Understanding Transience and Participation in University Student-Led Food Gardens (2019)
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Pedersen, R., Robinson, Z., & Surman, E. (2019). Understanding Transience and Participation in University Student-Led Food Gardens. Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.3390/su11102788

In an increasingly mobile world, transience is becoming the norm. Sustainable community food initiatives, therefore, must organise to withstand high turnover of volunteers. Using a case study of the United Kingdom’s National Union of Students’ food g... Read More about Understanding Transience and Participation in University Student-Led Food Gardens.

Rating and rewarding Higher Education for Sustainable Development research within the marketised higher education context: experiences from English universities (2019)
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Bessant, S., & Robinson, Z. (2019). Rating and rewarding Higher Education for Sustainable Development research within the marketised higher education context: experiences from English universities. Environmental Education Research, 548-565. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2018.1542488

This paper explores one key aspect of marketisation in English universities, the quality-related research funding (QR) system, which central government in the United Kingdom uses to allocate funds to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), based on a s... Read More about Rating and rewarding Higher Education for Sustainable Development research within the marketised higher education context: experiences from English universities.

The long arm of the (geoforensic) law (2019)
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Ruffell, A., Pringle, J., & Morgan, R. (2019). The long arm of the (geoforensic) law. Geoscientist, 26-27. https://doi.org/10.1144/geosci2019-011

A recent meeting in London considered both the conventional and unusual applications of geoscience to forensic investigation. Alastair Ruffell, Jamie Pringle and Ruth Morgan discuss the global expansion of forensic geoscience, and how this field is c... Read More about The long arm of the (geoforensic) law.

Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How (2019)
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Helfaya, E., Abdelzaher, D. M., & Kotb, A. (2019). Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How. Journal of Business Ethics, 155, 623-643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3518-2

A growing body of literature has thought to draw the link between Islamic ethics and environmental stewardship to explain the foundational principles of why humans should care about the environment, which gave rise to the coining of the term “Eco-Isl... Read More about Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How.

Exploration and development in the Carboniferous of the Southern North Sea: a 30-year retrospective (2019)
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(2019). Exploration and development in the Carboniferous of the Southern North Sea: a 30-year retrospective. Geological Society Special Publications, 17 - 64. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP471.10

A review is presented of the progress of exploration for, and development of, gas fields in the Carboniferous of the UK Southern North Sea in the period since the first significant discoveries were made in 1984. The outcomes of such exploration have... Read More about Exploration and development in the Carboniferous of the Southern North Sea: a 30-year retrospective.

Evidence for a southward autumn migration of nocturnal noctuid moths in central Europe. (2018)
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Dreyer, D., el Jundi, B., Kishkinev, D., Suchentrunk, C., Campostrini, L., Frost, B. J., Zechmeister, T., & Warrant, E. J. (2018). Evidence for a southward autumn migration of nocturnal noctuid moths in central Europe. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.179218

Insect migrations are spectacular natural events and resemble a remarkable relocation of biomass between two locations in space. Unlike the well-known migrations of daytime flying butterflies, such as the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) or the monarch... Read More about Evidence for a southward autumn migration of nocturnal noctuid moths in central Europe..

Opposing effects of final population density and stress on Escherichia coli mutation rate (2018)
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Channon. (2018). Opposing effects of final population density and stress on Escherichia coli mutation rate. ISME Journal, 2981-2987. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0237-3

Evolution depends on mutations. For an individual genotype, the rate at which mutations arise is known to increase with various stressors (stress-induced mutagenesis-SIM) and decrease at high final population density (density-associated mutation-rate... Read More about Opposing effects of final population density and stress on Escherichia coli mutation rate.

The Blue Economy approach for sustainability in Seychelles & East Africa. Keele University Institute for Sustainable Futures Discussion Paper 1 (2018)
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Moolna. (2018). The Blue Economy approach for sustainability in Seychelles & East Africa. Keele University Institute for Sustainable Futures Discussion Paper 1. https://doi.org/10.21252/b4wm-3598

The Blue Economy approach to ocean and coastal sustainable economic development in Seychelles and across East Africa promises great potential and has emerged to dominate regional attention on sustainability. Yet we contend that a policy consensus pre... Read More about The Blue Economy approach for sustainability in Seychelles & East Africa. Keele University Institute for Sustainable Futures Discussion Paper 1.

Water treatment residuals as soil amendments: Examining element extractability, soil porewater concentrations and effects on earthworm behaviour and survival (2018)
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Howells, A., Lewis, S., Beard, D., & Oliver, I. (2018). Water treatment residuals as soil amendments: Examining element extractability, soil porewater concentrations and effects on earthworm behaviour and survival. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.087

Drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs), the by-product of water clarification processes, are routinely disposed of via landfill however there is a growing body of research that demonstrates the material has great potential for beneficial use in en... Read More about Water treatment residuals as soil amendments: Examining element extractability, soil porewater concentrations and effects on earthworm behaviour and survival.

Stoichiometric constraints on the microbial processing of carbon with soil depth along a riparian hillslope (2018)
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(2018). Stoichiometric constraints on the microbial processing of carbon with soil depth along a riparian hillslope. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 949 - 963. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-018-1317-2

Soil organic matter (SOM) content is a key indicator of riparian soil functioning and in the provision of ecosystem services such as water retention, flood alleviation, pollutant attenuation and carbon (C) sequestration for climate change mitigation.... Read More about Stoichiometric constraints on the microbial processing of carbon with soil depth along a riparian hillslope.

