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“Why nature won’t save us from climate change but technology will”: Creating a New Heaven and a New Earth Through Carbon Capture Technologies (2021)
Book Chapter
Ornella, A. (2021). “Why nature won’t save us from climate change but technology will”: Creating a New Heaven and a New Earth Through Carbon Capture Technologies. In S. Maasen, & D. Atwood (Eds.), Immanente Religion - Transzendente Technologie : Technologiediskurse und gesellschaftliche Grenzüberschreitungen (193-223). Leverkusen: Verlag Barbara Budrich

Warnings about climate change often come wrapped in apocalyptic language and scenarios, often as a rhetorical strategy to convey the sense of urgency with which action is required. Similarly, technologies that promise to deliver us from the impending... Read More about “Why nature won’t save us from climate change but technology will”: Creating a New Heaven and a New Earth Through Carbon Capture Technologies.

Preface (2021)
Book Chapter
Sahebkar, A., & Sathyapalan, T. (2021). Preface. In A. Sahebkar, & T. Sathyapalan (Eds.), Natural Products and Human Diseases : Pharmacology, Molecular Targets, and Therapeutic Benefits (v). Cham: Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73234-9

The Crawling Chaos: H. P. Lovecraft, Closed Gothic Spaces and ‘Dungeon Crawler’ Videogames (2021)
Book Chapter
Corstorphine, K., & Crofts, M. (in press). The Crawling Chaos: H. P. Lovecraft, Closed Gothic Spaces and ‘Dungeon Crawler’ Videogames. In A. Alcala Gonzalez, & C. H. Sederholm (Eds.), Lovecraft in the 21st Century: Dead, But Still Dreaming (213-226). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367713065

Manuel Aguirre’s The Closed Space: Horror Literature and Western Symbolism (1990) drew critical focus to the importance of enclosed spaces and Gothic literature; caverns, catacombs and labyrinths. For Aguirre ‘the world is defined in horror literatur... Read More about The Crawling Chaos: H. P. Lovecraft, Closed Gothic Spaces and ‘Dungeon Crawler’ Videogames.

Populism, Anti-System Politics and the Media: A spotlight on Covid-19 (2021)
Book Chapter
Dover, R. (2021). Populism, Anti-System Politics and the Media: A spotlight on Covid-19. In J. Mair, T. Clark, N. Fowler, R. Snoddy, & R. Tait (Eds.), Populism, the Pandemic and the Media : Journalism in the age of Covid, Trump, Brexit and Johnson (148-154). Bury St. Edmunds: Abramis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003253822

Anti-system politicians in positions of power and influence and a compliant legacy and digital media have created a climate of disinformation and uncertainty for ordinary citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scapa 100: The Marine Life Legacy (2021)
Book Chapter
Porter, J., & Want, A. (2021). Scapa 100: The Marine Life Legacy. In M. Edmonds, & J. Park (Eds.), Scapa Flow Legacy : Orkney and the German High Seas Fleet (171--183). Kirkwall: The Orcadian (Kirkwall Press)

English actors in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time of Ladislaus IV. (2021)
Book Chapter
Drábek, P., & Katritzky, M. A. (in press). English actors in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time of Ladislaus IV. In J. Żukowski (Ed.), Warsaw Triumphant Harmony. Warsaw: Arx Regia Publishing

This chapter considers the English players in the light of a radical re-evaluation of previously under-researched visual sources, before focusing on three Habsburg “theatre letters” of 1608, 1617 and 1628 valuably supplementing the sparse documentary... Read More about English actors in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time of Ladislaus IV..

Overview of biomass conversion to biofuels (2021)
Book Chapter
Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Evans, G., Samson, A., & Skoulou, V. (2022). Overview of biomass conversion to biofuels. In S. Yusup, & N. A. Rashidi (Eds.), Value chain of Biofuels (1-48). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824388-6.00007-5

This chapter introduces the main biomass conversion routes to biofuels currently available in industry. It begins with a general comparison between first- and second-generation lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks, and the lessons learned by utilizing... Read More about Overview of biomass conversion to biofuels.

Pollen productivity estimates from KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Hill, T. R., Duthie, T. J., & Bunting, J. (2021). Pollen productivity estimates from KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa. In J. Runge, W. D. Gosling, A. Lézine, & L. Scott (Eds.), Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics – The African Pollen Database (259-274). London: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003162766-16

Pollen assemblages from sedimentary sequences reflect the landscapes surrounding the basin at the time of deposition, however the translation of pollen records into estimates or maps of past landcover is complex. Models of the pollen-vegetation relat... Read More about Pollen productivity estimates from KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa.

