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Qualitative research (2011)
Book Chapter
Ball, E. (2011). Qualitative research. In The Nursing Companion. Palgrave Macmillan

All the love in the world (2011)
Book Chapter
Hurley, U. (2011). All the love in the world. In Balancing Act and Other Poems. Abercynon: Leaf Books

This poem was commended in the Leaf Books poetry competition 2011, and published in the winners' anthology, entitled Balancing Act and Other Poems.

Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970 (2011)
Book Chapter
Downs, C. (2011). Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970. In R. Snape, & D. Smith (Eds.), Recording Leisure Lives: Holidays and Tourism in 20th Century Britain (51-73). Leisure Studies

Gambling was a popular and pervasive leisure pursuit long before it was legalised in January 1961. The most prevalent forms of gambling amongst the working classes were the football pools, illegal off-course cash betting and greyhound racing; all of... Read More about Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970.

Quentin Tarantino (2011)
Book Chapter
White, G. (2011). Quentin Tarantino. In Y. Tasker (Ed.), Fifty Contemporary Film Directors (392-399). Abingdon: Routledge

Fifty Contemporary Film Directors examines the work of some of today’s most popular and influential cinematic figures. It provides an accessible overview of each director’s contribution to cinema, incorporating a discussion of their career, major wor... Read More about Quentin Tarantino.

Erving Goffman (2011)
Book Chapter
Smith, G. (2011). Erving Goffman. In G. Ritzer, & J. Stepnisky (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists (125-154). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell

Reflecting emerging research and ongoing reassessments of social theory, The Wiley- Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists offers significant updates and revisions to the original Blackwell Companion published a decade ago.

Gok Wan and the magic wardrobe (2011)
Book Chapter
Palmer, G. (2011). Gok Wan and the magic wardrobe. In A. Hetsroni (Ed.), Reality Television – Merging the Global and the Local. Israel: Nova Science

Cities mediating technological transitions : understanding visions, intermediation and consequences (2011)
Book Chapter
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2011). Cities mediating technological transitions : understanding visions, intermediation and consequences. In S. Guy, S. Marvin, W. Medd, & T. Moss (Eds.), Shaping urban infrastructures : Intermediaries and the governance of socio-technical networks. London: Earthscan

Cities can only exist because of the highly developed systems which underlie them, ensuring that energy, clean water, etc. are moved efficiently from producer to user, and that waste is removed. The urgent need to make the way that these services are... Read More about Cities mediating technological transitions : understanding visions, intermediation and consequences.

The relevance of research to nursing (2011)
Book Chapter
Ball, E. (2011). The relevance of research to nursing. In P. Birchenhall, & N. Adams (Eds.), The nursing companion. London: Palgrave Macmillan

Preparedness policy implementation (2011)
Book Chapter
Amaratunga, R. (2011). Preparedness policy implementation. In K. Penuel, & M. Statler (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief. Sage

Linking reconstruction to sustainable socio-economic development (2011)
Book Chapter
Palliyaguru, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2011). Linking reconstruction to sustainable socio-economic development. In R. Amaratunga, & R. Haigh (Eds.), Rebuilding for Resilience: Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment (268-283). Blackwell Publishing Ltd

ACT-UK simulation centre - use within the department of civil engineering, architecture and building (2011)
Book Chapter
Kempton, J., Austin, S., & Soetanto, R. (2011). ACT-UK simulation centre - use within the department of civil engineering, architecture and building. In J. Davies, D. G. Eric, & K. Anette (Eds.), PBL Across the Disciplines: Research into Best Practice (269-281). Denmark: Aalborg University Press

The Advanced Construction Technology Simulation Centre (ACT-UK) is an innovative facility for training future construction managers, enabled by a semi-immersive virtual reality model of construction sites. As part of the degrees at Coventry Universit... Read More about ACT-UK simulation centre - use within the department of civil engineering, architecture and building.

Reframing online shopping through innovative and organic user-oriented design (2011)
Book Chapter
Greenhill, A., & Fletcher, G. (2011). Reframing online shopping through innovative and organic user-oriented design. In H. Isomäki, & S. Pekkola (Eds.), Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development (243-262). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-347-3_15

The structure and form of the Web is defined by specific design elements; its protocols, the scope of acceptable file formats and the capability of clients. These elements are intentionally minimal constraints but nonetheless structure what can be ac... Read More about Reframing online shopping through innovative and organic user-oriented design.

Diversity and architecture (2011)
Book Chapter
Elkadi, H., & Lozanovska, M. (2011). Diversity and architecture. In S. Knotter, R. De Lobel, L. Tsipouri, & V. Stenius (Eds.), Diversity Research and Policy : A Multidisciplinary Exploration. Amsterdam: Pallas Publications