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‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom (2023)
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Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., & Davies, N. (in press). ‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science, 99, 103062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103062

Due to a high level of dependency on fossil fuels, transport is not only a priority for decarbonsation but also a particularly challenging sector to decarbonise. Significant low-carbon energy transitions in mobility will require changes in practices,... Read More about ‘Why would you swap your nice warm van, where you can eat your butties and listen to the radio?’ Mainstreaming a niche of cycle logistics in the United Kingdom.

A micromobility buffet: e-scooters in the context of multimodal spaces and practices in Greater Manchester (2023)
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Sherriff, G., Lomas, M., Blazejewski, L., & Larrington-Spencer, H. (2023). A micromobility buffet: e-scooters in the context of multimodal spaces and practices in Greater Manchester. Active Travel Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1194

We use the Capabilities Approach to understand the ways in which e-scooters, as transportation resources, provide qualities that contribute to the ability of the transport system to enable people to participate in society. Government-led trials have... Read More about A micromobility buffet: e-scooters in the context of multimodal spaces and practices in Greater Manchester.

Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health (2022)
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Lawler, C., Sherriff, A., Brown, P., Butler, D., Gibbons, A., Martin, P., & Probin, M. (in press). Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health. Health and Place, 79, 102926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102926

Health services are increasingly being reshaped with reference to addressing social determinants of health (SDoH), with social prescribing a prominent example. We examine a project in the Outer Hebrides that reshaped and widened the local health serv... Read More about Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester (2022)
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Sherriff, A., Blazejewski, L., & Lomas, M. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester

This report presents the !ndings of a University of Salford study focused on the shared e-scooter trial taking place in Greater Manchester and launched in autumn 2020. Sharing schemes are services that make vehicles, such as e-scooters, available... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester: appendices (2022)
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Sherriff, A., Blazejewski, L., & Lomas, M. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester: appendices

‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation (2022)
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Sherriff, G., Butler, D., & Brown, P. ‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2022.3776894798

As energy justice research develops and becomes increasingly international in reach and perspective, the climate emergency is an important layer of focus. Fuel poverty alleviation, climate change adaptation and decarbonisation are prominent agendas t... Read More about ‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation.

Cold comfort : Covid-19, lockdown and the coping strategies of fuel poor households (2021)
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Ambrose, A., Baker, W., Sherriff, G., & Chambers, J. (2021). Cold comfort : Covid-19, lockdown and the coping strategies of fuel poor households. Energy Reports, 7, 5589-5596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.175

The number of households experiencing fuel poverty is thought to have risen by at least 600,000 in the UK because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The concentration of fuel poor households in poor quality, energy inefficient accommodation that they... Read More about Cold comfort : Covid-19, lockdown and the coping strategies of fuel poor households.

From mobike to no Bike in Greater Manchester : using the capabilities approach to explore Europe’s first wave of dockless bike share (2020)
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Sherriff, G., Adams, M., Blazejewski, L., Davies, N., & Kamerade, D. (2020). From mobike to no Bike in Greater Manchester : using the capabilities approach to explore Europe’s first wave of dockless bike share. Journal of Transport Geography, 86, 102744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102744

Globally, bike share schemes are an element of a rapidly changing urban transport landscape. Whilst many docked schemes are now embedded in cities around the world, the recent explosion of dockless systems provides an opportunity to evaluate claims t... Read More about From mobike to no Bike in Greater Manchester : using the capabilities approach to explore Europe’s first wave of dockless bike share.

Stuck at home in a cold home : the implications of Covid-19 for the fuel poor (2020)
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Aimee, A., Baker, W., Brierley, J., Butler, D., Marchand, R., & Sherriff, A. (2020). Stuck at home in a cold home : the implications of Covid-19 for the fuel poor. People, Place and Policy, 14(1), 2-5. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2020.3447683949

Policies to address the impact of Covid-19 on low income energy consumers have rightly focussed on energy bills, particularly in the context of home confinement and increased energy consumption. In the longer term, however, we need policies to improv... Read More about Stuck at home in a cold home : the implications of Covid-19 for the fuel poor.

