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‘Mind The Gap’: Reconnecting Local Actions And Multi-Level Policies To Bridge The Governance Gap. An Example Of Soil Erosion Action From East Africa, Claire Kelly, Maarten Wynants, Linus K. Munishi, Mona Nasseri, Aloyce Patrick, Kelvin M. Mtei, Francis Mkilema, Anna Rabinovich, David Gilvear, Geoff Wilson, William Blake, Patrick A. Ndakidemi
‘Mind The Gap’: Reconnecting Local Actions And Multi-Level Policies To Bridge The Governance Gap. An Example Of Soil Erosion Action From East Africa, Claire Kelly, Maarten Wynants, Linus K. Munishi, Mona Nasseri, Aloyce Patrick, Kelvin M. Mtei, Francis Mkilema, Anna Rabinovich, David Gilvear, Geoff Wilson, William Blake, Patrick A. Ndakidemi
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Achieving change to address soil erosion has been a global yet elusive goal for decades. Efforts to implement effective solutions have often fallen short due to a lack of sustained, context-appropriate and multi-disciplinary engagement with the problem. Issues include prevalence of short-term funding for ‘quick-fix’ solutions; a lack of nuanced understandings of institutional, socio-economic or cultural drivers of erosion problems; little community engagement in design and testing solutions; and, critically, a lack of traction in integrating locally designed solutions into policy and institutional processes. This paper focusses on the latter issue of local action for policy integration, drawing on experiences …
The Rise (And Rise) Of Vertical Studentification: Exploring The Drivers Of Studentification In Australia, Mark Holton, Clare M. Mouat
The Rise (And Rise) Of Vertical Studentification: Exploring The Drivers Of Studentification In Australia, Mark Holton, Clare M. Mouat
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Economic Contributions Of Mega-Dam Infrastructure As Perceived By Local And Displaced Communities: A Case Study Of Merowe Dam, Sudan, Al Noor Abdullah, Sanzidur Rahman, Stephen Essex, James Benhin
Economic Contributions Of Mega-Dam Infrastructure As Perceived By Local And Displaced Communities: A Case Study Of Merowe Dam, Sudan, Al Noor Abdullah, Sanzidur Rahman, Stephen Essex, James Benhin
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Investigations on the socioeconomic impacts of mega-dam projects have tended to focus on conventional cost–benefit analysis, while studies exploring perceptions of local communities, who are some of the prime beneficiaries of these development initiatives, are limited. This paper aims to address this research gap through a case study of community perceptions on the socioeconomic impacts of the Merowe Dam in Sudan from the residents of upstream, downstream, and relocated locations. Data were collected primarily through surveys and interviews with residents, government officials, dam implementation authority, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other key informants and a series of indicators were developed for …
Under Pressure: Psychological Perspectives On Letterpress, Craft And Well-Being, V Squire, Sr Homer
Under Pressure: Psychological Perspectives On Letterpress, Craft And Well-Being, V Squire, Sr Homer
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Abstract Arts and crafts are widely considered to be psychologically beneficial. Letterpress, as a traditional method of printing, was made redundant by computers in the later twentieth century but has enjoyed a 'rebirth' in recent years. There are a growing number of independent presses, and universities who are recognizing its potential as a pedagogical tool. As a printing method, it is no longer a necessity, so what is its role going forward? The techniques are not lost, but their value has changed. As a craft, letterpress has several distinctive qualities, particularly when compared to digital alternatives. When working with letterpress, …
Establishing A Functional Framework For Monitoring Protected Landscapes; With A Case Study Of English Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Aonb), Emily Horswill, John Martin, J. Adam Guy
Establishing A Functional Framework For Monitoring Protected Landscapes; With A Case Study Of English Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Aonb), Emily Horswill, John Martin, J. Adam Guy
Professional Services
Protected landscape status is one of the highest designations afforded by the British legislature. To maintain consistent landscape quality, track environmental interventions, or measure the impacts of planned and unexpected events there is a need for co-ordinated national as well as local environmental monitoring. Conventionally indicators are used as monitoring proxies for tracking complex changes in landscape form and qualities, designation criteria, compliance against protective legislation, and the effectiveness of varying governance programmes. The regulatory agency of UK (English) environmental standards on behalf of the government, Natural England, monitors against a framework of indicators for the designation criteria of ‘natural …
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation In The Planning And Regeneration Of Coastal Urban Areas: Priorities Barriers, And Future Prospects, Daniel Young, Stephen Essex
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation In The Planning And Regeneration Of Coastal Urban Areas: Priorities Barriers, And Future Prospects, Daniel Young, Stephen Essex
