Outputs (278)

Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations (2013)
Journal Article
Opoku, A., & Ahmed, V. (2013). Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations. International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Online), 2(2), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.7492/IJAEC.2013.012

There is an increasing demand from UK construction industry stakeholders to address the issue of sustainable construction. As a key sector in the delivery of a sustainable built environment, the construction industry needs to have a clear understandi... Read More about Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations.

Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations (2013)
Journal Article
Opoku, A., & Ahmed, V. (2013). Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations. International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Online), 2(2), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.7492/IJAEC.2013.012

There is an increasing demand from UK construction industry stakeholders to address the issue of sustainable construction. As a key sector in the delivery of a sustainable built environment, the construction industry needs to have a clear understandi... Read More about Understanding sustainability : a view from intra-organizational leadership within UK construction organizations.

Community engagement and social exclusion : the BME experience (2013)
Journal Article
Ijasan, K., & Ahmed, V. (2013). Community engagement and social exclusion : the BME experience. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 6(2), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-11-2011-0051

Purpose – The endless and recurrent nature of community regeneration is of massive concern to any government due to the financial and human resources requested. Past research has suggested that by involving members of the community in the process of... Read More about Community engagement and social exclusion : the BME experience.

Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka (2013)
Journal Article
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(1), 72-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901311299017

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and challenges for Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment within urban Sri Lankan cities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a lit... Read More about Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka.

Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka (2013)
Journal Article
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(1), 72-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901311299017

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and challenges for Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment within urban Sri Lankan cities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a lit... Read More about Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka.

Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development (2013)
Journal Article
Palliyaguru, R., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development. Disaster Prevention and Management, 22(2), 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561311325307

Purpose – Disasters provide physical, social, economic, political and environmental development windows of opportunity particularly through housing and infrastructure reconstruction. The reconstruction process should not be neglected due to the oppor... Read More about Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development.

Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development (2013)
Journal Article
Palliyaguru, R., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development. Disaster Prevention and Management, 22(2), 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561311325307

Purpose – Disasters provide physical, social, economic, political and environmental development windows of opportunity particularly through housing and infrastructure reconstruction. The reconstruction process should not be neglected due to the oppor... Read More about Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development.

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects (2013)
Journal Article
Khaled, Y., Ammori, B., & Elkord, E. (2013). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects. Immunology and Cell Biology, 91(8), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1038/icb.2013.29

Immunosuppressive cells, mainly myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and T regulatory cells, downregulate antitumour immunity and cancer immunotherapy. MDSCs are a heterogeneous group of immature myeloid cells that negatively regulate the immune... Read More about Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects.

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects (2013)
Journal Article
Khaled, Y., Ammori, B., & Elkord, E. (2013). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects. Immunology and Cell Biology, 91(8), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1038/icb.2013.29

Immunosuppressive cells, mainly myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and T regulatory cells, downregulate antitumour immunity and cancer immunotherapy. MDSCs are a heterogeneous group of immature myeloid cells that negatively regulate the immune... Read More about Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects.

Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction (2013)
Journal Article
Ramirez Cardozo, F., Armitage, R., & Danson, F. (2013). Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction. Remote Sensing, 5(6), 3037-3056. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5063037

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) have the potential to revolutionise measurement of the three-dimensional structure of vegetation canopies for applications in ecology, hydrology and climate change. This potential has been the subject of recent resear... Read More about Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction.