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Hydroclimate changes in eastern Africa over the past 200,000 years may have influenced early human dispersal (2021)
Journal Article
Schaebitz, F., Asrat, A., Lamb, H. F., Cohen, A. S., Foerster, V., Duesing, W., Kaboth-Bahr, S., Opitz, S., Viehberg, F. A., Vogelsang, R., Dean, J., Leng, M. J., Junginger, A., Ramsey, C. B., Chapot, M. S., Deino, A., Lane, C. S., Roberts, H. M., Vidal, C., Tiedemann, R., & Trauth, M. H. (2021). Hydroclimate changes in eastern Africa over the past 200,000 years may have influenced early human dispersal. Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1), Article 123. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00195-7

Reconstructions of climatic and environmental conditions can contribute to current debates about the factors that influenced early human dispersal within and beyond Africa. Here we analyse a 200,000-year multi-proxy paleoclimate record from Chew Bahi... Read More about Hydroclimate changes in eastern Africa over the past 200,000 years may have influenced early human dispersal.

Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs (2021)
Journal Article
Robson, E., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Kasim, A., Owusu, S., & Mariwah, S. (2021). Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs. World Development Perspectives, 23, Article 100317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100317

The use of mobile phones is fast transforming the healthcare delivery landscape in Ghana. A substantial number of health facilities are now dependent on mobile phones to facilitate their work. Evidence of the use of mobile phones in Ghana's healthcar... Read More about Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs.

Hydrodynamic efficiency in sharks: the combined role of riblets and denticles (2021)
Journal Article
Lloyd, C. J., Peakall, J., Burns, A., Keevil, G., Dorrell, R. M., Wignall, P., & Fletcher, T. (2021). Hydrodynamic efficiency in sharks: the combined role of riblets and denticles. Bioinspiration&biomimetics, 16(4), Article 046008. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abf3b1

We investigate the influence of smooth and ribletted shark skin on a turbulent boundary layer flow. Through Laser Doppler Anemometry the role of riblets in combination with the shark skin denticle is established for the first time. Our results show t... Read More about Hydrodynamic efficiency in sharks: the combined role of riblets and denticles.

What Is the Relation between Circular Economy and Sustainability? Answers from Frontrunner Companies Engaged with Circular Economy Practices (2021)
Journal Article
Walker, A. M., Opferkuch, K., Roos Lindgreen, E., Raggi, A., Simboli, A., Vermeulen, W. J., Caeiro, S., & Salomone, R. (2021). What Is the Relation between Circular Economy and Sustainability? Answers from Frontrunner Companies Engaged with Circular Economy Practices. Circular Economy and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00064-7

The circular economy (CE) concept has become a major interest for companies, promising new business opportunities and a decrease in environmental impacts. Though research on circular business models has recently increased, few scholars have investiga... Read More about What Is the Relation between Circular Economy and Sustainability? Answers from Frontrunner Companies Engaged with Circular Economy Practices.

Exploring the human-animal-technology nexus: Power relations and divergent conduct (2021)
Book Chapter
Holloway, L., & Bear, C. (2021). Exploring the human-animal-technology nexus: Power relations and divergent conduct. In A. Hovorka, S. McCubbin, & L. Van Patter (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Animal Geographies (55-68). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979993.00010

This chapter develops an agenda for discussing less-than-convivial more-than-human relations. It reviews existing work on such relations before developing a terminology of ‘divergent conduct’ aiming to better express such relationships. The chapter u... Read More about Exploring the human-animal-technology nexus: Power relations and divergent conduct.

A systematic literature review on circular economy performance assessment in public sector organizations (2021)
Book Chapter
Droege, H., Raggi, A., & Ramos, T. (2021). A systematic literature review on circular economy performance assessment in public sector organizations. In V. Mauerhofer (Ed.), The Role of Law in Governing Sustainability. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003158837

Circular economy (CE) is seen as one key strategy to a more sustainable paradigm and to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Due to their role-model function, public sector organizations are expected to lead the transition... Read More about A systematic literature review on circular economy performance assessment in public sector organizations.

