A5032450864- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Rural development and sustainability
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- Disaster Response and Management
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Education, sociology, and vocational training
- Risk Perception and Management
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health Policy Implementation Science
University of Cambridge
2020-2021
University of Nottingham
2008-2013
University of Edinburgh
1988-2013
Queen Margaret University
2001
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
1988
Many indicators of socioeconomic status used for adults are inappropriate use in research on adolescents. In a school-based survey 4079 Scottish schoolchildren using self-completion questionnaire, over 20% 11–15 year olds were unable to provide substantive response father's occupation. contrast, derived construct family affluence scale, which included car ownership, telephone ownership and the child having their own unshared bedroom, resulted 98% rate; 92% children responded question weekly...
This paper compares recovery in the wake of three recent earthquakes: Great East Japan Earthquake March 2011; Van earthquake Turkey October and Maule Chile February 2010. The authors visited all locations approximately 12–18 months after incidents interviewed specialists, disaster managers, urban planners, local authorities. A key challenge to post‐disaster planning is balancing speed deliberation. While affected communities must rebuild as quickly possible, they also seek maximise...
Participation is an often-demanded process in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, it often unclear who understands what under this term. International organizations such as the United Nations have promoted participation their DRR strategies since 1980s, but further research needed on its opportunities and limitations. Here we highlight understood by according to different actors various international contexts. This study was motivated a workshop where flood-risk resilience experts from...
Purpose The paper aims to examine the role of creative industries in general and film industry particular for place‐making, spatial development, tourism, formation cities. Design/methodology/approach article reveals preliminary findings two case studies from Beyoglu, Istanbul, Soho, London. Findings research found a relation between place creativity positive contribution being city center. Among industries, plays an important economic development cities by fostering endogenous creativeness,...
The objective of this paper is to show how surveys are used elicit users' preferences and willingness pay for novel packages e-services in commercial tourism. authors analyse data gathered from 5,100 questionnaire survey responses by residents, visitors service providers three European cities – Amsterdam, Genoa Leipzig. results that people willing some the proposed e-services, while other services clearly represent a cost. findings important improvement decisions tourism industry, which...
The article reports on a survey of visual preferences for suburban office buildings. participants comprised members the professions involved in speculative development these buildings and building users. method used paired comparisons photographs representing eight different design types data were processed using form conjoint analysis. Differences architects users revealed, confirming previous surveys. Analysis showed weighting attributes. Despite differences, type could be identified that...
The article focuses on the urban development process that contributes to creative clustering of film industry in Soho and Beyoğlu. It explains how different policy-led organic processes have shaped location patterns clusters. also discusses role design formation, growth sustainability clustering. findings this cross-national study suggest overall quality place attracts retains clusters is related place-making processes, including both interventions dynamics places. strongly suggests results...
Tackling social exclusion is at the heart of current British policy, yet concept remains' essentially contested'. Here we report on transitional experiences (school to work, parental home independent household, family origin destination) young people (eighteen twenty-five years) with low educational qualifications living in two areas rural Scotland. Through in-depth interviews explore: whether labour market participation always enhances inclusion and, if so, what ways; how experience and...
This paper examines recovery after major floods in the UK and Germany. It focuses on two areas that were badly hit by flooding: Catcliffe, near Sheffield UK, Passau Bavaria, reports surveys of residents businesses each place national flood experts both countries. The events comparable terms impacts, levels preparedness government response show similar patterns speed quality recovery. In Germany, it took about 18 months for 90% or more to get back normal, while a year longer. difference may...
The Department of Trade and Industry, under its Partners in Innovation programme, has sponsored the development a set self-assessment tools called MaSC (Managing Sustainable Companies) for helping organisations to assess their current progress introducing sustainable business practices plan what steps they need take next improve performance. This paper describes reports use by over 300 firms from across demand supply sides construction industry, through series industry workshops. average...
This paper describes how design review panels operate in England, focusing on three operating Cambridge. It considers two questions: whether contribute to improving the quality of built environment, and they are an important element process. The analysis focuses process urban design, based face-to-face qualitative interviews with planners, developers panel members. In conclusion, despite several shortcomings, argues that better dialogue between different actors process, hence can improve...