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Prof Philip James' Outputs (66)

Appraisal of social-ecological innovation as an adaptive response by stakeholders to local conditions : mapping stakeholder involvement in horticulture orientated green space management (2016)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Good neighbours : distribution of black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) in an urban environment (2015)
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(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.

A satellite image-based analysis of factors contributing to the green-space cool island intensity on a city scale (2014)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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 the value of ecosystem services along a rural–urban gradient: A case study of Greater Manchester, UK (2013)
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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.

The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana (2012)
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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.

Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape (2012)
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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)
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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.

How to do (or not to do) . . . a social network analysis in health systems research (2011)
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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.

Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment (2010)
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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.

Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity (2010)
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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.