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Child porterage and Africa's transport gap: evidence from Ghana, Malawi and South Africa (2012)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., Tanle, A., Maponya, G., & Dube, S. (2012). Child porterage and Africa's transport gap: evidence from Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. World Development, 40(10), 2136-2154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.004

Children's load-carrying has been largely invisible in studies of African economies, being commonly subsumed under women's or family labor. This paper, based on interdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative research in 24 sites, examines the role of... Read More about Child porterage and Africa's transport gap: evidence from Ghana, Malawi and South Africa.

A software based simulation for cleaner production: A game between manufacturers and government (2012)
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Zhao, R., Neighbour, G., McGuire, M., & Deutz, P. (2013). A software based simulation for cleaner production: A game between manufacturers and government. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 26(1), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2012.09.006

This paper shows how game theory could be applied to better assess the various strategies available to government and manufacturers to promote more environmentally friendly products through cleaner production by examining several different game scena... Read More about A software based simulation for cleaner production: A game between manufacturers and government.

Searchlight: Precipitation advection tracking using multiplatform low-earth-orbiting satellite data (2012)
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Bellerby, T. (2013). Searchlight: Precipitation advection tracking using multiplatform low-earth-orbiting satellite data. IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing : a publication of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, 51(4), 2177-2187. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2012.2211604

This paper presents a new algorithm, Searchlight, capable of tracking precipitation advection through the complex spatiotemporal sampling pattern of multiplatform low-Earth-orbiting (LEO) passive and active microwave satellite data sets. The algorith... Read More about Searchlight: Precipitation advection tracking using multiplatform low-earth-orbiting satellite data.

Modern pollen studies from coppiced woodlands and their implications for the detection of woodland management in Holocene pollen records (2012)
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Waller, M., Grant, M. J., & Bunting, M. J. (2012). Modern pollen studies from coppiced woodlands and their implications for the detection of woodland management in Holocene pollen records. Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 187, 11-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.08.008

Investigations of pollen production, modern pollen-vegetation relationships and pollen‐stratigraphic changes have been undertaken from three woodlands under coppice management to establish the impact that woodland management techniques (the periodic... Read More about Modern pollen studies from coppiced woodlands and their implications for the detection of woodland management in Holocene pollen records.

Eco-design practice in the context of a structured design process: an interdisciplinary empirical study of UK manufacturers (2012)
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Deutz, P., McGuire, M., & Neighbour, G. (2013). Eco-design practice in the context of a structured design process: an interdisciplinary empirical study of UK manufacturers. Journal of cleaner production, 39, 117-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.035

Environmental design (eco-design) has been identified in both academic and policy circles as a point of intervention in the product lifecycle to promote environmental performance. The benefit of eco-design would be enhanced by rooting it firmly withi... Read More about Eco-design practice in the context of a structured design process: an interdisciplinary empirical study of UK manufacturers.

Neolithic settlement at the woodland's edge: palynological data and timber architecture in Orkney, Scotland (2012)
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Farrell, M., Bunting, M. J., Lee, D. H. J., & Thomas, A. (2014). Neolithic settlement at the woodland's edge: palynological data and timber architecture in Orkney, Scotland. Journal of archaeological science, 51, 225-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.05.042

It has often been assumed that the islands of Orkney were essentially treeless throughout much of the Holocene, with any ‘scrub’ woodland having been destroyed by Neolithic farming communities by around 3500 cal. BC. This apparently open, hyper-ocean... Read More about Neolithic settlement at the woodland's edge: palynological data and timber architecture in Orkney, Scotland.

Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey (2012)
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Yiǧitbaşioǧlu, H., Dean, J. R., Jones, M. D., Leng, M. J., Sloane, H. J., Neil Roberts, C., Woodbridge, J., Swann, G. E., Metcalfe, S. E., Eastwood, W. J., & Yiğitbaşıoğlu, H. (2013). Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey. Quaternary science reviews, 66, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.07.014

Carbonates and diatoms are rarely deposited together in lake sediments in sufficient quantities for the oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) to be investigated simultaneously from both hosts. Here, d18Ocarbonate are compared to δ18Odiatom data from the... Read More about Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey.