The validity of the index of vulnerable homes : evidence from consumers vulnerable to energy poverty in the UK (2020)
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Castaño-Rosa, R., Sherriff, G., Solís-Guzmán, J., & Marrero, M. (2020). The validity of the index of vulnerable homes : evidence from consumers vulnerable to energy poverty in the UK. Energy Sources, Part B, 15(2), 72-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1717677

Energy poverty is a multidimensional issue, and this means that it is difficult to understand the different levels of vulnerability to this phenomenon and its relationship with households’ quality of life. This paper presents the validation of an inn... Read More about The validity of the index of vulnerable homes : evidence from consumers vulnerable to energy poverty in the UK.

Transferring the index of vulnerable homes : application at the local-scale in England to assess fuel poverty vulnerability (2019)
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Castaño-Rosa, R., Sherriff, G., Thomson, H., Guzmán, J., & Marrero, M. (2019). Transferring the index of vulnerable homes : application at the local-scale in England to assess fuel poverty vulnerability. Energy and Buildings, 203, 109458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109458

Fuel poverty, or energy poverty, has traditionally been associated with households that cannot afford to keep their homes adequately warm and/or cool due to low income and energy inefficient dwellings. Recent studies show a need for a good understand... Read More about Transferring the index of vulnerable homes : application at the local-scale in England to assess fuel poverty vulnerability.

Modernity, materiality and domestic technology : a case study of cooling and heating from South Australia (2019)
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Goodchild, B., Ambrose, A., Berry, S., Maye-Banbury, A., Moore, T., & Sherriff, G. (2020). Modernity, materiality and domestic technology : a case study of cooling and heating from South Australia. Housing, Theory and Society, 37(3), 357-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2019.1600577

This paper uses oral history as an appropriate method to reveal how residents in the “green village” of Lochiel Park, South Australia, have changed their heating and cooling practises over their life courses. The analysis shows how concepts of modern... Read More about Modernity, materiality and domestic technology : a case study of cooling and heating from South Australia.

Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia (2019)
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Sherriff, G., Moore, T., Berry, S., Ambrose, A., Goodchild, B., & Maye-Banbury, A. (2019). Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia. Energy Research and Social Science, 51, 44-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.12.008

Low- and zero-energy homes are core elements in transitioning the housing stock towards a more environmentally sustainable model that responds to concerns about climate change and the need for energy demand reduction. Whilst there is a growing body o... Read More about Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia.

‘It’s normal to have damp’ : using a qualitative psychological approach to analyse the lived experience of energy vulnerability among young adult households (2017)
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Butler, D., & Sherriff, G. (2017). ‘It’s normal to have damp’ : using a qualitative psychological approach to analyse the lived experience of energy vulnerability among young adult households. Indoor and Built Environment, 26(7), 964-979. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X17708018

Seeking to promote methodological innovation in fuel poverty research, this paper reflects on the use of a novel qualitative psychological approach known as Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The benefits and limitations of this methodologica... Read More about ‘It’s normal to have damp’ : using a qualitative psychological approach to analyse the lived experience of energy vulnerability among young adult households.

Voting on sustainable transport: communication and governance challenges in Greater Manchester's ‘congestion charge’ referendum (2014)
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Sherriff, G. (2014). Voting on sustainable transport: communication and governance challenges in Greater Manchester's ‘congestion charge’ referendum. Local Environment, 20(12), 1507-1530. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2014.911267

In December 2008, the Greater Manchester electorate voted to reject a £3 billion package of transport measures that would have included investment in the conurbation's bus, tram and rail networks and walking and cycling infrastructure, together with,... Read More about Voting on sustainable transport: communication and governance challenges in Greater Manchester's ‘congestion charge’ referendum.

Success in international decentralised urban energy initiatives : a matter of understanding? (2013)
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Chmutina, K., Sherriff, G., & Goodier, C. (2014). Success in international decentralised urban energy initiatives : a matter of understanding?. Local Environment, 19(5), 479-496. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2013.805739

Many towns and cities worldwide have begun implementing decentralised urban energy systems. Aiming to reduce their carbon emissions, many utilise not only technological innovation but also innovative policy and financial and social–economic approache... Read More about Success in international decentralised urban energy initiatives : a matter of understanding?.