Publications

The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Nonlinear Effects and Aggregation Bias in Ricardian Models of Farmland Values

Publication ID: pub.1058861968

Keywords: Aggregation Bias; Agriculture; Climate Change; Great Britain (GB); Ricardian Analysis; Semiparametric Models

Water quality impacts and river system recovery following the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings dam spill, British Columbia, Canada

Publication ID: pub.1100752740

Keywords: British Colombia; Canada; Copper; Hazeltine Creek; Mine Waste; Mount Polley; River Restoration; Tailings; Water Quality

The Mount Polley mine tailings embankment breach on August 4th, 2014, in British Columbia, Canada, is the second largest mine waste spill on record. The mine operator responded swiftly by removing significant quantities of tailings from the primary receiving watercourse, stabilizing the river corridor and beginning construction of a new river channel. This presented a […]

Vermin, Victims and Disease, British Debates over Bovine Tuberculosis and Badgers

Publication ID: pub.1121263209

Keywords: Badger Cull; Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB); Britain; Cattle; Cow; Land and Wildlife Management; Legislation; Ministry of Agriculture; Fisheries and Food (MAFF); Open Access; Oral History; Policy; Robert Koch; Science and Society; Testing; Tuberculosis (TB); Vaccination; Welfare

“Dr Cassidy draws pertinent general conclusions about generating policy and mediating the role of the expert in today’s science-sceptic and increasingly polarised society… It is both a useful and original contribution, specifically to the history of zoonotic disease policy, and policy history more generally.” —Helen Bynum, Author of Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis (2012) […]

Modelling complex systems of heterogeneous agents to better design sustainability transitions policy

Publication ID: pub.1032494476

Keywords: Behavioural Sciences; Climate Change Mitigation; Complexity Sciences; Environmental Policy Assessment

This article proposes a fundamental methodological shift in the modelling of policy interventions for sustainability transitions in order to account for complexity (e.g. self-reinforcing mechanisms, such as technology lock-ins, arising from multi-agent interactions) and agent heterogeneity (e.g. differences in consumer and investment behaviour arising from income stratification). We first characterise the uncertainty faced by climate […]

Virtual learning environment engagement and learning outcomes at a ‘bricks-and-mortar’ university

Publication ID: pub.1105260398

Keywords: Exeter; Human-computer Interface; Interactive Learning Environments; Learning Communities; Post-secondary Education; UK; University of Exeter

In this study, we analyse the relationship between engagement in a virtual learning environment (VLE) and module grades at a ‘bricks-and-mortar’ university in the United Kingdom. We measure VLE activity for students enrolled in 38 different credit-bearing modules, each of which are compulsory components of six degree programmes. Overall we find that high VLE activity […]

Classification of the existing knowledge base of OR/MS research and practice (1990–2019) using a proposed classification scheme

Publication ID: pub.1124905468

Keywords: Classification Scheme; Global; OR/MS Education; OR/MS Knowledge Base

Operations Research/Management Science (OR/MS) has traditionally been defined as the discipline that applies advanced analytical methods to help make better and more informed decisions. The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the existing knowledge base of OR/MS research and practice using a proposed keywords-based approach. A conceptual structure is necessary in […]