Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Outputs (144)

The landscape of fear as a safety eco-field: experimental evidence (2023)
Journal Article
Farina, A., & James, P. (2023). The landscape of fear as a safety eco-field: experimental evidence. Biosemiotics, 16(1), 61-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-023-09522-1

In a development of the ecosemiotic vivo-scape concept, a 'safety eco-field' is proposed as a model of a species response to the safety of its environment. The safety eco-field is based on the ecosemiotic approach which considers environmental safety... Read More about The landscape of fear as a safety eco-field: experimental evidence.

The effects of regional weather patterns on the migration of birds and Lepidoptera to a coastal migration “hotspot” in East Kent and possible changes in occurrence in response to global climate change (2022)
Thesis
Lee, G. The effects of regional weather patterns on the migration of birds and Lepidoptera to a coastal migration “hotspot” in East Kent and possible changes in occurrence in response to global climate change. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The phenomenon of long-distance migration is an important strategy for the survival of many species by maximising chances of breeding success in different climates. By analysing past literature covering the effects of weather on migration, a research... Read More about The effects of regional weather patterns on the migration of birds and Lepidoptera to a coastal migration “hotspot” in East Kent and possible changes in occurrence in response to global climate change.

Urban green infrastructures: an assessment of urban bird diversity, abundance and behaviour associated with green walls and street trees in Manchester and Salford, UK. (2022)
Thesis
Morton, L. Urban green infrastructures: an assessment of urban bird diversity, abundance and behaviour associated with green walls and street trees in Manchester and Salford, UK. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Urbanisation is a worldwide process with serious wellbeing impacts on people and wildlife. Reconciliation ecology, a novel approach to conservation, is particularly relevant for urban conservation as new habitats can be established and maintained. St... Read More about Urban green infrastructures: an assessment of urban bird diversity, abundance and behaviour associated with green walls and street trees in Manchester and Salford, UK..

Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory (2021)
Journal Article
Farina, A., & James, P. (2021). Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory. Biosemiotics, 14(2), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-021-09406-2

Vivoscape, from Latin ‘vivo’ (living) and the English ‘scape’ (shape and form of a place) is presented as a new ecosemiotic agency that integrates the interactions between biological and ecological components of a taxon with the environment. Accordin... Read More about Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory.

A wetland vulnerability assessment : consequences for the avian communities of saltmarshes (2020)
Thesis
Alexander, D. A wetland vulnerability assessment : consequences for the avian communities of saltmarshes. (Thesis). University of Salford

Understanding better the consequences of anthropogenic pressure and environmental change is a substantial area of research for modern conservation ecology. This aim of this research is to investigate these consequences for the avian communities of sa... Read More about A wetland vulnerability assessment : consequences for the avian communities of saltmarshes.

Urban green infrastructure size, quality and proximity and health outcomes in older populations (2020)
Journal Article
Cook, P., Dennis, M., Wheater, C., James, P., & Lindley, S. (2020). Urban green infrastructure size, quality and proximity and health outcomes in older populations. European Journal of Public Health, 30(Sup. 5), v88-v89. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.232

Background A city's multi-functional network of green and blue spaces has an important role underpinning the health and wellbeing of its residents. Although evidence of positive links between nature and health is plentiful, little is known about... Read More about Urban green infrastructure size, quality and proximity and health outcomes in older populations.

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.

A conceptual model of the social-ecological system of nature-based solutions in urban environments (2020)
Journal Article
Tzoulas, K., Galan, J., Venn, S., Dennis, M., Pedroli, B., Mishra, H., …James, P. (2021). A conceptual model of the social-ecological system of nature-based solutions in urban environments. Ambio, 50(2), 335-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01380-2

This article provides a perspective on nature-based solutions. First, the argument is developed that nature-based solutions integrate social and ecological systems. Then, theoretical considerations relating to relational values, multifunctionality,... Read More about A conceptual model of the social-ecological system of nature-based solutions in urban environments.

Consideration of possible futures for peri-urban sites based on restabilising ecosystem processes : rewilding nature and people (2020)
Thesis
Bradley, T. Consideration of possible futures for peri-urban sites based on restabilising ecosystem processes : rewilding nature and people. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Inadequate funding, the shifting baseline syndrome phenomena, and the prescribe and protect approach to conservation collectively hinders ecosystem function. Rewilding offers an alternative solution without the same limitations. While it is documente... Read More about Consideration of possible futures for peri-urban sites based on restabilising ecosystem processes : rewilding nature and people.

Relationships between health outcomes in older populations and urban green infrastructure size, quality and proximity (2020)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., Cook, P., James, P., Wheater, P., & Lindley, S. (2020). Relationships between health outcomes in older populations and urban green infrastructure size, quality and proximity. BMC Public Health, 20(626), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08762-x

Background: There is a growing body of literature supporting positive associations between natural environments and better health. The type, quality and quantity of green and blue space (‘green-space’) in proximity to the home might be particularly i... Read More about Relationships between health outcomes in older populations and urban green infrastructure size, quality and proximity.

Ecosystem (dis)benefits arising from formal and informal land-use in Manchester (UK); a case study of urban soil characteristics associated with local green space management (2020)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., Beesley, L., Hardman, M., & James, P. (2020). Ecosystem (dis)benefits arising from formal and informal land-use in Manchester (UK); a case study of urban soil characteristics associated with local green space management. Agronomy, 10(4), 552. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10040552

Urban soils are subject to anthropogenic influences and, reciprocally, provide benefits and dis-benefits to human wellbeing; for example carbon storage, nutrient cycling and the regulation trace element and contaminant mobility. Collective stewardshi... Read More about Ecosystem (dis)benefits arising from formal and informal land-use in Manchester (UK); a case study of urban soil characteristics associated with local green space management.

Investigation of extensive green roof outdoor spatio-temporal thermal performance during summer in a subtropical monsoon climate (2019)
Journal Article
thermal performance during summer in a subtropical monsoon climate. Science of the Total Environment, 696, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133976

The thermal performance of green roofs is usually site-specific and changes temporally. Hence, thermal performance evaluation is necessary to optimize green roof design and its cooling effect. In this paper, we evaluated the outdoor spatio-temporal p... Read More about Investigation of extensive green roof outdoor spatio-temporal thermal performance during summer in a subtropical monsoon climate.

