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Organising water: The hidden role of intermediary work (2009)
Journal Article
Moss, T., Medd, W., Guy, S., & Marvin, S. (2009). Organising water: The hidden role of intermediary work. Water alternatives, 2(1), 16-33

ABSTRACT: The increasingly complex challenges of making water management more sustainable require a critical and detailed understanding of the social organisation of water. This paper examines the hitherto neglected role that 'intermediary' organisat... Read More about Organising water: The hidden role of intermediary work.

‘Urban ecological security’ : a new urban paradigm? (2009)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2009). ‘Urban ecological security’ : a new urban paradigm?. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 33(1), 193-215. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00832.x

The term ‘ecological security’ is usually used in relation to attempts to safeguard flows of ecological resources, infrastructure and services at the national scale. But increasing concerns over ‘urban ecological security’ (UES) are now giving rise t... Read More about ‘Urban ecological security’ : a new urban paradigm?.

Conceptualizing and understanding intermediaries in context: Developing an enhanced understanding of context, actors and transferability (2009)
Report
Hodson, S., & Marvin, S. (2009). Conceptualizing and understanding intermediaries in context: Developing an enhanced understanding of context, actors and transferability

This report constitutes Deliverable 7 of the CHANGING BEHAVIOUR project. The purpose of Deliverable 7 is the ‘identification of intermediary practices across countries’. The identification of intermediary practices is important to pursue as it is ‘en... Read More about Conceptualizing and understanding intermediaries in context: Developing an enhanced understanding of context, actors and transferability.

A pulse radiolysis study of free radicals formed by one electron oxidation of the antimalarial drug pyronaridine (2009)
Journal Article
Ismail, F., Drew, M., Navaratnam, S., & Bisby, R. (2009). A pulse radiolysis study of free radicals formed by one electron oxidation of the antimalarial drug pyronaridine. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 35(4), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-009-0051-7

Free radicals from one-electron oxidation of the antimalarial drug pyronaridine have been studied by pulse radiolysis. The results show that pyronaridine is readily oxidised to an intermediate semiiminoquine radical by inorganic and organic free radi... Read More about A pulse radiolysis study of free radicals formed by one electron oxidation of the antimalarial drug pyronaridine.

The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing (2009)
Journal Article
Madubuko, L., Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2009). The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 2(1), 64-101

Different organisations outside the public and private sectors, such as non governmental organisations (NGOs), are involved in generating, introducing, and promoting capacity building and technology, particularly in marginal areas of less developed c... Read More about The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing.

Appropriate analytical methods are necessary to assess nontarget effects of insecticidal proteins in GM crops through meta-analysis (response to Andow et al. 2009) (2009)
Journal Article
Shelton, A., Naranjo, S., Romeis, J., Hellmich, R., Wolt, J., Federici, B., …Bell, H. (2009). Appropriate analytical methods are necessary to assess nontarget effects of insecticidal proteins in GM crops through meta-analysis (response to Andow et al. 2009). Environmental Entomology, 38(6), 1533-1536

As we described in our rebuttal in Transgenic Research (Shelton et al. 2009), we think that the meta-analysis approach used by Lo¨ vei et al. (2009) suffers from important methodological limitations relative to risk assessment that led them to re... Read More about Appropriate analytical methods are necessary to assess nontarget effects of insecticidal proteins in GM crops through meta-analysis (response to Andow et al. 2009).

Agriculture, innovation and environment (2009)
Book Chapter
Ferry, N., & Gatehouse, A. (2009). Agriculture, innovation and environment. In N. Ferry, & A. Gatehouse (Eds.), Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Crops. CABI

Approximately 10.3 million farmers in 22 countries grew biotech (genetically modified) crops in 2006. Yet this technology remains one of the most controversial agricultural issues of current times. Many consumer and environmental lobby groups believe... Read More about Agriculture, innovation and environment.

Improving performance through HEI–industry engagements in the built environment (2009)
Journal Article
Underwood, J., Williams, A., & Thurairajah, N. (2009). Improving performance through HEI–industry engagements in the built environment. Industry and Higher Education, 23(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000009787641314

The poor performance and inefficiencies of the construction industry are well recognized and documented. Through a variety of combined industry and government initiatives there has been a continual expression in the UK over the last decade of the urg... Read More about Improving performance through HEI–industry engagements in the built environment.

Construction informatics in Turkey: strategic role of ICT and future research directions (2009)
Journal Article
Isikdag, U., Underwood, J., Kuruoglu, M., Goulding, J., & Acikalin, U. (2009). Construction informatics in Turkey: strategic role of ICT and future research directions. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 412-428

Construction Informatics deals with subjects ranging from strategic management of ICTs to interoperability and information integration in the construction industry. Studies on defining research directions for Construction Informatics have a history o... Read More about Construction informatics in Turkey: strategic role of ICT and future research directions.

Delivering BIM to the UK Market (2009)
Book Chapter
Bew, M., & Underwood, J. (2009). Delivering BIM to the UK Market. In J. Underwood, & U. Isikdag (Eds.), Handbook of research on building information modeling and construction informatics: concepts and technologies (30-64). New York: IGI Global

Technology has developed dramatically over the past five and particularly three decades. The way we live our lives has changed and is set to change ever more with the effects this technology has on our planet’s environment. Construction is one of the... Read More about Delivering BIM to the UK Market.

Geospatial views for RESTful BIM (2009)
Book Chapter
Isikdag, U., Underwood, J., Kuruoglu, M., & Abdul-Rahman, A. (2009). Geospatial views for RESTful BIM. In J. Underwood, & U. Isikdag (Eds.), Handbook of research on building information modeling and construction informatics: concepts and technologies (473-482). New York: IGI Global

In the near future Building Information Modelling will be applied in different areas of the AEC industry. Building Information Models (BIMs) will be used as resources to enable interoperability of software and ‘Building Information Modelling’ based I... Read More about Geospatial views for RESTful BIM.

Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement (2009)
Book
Brandon, P., & Kocaturk, T. (2009). Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell

This book brings together some of the best practitioners and thinkers from around the world to discuss the likely future of information and communication technologies for the construction industry. It addresses a range of innovative developments, sta... Read More about Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement.

The sizes of elephant groups in zoos: implications for animal welfare (2009)
Journal Article
Rees, P. (2009). The sizes of elephant groups in zoos: implications for animal welfare. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 12(1), 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888700802536699

This study examined the distribution of 495 Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and 336 African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in 194 zoos, most of which were located in Europe (49.1%) and North America (32.6%). Cows outnumbered bulls 4 to 1 (Loxodonta... Read More about The sizes of elephant groups in zoos: implications for animal welfare.

Activity budgets and the relationship between feeding and stereotypic behaviours in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in a zoo (2009)
Journal Article
Rees, P. (2009). Activity budgets and the relationship between feeding and stereotypic behaviours in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in a zoo. Zoo Biology, 28(2), 79-97. https://doi.org/10.1002/Zoo.20200

Activity budgets were studied in eight Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at Chester Zoo (UK) for 35 days, between January and November 1999. Recordings were made between 10:00 and 16:00 hr (with most behavior frequencies calculated between 10:00 and... Read More about Activity budgets and the relationship between feeding and stereotypic behaviours in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in a zoo.