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Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience': A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management (2016)
Book
Surminski, S., & Tanner, T. (Eds.). (2016). Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience': A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40694-7

Why aren’t we investing more in disaster resilience, despite the rising costs of disaster events? This book argues that decision-makers in governments, businesses, households, and development agencies tend to focus on avoiding losses from disasters,... Read More about Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience': A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management.

Mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England and China, and the scope for policy transfer (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, L., Inman, A., Xin, L., Haifang, Z., Meng, F., Zhou, J., Burke, S., Rahn, C., Siciliano, G., Haygarth, P., Bellarby, J., & Surridge, B. (2016). Mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England and China, and the scope for policy transfer. Land Use Policy, 61, 208-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.09.028

This paper evaluates the existing policy frameworks for mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) in England and China. With reference to a conceptual model of the process of policy transfer or international lesson drawing, and po... Read More about Mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England and China, and the scope for policy transfer.

Strategies for sustainable nutrient management: Insights from a mixed natural and social science analysis of Chinese crop production systems (2016)
Journal Article
Bellarby, J., Siciliano, G., Smith, L., Xin, L., Zhou, J., Liu, K., Jie, L., Meng, F., Inman, A., Rahn, C., Surridge, B., & Haygarth, P. (2017). Strategies for sustainable nutrient management: Insights from a mixed natural and social science analysis of Chinese crop production systems. Environmental Development, 21, 52-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2016.10.008

In China intensification of agriculture has been achieved at a cost to the environment. The extension service is the leading public resource to address this but remains focused by a historic national ethos for food security, production and economic g... Read More about Strategies for sustainable nutrient management: Insights from a mixed natural and social science analysis of Chinese crop production systems.

Integrated mixed methods policy analysis for sustainable food systems: trends, challenges and future research (2016)
Journal Article
Cuevas, S. (2016). Integrated mixed methods policy analysis for sustainable food systems: trends, challenges and future research. Public Health Reviews, 37(24), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-016-0040-5

Agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, an important part of which is associated to deforestation and indirect land use change. Appropriate and coherent food policies can play an important role in aligning health, economic and... Read More about Integrated mixed methods policy analysis for sustainable food systems: trends, challenges and future research.

Parametricism vs Materialism : Evolution of digital technologies for development (2016)
Book
Al-Attili, A., Karandinou, A., Daley, B., Abdelsabour, I., Farouk, H., Ahmed, M. H., Ahmed, Z. Y., Salet, T. A., Wolfs, R. J., Bos, F. P., Al Shiekh, B., Al-Badry, S., Cheng, C., Lundberg, S., Berdos, G., Al-Jokhadar, A., Jabi, W., Al-Matarneh, R., Fethi, I., Alacam, S., …Gerber, D. J. (2016). A. Al-Attili, A. Karandinou, & B. Daley (Eds.). Parametricism vs Materialism : Evolution of digital technologies for development. Imperial House Publishers

We build on previous technological developments in CAAD by looking into parametric design exploration and the development of the concept of parametricism. We use the phenomenological backdrop to account for our physical experiences and encounters as... Read More about Parametricism vs Materialism : Evolution of digital technologies for development.

What Explains Cambodia’s Success in Reducing Child Stunting-2000-2014? (2016)
Journal Article
Zanello, G., Srinivasan, C. S., & Shankar, B. (2016). What Explains Cambodia’s Success in Reducing Child Stunting-2000-2014?. PLoS ONE, 11(9), Article 0162668. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162668

In many developing countries, high levels of child undernutrition persist alongside rapid economic growth. There is considerable interest in the study of countries that have made rapid progress in child nutrition to uncover the driving forces behind... Read More about What Explains Cambodia’s Success in Reducing Child Stunting-2000-2014?.

The Political Ecology of Chinese Large Dams in Cambodia: Implications, Challenges and Lessons Learnt from the Kamchay Dam. (2016)
Journal Article
Siciliano, G., Urban, F., Tan-Mullins, M., Lonn, P. D., & Kim, S. (2016). The Political Ecology of Chinese Large Dams in Cambodia: Implications, Challenges and Lessons Learnt from the Kamchay Dam. Water, 8(45), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8090405

Given the opportunities offered by foreign investment in energy infrastructure mostly by Chinese firms, the Government of Cambodia is giving high priority to developing hydropower resources for reducing energy poverty and powering economic growth. Us... Read More about The Political Ecology of Chinese Large Dams in Cambodia: Implications, Challenges and Lessons Learnt from the Kamchay Dam..

