All Outputs (8)

Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city (2020)
Book Chapter
James, P., Tzoulas, K., & Dennis, M. (2020). Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city. In C. Boyko, R. Cooper, & N. Dunn (Eds.), Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing (54-70). New York and Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429470684-5

Biodiverse, vegetation-rich, green-spaces are important in the context of public health in urban environments. Links between residential proximity and equitable access to natural environments have been made with cardiometabolic disorders and emotiona... Read More about Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city.

IT Infrastructure for Supporting Multidisciplinary Urban Planning (2009)
Book Chapter
Fernando, T., Aouad, G., Fu, C., & Yao, J. (2009). IT Infrastructure for Supporting Multidisciplinary Urban Planning. In R. Cooper, G. Evans, & C. Boyko (Eds.), Designing Sustainable Cities (242-262). London: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Urban planning is a complex and multidisciplinary decision-making process which concerns with the complex management of change within the built and natural environment that aims to plan the urban environment in terms of its physical, social, legal, e... Read More about IT Infrastructure for Supporting Multidisciplinary Urban Planning.

A study of 3D CAD and implications for training and skills in the fashion industry (2008)
Thesis
Wallace, T. A study of 3D CAD and implications for training and skills in the fashion industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study was motivated by the need to understand how 3D CAD systems might
impact on the designer and the fashion design process. Current descriptions of the
industry indicated that new strategies were necessary to survive globalisation,
technolo... Read More about A study of 3D CAD and implications for training and skills in the fashion industry.

Methods and organization of new product development : an investigation in the UK textile and clothing supply chain (2004)
Thesis
Redfern, R. Methods and organization of new product development : an investigation in the UK textile and clothing supply chain. (Thesis). University of Salford

There have been relatively few studies into new product development (NPD) in the
apparel supply chain which is known for a high level of seasonal product development.
Moreover the literature so far has been criticised as not being generalizable wit... Read More about Methods and organization of new product development : an investigation in the UK textile and clothing supply chain.

The development of implementation processes for partnering in construction (2002)
Thesis
Carmichael, S. The development of implementation processes for partnering in construction. (Thesis). University of Salford

Partnering emerged in the construction industry in the late 1980's and since then has developed into a mainstream management strategy for reducing traditional adversarialism and improving project,performance. The maturation of the approach reached a... Read More about The development of implementation processes for partnering in construction.

The development of a project process evaluation (PPE) framework that aims to measure the effectiveness of implementing a new design and construction project process (2002)
Thesis
Lee, A. The development of a project process evaluation (PPE) framework that aims to measure the effectiveness of implementing a new design and construction project process. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Increased globalised competition and the need to meet continuously changing
customer requirements has forced the UK construction industry to consider its
practice. The industry has been repeatedly criticised for its inefficiency,
fragmentation,... Read More about The development of a project process evaluation (PPE) framework that aims to measure the effectiveness of implementing a new design and construction project process.

The training of fashion designers in Singapore : with special reference to the School of Fashion Studies, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (2001)
Thesis
Theng, G. The training of fashion designers in Singapore : with special reference to the School of Fashion Studies, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. (Dissertation). University of Salford

This thesis traces the development of the training of fashion designers in Singapore
from early days to the present.
While the training of fashion designers in the modern sense of the word did not begin
in Singapore until the late nineteen-eightie... Read More about The training of fashion designers in Singapore : with special reference to the School of Fashion Studies, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Functional interaction : diagnosing interface relationships in new product development (1998)
Thesis
Jones, T. Functional interaction : diagnosing interface relationships in new product development. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis describes the development of a diagnostic tool to identify potential weaknesses in the
interfaces between the key functions involved in new product development within manufacturing
organisations. It comprises three parts:
Part One intr... Read More about Functional interaction : diagnosing interface relationships in new product development.