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Accelerating change in built environment education (ACBEE) second annual report 2005 (2005)
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Lees, M. (2005). Accelerating change in built environment education (ACBEE) second annual report 2005

The second year of the ACBEE (Accelerating Change in Built Environment Education) programme, which is aimed at improving higher education in the built environment, has been one of consolidation. During this time ACBEE has continued in its efforts to... Read More about Accelerating change in built environment education (ACBEE) second annual report 2005.

SODAR calibration for wind energy applications, final reporting on WP3, EU WISE project NNE5-2001-297 (2005)
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Bradley, S., Antoniou, I., von Hünerbein, S., Kindler, D., Jorgensen, H., & De Noord, M. (2005). SODAR calibration for wind energy applications, final reporting on WP3, EU WISE project NNE5-2001-297

The method traditionally used for measuring the wind speed and direction for wind energy purposes is to record the output from cup or propeller anemometers and vanes at several heights on a mast. As turbines have grown in height, this method has bec... Read More about SODAR calibration for wind energy applications, final reporting on WP3, EU WISE project NNE5-2001-297.

Field trials of proposed procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints (2005)
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Moorhouse, A., Waddington, D., & Adams, M. (2005). Field trials of proposed procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints

This report describes field trials carried out to test the workability and usefulness of a procedure for assessing low frequency noise. The procedure includes guidance notes and a pro-forma report with step by step instructions. It does not provide a... Read More about Field trials of proposed procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints.

The Paradox of Compacts: final report to the Home Office on monitoring the impact of Compacts (2005)
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Craig, G., Taylor, M., Carlton, N., Garbutt, R., Kimberlee, R., Lepine, E., & Syed, A. (2005). The Paradox of Compacts: final report to the Home Office on monitoring the impact of Compacts

The Compact is an important building block in achieving a better relationship between Government and the voluntary and community sector. We are fully committed to partnership working with the sector and increasing their role in civil society and in t... Read More about The Paradox of Compacts: final report to the Home Office on monitoring the impact of Compacts.

Evaluation of the HELA training coordination portal’s ability to support communication and knowledge sharing between local authorities (LA) and health and safety executive (HSE) safety enforcement teams (2005)
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Ford, N., Brown, J., & Williams, H. (2005). Evaluation of the HELA training coordination portal’s ability to support communication and knowledge sharing between local authorities (LA) and health and safety executive (HSE) safety enforcement teams

The HELA Training Coordination portal was launched in October 2001. Initially it was developed as a means to facilitate the national coordination of training for Local Authority (LA) based health and safety enforcement officers. Subsequently a second... Read More about Evaluation of the HELA training coordination portal’s ability to support communication and knowledge sharing between local authorities (LA) and health and safety executive (HSE) safety enforcement teams.

The Manchester and Salford Sure Start Plus pilot programme: A baseline evaluation. SCNMCR Report: 12 (2005)
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Wray, J., & Hastings-Asatourian, B. (2005). The Manchester and Salford Sure Start Plus pilot programme: A baseline evaluation. SCNMCR Report: 12

This evaluation considers the implementation of the Sure Start Plus Pilot (SSPP) programme at the two pilot sites of Manchester and Salford and was commissioned by the teenage pregnancy teams in these cities. It is a local evaluation considering how... Read More about The Manchester and Salford Sure Start Plus pilot programme: A baseline evaluation. SCNMCR Report: 12.

Overcoming school exclusion and achieving successful youth transitions within African Caribbean communities (2005)
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Wright, C., Standen, P., John, G., German, G., & Patel, T. (2005). Overcoming school exclusion and achieving successful youth transitions within African Caribbean communities

In spite of recent improvements in the school exclusion statistics for African-Caribbean children, they are still around three times more likely to be permanently excluded from school than white pupils. Given the increasing importance of education in... Read More about Overcoming school exclusion and achieving successful youth transitions within African Caribbean communities.