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Barriers to women in the UK construction industry (2010)
Journal Article
Worrall, L., Harris, K., Stewart, R., Thomas, A., & McDermott, P. (2010). Barriers to women in the UK construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 17(3), 268-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981011038060

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the main barriers that lead to the under-representation of women in the UK construction industry. The study, funded by ConstructionSkills, seeks to explore the issues that women face and investigate the potential... Read More about Barriers to women in the UK construction industry.

Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L., Owen, R., & Dave, B. (2010, April). Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. Presented at ERACOBUILD workshop on BIM and Lean, Malmö, Sweden

This paper investigates the mutual relations of three current drivers of construction: lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. These drivers are based on infrequently occurring changes, only incidentally simultaneous, in... Read More about Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability.

Mediating low carbon urban transitions (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2010, April). Mediating low carbon urban transitions. Presented at American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC. USA

Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment (2010)
Book Chapter
Arayici, Y. (2010). Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment. In P. S. Geller (Ed.), Built Environment : Design, Management, and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA

Capturing and modelling 3D information of the built environment is a big challenge. A number of techniques and technologies are now in use. These include EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement), GPS (Global Positioning System), and photogrammetric appl... Read More about Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment.

The future of the university (2010)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2010, April). The future of the university. Presented at Professorial College, University of Salford, UK

Panel member and presented in scenario planning for the future of the university.

International innovation platforms (2010)
Presentation / Conference
May, T., & Marvin, S. (2010, March). International innovation platforms. Presented at World Urban Forum, Rio de Janeiro

Reception for the Mistra Urban Futures Centre

Hydrogen in the UK : regional drivers and differences hydrogen in cities and regions : an international review (2010)
Book Chapter

Hydrogen could be a significant fuel of the future, with the potential to make a major contribution to the resolution of pressing social and environmental problems such as carbon emissions, energy security and local air pollution.

This book, based... Read More about Hydrogen in the UK : regional drivers and differences hydrogen in cities and regions : an international review.

Can cities shape socio-technical transitions and how would we know if they were? (2010)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2010). Can cities shape socio-technical transitions and how would we know if they were?. Research Policy, 39(4), 477-485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.020

This paper asks two – relatively simple – questions: can cities shape socio-technical transitions? And how would we know if they were? There are three key objectives. The first of these is to set out emerging, and in our view, convincing evidence, th... Read More about Can cities shape socio-technical transitions and how would we know if they were?.

The what and how of urban knowledge (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Marvin, S., & May, T. (2010, February). The what and how of urban knowledge. Presented at Mistra Urban Futures Research Consortium, Gothenburg, Sweden

Women’s career advancement in the UK construction industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Fernando, N., & Amaratunga, R. (2010, January). Women’s career advancement in the UK construction industry. Presented at 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, Greater Manchester