Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (6)

Local perceptions of the QICS experimental offshore CO2 release: results from social science research. (2014)
Journal Article
MABON, L., SHACKLEY, S., BLACKFORD, J.C., STAHL, H. and MILLER, A. 2015. Local perceptions of the QICS experimental offshore CO2 release: results from social science research. International journal of greenhouse gas control [online], 38, pages 18-25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.10.022

This paper explores the social dimensions of an experimental release of carbon dioxide (CO2) carried out in Ardmucknish Bay, Argyll, United Kingdom. The experiment, which aimed to understand detectability and potential effects on the marine environme... Read More about Local perceptions of the QICS experimental offshore CO2 release: results from social science research..

Delivering sustainable urban regeneration in emerging nations: introducing neighborhood hotspots. (2014)
Journal Article
AKINSETE, E., HOELZEL, F. and OSHODI, L. 2014. Delivering sustainable urban regeneration in emerging nations: introducing neighborhood hotspots. Journal of architectural education [online], 68(2), pages 238-245. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10464883.2014.937245

Challenges faced by urban centres today often result from multiple social, economic and environmental issues, which act on multiple points of impact. As a result, successful urban interventions are increasingly geared towards tackling these multiple... Read More about Delivering sustainable urban regeneration in emerging nations: introducing neighborhood hotspots..

Victims as moral beacons of humanitarianism in post-conflict societies. (2014)
Journal Article
BREWER, J.D., HAYES, B.C., DUDGEON, K., MUELLER-HIRTH, N., TEENEY, F. and WIJESINGHE, S.-L. 2014. Victims as moral beacons of humanitarianism in post-conflict societies. International social science journal [online], 65(215-216), pages 37-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12075

This paper reports on interview data amongst victims of conflict and organised violence. Despite their victimhood, they evince a level of forgivingness, civility and tolerance that constructs in the very acts of atrocity that portend its demise, a fo... Read More about Victims as moral beacons of humanitarianism in post-conflict societies..

Historiography of South African social work: challenging dominant discourses. (2014)
Journal Article
SMITH, L. 2014. Historiography of South African social work: challenging dominant discourses. Social work/Maatskaplike werk [online], 50(3), pages 305-331. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15270/50-3-402

The task of examining the origins and development of social work is fraught with competing narratives. In South Africa individualist, liberal, colonial, masculine and 'white' discourses prevail. The dialectical-historical perspective, rather than chr... Read More about Historiography of South African social work: challenging dominant discourses..

Inclusive leadership in social work and social care. (2014)
Book
HAFFORD-LETCHFIELD, T., LAMBLEY, S., SPOLANDER, G. and COCKER, C. 2014. Inclusive leadership in social work and social care. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/inclusive-leadership-in-social-work-and-social-care

Social work and social care continue to face an unprecedented period of challenge and uncertainty, requiring the development of leadership capabilities at every level of the workforce as well as in the community. This critical and reflexive book look... Read More about Inclusive leadership in social work and social care..

Charting the decline in spontaneous writing in Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study. (2014)
Journal Article
FORBES-MCKAY, K., SHANKS, M. and VENNERI, A. 2014. Charting the decline in spontaneous writing in Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study. Acta neuropsychiatrica [online], 26(4), pages 246-252. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/neu.2014.2

Objective: This study aims to document the nature and progression of the spontaneous writing impairment observed in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) over a 12-month period using both a cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal design. Method... Read More about Charting the decline in spontaneous writing in Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study..