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Designing safe residential areas (2009)
Book Chapter
Davey, C., Mackay, L., & Wootton, A. (2009). Designing safe residential areas. In R. Cooper, G. Evans, & C. Boyko (Eds.), Designing Sustainable Cities (139-162). Chichester (UK): Wiley-Blackwell

Community safety and crime reduction are now prime concerns for central and local government, and in achieving the goal of sustainable communities (ODPM, 2003), with crime and ‘fear of crime’ key performance indicators of sustainable development (DEF... Read More about Designing safe residential areas.

Patterns of settlement compared (2009)
Book Chapter
Green, N., & Handley, J. (2009). Patterns of settlement compared. In Planning for Climate Change - strategies for mitigation and adpatation for spatial planners. London: Earthscan

The emotional context of mental health practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Morton, J. (2009). The emotional context of mental health practice. In J. Chandler, J. Barry, E. Berg, & S. Piipola (Eds.), Dilemmas for Human Services Papers from the 12th International Research Conference, 2008 (132-137). London: University of East London

This paper will consider some recent sociological writing on emotion and mental health and examine the significance of this for social work practice in the field of mental health. What does an emotionally contented life look like? In the medicalised... Read More about The emotional context of mental health practice.

Like the night: Reception and reaction, Dylan's 1966 UK tour (2009)
Book Chapter
Lee, C. (2009). Like the night: Reception and reaction, Dylan's 1966 UK tour. In C. J. Sheehy, & T. Swiss (Eds.), Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan's Road From Minnesota To The World (78-84). Minneapolis USA: University ofMinnesota Press

Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour was greeted with dismay by many Folk purists who viewed Dylan's move to electrified backing as a 'sell-out' of Authentic Folk values. This chapter looks specifically at the reaction in the UK to Dylan's progression and con... Read More about Like the night: Reception and reaction, Dylan's 1966 UK tour.

Cyberprovincialism (2009)
Book Chapter
Fuchs, M. (2009). Cyberprovincialism. In G. Russegger (Ed.), Coded Cultures. Exploring Creative Emergences (58). Vienna / Yokohama: 5uper.net

Collapsing Locality – Ludic Locations Place and space are notions that have to be renegotiated once territory is claimed in virtual environments. A discourse on locative aspects of virtual environments will have to find new forms of transport and... Read More about Cyberprovincialism.

Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Dugdill, L., Crone, D., & Murphy, R. (2009). Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice. In L. Dugdill, D. Crone, & R. Murphy (Eds.), Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell

Evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend towards physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based analysis of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target group... Read More about Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice.

Computers and independent study : student perspectives (2009)
Book Chapter
Jarvis, H. (2009). Computers and independent study : student perspectives. In P. Torres, & R. Marriot (Eds.), Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition (367-386). Hershey, PA. USA: Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-994-6.ch023

This chapter reports on a quantitative study that examines how language students make use of an extensive range of computer-based materials (CBMs) in a language resource centre (LRC) and elsewhere for self-study purposes. Students were asked to ind... Read More about Computers and independent study : student perspectives.

Optimisation of system dynamics models (2009)
Book Chapter
Dangerfield, B. (2009). Optimisation of system dynamics models. In R. Meyers (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Complexity and Systems Science. New York: Springer

1. Definition of the Subject and Its Importance 2. Optimisation as calibration 3. Optimisation of performance (policy optimisation) 4. Examples of SD optimisation reported in the literature 5. Future directions in SD optimisation 6. References

John to John: The Manuale Sacerdotis and the daily life of a parish priest (2009)
Book Chapter
Powell, S. (2009). John to John: The Manuale Sacerdotis and the daily life of a parish priest. In Recording Medieval Lives (112-129). Donington: Shaun Tyas

Manuale Sacerdotis, the priest’s handbook, is a five-part Latin text of between twelve and twenty chapters in each part, written probably at the end of the fourteenth or beginning of the fifteenth century by John Mirk, who was by then prior of the ho... Read More about John to John: The Manuale Sacerdotis and the daily life of a parish priest.

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.

Safeguarding trafficked children (2009)
Book Chapter
Kelly, C. (2009). Safeguarding trafficked children. In L. Hughes, & H. Owen (Eds.), Good Practice in Safeguarding Children (181-198). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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.