All Outputs (6)

Enabling Urban Agriculture in the Global North and South: A Comparative Study of the UK and Nigeria (2023)
Thesis
George, T. (2023). Enabling Urban Agriculture in the Global North and South: A Comparative Study of the UK and Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

As the world's urban population rises, we must reconsider our relationship with food. As a result of the growing population and insufficient food produced in rural regions, poverty and hunger are on the rise. Urban Agriculture (UA) has the potential... Read More about Enabling Urban Agriculture in the Global North and South: A Comparative Study of the UK and Nigeria.

Exploring waste tyre problems and sustainable waste management in the Tunisian context (2021)
Thesis
Abuzukhar, M. Exploring waste tyre problems and sustainable waste management in the Tunisian context. (Thesis). University of Salford

Waste tyres represent one of the environmentally damaging fractions of the solid waste stream in Tunisia, where the problem of inefficient waste tyre management is endemic. This is easily identified by the piles of accumulating tyre waste located on... Read More about Exploring waste tyre problems and sustainable waste management in the Tunisian context.

A comparison of air pollution in different socio-economic areas (2020)
Thesis
Houghton, R. A comparison of air pollution in different socio-economic areas. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Air pollution has a significant impact on human health causing around 40,000 deaths annually in the United Kingdom (RCPCH, 2016). This thesis examines the variations in Particulate Matter concentration across areas of different socio-economic status.... Read More about A comparison of air pollution in different socio-economic areas.

A critical exploration of permaculture’s global role in sustainable development (2019)
Thesis
Smithies, O. A critical exploration of permaculture’s global role in sustainable development. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Despite emerging literature on Permaculture as a sustainable solution-based approach to the environmental, economic and social consequences of non-sustainable global growth, many accounts infer it is a political practice working against many corporat... Read More about A critical exploration of permaculture’s global role in sustainable development.

The role of smell in urban design (2011)
Thesis
Henshaw, V. The role of smell in urban design. (Thesis). University of Salford

The dominance of sight in built environmental design and management is well documented with smell overlooked by built environment professionals, considered of primarily negative influence upon experience and perception. However odour has special char... Read More about The role of smell in urban design.

The spatial distribution of total and available heavy metals at areas of historic mining activity in the Peak District and their influence on local vegetation communities
Thesis
Preston, P. (in press). The spatial distribution of total and available heavy metals at areas of historic mining activity in the Peak District and their influence on local vegetation communities. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The Peak District in the UK has seen metal ore extraction and other mining activities take place for hundreds of years. As a result, many areas contain elevated soil concentrations of several heavy metals, which can be toxic to many plant species. Ho... Read More about The spatial distribution of total and available heavy metals at areas of historic mining activity in the Peak District and their influence on local vegetation communities.