Evaluating urban environmental and ecological landscape characteristics as a function of land-sharing-sparing, urbanity and scale (2019)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., Scaletta, K., & James, P. (2019). Evaluating urban environmental and ecological landscape characteristics as a function of land-sharing-sparing, urbanity and scale. PLoS ONE, 14(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215796

Within urban landscape planning, debate continues around the relative merits of land-sharing (sprawl) and land-sparing (compaction) scenarios. Using three of the ten districts in Greater Manchester (UK) as a case-study, we present a landscape approac... Read More about Evaluating urban environmental and ecological landscape characteristics as a function of land-sharing-sparing, urbanity and scale.

Evaluating environmental and ecological landscape characteristics relevant to urban resilience across gradients of land-sharing-sparing and urbanity (2019)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., Scaletta, K., & James, P. Evaluating environmental and ecological landscape characteristics relevant to urban resilience across gradients of land-sharing-sparing and urbanity. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0215796. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215796

Within urban landscape planning, debate continues around the relative merits of land-sparing (compaction) and land-sharing (sprawl) scenarios. Using part of Greater Manchester (UK) as a case-study, we present a landscape approach to mapping green inf... Read More about Evaluating environmental and ecological landscape characteristics relevant to urban resilience across gradients of land-sharing-sparing and urbanity.

Exploring zoning scenario impacts upon urban growth simulations using a dynamic spatial model (2018)
Journal Article
Yin, H., Kong, F., Yang, X., James, P., & Dronova, I. (2018). Exploring zoning scenario impacts upon urban growth simulations using a dynamic spatial model. Cities, 81, 214-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2018.04.010

Dynamic spatial models are being increasingly used to explore urban changes and evaluate the social and environmental consequences of urban growth. However, inadequate representation of spatial complexity, regional differentiation, and growth managem... Read More about Exploring zoning scenario impacts upon urban growth simulations using a dynamic spatial model.

Urban social-ecological innovation : implications for adaptive natural resource management (2018)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2018). Urban social-ecological innovation : implications for adaptive natural resource management. Ecological Economics, 150, 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.04.005

The urban landscape, as home to the majority of the global population, has been the scene of significant and lasting ecological degradation. Consequently, modern cities rely on distant and geographically vast areas for the provision of a range of imp... Read More about Urban social-ecological innovation : implications for adaptive natural resource management.

Mapping urban green infrastructure : a novel landscape-based approach to incorporating land-use and land-cover in the mapping of human-dominated systems (2018)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., Barlow, D., Cavan, G., Cook, P., Gilchrist, A., Handley, J., …Lindley, S. (2018). Mapping urban green infrastructure : a novel landscape-based approach to incorporating land-use and land-cover in the mapping of human-dominated systems. Land, 7(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/land7010017

Common approaches to mapping green infrastructure in urbanized landscapes invariably focus on measures of land-use or land-cover and associated functional or physical traits. However, such one-dimensional perspectives do not accurately capture the ch... Read More about Mapping urban green infrastructure : a novel landscape-based approach to incorporating land-use and land-cover in the mapping of human-dominated systems.

Exposing the Luxury Effect (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Scaletta, K., Dennis, M., Hardman, M., Griffiths, A., & James, P. (2017, December). Exposing the Luxury Effect. Poster presented at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Ghent

Effects of heavy metal contamination in saltmarsh and reed bed on carbon sequestration (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Enya, O., Lin, C., & James, P. (2017, June). Effects of heavy metal contamination in saltmarsh and reed bed on carbon sequestration. Poster presented at Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference (SPARC), Media city

Assessing stabilization of soil organic matter (SOM) with heavy metal contamination is one factor that will invariably provide an answer to whether heavy metal contamination affects the storage of soil organic matter/carbon. The transformations of SO... Read More about Effects of heavy metal contamination in saltmarsh and reed bed on carbon sequestration.

Funding environmental management and research over the long term : the Mersey Gateway case study (2017)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2017, June). Funding environmental management and research over the long term : the Mersey Gateway case study. Presented at IALE(UK) Annual Conference: 25 Years of Landscape Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University

When a local authority is the developer of a major civil engineering project, the normal route to ensure appropriate environmental mitigation, a Section 106 agreement, is not feasible. The construction of a six-lane toll bridge between Runcorn and Wi... Read More about Funding environmental management and research over the long term : the Mersey Gateway case study.

Modeling stormwater management at the city district level in response to changes in land use and low impact development (2017)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Ban, Y., James, P., & Dronova, I. (2017). Modeling stormwater management at the city district level in response to changes in land use and low impact development. Environmental Modelling and Software, 95, 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.06.021

Mitigating the impact of increasing impervious surfaces on stormwater runoff by low impact development (LID) is currently being widely promoted at site and local scales. In turn, the series of distributed LID implementations may produce cumulative ef... Read More about Modeling stormwater management at the city district level in response to changes in land use and low impact development.

Ecosystem services of collectively managed urban gardens : exploring factors affecting synergies and trade-offs at the site level (2017)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2017). Ecosystem services of collectively managed urban gardens : exploring factors affecting synergies and trade-offs at the site level. Ecosystem Services, 26(A), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.05.009

Collective management of urban green space is being acknowledged and promoted. The need to understand productivity and potential trade-offs between co-occurring ecosystem services arising from collectively managed pockets of green space is pivotal to... Read More about Ecosystem services of collectively managed urban gardens : exploring factors affecting synergies and trade-offs at the site level.

Cooling effect of direct green façades during hot summer days : an observational study in Nanjing, China using TIR and 3DPC data (2017)
Journal Article
Yin, H., Kong, F., Middel, A., Xu, H., & James, P. (2017). Cooling effect of direct green façades during hot summer days : an observational study in Nanjing, China using TIR and 3DPC data. Building and Environment, 116, 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.02.020

Thermal regulation is a key ecosystem service provided by direct green façades (DGFs), as vegetated walls absorb short wave radiation, reduce solar re-radiation from hard surfaces, and provide cooling due to shading and evapotranspiration. Few studie... Read More about Cooling effect of direct green façades during hot summer days : an observational study in Nanjing, China using TIR and 3DPC data.

