredients of successful travel behavioural change campaigns?.

Is production outside management? (2012)
Journal Article
Koskela, L., & Ballard, G. (2012). Is production outside management?. Building Research and Information, 40(6), 724-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2012.709373

It is contended that the root cause for disagreement between lean construction proponents and management scholars is related to the new direction of management research which was proposed in 1959 in two influential books, by R.A.Gordon and J.E. Howel... Read More about Is production outside management?.

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.