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A taxonomy of research styles for the chartered surveying profession: Research into practice, for practice, and through practice
Presentation / Conference
Chynoweth, P. A taxonomy of research styles for the chartered surveying profession: Research into practice, for practice, and through practice. Presented at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Construction, Building, and Real Estate Conference (COBRA), New Delhi, India

Recent years have seen the growth of an international research community which defines its research primarily in terms of its relevance to the surveying profession. Nevertheless, the nature of its relationship with the profession, and the precise mec... Read More about A taxonomy of research styles for the chartered surveying profession: Research into practice, for practice, and through practice.

Smart grid applicability prioritisation of neighbourhoods by developing a geospatial decision support model
Thesis
Ozturk, Z. Smart grid applicability prioritisation of neighbourhoods by developing a geospatial decision support model. (Thesis). College of Science and Technology

Environmental concerns comprising pollution and global warming are among the key
parameters that steer policy making actions regarding sustainability. Energy industry that
comprises energy generation, distribution, and transmission phases of ener... Read More about Smart grid applicability prioritisation of neighbourhoods by developing a geospatial decision support model.

Children's and parents' perspectives of a supportive environment for Active Travel to School
Thesis
O'Sullivan, M. Children's and parents' perspectives of a supportive environment for Active Travel to School. (Thesis). University of Salford

Active Travel to School is a term used to refer to any mode of travel that uses physical activity to go to school such as walking and cycling. Despite its demonstrated physical, developmental and sustainable benefits and after years of nationwide pol... Read More about Children's and parents' perspectives of a supportive environment for Active Travel to School.

The behaviour of integral bridges under vertical and horizontal earthquake ground motion
Thesis
vertical and horizontal earthquake ground motion. (Thesis). University of Salford

Integral bridges are monolithic and are known to possess good earthquake resistance when
founded on a stable soil. One important consideration is the relative displacements which
can occur at the support points on structures where there is signif... Read More about The behaviour of integral bridges under vertical and horizontal earthquake ground motion.

Climate change and river flow in partially-glacierised catchments
Thesis
Davenport, J. Climate change and river flow in partially-glacierised catchments. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Climatic and hydrological data for stations in the Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges and Indus rivers were obtained where available from national meteorological institutes and bodies responsible for river flow gauging. The aim was to develop a datab... Read More about Climate change and river flow in partially-glacierised catchments.

Human response to vibration in residential environments: Development of a social survey for the study of vibration annoyance in residential environments in Chinese
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Tan, T., & Waddington, D. Human response to vibration in residential environments: Development of a social survey for the study of vibration annoyance in residential environments in Chinese. Salford

The aim of this work is to produce an internationally comparable social survey for the study of the annoyance due to vibration and noise in residential environments in Chinese. The challenges that China will face in terms of noise and vibration annoy... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments: Development of a social survey for the study of vibration annoyance in residential environments in Chinese.