Sustainable drainage system site assessment method using urban ecosystem services (2016)
Journal Article
Mak, C., Scholz, M., & James, P. (2016). Sustainable drainage system site assessment method using urban ecosystem services. Urban Ecosystems, 20(2), 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-016-0593-6

The United Kingdom's recently updated approach to sustainable drainage enhanced biodiversity and amenity objectives by incorporating the ecosystem approach and the ecosystem services concept. However, cost-effective and reliable methods to appraise... Read More about Sustainable drainage system site assessment method using urban ecosystem services.

Evaluating the relative influence on population health of domestic gardens and green space along a rural-urban gradient (2016)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2017). Evaluating the relative influence on population health of domestic gardens and green space along a rural-urban gradient. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.08.009

Studies have repeatedly affirmed the positive links between human and environmental health but few have sufficiently addressed the complexity brought about by the range of urbanity, population and both green space and domestic gardens cover associate... Read More about Evaluating the relative influence on population health of domestic gardens and green space along a rural-urban gradient.

Considerations in the valuation of urban green space : accounting for user participation (2016)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2016). Considerations in the valuation of urban green space : accounting for user participation. Ecosystem Services, 21(Part A), 120-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.08.003

Within the ecosys­tem ser­vices frame­work, val­u­a­tions of nat­ural cap­i­tal have pri­mar­ily taken a land­scape-scale ap­proach. The gen­er­a­tion of trans­fer­able mon­e­tary val­ues for in­di­vid­ual ecosys­tems has like­wise de­pended on as­se... Read More about Considerations in the valuation of urban green space : accounting for user participation.

The acoustic communities : definition, description and ecological role (2016)
Journal Article
role. BioSystems, 147, 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2016.05.011

An acoustic community is defined as an aggregation of species that produces sound by using internal or extra-body sound-producing tools. Such communities occur in aquatic (freshwater and marine) and terrestrial environments. An acoustic community... Read More about The acoustic communities : definition, description and ecological role.

Appraisal of social-ecological innovation as an adaptive response by stakeholders to local conditions : mapping stakeholder involvement in horticulture orientated green space management (2016)
Journal Article
management. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 18, 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.05.010

Urban areas are hubs of creativity and innovation providing fertile ground for novel responses to modern environmental challenges. Previous studies have attempted to conceptualise the ecological, social and political potential of social-ecological... Read More about Appraisal of social-ecological innovation as an adaptive response by stakeholders to local conditions : mapping stakeholder involvement in horticulture orientated green space management.

Social-ecological innovation : adaptive responses to urban environmental conditions (2016)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., Armitage, R., & James, P. (2016). Social-ecological innovation : adaptive responses to urban environmental conditions. Urban Ecosystems, 19(3), 1063-1082. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-016-0551-3

Novel approaches to natural resource management, particularly those which promote stakeholder participation, have been put forward as fundamental ingredients for establishing resilient, polycentric forms of environmental governance. This is nowhere m... Read More about Social-ecological innovation : adaptive responses to urban environmental conditions.

Site-specific factors in the production of local urban ecosystem services : a case study of community-managed green space (2016)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2016). Site-specific factors in the production of local urban ecosystem services : a case study of community-managed green space. Ecosystem Services, 17, 208-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.01.003

Pockets of green space in cities can provide important ecosystem services for urban residents. As naturalistic spaces in urban areas become increasingly sparse, communities are beginning to co-manage existing incidental pockets of land towards the cr... Read More about Site-specific factors in the production of local urban ecosystem services : a case study of community-managed green space.

User participation in urban green commons : exploring the links between access, voluntarism, biodiversity and well being (2015)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2016). User participation in urban green commons : exploring the links between access, voluntarism, biodiversity and well being. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 15, 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2015.11.009

Polycentric governance and stakeholder participation in natural resource management have potential benefits for both human and environmental well-being. Researchers and decision-makers have attempted to conceptualise the ecological, social and politi... Read More about User participation in urban green commons : exploring the links between access, voluntarism, biodiversity and well being.

Assessing growth scenarios for their landscape ecological security impact, using the SLEUTH urban growth model (2015)
Journal Article
Yin, H., Kong, F., Hu, Y., James, P., Xu, F., & Yu, L. (2016). Assessing growth scenarios for their landscape ecological security impact, using the SLEUTH urban growth model. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 142(2), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29UP.1943-5444.0000297

Rapid urban population growth and the associated expansion of urban areas in China (as elsewhere) present significant environmental challenges, and threaten urban and regional ecological security. Modeling land use changes is one way to aid the manag... Read More about Assessing growth scenarios for their landscape ecological security impact, using the SLEUTH urban growth model.

Modelling spatial distribution of outdoor recreation trips of urban residents : An in-depth study in Salford, UK (2015)
Journal Article
Jiao, X., Jin, Y., Gunawan, O., & James, P. (2015). Modelling spatial distribution of outdoor recreation trips of urban residents : An in-depth study in Salford, UK. International review for spatial planning and sustainable development, 3(3), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.14246/irspsd.3.3_36

Outdoor recreation is one of the most important leisure activities of urban residents, with urban greenspace accruing the highest value of benefits among all greenspaces in the UK. However, access and trip-making to outdoor greenspaces by urban resid... Read More about Modelling spatial distribution of outdoor recreation trips of urban residents : An in-depth study in Salford, UK.

Urban ecosystems : Challenges for applied urban modelling (2015)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2015, June). Urban ecosystems : Challenges for applied urban modelling. Presented at The 5th Symposium on Applied Urban Modelling (AUM) 2015, University of Cambridge

The concept of an ecosystem can be understood as the sum of the biotic and abiotic elements in an area of study, or as the patterns and processes that operate within that area of study as a result of the interaction between the biotic and abiotic com... Read More about Urban ecosystems : Challenges for applied urban modelling.

Good neighbours : distribution of black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment (2015)
Journal Article
(Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment. Wildlife Research, 42(7), https://doi.org/10.1071/WR14148

Context: Primates are one of the most charismatic and widely studied vertebrate groups. However, the study of new world primates in green patches within urban areas has been neglected. Such primates have been viewed as a source of human–animal conf... Read More about Good neighbours : distribution of black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment.

