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Sites of learning : exploring political ecologies and visceral pedagogies of surplus food redistribution in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Spring, C., Adams, M., & Hardman, M. (2019). Sites of learning : exploring political ecologies and visceral pedagogies of surplus food redistribution in the UK. Policy Futures in Education, 17(7), 844-861. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210318819249

Drawing on ethnographic research with organisations redistributing wasted food, this paper explores potentials for political and ethical learning by comparing different approaches to food handling and teaching. Food acts as instigator and tool for le... Read More about Sites of learning : exploring political ecologies and visceral pedagogies of surplus food redistribution in the UK.

Bike share in Greater Manchester (2018)
Report
Sherriff, G., Adams, M., Blazejewski, L., Davies, N., & Kamerade-Hanta, D. (2018). Bike share in Greater Manchester

Active travel offers cities opportunities to address vital challenges such as health, air quality and congestion. Bike share is increasingly evident in cities across the globe, whether in the more conventional docked form found in, for example, Londo... Read More about Bike share in Greater Manchester.

Evaluating the significance of travel plans in shaping commuting practices within the university sector in Greater Manchester (2018)
Thesis
Tang, J. (in press). Evaluating the significance of travel plans in shaping commuting practices within the university sector in Greater Manchester. (Dissertation). The University of Salford

The commute is often thought of as a mundane activity, an activity done so regularly that it fades into insignificance. Lost in the hustle and bustle of the modern city is a practice done almost daily that has the potential to significantly reduce gr... Read More about Evaluating the significance of travel plans in shaping commuting practices within the university sector in Greater Manchester.

Sustainable regeneration : everyday landscapes of food acquisition, Pendleton (2016)
Report
Adams, M., Cornes, C., Armitage, R., Miah, A., Clark, A., & St Clair, R. (2016). Sustainable regeneration : everyday landscapes of food acquisition, Pendleton

The report is structured as follows. Chapter two provides the context to the research, outlining why a study of food acquisition and digital inclusion is necessary in Pendleton at this time, and why both issues are linked to the current regeneration... Read More about Sustainable regeneration : everyday landscapes of food acquisition, Pendleton.

Quality of urban spaces and wellbeing (2013)
Book Chapter
Adams, M. (2013). Quality of urban spaces and wellbeing. In Wellbeing (1-21). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118539415.wbwell064

What constitutes quality in an urban context is subjective and open to interpretation. This chapter begins by looking at the ways in which definitions of quality have been applied to the urban environment. It identifies that much research has focused... Read More about Quality of urban spaces and wellbeing.

Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach (2012)
Journal Article
Davies, W., Adams, M., Bruce, N., Cain, R., Carlyle, A., Cusack, P., …Poxon, J. (2012). Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach. Applied Acoustics, 74(2), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2012.05.010

This paper takes an overall view of findings from the Positive Soundscape Project, a large inter-disciplinary soundscapes study. Qualitative fieldwork (soundwalks and focus groups) have found that soundscape perception is influenced by cognitive effe... Read More about Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach.

Expectation as a factor in the perception of soundscapes (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bruce, N., Davies, W., & Adams, M. (2009, October). Expectation as a factor in the perception of soundscapes. Presented at Euronoise 2009, Edinburgh, U.K

This paper discusses how expectation and experience form a contributory factor in the perception of soundscapes. The research used fieldwork carried out in London and Manchester, and also a soundscape simulator in a laboratory. Through the use of an... Read More about Expectation as a factor in the perception of soundscapes.

A positive soundscape evaluation system (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Davies, W., Adams, M., Bruce, N., Cain, R., Jennings, P., Carlyle, A., …Plack, C. (2009, October). A positive soundscape evaluation system. Presented at Euronoise 2009, Edinburgh, U.K

Current policy on environmental sound is largely based on noise control. There is considerable interest in exploiting the soundscape concept to provide a more sophisticated way of managing our acoustic environment. For this to happen, a tool for asse... Read More about A positive soundscape evaluation system.

Research into the practical and policy applications of soundscape concepts and techniques in urban areas (2009)
Report
Payne, S., Davies, W., & Adams, M. (2009). Research into the practical and policy applications of soundscape concepts and techniques in urban areas

Executive Summary 1 The aim of this review was to investigate existing research into soundscape concepts and to produce recommendations for future research into the practical identification, management and enhancement of soundscapes in urban areas.... Read More about Research into the practical and policy applications of soundscape concepts and techniques in urban areas.