Modern pollen studies from tropical Africa and their use in palaeoecology (2021)
Book Chapter
Julier, A. C., Manzano, S., Razanatsoa, E., Razafimanantsoa, A. H., Githumbi, E., Hawthorne, D., …Bunting, J. (2021). Modern pollen studies from tropical Africa and their use in palaeoecology. In J. Runge, W. D. Gosling, A. Lézine, & L. Scott (Eds.), Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics – The African Pollen Database (317-348). London: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003162766-21

Modern pollen studies are valuable for the calibration of pollen records and contribute to the understanding of past vegetation dynamics. Here, we present a qualitative review of available published and (where possible) unpublished modern pollen stud... Read More about Modern pollen studies from tropical Africa and their use in palaeoecology.

L'age de la plantation (2021)
Book Chapter
Burnard, T. (2021). L'age de la plantation. In P. Ismard (Ed.), Les Mondes de L'Esclavage : Une histoire comparée (897-905). Paris: Editions du Seuil

Political skill in community sport coaching work (2021)
Book Chapter
Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Gale, L., Ives, B., & Conway, E. (2021). Political skill in community sport coaching work. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practices. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter discusses the political skill and exploring why community sport coaches might benefit from developing such social sensibilities. The chapter concludes by considering the place of political skill in the education and continuous profession... Read More about Political skill in community sport coaching work.

Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching (2021)
Book Chapter
Gale, L., Ives, B., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2021). Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter aims to help you to understand and navigate interpersonal (dis)trust in the context of community sport coaching. We begin by outlining how the consideration of trust has much to offer in terms of understanding the complex interplay betwe... Read More about Trust and (dis)trust in community sport coaching.

Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching (2021)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Nelson, L., Gale, L., & Potrac, P. (2021). Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

Emotions pervade community sport coaching. They are inextricably linked to one’s thought, behaviour, interaction, and patterns of social organisation. This chapter aims to help readers understand and navigate the emotional demands of community sport... Read More about Emotions, Emotion norms, and emotion management in community sport coaching.

Community sport coaching and impression management (2021)
Book Chapter
Potrac, P., Ives, B., Gale, L., & Nelson, L. (2021). Community sport coaching and impression management. In B. Ives, P. Potrac, L. Gale, & L. Nelson (Eds.), Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159063

This chapter positions community sport coaching work as a social, interactive performance. It begins by introducing the concept of dramaturgy and Erving Goffman’s ground-breaking work addressing ‘the presentation of the self in everyday life.t This b... Read More about Community sport coaching and impression management.

Treatied space: North American indigenous treaties in a global context (2021)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2021). Treatied space: North American indigenous treaties in a global context. In A. McGrath, & L. Russell (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Global Indigenous History (259-278). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315181929

All communities and individuals living on North American land are, in a geo-political sense, ‘treaty people’ and attention to treaty history is vital to the challenge of addressing the profound environmental, technological, and resource-use changes o... Read More about Treatied space: North American indigenous treaties in a global context.

From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes (2021)
Book Chapter
Mayes, W. M., Hull, S. L., & Gomes, H. I. (2021). From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes. In A. Stefanakis, & I. Nikolaou (Eds.), Circular Economy and Sustainability Volume 1: Management and Policy (409-431). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819817-9.00009-0

Extractive industries represent the first stage of our global cycles of production and consumption. Environmental legacies associated with mining and mineral processing to all environmental compartments (air, soil, water) are extensive, long-lived, a... Read More about From linear economy legacies to circular economy resources: Maximising the multifaceted values of legacy mineral wastes.

From an economic crisis to a pandemic crisis: The need for accurate marine monitoring data to take informed management decisions (2021)
Book Chapter
Borja, A., & Elliott, M. (2021). From an economic crisis to a pandemic crisis: The need for accurate marine monitoring data to take informed management decisions. In C. Sheppard (Ed.), Advances in Marine Biology (79-114). London: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2021.08.002

It is axomatic that a system cannot be managed unless it is measured and that the measurements occur in a rigorous, defendable manner covering relevant spatial and temporal scales. Furthermore, it is not possible to predict the future direction of a... Read More about From an economic crisis to a pandemic crisis: The need for accurate marine monitoring data to take informed management decisions.

Blood, Blots and Belonging: English Heathens and their (ab)uses of folklore (2021)
Book Chapter
Smith, K. (2021). Blood, Blots and Belonging: English Heathens and their (ab)uses of folklore. In M. Cheeseman, & C. Hart (Eds.), Folklore and the Nation (262-278). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003007531

The rise of exclusionary, populist ideologies in the post-industrial Global North is a well-documented phenomenon: posing moral and physical challenges to civil society, manifestations of these ideologies occur in a diverse range of European localiti... Read More about Blood, Blots and Belonging: English Heathens and their (ab)uses of folklore.