Urban ecology : An introduction (2015)
Book
Douglas, I., & James, P. (2015). Urban ecology : An introduction. Routledge

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader’s mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed in order to make our towns and cities healthier places to visi... Read More about Urban ecology : An introduction.

Telling wildlife’s story: the role of soundscape on film (2015)
Book Chapter
James, P. (2015). Telling wildlife’s story: the role of soundscape on film. In A. Calanchi (Ed.), Il Suono Percepito, Il Suono Raccontato (151-170). Galaad Edizioni

The essence of a wildlife documentary film is to tell a story with which the intended audience can connect. Through the images the viewer is led into the intimate lives of animals and plants, or into the natural history of specific locations. While... Read More about Telling wildlife’s story: the role of soundscape on film.

What are the European legal duties to conserve biodiversity in university campuses? (2015)
Book Chapter
Tzoulas, K., James, P., Price, E., & Wheater, P. (2015). What are the European legal duties to conserve biodiversity in university campuses?. In W. Leal Filho, U. Azeiteiro, S. Caeiro, & F. Alves (Eds.), Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula: Innovative Approaches, Methods and Tools Series (413-424). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09474-8_30

Biodiversity is a key element of sustainable development in university campuses. However, integrating biodiversity in campuses requires strategic planning, beyond minimum compliance with protected species and habitats legislation. This leads to the q... Read More about What are the European legal duties to conserve biodiversity in university campuses?.

A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale (2014)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Yin, H., Wang, C., Cavan, G., & James, P. (2014). A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 13(4), 846-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2014.09.009

Urban green spaces provide cooler microclimates and create localized urban cool islands and, as part of an adaption strategy to cope with future urban climate change, have been proposed as a means to mitigate the urban heat island effect. Numerous pr... Read More about A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale.

Effects of spatial pattern of greenspace on urban cooling in a large metropolitan area of eastern China (2014)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Yin, H., James, P., Hutyra, L., & He, H. (2014). Effects of spatial pattern of greenspace on urban cooling in a large metropolitan area of eastern China. Landscape and Urban Planning, 128, 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.04.018

Urban areas will experience the greatest increases in temperature resulting from climate change due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Urban greenspace mitigates the UHI and provides cooler microclimates. Field research has established that tempe... Read More about Effects of spatial pattern of greenspace on urban cooling in a large metropolitan area of eastern China.

Low cost (audio) recording (LCR) for advancing soundscape ecology towards the conservation of sonic complexity and biodiversity in natural and urban landscapes (2014)
Journal Article
Farina, A., James, P., Bobryk, C., Pieretti, N., Lattanzi, E., & McWilliam, J. (2014). Low cost (audio) recording (LCR) for advancing soundscape ecology towards the conservation of sonic complexity and biodiversity in natural and urban landscapes. Urban Ecosystems, 17(4), 923-944. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-014-0365-0

Low cost (audio) recorders (LCRs) represent a new opportunity to investigate the sonic complexity of both natural and urban ecosystems. LCRs are inexpensive sampling audio recorders which have the external shape of a universal serial bus (USB) flash... Read More about Low cost (audio) recording (LCR) for advancing soundscape ecology towards the conservation of sonic complexity and biodiversity in natural and urban landscapes.

Can international health programmes be sustained after the end of international funding? The case of eye care interventions in Ghana (2014)
Journal Article
Blanchet, K., & James, P. (2014). Can international health programmes be sustained after the end of international funding? The case of eye care interventions in Ghana. BMC Health Services Research, 14(77), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-77

There is general agreement amongst major international policy makers that sustainability is a key component of health interventions in developing countries. However, there is little evidence on the factors enabling or constraining sustainability. Dif... Read More about Can international health programmes be sustained after the end of international funding? The case of eye care interventions in Ghana.

Changes in perspectives of the values and benefits of nature (2013)
Thesis
Smith, D. Changes in perspectives of the values and benefits of nature. (Thesis). University of Salford

Social-ecological systems describe interactions between humans and nature. The ecosystem approach provides a holistic system to manage and understand these interactions, and to maintain and enhance ecosystem services - the benefits nature provides to... Read More about Changes in perspectives of the values and benefits of nature.

Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), ecosystem services and disservices using a communication and planning tool: New connections in urban ecology (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Miklas, S. (2013, July). Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), ecosystem services and disservices using a communication and planning tool: New connections in urban ecology. Poster presented at 1st Congress of the Society for Urban Ecology, Berlin, Germany

A SuDS communication and planning tool is proposed to tackle urban diffuse pollution. This planning tool examines SuDS through the ecosystem services and disservices approach in order to illustrate the actual benefits of SuDS to all stakeholders invo... Read More about Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), ecosystem services and disservices using a communication and planning tool: New connections in urban ecology.

Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2013, June). Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology. Presented at Water for the future – A practical knowledge exchange, Hindu Gujarat Centre, Preston

Urban Diffuse Pollution is a major contributor that will prevent UK’s water bodies from achieving the Good chemical and ecological status by 2015, a WFD deadline. My innovative solution is a planning tool linking Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)... Read More about Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology.

Changes in the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK (2013)
Journal Article
Radford, K., & James, P. (2013). Changes in the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK. Landscape and Urban Planning, 109(1), 117-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.10.007

The degradation and loss of vital ecosystem functions and services have been an uncontested result of urbanisation. An understanding of how ecosystem services are provided along rural–urban gradients is crucial in the task of conserving and enhancing... Read More about Changes in the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK.

Linking sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2012, December). Linking sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology. Presented at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting (18-20 December 2012), University of Birmingham

The relationship between Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services has not been articulated clearly, leading to misinformed and inadequate SuDS designs. A new conceptual model, informed by literature review, sets out the relationshi... Read More about Linking sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology.

Cultural values of semi-natural greenspace. A case study of conservation grazing (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, D., Oldfield, P., & James, P. (2012, June). Cultural values of semi-natural greenspace. A case study of conservation grazing. Poster presented at College of Science and Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

Social-ecological systems in modern environmental management bridge the traditional division between ecological and social sciences. These systems comprise frameworks encompassing both human and biophysical components, and in which ecosystem services... Read More about Cultural values of semi-natural greenspace. A case study of conservation grazing.

Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2012, June). Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). Poster presented at College of Science and Technology Research Showcase Day, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) have been shown to be the preferred solution in dealing with excess urban flooding compared with traditional drainage methods (Woods-Ballard et al, 2007). Aside from flood prevention and water purification, SuDS a... Read More about Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2012, June). Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems. Presented at College Research Showcase Day, Media City, University of Salford

Increased flooding caused by climate change and impervious surfaces associated with urban areas has highlighted the need to develop better drainage strategies. Excessive runoff from traditional urban drainage systems involving sewers and manholes lea... Read More about Resilient ecosystem service assessments for sustainable drainage systems.

The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana (2012)
Journal Article
Blanchet, K., & James, P. (2013). The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana. Health Policy and Planning, 28(2), 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czs031+1

Efforts have been increasingly invested to improve local health systems’capacities in developing countries. We describe the application of innovative methods based on a social network analysis approach. The findings presented refer to a study carrie... Read More about The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana.

Ecosystem services of urban amenity greenspace and the impact of future climate and socio-economic change (2012)
Thesis
Wallbank, N. Ecosystem services of urban amenity greenspace and the impact of future climate and socio-economic change. (Thesis). University of Salford

Urban greenspaces make a positive contribution to climate change mitigation, sustainability, and the wellbeing of urban inhabitants. Global and National efforts are underway to communicate the value of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning within... Read More about Ecosystem services of urban amenity greenspace and the impact of future climate and socio-economic change.

Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape (2012)
Journal Article
Gledhill, D., & James, P. (2012). Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape. Urban Ecosystems, 15(4), 849-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-012-0242-7

Despite their designation as nationally important habitats in the UK, ponds are among the least well studied of urban habitats. Ponds, as well as existing in a physical landscape, are part of human socio-economic landscapes, especially those in towns... Read More about Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape.

Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics (2012)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Yin, H., Nakagoshi, N., & James, P. (2012). Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics. Ecological Indicators, 20, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.003

Urbanization is one phenomena that drives land use pattern change. Persistent rapid urbanization is associated with depletion of natural resources and worsening conditions in the urban environment. Monitoring urban development is, therefore, an absol... Read More about Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics.

The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2011, November). The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services. Presented at Conferencia Biodiversidade em Ambiente Urbano, Lisbon

In 1984 E. O. Wilson described the word “biophilia” as “the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life”. Had Wilson written this text post 1992 he might have replaced the phrase “the rest of life” with a single word: Bio... Read More about The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services.

Fresh air: people cannot get enough of it (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Greening, K., & Champion, M. (2011, September). Fresh air: people cannot get enough of it. Poster presented at Sustainable Well-Being, Wrexham

Applying the concept of ecosystem services, a core concept in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and explored more fully in the recent UK National Ecosystem Assessment, asks that the relationship between people and the natural environme... Read More about Fresh air: people cannot get enough of it.

Why don’t you go for a walk at lunchtime when you know it’s good for you? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Conroy, C., James, P., Weinberg, A., & Bendall, R. (2011, September). Why don’t you go for a walk at lunchtime when you know it’s good for you?. Poster presented at Sustainable Well-Being, Wrexham

Health ecology, an emerging discipline, considers human health and well-being, including psychosocial issues such as perception of and attitudes towards wellbeing, in the context of human interaction with their environment (Bhasin, Shampa Nag, 2011)... Read More about Why don’t you go for a walk at lunchtime when you know it’s good for you?.

Changes in the values of ecosystem services along a rural-urban gradient (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Radford, K., & James, P. (2011, July). Changes in the values of ecosystem services along a rural-urban gradient. Presented at Synthesizing different perspectives on the value of urban ecosystem services, Lodz, Poland

The degradation and loss of vital ecosystem functions and services have been an uncontested result of urbanisation. An understanding of how ecosystem services are provided along rural-urban gradients is crucial in the task of conserving and enhancing... Read More about Changes in the values of ecosystem services along a rural-urban gradient.

The value of naturalistic urban planting in Runcorn, UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2011, June). The value of naturalistic urban planting in Runcorn, UK. Poster presented at College of Science and Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

“Ecosystem services” is increasingly recognised as a concept that can aid sustainability of ecosystems, and there is a drive to include this concept into planning and policy practices. The aim of this research is to identify the ecosystem services of... Read More about The value of naturalistic urban planting in Runcorn, UK.

People watching nature: “it’s all in the umwelt!” and “how do we value a view?” (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2011, May). People watching nature: “it’s all in the umwelt!” and “how do we value a view?”. Presented at As Yet Impossible: in human performance symposium, The Lowry & MediaCity, Salford Quays

In response to the invitation to deliver a “provocation” as part of the “As Yet Impossible: in human performance” symposium I wrote three short essays. I was unsure what a provocation was, and if my thoughts and subsequent presentation would be prov... Read More about People watching nature: “it’s all in the umwelt!” and “how do we value a view?”.

How to do (or not to do) . . . a social network analysis in health systems research (2011)
Journal Article
analysis in health systems research. Health Policy and Planning, 27(5), 438-446. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czr055

The main challenges in international health are to scale up effective health interventions in low- and middle-income countries in order to reach a higher proportion of the population. This can be achieved through better insight into how health syste... Read More about How to do (or not to do) . . . a social network analysis in health systems research.

The resilience of urban trees (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2010, September). The resilience of urban trees. Presented at Forestclim mid-term conference 'European Forestry- Fit for climate change?', Palais de congres in Nancy, France

Trees incorporated into urban environments have both ecological and social values which help sustain public health and well being. What is not known is how resilient urban trees are to the challenges, including climate change, of the 21st century. If... Read More about The resilience of urban trees.

Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment (2010)
Journal Article
James, P., Norman, D., & Clarke, J. (2010). Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems, 13(4), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-010-0132-9

The predominantly urban boroughs of Warrington and Halton straddle the river Mersey in northwest England. Since the 1970s there has been a major change in land-use associated with both innovative town design and the decline of manufacturing and chemi... Read More about Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment.