Environmental footprint assessment of green campus from a food-water-energy nexus perspective (2018)
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Gu, Y., Wang, H., Robinson, Z., Wang, X., Wu, J., Li, X., Xu, J., & Li, F. (2018). Environmental footprint assessment of green campus from a food-water-energy nexus perspective. Energy Procedia, 240 - 246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.09.109

Universities not only can be considered as small communities due to their intensive population and their provision of complex services, but also play a vital role in the education system for global sustainable future. Thus, the environmental impacts... Read More about Environmental footprint assessment of green campus from a food-water-energy nexus perspective.

A New Framework to Enable Equitable Outcomes: Resilience and Nexus Approaches Combined (2018)
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(2018). A New Framework to Enable Equitable Outcomes: Resilience and Nexus Approaches Combined. Earth's Future, 902 - 918. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017EF000694

Managing integrated social-ecological systems to reduce risks to human and environmental well-being remains challenging in light of the rate and extent of undesirable changes that are occurring. Developing frameworks that are sufficiently integrative... Read More about A New Framework to Enable Equitable Outcomes: Resilience and Nexus Approaches Combined.

The water-energy-food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy interventions in household sustainability (2018)
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(2018). The water-energy-food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy interventions in household sustainability. Geographical Journal, 406-418. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12257

The nexus of water-energy-food (WEF) is as apparent at the household scale as it is anywhere else. We introduce the ‘Nexus at Home’ as a starting point for exploring the dynamics of WEF resource use and household sustainability. Drawing on two resear... Read More about The water-energy-food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy interventions in household sustainability.

Evaluating cadmium bioavailability in contaminated rice paddy soils and assessing potential for contaminant immobilisation with biochar (2018)
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(2018). Evaluating cadmium bioavailability in contaminated rice paddy soils and assessing potential for contaminant immobilisation with biochar. Journal of Environmental Management, 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.044

Cadmium (Cd) contaminated soils from the Mae Sot district in northwest Thailand, a region in which rice Cd concentrations often exceed health limits (0.4?mg/kg) set by the World Health Organisation, were examined for isotopically exchangeable Cd (Cd... Read More about Evaluating cadmium bioavailability in contaminated rice paddy soils and assessing potential for contaminant immobilisation with biochar.

How do children learn about nature? (2018)
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Mycock, K. How do children learn about nature?. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/410304

In the UK over the past two decades there has been a renewed investment in outdoor learning for children. This movement draws on ideas initially popularised in the United States about the importance of connecting children with nature. This movement a... Read More about How do children learn about nature?.

Decentralised Energy Development: A study examining its potential to drive economic regeneration in the UK (2018)
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Carr, J. E. Decentralised Energy Development: A study examining its potential to drive economic regeneration in the UK. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418467

Following the 2008 financial crash the UK Government, through the Local Enterprise Partnership model has been driving major economic regeneration in localised economies for high value job creation, uplifting skills and infrastructure investment. LEPs... Read More about Decentralised Energy Development: A study examining its potential to drive economic regeneration in the UK.

Investigating insecticide resistance and knock-down resistance (kdr) mutation in Dielmo, Senegal, an area under long lasting insecticidal-treated nets universal coverage for 10 years. (2018)
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(2018). Investigating insecticide resistance and knock-down resistance (kdr) mutation in Dielmo, Senegal, an area under long lasting insecticidal-treated nets universal coverage for 10 years. Malaria Journal, 123 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2276-7

BACKGROUND: The use of insecticides, through indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), is essential to control malaria vectors. However, the sustainability of these tools is challenged by the spread of insecticide re... Read More about Investigating insecticide resistance and knock-down resistance (kdr) mutation in Dielmo, Senegal, an area under long lasting insecticidal-treated nets universal coverage for 10 years..

Reflections: what are the mutualistic benefits of university – nature reserve collaborations? (2018)
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Taylor. (2018). Reflections: what are the mutualistic benefits of university – nature reserve collaborations?. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000026

The outcomes of a six year collaboration between Keele University and Silverdale Country Park was reported in the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management special issue on “Nature conservation on a shoestring” (Taylor et al. 2017).... Read More about Reflections: what are the mutualistic benefits of university – nature reserve collaborations?.

How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa (2018)
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(2018). How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa. Environmental Science and Policy, 9 -15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.10.009

Promoting inclusive and sustainable economic and social development whilst simultaneously adapting to climate change impacts and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions – Climate Compatible Development (CCD) – requires coherent policy approaches that spa... Read More about How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa.

Measurements of delta B-11 in water by use of a mass spectrometer with accelerator (2017)
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(2017). Measurements of delta B-11 in water by use of a mass spectrometer with accelerator. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 109 -114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2017.09.017

This study describes the tests carried out to measure the isotopic composition of Boron (B) in water samples by use of the magnetic spectrometer and accelerator of the Center for Isotopic Research on Cultural and Environmental heritage (CIRCE) of Ita... Read More about Measurements of delta B-11 in water by use of a mass spectrometer with accelerator.