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Urban agriculture : established and emerging projects in Hull and Copenhagen (2019)
Thesis
Wright, L. R. (2019). Urban agriculture : established and emerging projects in Hull and Copenhagen. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221392

Communities and organisations are increasingly appropriating urban land for food production. Claims are made that urban agriculture (UA) projects "are reclaiming food production and consumption from the market” (McClintock 2014: 19), can address food... Read More about Urban agriculture : established and emerging projects in Hull and Copenhagen.

Blurring the boundaries: Prosumption, circularity and online sustainable consumption through Freecycle (2015)
Journal Article
Eden, S. (2017). Blurring the boundaries: Prosumption, circularity and online sustainable consumption through Freecycle. Journal of Consumer Culture, 17(2), 265-285. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469540515586871

© The Author(s) 2015. This article explores the digital exchange and moral ordering of sustainable and ethical consumption in online Freecycle groups. Through interactive exchanges in digital (online posts) and material (consumer items) modes, Freecy... Read More about Blurring the boundaries: Prosumption, circularity and online sustainable consumption through Freecycle.

Examining business perceptions of flood risk in relation to the governance of flood mitigation on the Humber Estuary (2012)
Thesis
Lewis, C. A. R. (2012). Examining business perceptions of flood risk in relation to the governance of flood mitigation on the Humber Estuary. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214982

This thesis explores the reconciliation of economic development and flood risk mitigation on the Humber Estuary, England. As sea level-rise is increasing due to suspected anthropogenic climate change, the Environment Agency has taken a lead role in m... Read More about Examining business perceptions of flood risk in relation to the governance of flood mitigation on the Humber Estuary.

Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers (2010)
Thesis
Barratt, P. R. (2010). Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211457

This thesis contributes an Actor Network Theory inspired approach to the study of rock climbing to argue that climbers are more-than-human fusions comprised of the human and non-human. The research explores this notion of hybrid climbers, which I te... Read More about Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers.

Birds and people in towns and cities : an exploration of human-bird relations in urban areas (2010)
Thesis
Pedley, D. J. (2010). Birds and people in towns and cities : an exploration of human-bird relations in urban areas. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209813

Urban nature conservation and sustainability discourses regularly state a desire to bring more ‘nature’ and wildlife into towns and cities - for the perceived good of both people and wildlife. Yet many wildlife species that already live in urban area... Read More about Birds and people in towns and cities : an exploration of human-bird relations in urban areas.

Sustainability, the voluntary sector and local governance in East Yorkshire (2009)
Thesis
Kythreotis, A. P. (2009). Sustainability, the voluntary sector and local governance in East Yorkshire. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209219

This dissertation examines the role played by Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) groups in contributing to the governance of sustainable development. The research involves an intensive case study of VCS groups in Hull and East Riding, East Yorkshir... Read More about Sustainability, the voluntary sector and local governance in East Yorkshire.

Social issues in regional planning (2006)
Thesis
Powell, F. I. (2006). Social issues in regional planning. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222225

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The thesis is broadly concerned with critically analysing how social issues have been dealt with in the emerging systems for regional planning in England using two case study regions to provide alternative perspectives, Yorkshire a... Read More about Social issues in regional planning.

Sustainable livelihoods of forest fringe communities: forests, trees and household livelihood strategies in southern Ghana (2003)
Thesis
Acheampong, E. (2003). Sustainable livelihoods of forest fringe communities: forests, trees and household livelihood strategies in southern Ghana. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212199

Forests play fundamental roles in supporting rural livelihoods in Ghana. They form an integral part of the rural economy, providing subsistence goods and services as well as items of trade. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute in many ways t... Read More about Sustainable livelihoods of forest fringe communities: forests, trees and household livelihood strategies in southern Ghana.