The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2010, June). The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK. Presented at Urban green space postgraduate colloquium, Leeds Metropolitan University

Vegetation incorporated into urban environments has an ecological and a social value which helps sustain public health and well being. What is not known is how resilient urban vegetation is. If urban vegetation is likely to change over time then this... Read More about The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK.

Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity (2010)
Journal Article
Tzoulas, K., & James, P. (2010). Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity. Urban Ecosystems, 13(1), 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0107-x

Urban biodiversity studies provide important inputs to studying the interactions between human societies and ecological systems. However, existing urban biodiversity methods are time intensive and/or too complex for the purposes of rapid biodiversity... Read More about Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity.

Peoples’ use of, and concerns about, green space networks: A case study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK (2010)
Journal Article
Tzoulas, K., & James, P. (2010). Peoples’ use of, and concerns about, green space networks: A case study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 9(2), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2009.12.001

Cultural services provided by green space networks and in particular leisure and recreational opportunities are central to the quality of life of those living in urban areas. However, the literature concerned with green space networks has mainly focu... Read More about Peoples’ use of, and concerns about, green space networks: A case study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK.

The role of privately owned sports related green spaces in urban ecological frameworks (2009)
Book Chapter
James, P., & Gardner, E. (2009). The role of privately owned sports related green spaces in urban ecological frameworks. In P. Clark, M. Niemi, & J. Niemela (Eds.), Sport, recreation and green space in the European city (161-170). Helsinki: SKS Kirjat. https://doi.org/10.21435/sfh.16

An ecological framework seeks to maintain ecological processes in the wider landscape and to conserve ecosystems, habitats, species, genetic diversity, and landscapes of importance. As greater attention is paid to ecological frameworks and in part... Read More about The role of privately owned sports related green spaces in urban ecological frameworks.

An uncertain future for urban woodlots (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2009, September). An uncertain future for urban woodlots. Presented at 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech Republic

Pond networks in an urban context (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Gledhill, D., & James, P. (2009, September). Pond networks in an urban context. Poster presented at 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague, Czech Republic

An international research agenda for urban green (2009)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Tzoulas, K., Adams, M., Barber, A., Box, J., Breuste, J., …Thompson, C. (2009, June). An international research agenda for urban green. Poster presented at International Symposium on Urban Wildlife, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Urban morphology types and open space distribution in urban core areas (2009)
Journal Article
James, P., & Bound, D. (2009). Urban morphology types and open space distribution in urban core areas. Urban Ecosystems, 12, 417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0083-1

Urban cores are primarily associated with economic activity: they are places where people live, work and engage in a range of leisure activities. Natural elements within the environment are recognised as having an important role in promoting quality... Read More about Urban morphology types and open space distribution in urban core areas.

Integrated planning and management for protected areas in Malaysia (2009)
Thesis
Zainol, N. Integrated planning and management for protected areas in Malaysia. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The current development plan system in Malaysia provides minimal protection for protected areas. Shortcomings can be seen in policies, decision making processes, and implementation and enforcement. In addition, existing legislation, development... Read More about Integrated planning and management for protected areas in Malaysia.

Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment (2009)
Journal Article
James, P., Tzoulas, K., Adams, M., Barber, A., Box, J., Breuste, J., …Ward Thompson, C. (2009). Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 8(2), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2009.02.001

In recent years social, economic and environmental considerations have led to a reevaluation of the factors that contribute to sustainable urban environments. Increasingly, urban green space is seen as an integral part of cities providing a range of... Read More about Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment.

Pond density as a determinant of aquatic species richness in an urban landscape (2008)
Journal Article
Gledhill, D., James, P., & Davies, D. (2008). Pond density as a determinant of aquatic species richness in an urban landscape. Landscape Ecology, 23(10), 1219-1230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-008-9292-x

Green spaces within urban areas provide services and benefits to human populations and habitat for a variety of species. Freshwater, in the form of rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs and ponds, is an important component of urban greenspaces. This pape... Read More about Pond density as a determinant of aquatic species richness in an urban landscape.

Biodiversity and usability of green spaces in Greater Manchester, UK (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2008, May). Biodiversity and usability of green spaces in Greater Manchester, UK. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology Urban Biodiversity & Design: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities, Erfurt, Germany

Urban Flora: historic, contemporary and future trends (2008)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2008, May). Urban Flora: historic, contemporary and future trends. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology Urban Biodiversity & Design: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities, Erfurt, Germany

Delivering cleaner, greener, safer city environments: Youth Roots Manchester (2008)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Warren, J., & Greening, K. (2008, May). Delivering cleaner, greener, safer city environments: Youth Roots Manchester. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology Urban Biodiversity & Design: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities, Erfurt, Germany

Urban green spaces: natural and accessible? (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., James, P., & Armitage, R. (2008, May). Urban green spaces: natural and accessible?. Presented at Third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology: Urban Biodiversity and Design, Erfurt, Germany

Understanding species dispersal in an urban green infrastructure (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, A., & James, P. (2008, January). Understanding species dispersal in an urban green infrastructure. Presented at 15th Annual IALE(UK) Conference : Landscape Ecology and Conservation, Murray Edwards College Cambridge

Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester (2008)
Journal Article
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2008). Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester

Recent emphasis on the need for biodiversity protection outside designated areas has resulted in the growing popularity of ecological networks as a planning tool. However, in urban areas high levels of habitat fragmentation and ever present developme... Read More about Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester.

Rethinking urban blue spaces from a landscape perspective: species, scale and the human element (2008)
Journal Article
species, scale and the human element

The term “green space” is commonly applied to all open natural and semi-natural areas in built areas. This term can be misleading as a proportion of urban “green” spaces are, in fact, “blue”; that is to say that they contain surface water. As well... Read More about Rethinking urban blue spaces from a landscape perspective: species, scale and the human element.

Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations (2007)
Journal Article
Dodouras, S., & James, P. (2007). Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 50(6), 823-852. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640560701610578

The manner in which different societies and cultures utilise the natural environment for various activities can be myriad and complex to analyse. Whilst experience and the use of accepted methodologies have taught practitioners how to handle many of... Read More about Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations.