Quantitative mapping of alluvial fan evolution using ground-based reflectance spectroscopy (2012)
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Ferrier, G., & Pope, R. J. J. (2012). Quantitative mapping of alluvial fan evolution using ground-based reflectance spectroscopy. Geomorphology, 175-176, 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.06.013

The ability of field-based reflectance spectroscopy to resolve the relative proportions of Fe-oxides and clays in soils was used to map the composition, relative age and distribution of segments within late Quaternary fan systems in Sfakia, southwest... Read More about Quantitative mapping of alluvial fan evolution using ground-based reflectance spectroscopy.

Ecotoxicity of fluvial sediments downstream of the Ajka red mud spill, Hungary (2012)
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Klebercz, O., Mayes, W. M., Anton, Á. D., Feigl, V., Jarvis, A. P., & Gruiz, K. (2012). Ecotoxicity of fluvial sediments downstream of the Ajka red mud spill, Hungary. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 14(8), 2063-2071. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2em30155e

An integrated assessment of biological activity and ecotoxicity of fluvial sediments in the Marcal river catchment (3078 km2), western Hungary, is presented following the accidental spill of bauxite processing residue (red mud) in Ajka. Red mud conta... Read More about Ecotoxicity of fluvial sediments downstream of the Ajka red mud spill, Hungary.

Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain (2012)
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Zhao, R., Neighbour, G., Han, J., McGuire, M., & Deutz, P. (2012). Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 25(6), 927-936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2012.05.004

This paper provides an approach in the context of green supply chain management, using game theory to analyze the strategies selected by manufacturers to reduce life cycle environmental risk of materials and carbon emissions. Through the application... Read More about Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain.

Learning from young people about their lives: Using participatory methods to research the impacts of AIDS in southern Africa (2012)
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Ansell, N., Robson, E., Hajdu, F., & van Blerk, L. (2012). Learning from young people about their lives: Using participatory methods to research the impacts of AIDS in southern Africa. Children's Geographies, 10(2), 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2012.667918

Methods of participatory research have become popular among children's geographers as they are believed to enable young people to speak openly about their lives in unthreatening contexts. In this article, we reflect on our experience of using partici... Read More about Learning from young people about their lives: Using participatory methods to research the impacts of AIDS in southern Africa.

Taking the long view: Temporal considerations in the ethics of children's research activity and knowledge production (2012)
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Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Owusu, S., Mariwah, S., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., Maponya, G., & Bourdillon, M. (2012). Taking the long view: Temporal considerations in the ethics of children's research activity and knowledge production. Children's Geographies, 10(2), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2012.667921

Children are increasingly engaged in the research process as generators of knowledge, but little is known about the impacts on children's lives, especially in the longer term. As part of a study on children's mobility in Ghana, Malawi and South Afric... Read More about Taking the long view: Temporal considerations in the ethics of children's research activity and knowledge production.

A class-based analysis of sustainable development: developing a radical perspective on environmental justice (2012)
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Deutz, P. (2014). A class-based analysis of sustainable development: developing a radical perspective on environmental justice. Sustainable Development, 22(4), 243-252. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1528

Recent resurgence of interest in social aspects of sustainability has enjoined with on-going debates on environmental justice and equity. However, discussions on the socio-geographic distribution of environmental (dis-) benefits have substantially ov... Read More about A class-based analysis of sustainable development: developing a radical perspective on environmental justice.