Observations of large-scale coherent structures in gravity currents: implications for flow dynamics (2021)
Journal Article
Marshall, C. R., Dorrell, R. M., Keevil, G. M., Peakall, J., & Tobias, S. M. (2021). Observations of large-scale coherent structures in gravity currents: implications for flow dynamics. Experiments in Fluids, 62(6), Article 120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-021-03217-4

Density driven flows, also known as gravity currents, comprise a head, body, and tail. Yet whilst the body typically forms the largest part of such flows, its structure remains poorly understood. In this work, experimental data gathered using particl... Read More about Observations of large-scale coherent structures in gravity currents: implications for flow dynamics.

Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices (2021)
Journal Article
Klein, N., Ramos, T. B., & Deutz, P. (2022). Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2(2), 759-781. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00044-x

Circular economy (CE) is a concept that is gaining attention as an approach to help accelerate the transition towards sustainability. Research has focused on the adoption of CE practices in the business sector while the adoption within public sector... Read More about Advancing the Circular Economy in Public Sector Organisations: Employees’ Perspectives on Practices.

Geomorphological numerical modelling of woody dams in CAESAR-Lisflood (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wolstenholme, J., Skinner, C., Milan, D., & Parsons, D. (2021, April). Geomorphological numerical modelling of woody dams in CAESAR-Lisflood. Poster presented at EGU General Assembly 2021 (European Geosciences Union), vEGU21: Gather Online

Natural flood management (NFM) promotes the sustainable enhancement of natural fluvial processes to reduce flooding (SEPA, 2015; Wilkinson et al., 2019), and is increasingly popular for use by community groups, contractors and governments (Kay et al.... Read More about Geomorphological numerical modelling of woody dams in CAESAR-Lisflood.

The 360 Lab (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wolstenholme, J., & Skinner, C. (2021, April). The 360 Lab. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021 (European Geosciences Union), vEGU21: Gather Online

Flooding is a major risk to lives and properties globally and this risk is increasing because of several factors, not least the increase of sea level and changes to patterns of precipitation due to climate change. Whilst flood management intervention... Read More about The 360 Lab.

Mapping hedgerow gaps and fostering positive environmental behaviours through a combination of citizen scientists and artificial intelligence (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parsons, K., & Wolstenholme, J. (2021, April). Mapping hedgerow gaps and fostering positive environmental behaviours through a combination of citizen scientists and artificial intelligence. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021 (European Geosciences Union), vEGU21: Gather Online

To meet CO2 reduction targets, the UK aims to plant c1.5 billion trees by 2050. Gaps within thousands of miles of hedgerows across the country are potentially suitable planting sites, but the extent of gaps and suitability for replanting are currentl... Read More about Mapping hedgerow gaps and fostering positive environmental behaviours through a combination of citizen scientists and artificial intelligence.

Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England (2021)
Book Chapter
Deutz, P., & Kildunne, A. (2021). Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England. In W. Guo, H. Hao Ngo, R. Y. Surampalli, & T. C. Zhang (Eds.), Sustainable Resource Management, Volume I: Technologies for Recovery and Reuse of Energy and Waste Materials, I (47-82). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527825394.ch3

In the context of ambitions for a circular economy, there is need for a fundamental transition in resource recovery practices. However, whilst the sustainability transitions literature focuses on the transition toward a more sustainable future, polic... Read More about Coping with Change: (Re) Evolution of Waste Management in Local Authorities in England.

Co‐development of a framework for circular economy assessment in organisations: Learnings from the public sector (2021)
Journal Article
Droege, H., Raggi, A., & Ramos, T. B. (2021). Co‐development of a framework for circular economy assessment in organisations: Learnings from the public sector. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 28(6), 1715-1729. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2140

To seize the potential of Circular Economy (CE) organisations need to evaluate and communicate their progress moving away from the non-sustainable paradigm of ‘take-make-dispose’ towards circularity. Existing CE assessments for organisations focus on... Read More about Co‐development of a framework for circular economy assessment in organisations: Learnings from the public sector.