Solar PV and solar water heaters in China: Different pathways to low carbon energy. (2016)
Journal Article
Urban, F., Geall, S., & Wang, Y. (2016). Solar PV and solar water heaters in China: Different pathways to low carbon energy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 64(2016), 531-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.023

This review paper examines pathways towards solar energy in China by examining two different solar energy technologies, namely solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar water heaters (SWH). The paper investigates these two case studies to understand how diff... Read More about Solar PV and solar water heaters in China: Different pathways to low carbon energy..

Mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England and China, and the scope for policy transfer (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Smith, L., Inman, A., Xin, L., Zhang, H., Wang, Z., Meng, F., Zhou, J., Burke, S., Rahn, C., Siciliano, G., & Surridge, B. Mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England and China, and the scope for policy transfer

•To mitigate diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) in China, the right mix of complementary policy approaches is needed.
•The public agricultural extension service is relatively well resourced and is the primary means available to mitigate... Read More about Mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture in England and China, and the scope for policy transfer.

‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters. (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, L., & Tanner, T. (2017). ‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters. Regional Environmental Change, 17(1), 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-0995-2

How should we measure a household’s resilience to climate extremes, climate change or other evolving threats? As resilience gathers momentum on the international stage, interest in this question continues to grow. So far, efforts to measure resilienc... Read More about ‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters..

Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso (2016)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Audia, C., Kaboret, B., & Kent, R. (2016). Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso. Environmental Conservation, 43(4), 359-367. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892916000175

This paper examines the contribution of products derived from baobab (Adansonia digitata), shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) and néré (Parkia biglobosa) to rural livelihoods in Burkina Faso. A survey was conducted in northern and southern regions to identif... Read More about Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso.

Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets (2016)
Journal Article
Flores-Martinez, A., Zanello, G., Shankar, B., & Poole, N. (2016). Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets. PLoS ONE, 11(6), Article 0156878. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156878

This research aims to examine the socio-economic correlates of anemia in women, and potential sources of iron in household diets in Afghanistan. It also examines whether ownership of agricultural (particularly livestock) assets and their use in food... Read More about Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets.

What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings An overview of principles, the literature and case studies (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Berman, G., Hart, J., O'Mathúna, D., Mattellone, E., Potts, A., O'Kane, C., Shusterman, J., & Tanner, T. What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings An overview of principles, the literature and case studies. Florence, Italy

This working paper identifies and explores the issues that should be considered when undertaking ethical research involving children in humanitarian settings. Research grounded in sound ethical principles is critical in ensuring that children’s right... Read More about What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings An overview of principles, the literature and case studies.

Prevention and Control of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollutions in UK and Suggestions to China (2016)
Journal Article
Liu, K., Ren, T., Wu, W., Meng, F., Bellarby, J., & Smith, L. (2016). Prevention and Control of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollutions in UK and Suggestions to China. 农业环境科学学报 = Nong ye huan jing ke xue xue bao = Journal of Agro-Environment Science, 35(5), 817-823

Currently, the world is facing challenges of maintaining food production growth while improving agricultural ecological environmental quality. The prevention and control of agricultural non-point source pollution, a key component of these challenges,... Read More about Prevention and Control of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollutions in UK and Suggestions to China.

Many Rivers to Cross: Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Koshi River Basin (2016)
Journal Article
King, H., & Smith, L. (2016). Many Rivers to Cross: Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Koshi River Basin. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 18(2), Article 1650011. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333216500113

This paper assesses the value of using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to account for the spatially and temporally diverse and diffuse impacts of hydropower development in South Asia’s Koshi basin. A policy and practice review and key stakeh... Read More about Many Rivers to Cross: Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Koshi River Basin.

Uneven development and the commercialisation of public utilities: a political ecology analysis of water reforms in Malaysia (2016)
Journal Article
Padfield, R., Tham, M. H., Costes, S., & Smith, L. (2016). Uneven development and the commercialisation of public utilities: a political ecology analysis of water reforms in Malaysia. Utilities Policy: Governance, Performance, Analysis, 40, 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2016.02.003

Water policy reforms introduced in Peninsular Malaysia have yielded relatively positive improvements in the operational and financial performance of water utilities. This article analyses contemporary water governance in the context of the historical... Read More about Uneven development and the commercialisation of public utilities: a political ecology analysis of water reforms in Malaysia.