The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment (2007)
Journal Article
Hudson, J., & James, P. (2007). The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment. Structural survey, 25(3/4), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800710772836

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the background to the UK Government White Paper on the conservation of the built environment, and particularly to identify drivers for legislative change and possible consequences of new legislation for conservati... Read More about The changing framework for conservation of the historic environment.

Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review (2007)
Journal Article
Tzoulas, K., Korpela, K., Venn, S., Yli-Pelkonen, V., Kazmierczak, A., Niemela, J., & James, P. (2007). Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review. Landscape and Urban Planning, 81(3), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.02.001

Europe is a highly urbanised continent. The consequent loss and degradation of urban and peri-urban green space could adversely affect ecosystems as well as human health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to formulate a conceptual framework of... Read More about Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review.

A framework for monitoring landscape functions: The Saxon Academy Landscape Monitoring Approach (SALMA), exemplified by soil investigations in the Kleine Spree floodplain (Saxony, Germany) (2007)
Journal Article
Syrbe, R., Bastian, O., Roder, M., & James, P. (2007). A framework for monitoring landscape functions: The Saxon Academy Landscape Monitoring Approach (SALMA), exemplified by soil investigations in the Kleine Spree floodplain (Saxony, Germany). Landscape and Urban Planning, 79(2), 190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2006.02.005

A framework for landscape monitoring based on a functional approach is presented. Landscape monitoring is defined as regular, long-term surveillance of landscapes. Suitable monitoring resulting in the early recognition of crucial changes in the envir... Read More about A framework for monitoring landscape functions: The Saxon Academy Landscape Monitoring Approach (SALMA), exemplified by soil investigations in the Kleine Spree floodplain (Saxony, Germany).

Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China (2006)
Journal Article
Yuan, W., James, P., & Yang, K. (2006). Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 16(2), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-006-0002-9

Urbanization can affect the physical process of river growth, modify stream structure and further influence the functions of river system. Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world, which is located in Changjiang (Yangtze) River Delta in Chi... Read More about Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China.

Planning for ecology: A Greater Manchester case study (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2005, September). Planning for ecology: A Greater Manchester case study. Presented at Thirteenth Annual IALE(UK) Conference: Planning, People and Practice. The landscape ecology of sustainable landscapes, The University of Northampton

Examining the sustainability impacts of mega sports events : fuzzy modelling as a new integrated appraisal system (2005)
Thesis
Dodouras, S. Examining the sustainability impacts of mega sports events : fuzzy modelling as a new integrated appraisal system. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Sustainable development is recognised as being a complex concept and this is often its main deficiency. A critical review of existing integrated assessment tools identified that current valuation methods give weak signals on integration, adding to... Read More about Examining the sustainability impacts of mega sports events : fuzzy modelling as a new integrated appraisal system.

Examining the sustainability impacts of mega-sports events: fuzzy mapping as a new integrated appraisal system (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Dodouras, S., & James, P. (2004, March). Examining the sustainability impacts of mega-sports events: fuzzy mapping as a new integrated appraisal system. Presented at 4th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford

Unlike other aspects of daily life and work, the pursuit of sustainable development in our communities requires an understanding of complex and sometimes counterintuitive processes that unfold over a long period of time. In order to develop these... Read More about Examining the sustainability impacts of mega-sports events: fuzzy mapping as a new integrated appraisal system.

Application of artificical neural network in complex systems of regional sustainable development (2004)
Journal Article
Shi, C., Guo, Z., & James, P. (2004). Application of artificical neural network in complex systems of regional sustainable development. Chinese Geographical Science, 14(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-004-0001-7

Meeting the challenge of sustainable development requires substantial advances in understanding the interaction of natural and human systems. The dynamics of regional sustainable development could be addressed in the context of complex system thinkin... Read More about Application of artificical neural network in complex systems of regional sustainable development.

Development of sustainability indicators by communities in China : a case study of Chongming County, Shanghai (2003)
Journal Article
Yuan, W., James, P., Hodgson, K., Hutchinson, S., & Shi, C. (2003). Development of sustainability indicators by communities in China : a case study of Chongming County, Shanghai. Journal of Environmental Management, 68(3), 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-4797%2803%2900063-X

Public participation as a means of identifying sustainability indicators for Chongming County, Shanghai, China was evaluated by an international group drawing on established best practice. An initial 'long list' of 86 sustainability indicators, based... Read More about Development of sustainability indicators by communities in China : a case study of Chongming County, Shanghai.

Frameworks, networks and the UK regional agenda: nature planning for landscapes? (2002)
Journal Article
James, P., & Boothby, J. (2002). Frameworks, networks and the UK regional agenda: nature planning for landscapes?. Landscape Research, 27(4), 325-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142639022000023925

Planning at the landscape scale in Britain has had limited application. The origins, implementations and likely outcomes of new approaches to nature planning in Britain in which the spatial scale of planning could be 'landscape enabled' are traced. T... Read More about Frameworks, networks and the UK regional agenda: nature planning for landscapes?.

Evolution of the Shanghai city region 1978–1998: an analysis of indicators (2002)
Journal Article
Yuan, W., & James, P. (2002). Evolution of the Shanghai city region 1978–1998: an analysis of indicators. Journal of Environmental Management, 64(3), 299. https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2001.0526

Building on a description of the present situation in Shanghai, a series of ten regionally relevant indicators are identified and described. Using data from 1978–1998, relationships between these economic, social and environmental indicators are expl... Read More about Evolution of the Shanghai city region 1978–1998: an analysis of indicators.

Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal (2001)
Journal Article
James, P., & Donaldson, S. (2001). Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 3(3), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333201000777

A requirement of the UK Government's strategy for sustainable development, published in 1999, was that all English regions would produce a sustainability framework by the end of 2000. In the Northwest, the framework has been produced under the title... Read More about Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal.

Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida (2001)
Journal Article
Nwachukwu, S., James, P., & Gurney, T. (2001). Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida. Journal of environmental biology, 22(1), 29-36

The impacts of crude oil on the germination, growth and morphology of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida (PP) were examined for 15 days. At day 15 ther... Read More about Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida.