Comparative assessment of marine weathering of ROP-derived biopolymers against conventional plastics (2021)
Journal Article
Rodgers, K., Mayes, W. M., Santoro, O., Redshaw, C., Mccumskay, R., & Parsons, D. R. (2021). Comparative assessment of marine weathering of ROP-derived biopolymers against conventional plastics. Marine pollution bulletin, 167, Article 112272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112272

Bio-based plastics were designed to replace single-use plastics and to cause less post-consumer environmental damage. This paper assesses the weathering of four bio-based polymers created by ring opening polymerization (ROP) promoted by a previously... Read More about Comparative assessment of marine weathering of ROP-derived biopolymers against conventional plastics.

What Is in a Name? The Rising Star of the Circular Economy as a Resource-Related Concept for Sustainable Development (2021)
Journal Article
Cecchin, A., Salomone, R., Deutz, P., Raggi, A., & Cutaia, L. (2021). What Is in a Name? The Rising Star of the Circular Economy as a Resource-Related Concept for Sustainable Development. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 1(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00021-4

The most popular definition of sustainable development, which can be found in the Brundtland Report, sets an ideal goal but do not provide a clear direction for the implementation of sustainable solutions. Other related concepts and approaches have e... Read More about What Is in a Name? The Rising Star of the Circular Economy as a Resource-Related Concept for Sustainable Development.

At the city edge : situating peripheries research in South Africa and Ethiopia (2021)
Book Chapter
Meth, P., Todes, A., Charlton, S., Mukweda, T., Houghton, J., Goodfellow, T., Belihu, M., Huang, Z., Asafo, D., Buthelezi, S., & Masikane, F. (2021). At the city edge : situating peripheries research in South Africa and Ethiopia. In M. Keith, & A. A. de Souza Santos (Eds.), African cities and collaborative futures : urban platforms and metropolitan logistics (30-52). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526155351.00008

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery (2021)
Journal Article
Wilson, A., Van Cleynenbreugel, B., Wellbelove, Z., Sharma, D., Sultan, J., Sanchez Salas, R., Patel, B., Robinson, D. B. T., Mavor, A., Murugesan, J., Malik, A., Panagiotou, D., James, O. P., Kalifatidis, D., Lam, W., Lewis, C. M. B., Gómez Rivas, J., Ho, M., Giorga, A., Glassman, D., …Chetter, I. (2021). Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery. BJS Open, 5(2), Article zraa051. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa051

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a profound impact on surgical services, potentially having a detrimental impact on training opportunities. The aim of this global survey was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on surgical training and... Read More about Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery.

Geographies of Food: An Introduction (2021)
Book
Kneafsey, M., Maye, D., Holloway, L., & Goodman, M. (2021). Geographies of Food: An Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing

What is the future of food in light of growing threats from the climate emergency and natural resource depletion, as well as economic and social inequality? This textbook engages with this question, and considers the complex relationships between foo... Read More about Geographies of Food: An Introduction.

UK Parliament Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Flooding Inquiry: Written Evidence from Dr Kate Smith et al. (FLO0043) (2021)
Report
Smith, K., Thomas, R. E., Skinner, C., Davidson, G., Parsons, D., McLelland, S., Coulthard, T., Malik, K., Harrison, L., Ramsden, S., Moloney, J., Ahmed, J., Carter, C., Wolstenholme, J., Halstead, F., & Betts, P. (2021). UK Parliament Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Flooding Inquiry: Written Evidence from Dr Kate Smith et al. (FLO0043)

This submission presents the research conducted within the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull. Our work demonstrates that hazards represented by flooding have multiple dimensions, and that solutions to them need to take these... Read More about UK Parliament Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Flooding Inquiry: Written Evidence from Dr Kate Smith et al. (FLO0043).

Repairing the circular economy: Public perception and participant profile of the repair economy in Hull, UK (2021)
Journal Article
Rogers, H. A., Deutz, P., & Ramos, T. B. (2021). Repairing the circular economy: Public perception and participant profile of the repair economy in Hull, UK. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 168, Article 105447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105447

Repair is an essential aspect of circular economy (CE) strategies to extend the life of products and materials, and has further been suggested as a key sector to benefit from employment through CE transitions. At the same time, CE narratives around r... Read More about Repairing the circular economy: Public perception and participant profile of the repair economy in Hull, UK.