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society and the spatial planning system plays a crucial role in ensuring that important adaptations to the built environment are evaluated. Drawing upon a mixed-methods research approach, this paper explores the progress that has been made by the planning system in England in addressing the challenge of climate change adaptation in coastal urban areas. The results indicate that the adaptation produced through the planning system remains incremental rather than transformative. It is focused on experienced hazards, especially flooding, and there is a lack of attention being paid to wider impacts of …
Creative Recovery: Mapping Refugees' Memories Of Home As Heritage, Sana Murrani, Ioana Popovici
Creative Recovery: Mapping Refugees' Memories Of Home As Heritage, Sana Murrani, Ioana Popovici
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who fled conflict and other adversities in their homelands are facing challenging times here in the UK as they are trying to integrate and build a new life. Being uprooted from one’s home and community is not easy - especially when one is faced with new struggles in life around navigating the UK Migration System, searching for adequate housing, learning a new language and most importantly, defining one’s existence again in this world amongst other concerns.Creative Recovery focuses on the narrative that the media misses from those who show resilience and courage as they fled …
Sustainable Digital Neighbourhoods: A Case Study Of People, Place And Technology Under The Rural Village Condition, Pamela Varley
Sustainable Digital Neighbourhoods: A Case Study Of People, Place And Technology Under The Rural Village Condition, Pamela Varley
School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses
This research seeks to develop an advanced understanding of the interplay between broadband use, social interaction and the place in which people live. Fieldwork has involved working in an embedded manner within a central case study neighbourhood, a rural Cornish village – St Breward. A wide range of methods has been employed, including social network analysis, survey research, qualitative interviewing and a diary study. Results have painted a picture of how a community is structured, how it operates (both socially and spatially), and how technology infuses with this. The research presented here illustrates the unique nature of social operations within …
The Delivery Of Mixed Communities In The Regeneration Of Urban Waterfronts: An Investigation Of The Comparative Experience Of Plymouth And Bristol, Daniel Thorning, Christopher Balch, Stephen Essex
The Delivery Of Mixed Communities In The Regeneration Of Urban Waterfronts: An Investigation Of The Comparative Experience Of Plymouth And Bristol, Daniel Thorning, Christopher Balch, Stephen Essex
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The raison d’être of spatial planning is to secure public benefits or goods through the regulation of private development. Under neoliberalism, where economic growth is privileged over community interests, the ability of planning to deliver public goods can be compromised. The aim of this research was to investigate the delivery of mixed communities in the regeneration of waterfront sites in two outwardly comparable, but in detail, rather different port cities, namely Plymouth and Bristol. The range of dwelling types, extent of affordable housing and associated practicalities of delivery were evaluated using planning application data, 2000–2017 and semi-structured interviews with key …
Homelessness: Critical Reflections And Observations From An Occupational Perspective, Leonie Boland, Miranda Cunningham
Homelessness: Critical Reflections And Observations From An Occupational Perspective, Leonie Boland, Miranda Cunningham
School of Health Professions
This comment piece is the result of our critical reflections, observations and discussions in relation to occupation and homelessness, inspired by our participation in the fourth conference of Occupational Science Europe and informed by our research and experiences in the field. Whilst we acknowledge the growing contribution of occupational therapy and occupational science to homelessness, our practices have led us to identify a number of complex factors that impact on this work. In this article we discuss issues that influence the participation of homeless persons in everyday life and make suggestions to support occupational participation. At the macro level, we …
Architecture And Urban Design: The Shaping Of Rio 2016 Olympic Legacies, Renata Sanchez, Sj Essex
Architecture And Urban Design: The Shaping Of Rio 2016 Olympic Legacies, Renata Sanchez, Sj Essex
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Enablers And Barriers To Developing Competencies In A Blended Learning Programme For Specialist Teachers In New Zealand, Garry Hornby, Marcia Pilgrim, Sonja Macfarlane
Enablers And Barriers To Developing Competencies In A Blended Learning Programme For Specialist Teachers In New Zealand, Garry Hornby, Marcia Pilgrim, Sonja Macfarlane
More Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Research
No abstract provided.
Digital Neighbourhoods: Hyperlocal Village Hubs In Rural Communities, K Willis
Digital Neighbourhoods: Hyperlocal Village Hubs In Rural Communities, K Willis
School of Art, Design and Architecture
No abstract provided.
A Place For Sharing: The Emotional Geographies Of Peer-Sharing In Uk University Halls Of Residences, Mark Holton
A Place For Sharing: The Emotional Geographies Of Peer-Sharing In Uk University Halls Of Residences, Mark Holton
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Digital Neighbourhoods: Hyperlocal Village Hubs In Rural Communities, Katharine Willis
Digital Neighbourhoods: Hyperlocal Village Hubs In Rural Communities, Katharine Willis
School of Art, Design and Architecture
No abstract provided.
