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Supporting Climate-Resilient Urban Planning: 10 Lessons from Cities in Southern Africa (2023)
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This brief presents key insights on integrating climate information into climate change-related adaptation planning in African cities. The projects – FRACTAL (Future Resilience for African CiTies And Lands) and its successor, FRACTAL-Plus – took plac... Read More about Supporting Climate-Resilient Urban Planning: 10 Lessons from Cities in Southern Africa.

A-Weighting for All? Acoustic Assessment for an Aurally Diverse Population (2023)
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1. The aim of this report is to review whether A-Weighting accurately represents the hearing of the whole UK population, to explore the consequences if it does not, and to make recommendations for future research to address the problems identified.... Read More about A-Weighting for All? Acoustic Assessment for an Aurally Diverse Population.

Unlocking Resource Efficiency. Phase 1 Construction Report (2023)
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(2023). Unlocking Resource Efficiency. Phase 1 Construction Report. HM Government (DESNZ & DEFRA)

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero commissioned a research project to explore the potential benefits from increasing resource efficiency in the UK. This research was carried out in collaboration with the Department for Environment, Food... Read More about Unlocking Resource Efficiency. Phase 1 Construction Report.

Onshore wind turbine noise: A review of the current guidance framework for the UK Government (Part 2: Conclusions and recommendations) (2023)
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Lotinga, M. J. B., Lewis, T., Powlson, J., & Berry, B. (2023). Onshore wind turbine noise: A review of the current guidance framework for the UK Government (Part 2: Conclusions and recommendations). Bristol: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

This article is based on content from the project report 'A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines', which presented the results of a research study commissioned by the UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (... Read More about Onshore wind turbine noise: A review of the current guidance framework for the UK Government (Part 2: Conclusions and recommendations).

A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines (2023)
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Lotinga, M., Lewis, T., & Powlson, J. (2023). A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines. Bristol: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

WSP’s acoustics team worked closely with a steering group including BEIS, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Nor... Read More about A review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines.

WATER RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS MODEL (2023)
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Wang, Y. (2023). WATER RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS MODEL. https://wateragri.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A4_factsheet.pdf: EU Horizon 2020

Onshore wind turbine noise: A review of the current guidance framework for the UK Government (Part 1: Introductory project overview) (2023)
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J B Lotinga, M., Lewis, T., Powlson, J., & Berry, B. (2023). Onshore wind turbine noise: A review of the current guidance framework for the UK Government (Part 1: Introductory project overview). Bristol: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Onshore wind is recognised as one of the lowest-cost sources of renewable electricity generation. A sustained growth in capacity is also seen as a key enabler of the UK government’s commitment to deliver a net zero economy by 2050.

Using our expe... Read More about Onshore wind turbine noise: A review of the current guidance framework for the UK Government (Part 1: Introductory project overview).

Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made reflective insulation (RI) products - Specification (2023)
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Fitton, R., & British Standards Institution (BSI). (2023). Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made reflective insulation (RI) products - Specification. BSI

Whole Life Carbon Guidance For Offsite Construction Report (2023)
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(2023). Whole Life Carbon Guidance For Offsite Construction Report. Supply Chain Sustainability School

Supporting Geography in Ukraine’s universities: the Virtual Field Trips for Ukraine Initiative (2023)
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Hutchinson, S., & Popovych, N. (2023). Supporting Geography in Ukraine’s universities: the Virtual Field Trips for Ukraine Initiative. Royal Geographical Society

Good practice guidelines for long-term ecoacoustic monitoring in the UK (2023)
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The popularity of ecoacoustics as an innovative environmental discipline has enjoyed immense
growth within the last five years, to a point where it is now becoming difficult to keep up with
all the new research papers published. What soon becomes a... Read More about Good practice guidelines for long-term ecoacoustic monitoring in the UK.

Evaluation of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Funding Programme (2023)
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Kenyon, A., Coventry, P., White, P., Montasem, A., Phukan, S., & Ozols-Riding, J. (2023). Evaluation of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Funding Programme

A growing body of evidence shows health, wellbeing and ecosystem benefits of investment in Green Social Prescribing. West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership funded nine Green Social Prescribing pilot projects, with the aim of supporting and improv... Read More about Evaluation of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Funding Programme.

Enhancing employability through building graduate capital: a multi-faceted approach (2023)
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capital: a multi-faceted approach

The University of Salford is home to a diverse community of learners, a high proportion of whom are
from underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds and/or underrepresented communities and many
are commuters. A significant proportion of the cohort ga... Read More about Enhancing employability through building graduate capital: a multi-faceted approach.