School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Recent Submissions
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Microplastic transport and deposition in a beach-dune system (Saunton Sands-Braunton Burrows, southwest England)
(Elsevier BVNetherlands, 2024-01)Although microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous contaminants that have been extensively studied in the marine setting, there remain gaps in our understanding of their transport and fate in the coastal zone. In this study, MPs ... -
Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures for Buildings: Current State and Research Needs
(Annual Reviews, 2023-11-13)<jats:p> Buildings are key in supporting human activities and well-being by providing shelter and other important services to their users. Buildings are, however, also responsible for major energy use and greenhouse gas ... -
Insights from the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology
(Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao, 2023)<jats:p>A current systematic literature review has stated several deficiencies and knowledge gaps in biometeorology research conducted in Brazil. This finding encouraged a group of local professionals in the field to ... -
Towards the global plastic treaty: a clue to the complexity of plastics in practice
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023)Following the decision of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to start negotiations for a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, discussions and reflections are ongoing on why and how plastic chemicals ... -
Response of CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> emissions from Arctic tundra soils to a multifactorial manipulation of water table, temperature and thaw depth
(IOP Publishing, 2023-12-01)Significant uncertainties persist concerning how Arctic soil tundra carbon emission responds to environmental changes. In this study, 24 cores were sampled from drier (high centre polygons and rims) and wetter (low centre ... -
Controls on distributions of aluminium, manganese and cobalt in the South Atlantic Ocean along GEOTRACES transect GA10
(Elsevier BV, 2024-05)Trace metals (TMs) manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), and aluminium (Al) have important geochemical and biological roles in the ocean. Here, we present full depth profiles of dissolved (d) and particulate Al, Mn, and Co along ... -
The Winter Olympics, 1924–2026
(RoutledgeLondon, 2024)The first edition of Olympic Cities, published in 2007, provided a pioneering overview of the changing relationship between cities and the modern Olympic Games. -
Aquatic connectivity: challenges and solutions in a changing climate
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The challenge of managing aquatic connectivity in a changing climate is exacerbated in the presence of additional anthropogenic stressors, social factors, and economic drivers. ... -
The achievement of sustainability and legacies by the host cities of the Summer Olympiads, 2012–2024
Since the emergence of the concept of sustainable development, the Olympic Games have become a vehicle to demonstrate and promote the principles and practices of sustainability. The aim of this paper is to explain and ... -
Biochar improves fertility in waste derived manufactured soils, but not resilience to climate change
(ElsevierNetherlands, 2024-03-01)We present a soil manufactured from waste materials, which could replace the use of peat and topsoil in plant production and reduce the pressure on natural soil resources. We tested the effect of the manufactured soil on ...