Ecological networks: Connecting environmental, economic and social systems? (2000)
Journal Article
James, P., Ashley, J., & Evans, A. (2000). Ecological networks: Connecting environmental, economic and social systems?. Landscape Research, 25(3), 345-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/713684679

Ecological networks for different spatial scales (international to sub-regional) are being defined and realized throughout Europe. Historically they have been focused on nature conservation, but they may offer a mechanism whereby a holistic, integrat... Read More about Ecological networks: Connecting environmental, economic and social systems?.

Ecological frameworks: The Cheshire example (2000)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., & North, M. (2000, July). Ecological frameworks: The Cheshire example. Presented at Society for Conservation Biology 16th Annual meeting, University of Kent at Canterbury

The influence of a period of environment-orientated work experience on students' perception of their learning style (2000)
Journal Article
James, P. (2000). The influence of a period of environment-orientated work experience on students' perception of their learning style. Environmental Education Research, 6(2), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/713664674

A period of circa 12 months' work experience, as part of an Environmental Science Bachelor's Degree programme, introduces candidates to a variety of problems and can, therefore, be expected to influence the problem-solving approach adopted by the stu... Read More about The influence of a period of environment-orientated work experience on students' perception of their learning style.

Environmental policy implementation networks : who are the movers and shakers?
Thesis
Law, B. (in press). Environmental policy implementation networks : who are the movers and shakers?. (Thesis). University of Salford

The current UK Government policy implementation framework, which directs the structure of partnership involvement in the environmental area, has introduced an implementation model which encompasses both ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ theoretical typologi... Read More about Environmental policy implementation networks : who are the movers and shakers?.

Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) together with ecosystem services and disservices : new connections in urban ecology
Thesis
Chunglim, M. (in press). Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) together with ecosystem services and disservices : new connections in urban ecology. (Thesis). University of Salford

Increased flooding, urban diffuse pollution and habitat fragmentation are predicted as the climate changes and urbanisation increases; all will affect human and wildlife well-being negatively. Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) have the potential t... Read More about Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) together with ecosystem services and disservices : new connections in urban ecology.

Progressive development of deep learning skills through undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations
Journal Article
James, P. Progressive development of deep learning skills through undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations. Educational Studies, 24(1), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305569980240107

A dissertation is an integral part of Higher National Diploma (HND), Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) and taught Master of Science (MSc) programmes and should reflect differences in learning styles as appropriate to each level. The dis... Read More about Progressive development of deep learning skills through undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Millward, A., Morrison, K., Bishop, O., & Dennis, M. Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking. Presented at Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking, Manchester

Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking Symposium Convened by Philip James, University of Salford; Alison Millward, UNESCO – UK-MAB Urban Forum; Kerry Morrison, UNESCO – UK-MAB Urban Forum; Oliver J. Bishop,... Read More about Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking.

Building evaluation capacity in to a large public sector emergency service : an action research study
Thesis
Koljonen, H. Building evaluation capacity in to a large public sector emergency service : an action research study. (Thesis). University of Salford

This action research study investigated the feasibility of building evaluation capacity into the design process of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s (GMFRS) community initiatives. GMFRS runs over 400 community initiatives every year and an... Read More about Building evaluation capacity in to a large public sector emergency service : an action research study.

Creating and index of Urban Environmental Quality: a pixel-based approach
Presentation / Conference
Gunawan, O., Armitage, R., & James, P. Creating and index of Urban Environmental Quality: a pixel-based approach. Poster presented at Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 2012, University of Greenwich

There is much literature citing contributions that urban green spaces make towards human physical, social and mental well-being. However, quantitative evaluation is challenging. This research investigates Urban Environmental Quality (UEQ), which prov... Read More about Creating and index of Urban Environmental Quality: a pixel-based approach.

Changing attitudes to nature: first love, separation and pre-nuptial agreements
Report
James, P. (2011). Changing attitudes to nature: first love, separation and pre-nuptial agreements

In his inaugural lecture Professor James addresses questions such as why we keep pets, what happened in Salford on 29th October 1827, and how to improve your personal efficiency by ten to fifteen percent. The answers to these questions address diffe... Read More about Changing attitudes to nature: first love, separation and pre-nuptial agreements.

Urban green spaces: natural and usable?
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. Urban green spaces: natural and usable?. Presented at Urban Green Spaces - A Key for sustainable cities, Sofia, Bulgaria

The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion
Presentation / Conference
Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion. Presented at 7th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment., University of Salford, Greater Manchester

Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK
Presentation / Conference
Wallbank, N., & James, P. Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

Incorporating green areas into urban environments can aid sustainability and enhance the quality of life for those living and working in urban areas. The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between vegetation and its role within... Read More about Urban vegetation and the drivers for change: a case study of Runcorn, UK.

Local landscape character assessment: an evaluation of community-led schemes in Cheshire
Journal Article
James, P., & Gittins, J. Local landscape character assessment: an evaluation of community-led schemes in Cheshire. Landscape Research, 32(4), 423-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426390701449794

Planning, especially with the increasing prominence given to community involvement, is a key vehicle for delivering sustainable development. Between 2003 and 2005 two community groups in Cheshire wrote parish landscape character assessments. The comp... Read More about Local landscape character assessment: an evaluation of community-led schemes in Cheshire.

Urban green spaces in the mid 21st century scenarios and trajectories for the future cityscapes – case study of a North European city
Presentation / Conference
European city. Presented at Urban Green Spaces - A Key for sustainable cities, Sofia, Bulgaria

Urbanization is the dominant land use change across the world. Population growth, climate change and technological change are identifi ed as three factors that have paramount importance in the historic, contemporary and future development of urban... Read More about Urban green spaces in the mid 21st century scenarios and trajectories for the future cityscapes – case study of a North European city.

Urban pond: A landscape of multiple meanings
Presentation / Conference
Gledhill, D., James, P., & Davies, D. Urban pond: A landscape of multiple meanings. Presented at 5th International Postgraduate Research Conference in The Built and Human Environment, University of Salford

Ponds have a range of ecological, social and aesthetic values. However, little work has been done to appraise the values assigned to ponds located in an urban setting. During 2004, 10 ponds were studied in urban areas of Merseyside. Standard ecolo... Read More about Urban pond: A landscape of multiple meanings.