SEI York Publications 2019
Publications by SEI York centre staff are listed here. For the full list of SEI Publications please visit the SEI website.
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An international panel of citizen science experts, collaborating under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme, present a roadmap that outlines how citizen science can be integrated into the formal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reporting mechanisms.
Fritz, S., See, L., Carlson, T., West, S., et al. (2019)
This pilot study shows that undertaking purposeful activity in public green space has the potential to promote health and prevent mental ill health.
Coventry, P. A., Neale, C., Dyke, A., Pateman, R. and Cinderby, S. (2019)
This study compared grouse moor management impacts on peatlands in the North of England.
Heinemeyer, A., Berry, R. and Sloan, T. J. (2019)
Bog breathing: the extent of peat shrinkage and expansion on blanket bogs in relation to water table, heather management and dominant vegetation and its implications for carbon stock assessments.
Morton, P. A. and Heinemeyer, A. (2019)
This paper investigates changes in the conditions producing annual average, and 24 h PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 25 μgm−3, and how these long- and short-term metrics could be reduced further. (restricted access).
Malley, C. S. and Lefèvre, E. N. (2019)
This paper describes the results of modelling work investigating how ozone pollution affects crop growth and yield.
Osborne, S., Pandey, D., Mills, G., Hayes, F., Harmens, H., Gillies, D., Büker, P. and Emberson, L. (2019)
In sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities, policies to improve vehicle fuel economy help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, but lack of data is a major challenge. This paper presents a methodology for estimating fuel economy in such cities.
Mbandi, A. M., Böhnke, J. R., Schwela, D., Vallack, H., Ashmore, M. R. and Emberson, L. (2019)
Chapter 4 The Nitrogen Fix: From nitrogen cycle pollution to nitrogen circular economy.
Kevin Hicks (co-author)
This paper considers a re-framing of adaptation research towards the dynamics of household reproduction and changing rural political economies in order to reveal more about the challenges rural populations face.
Ensor, J. E., Wennström, P., Bhatterai, A., Nightingale, A. J., Eriksen, S. and Sillmann, J. (2019)
This article introduces a typology of three visual methods for the collection of network data using network maps. (restricted access)
Jaspersen, L. J. and Stein, C. (2019)
This report presents the results of a six-year evaluation of Derwenthorpe, an urban extension of about 500 homes in York, developed by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) and David Wilson Homes. The research documented the extent to which it met its aims to create a socially and environmentally sustainable community ‘fit for the 21st century’.
Deborah Quilgars, Alison Dyke, Alison Wallace and Sarah West