Social Resilience In Cornish Fishing Communities, Huw Thomas
Social Resilience In Cornish Fishing Communities, Huw Thomas
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses
Rural Cornish coastal fishing communities express, and have expressed, varying degrees of ability to develop and retain social resilience capacity, or the ability to withstand ‘shock’ over both ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ onset events in social, political, economic and natural domain terms (Wilson, 2012a). Endogenous and exogenous influences may include natural changes in resources and resource dependency resulting in the loss or depletion of community livelihoods associated with a decline in fishing activities (Brookfield, 2005; Marshall, 2007a), issues of tourism driven change and notions of ‘community’. Four capitals are initially conceptually considered, those of natural, political, social and economic capitals driving …
The Future Of Health, Wellbeing And Physical Education: Optimising Children's Health And Wellbeing Through Local And Global Sustainable Partnerships., Tj Lynch
Plymouth Institute of Education
No abstract provided.
The University As A Site Of Socialisation For Sustainability Education, Jennie Winter, Debby Cotton, Paul Warwick
The University As A Site Of Socialisation For Sustainability Education, Jennie Winter, Debby Cotton, Paul Warwick
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
This chapter reports on an innovative approach to in-service teacher education focusing on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) aimed at faculty in a UK university. Building on the underpinning philosophies that characterise sustainability education: participation, experiential learning and authenticity, a module on ESD was designed which at first flipped and then moved beyond the classroom. An online resource was developed to house the necessary declarative content which student-teachers accessed before the class. Class time was then spent within deliberative, dialogic and ‘walkabout’ learning spaces. These included a critically informed tour of the university campus and community exploring the ‘unseen university’, …
Understanding The Planning Challenges Of Brownfield Development In Coastal Urban Areas Of England, Craig Leger, Christopher Balch, Stephen Essex
Understanding The Planning Challenges Of Brownfield Development In Coastal Urban Areas Of England, Craig Leger, Christopher Balch, Stephen Essex
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coastal settlements, whether rooted in port, defence or tourism economies, have experienced considerable economic, social and environmental change over the last 30–40 years, which has often resulted in building obsolescence and vacant land. Brownfield sites, especially on the waterfront, are strategically valuable, but can be constrained by costs of treatment, the fragmentation of available plots, complex landownership and declining property values. This paper addresses the need for a better understanding of the characteristics of brownfield land in English coastal communities and the challenges faced by planning in the regeneration of these sites through an analysis of the National Land Use …
The Geographies Of Uk University Halls Of Residence: Examining Students' Embodiment Of Social Capital, Mark Holton
The Geographies Of Uk University Halls Of Residence: Examining Students' Embodiment Of Social Capital, Mark Holton
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Recent investigations into ‘student geographies’ have recognised the complex ways in which students from different backgrounds go about ‘fitting in’ among their peers within universitymanaged accommodation. Halls have been characterised in the literature as highly pressurised spaces in which multiple (and potentially conflicting) identities can perpetuate disadvantage through incongruous accessibility to student-centric social activities and behaviours. This paper joins these debates by critically examining universities’ ‘Student Accommodation’ web pages alongside qualitative interviews in order to question notions of halls being inclusive and encouraging a cultural mix. Using Bourdieu’s reading of social capital this paper suggests that, while these spaces may …
Living Together In Student Accommodation: Performances, Boundaries And Homemaking, Mark Holton
Living Together In Student Accommodation: Performances, Boundaries And Homemaking, Mark Holton
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Recent discussions of the geographies of students have drawn attention to the trajectories of UK students electing to leave home for university. While such debates recognise these important mobilities, little has been discussed as to how students interact within their term‐time accommodation. Through a qualitative study of the living arrangements of UK students, this paper will demonstrate that much can be drawn from focusing on the micro‐geographies of non‐local students within their term‐time homes. Student accommodation is more than simply somewhere to live. Student homes are intensely dynamic places, perhaps more so than family homes as they contain multiple, disconnected …
Sustainability: What The Entrepreneurship Educators Think, L Wyness, P Jones, R Klapper
Sustainability: What The Entrepreneurship Educators Think, L Wyness, P Jones, R Klapper
Plymouth Institute of Education
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the understanding and presence of sustainability within entrepreneurship education. The extant literature on sustainability within the entrepreneurship discipline remains extremely limited. Previously, sustainability within an entrepreneurship context has related to economic viability as opposed to sustainability in its broadest sense. This study explores, through a survey of entrepreneurship educators, three key research questions, namely, how entrepreneurship educators believe that entrepreneurs can contribute to solving sustainability problems. Second, to what extent education about sustainability is integrated within existing entrepreneurship curricula. Finally, what considerations are being made to include sustainability within future programmes. …
Lateritic Plateaus In The Northern Western Ghats, India; A Review Of Bauxite Mining Restoration Practices, C Thorpe, A Watve
Lateritic Plateaus In The Northern Western Ghats, India; A Review Of Bauxite Mining Restoration Practices, C Thorpe, A Watve