A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints (2009)
Journal Article
Moorhouse, A., Waddington, D., & Adams, M. (2009). A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 126(3), 1131-1141. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3180695

The development and application of a procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise (LFN) complaints are described. The development of the assessment method included laboratory tests addressing low frequency hearing threshold and the effect on a... Read More about A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints.

The positive soundscape project : a synthesis of results from many disciplines (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Davies, W., Adams, M., Bruce, N., Marselle, M., Cain, R., Jennings, P., …Plack, C. (2009, August). The positive soundscape project : a synthesis of results from many disciplines. Presented at Internoise 2009, Ottawa, Canada

This paper takes an overall view of ongoing findings from the Positive Soundscape Project, a large inter-disciplinary soundscapes study which is nearing completion. Qualitative fieldwork (soundwalks and focus groups) and lab-based listening tests hav... Read More about The positive soundscape project : a synthesis of results from many disciplines.

Soundscapes : an urban planning process map (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Adams, M., Davies, W., & Bruce, N. (2009, August). Soundscapes : an urban planning process map. Presented at Internoise 2009, Ottawa, Canada

The concept of soundscapes is an established theme in acoustics research, most notably in the areas of environmental noise, noise control and psychoacoustics. However, many disciplines outside of traditional acoustics have recently worked toget... Read More about Soundscapes : an urban planning process map.

Development of a soundscape simulator tool (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bruce, N., Davies, W., & Adams, M. (2009, August). Development of a soundscape simulator tool. Presented at Internoise 09, Ottawa, Canada

This paper discusses the development of an interactive soundscape simulator, enabling users to manipulate a series of parameters to investigate if there is group correlation between factors such as source selection, positioning and level. The basis... Read More about Development of a soundscape simulator tool.

An international research agenda for urban green (2009)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Tzoulas, K., Adams, M., Barber, A., Box, J., Breuste, J., …Thompson, C. (2009, June). An international research agenda for urban green. Poster presented at International Symposium on Urban Wildlife, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment (2009)
Journal Article
James, P., Tzoulas, K., Adams, M., Barber, A., Box, J., Breuste, J., …Ward Thompson, C. (2009). Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 8(2), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2009.02.001

In recent years social, economic and environmental considerations have led to a reevaluation of the factors that contribute to sustainable urban environments. Increasingly, urban green space is seen as an integral part of cities providing a range of... Read More about Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment.

Soundwalking as a methodology for understanding soundscapes (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Adams, M., Bruce, N., Davies, W., Cain, R., Jennings, P., Carlyle, A., …Plack, C. (2008, April). Soundwalking as a methodology for understanding soundscapes. Presented at Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference 2008, Reading, U.K

Soundwalking is a practice that was devised by R. Murray Schafer, when he established the World Soundscape Project at Simon Fraser University during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is an empirical method for identifying a soundscape and compo... Read More about Soundwalking as a methodology for understanding soundscapes.

Physiological responses and subjective estimates of sounds : initial results of pilot study (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hume, K., Barrett, H., Ip, A., McDonagh, T., Davies, W., Adams, M., …Plack, C. (2008, April). Physiological responses and subjective estimates of sounds : initial results of pilot study. Presented at Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference 2008, Reading, UK

In an attempt to understand the effect of sounds on physiological measurements, along the positive (pleasant) - negative (unpleasant) subjective dimension, 51 subjects (26 male) listened to 13 sounds in clips of 8s interspersed with 16s of silence wh... Read More about Physiological responses and subjective estimates of sounds : initial results of pilot study.

The photo‐survey research method : capturing life in the city (2008)
Journal Article
Moore, G., Croxford, B., Adams, M., Refaee, M., Cox, T., & Sharples, S. (2008). The photo‐survey research method : capturing life in the city. Visual Studies, 23(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725860801908536

Recent promotion of city centre living within UK policy has led to a commensurate interest in city centre conditions and the opinions and experiences of the people who live there. An apposite, straightforward method to capture city centre residents'... Read More about The photo‐survey research method : capturing life in the city.

The positive soundscape project (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Davies, W., Adams, M., Bruce, N., Cain, R., Carlyle, A., Cusack, P., …Plack, C. (2007, September). The positive soundscape project. Presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid

The Positive Soundscape Project is a multi-disciplinary investigation of soundscape perception which started in October 2006. This paper communicates the aims and design of the project and discusses some early results. The project seeks to develop a... Read More about The positive soundscape project.