Speciation of arsenic, chromium, and vanadium in red mud samples from the Ajka spill site, Hungary (2012)
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Burke, I. T., Mayes, W. M., Peacock, C. L., Brown, A. P., Jarvis, A. P., & Gruiz, K. (2012). Speciation of arsenic, chromium, and vanadium in red mud samples from the Ajka spill site, Hungary. Environmental Science and Technology, 46(6), 3085-3092. https://doi.org/10.1021/es3003475

Results are presented from X-ray absorption spectroscopy based analysis of As, Cr and V speciation within samples of bauxite ore processing residue (red mud) collected from the spill site at Ajka, Western Hungary. Cr K-edge XANES analysis found that... Read More about Speciation of arsenic, chromium, and vanadium in red mud samples from the Ajka spill site, Hungary.

Contaminant mobility and carbon sequestration downstream of the Ajka (Hungary) red mud spill : the effects of gypsum dosing (2012)
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Renforth, P., Mayes, W. M., Jarvis, A. P., Burke, I. T., Manning, D. A., & Gruiz, K. (2012). Contaminant mobility and carbon sequestration downstream of the Ajka (Hungary) red mud spill : the effects of gypsum dosing. Science of the Total Environment, 421-422, 253-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.01.046

A number of emergency pollution management measures were enacted after the accidental release of caustic bauxite processing residue that occurred in Ajka, western Hungary in October, 2010. These centred on acid and gypsum dosing to reduce pH and mini... Read More about Contaminant mobility and carbon sequestration downstream of the Ajka (Hungary) red mud spill : the effects of gypsum dosing.

Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study (2012)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2012). Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study. Information Technology for Development, 18(2), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2011.643210

The penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived impacts among young people... Read More about Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study.

Geomorphic impact and system recovery following an extreme flood in an upland stream: Thinhope Burn, northern England, UK (2012)
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Milan, D. J. (2012). Geomorphic impact and system recovery following an extreme flood in an upland stream: Thinhope Burn, northern England, UK. Geomorphology, 138(1), 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.09.017

Quantitative assessments of the impacts of extreme floods on channel morphology are rare. Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS surveys of a 500-m reach of the Thinhope Burn, an upland gravel-bed stream in the UK, taken in 2003 and 2004 permitted an assessme... Read More about Geomorphic impact and system recovery following an extreme flood in an upland stream: Thinhope Burn, northern England, UK.

Carbon emissions intensity ratio: An indicator for an improved carbon labelling scheme (2012)
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Zhao, R., Deutz, P., Neighbour, G., & McGuire, M. (2012). Carbon emissions intensity ratio: An indicator for an improved carbon labelling scheme. Environmental Research Letters, 7(1), Article 014014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/1/014014

This letter proposes a new carbon labelling scheme to improve the visibility of products' life cycle carbon emissions (sometimes defined as carbon footprint). This approach starts by normalizing carbon emissions data on a common scale of 'carbon emis... Read More about Carbon emissions intensity ratio: An indicator for an improved carbon labelling scheme.

Experiments with point absorbers for wave energy conversion (2012)
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Hardisty, J. (2012). Experiments with point absorbers for wave energy conversion. Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, 11(1), 51 - 62. https://doi.org/10.1080/20464177.2012.11020261

Although many existing and proposed wave energy devices operate as point absorbers, for which the overall efficiency depends upon the frequency and magnitude of the buoy's displacement, there is little experimental data presently available with which... Read More about Experiments with point absorbers for wave energy conversion.

Contesting Genetic Knowledge-Practices in Livestock Breeding: Biopower, Biosocial Collectivities, and Heterogeneous Resistances (2012)
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Holloway, L., & Morris, C. (2012). Contesting Genetic Knowledge-Practices in Livestock Breeding: Biopower, Biosocial Collectivities, and Heterogeneous Resistances. Environment and planning. D, Society & space, 30(1), 60-77. https://doi.org/10.1068/d2911

Cattle and sheep breeders in the UK and elsewhere increasingly draw on genetic techniques in order to make breeding decisions. Many breeders support such techniques, while others argue against them for a variety of reasons, including their preference... Read More about Contesting Genetic Knowledge-Practices in Livestock Breeding: Biopower, Biosocial Collectivities, and Heterogeneous Resistances.