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
In global consequences of rapidly changing climate and increased amphibian population decline, mapping amphibian diversity in biodiversity hotspots is essential. In this study we have systematically studied anurans of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary in terms of species diversity, population structure, threat status and distribution. We recorded a total of 22 anuran species, of which 11 species are endemic to Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Family Dicroglossidae was found to be more species-rich. Spatial and temporal variation in anuran diversity was observed by using Shannon diversity and evenness indices. Most of the endemic and threatened anuran species are found to be associated with …
Significance Of Boundary Conditions Towards Sustainable Housing Strategies, S Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, J Brennan
Significance Of Boundary Conditions Towards Sustainable Housing Strategies, S Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, J Brennan
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Abstract. Background: For developing nations the development of sustainable communities has to go hand in hand with the achievement of wider goals, where emphasis has to be given to the importance of lifestyle and social change. This inter- disciplinary research draws understanding from the social, cultural and economic studies to define the values and aspirations of the middle class and the associated implications for sustainable housing. Middle-class? mores are aspirational and aim to achieve Western living standards, moving away from a traditional communitarian social model. Methods and Results: This research presents the results of extensive fieldwork in the Southern-Indian city …
Delivering Zero Carbon Homes And Sustainable Communities: The Potential Of Group Self-Build Housing In England, Emma Elizabeth Heffernan
Delivering Zero Carbon Homes And Sustainable Communities: The Potential Of Group Self-Build Housing In England, Emma Elizabeth Heffernan
School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses
Concerns about anthropogenic climate change, fossil fuel depletion, energy security, and damage to our ecosystems are acting as a catalyst for action in many sectors of industry and society. One key sector which has been identified as crucial for addressing these issues is the building sector. Therefore, in the UK context, with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, the requirements for new homes in terms of their energy efficiency are becoming ever more stringent, leading to the introduction of the zero carbon homes standard from 2016. Alongside this, broader priorities for sustainable development have been established in the UK, …
Influence Of Affluence On Sustainable Housing: A Contextual Study Of Mysore, India, S Basavapatna Kumaraswamy
Influence Of Affluence On Sustainable Housing: A Contextual Study Of Mysore, India, S Basavapatna Kumaraswamy
School of Art, Design and Architecture
This inter-disciplinary research draws understanding from the socialcultural and economic studies to define the values and aspirations of the middle class demographic and its implications on the sustainable housing. Shared spaces have traditionally played a key role in passive cooling strategies and the maintenance of socially sustainable communities. Changes in social conditions, practices and lifestyle can be traced by the way they identify, demarcate and celebrate their boundaries. This research points to the importance of the external boundary of the site and the edge of buildings in terms of aligning meaningful sustainable design strategies with the concerns and aspirations of …
Community Resilience, Transitional Corridors And Macro-Scalar Lock-In Effects, Ga Wilson
Community Resilience, Transitional Corridors And Macro-Scalar Lock-In Effects, Ga Wilson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Towards An Articulation Of Architecture As A Verb; Learning From Participatory Development, Subaltern Identities And Textual Values., Richard Bower
Towards An Articulation Of Architecture As A Verb; Learning From Participatory Development, Subaltern Identities And Textual Values., Richard Bower
School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses
Originating from a disenfranchisement with the contemporary definition and realisation of Westernised architecture as a commodity and product, this thesis seeks to explore alternative examples of positive socio-spatial practice and agency. These alternative spatial practices and methodologies are drawn from participatory and grass-roots development agency in informal settlements and contexts of economic absence, most notably in the global South. This thesis explores whether such examples can be interpreted as practical realisations of key theoretical advocacies for positive social space that have emerged in the context of post-Second World-War capitalism. The principal methodological framework utilises two differing trajectories of spatial discourse. …
Community Resilience, Transitional Corridors And Macro‐Scalar Lock‐In Effects, Ga Wilson
Community Resilience, Transitional Corridors And Macro‐Scalar Lock‐In Effects, Ga Wilson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
This article analyses interlinkages between community resilience, transitional corridors and macro-scalar lock-in effects, with specific emphasis on exogenous drivers. Transition theory is used as an approach to analyse resilience pathways. The article suggests that transitional corridors shape decision-making opportunities, which are ultimately mediated by the individual/household within a community and turned into action with tangible effects on resilience/vulnerability ‘on the ground’. The importance of macro-structural ‘lock-ins’ for understanding constraints and opportunities for raising community resilience is highlighted, including in particular political and policy-based decision-making pathways, macro-structural lock-ins, ideological lock-in effects and macro-economic lock-ins. The article concludes by arguing that transitional …
The Green Economy: Functional Domains And Theoretical Directions Of Enquiry, Ian Bailey, Federico Caprotti
The Green Economy: Functional Domains And Theoretical Directions Of Enquiry, Ian Bailey, Federico Caprotti
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.