Publications

Making space for cultural ecosystem services: Insights from a study of the UK nature improvement initiative

Publication ID: pub.1034200819

Keywords: Cultural Ecosystem Services; Ecosystem Assessment; Mixed-methodologies; Northern Devon; Shared Values; South West England; UK

A study of the cultural ecosystem services (CES) arising from peoples’ interactions with the rural environment is conducted within the context of a landscape scale, ‘nature improvement’ initiative in the United Kingdom. Taking a mixed methodological approach, the research applies, and demonstrates empirically, a framework for CES developed under the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (Fish […]

Removal of chemical and microbial contaminants from greywater using a novel constructed wetland: GROW

Publication ID: pub.1085751141

Keywords: Chennai; Constructed Wetland; Greywater; IIT Madras; India; Nutrients; Organics; Recycle; Surfactant and Personal Care Products

The availability of freshwater resources is becoming universally depleted, leading to the requirement for a focused management strategy for treating and reusing wastewater. In particular for urban and developing areas, small scale decentralized treatment systems are becoming popular. The GROW (Green Roof-top Water Recycling System) constructed wetland is one such option that provides a solution […]

The marine economy of the United Kingdom

Publication ID: pub.1125454070

Keywords: Blue Growth; Input-output; Marine Economy; Marine Planning; UK

The marine and coastal environment is an important economic asset in the UK, and there is a need for greater information about marine economic activities for the purposes of marine management and policy. However, due to the difficulties of quantifying some marine sectors and separating them from terrestrial activities, the current size and structure of […]

Political economy of planned relocation: A model of action and inaction in government responses

Publication ID: pub.1103188576

Keywords: Climate Change; India; Migration; Planned Relocation; Political Economy; Power; Resettlement; West Bengal

Planned relocation has been shown to have significant impacts on the livelihoods and wellbeing of people and communities, whether the resettlement process is inclusive or coercive. For states, planned relocation represents risks to those communities but also to government investments and political legitimacy. Evaluations of relocations commonly focus on the risks and benefits of government […]

Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Multiobjective Shape Optimization of an Air Intake Ventilation System

Publication ID: pub.1095587421

Keywords: Hydraulic Systems; Linear Programming; Numerical Models; Optimization; Resistance; Software; Ventilation

We tackle three different challenges in solving a real-world industrial problem: formulating the optimization problem, connecting different simulation tools and dealing with computationally expensive objective functions. The problem to be optimized is an air intake ventilation system of a tractor and consists of three computationally expensive objective functions. We describe the modeling of the system […]

Transformation and slippage in co-production ambitions for global technology development: The case of gene drive

Publication ID: pub.1132890408

Keywords: Co-production; Gene Drive; Global; Global Research; Governance; Sustainability

Co-production is an increasingly popular framework for knowledge generation, evaluation and decision making. Despite its potential to open up decisions and practices to the input of others, co-production regularly falls short of its transformative ambitions. Through documentary analysis, we investigate the meaning and dynamics of co-production as it stretches beyond the local into global research […]