Demonstrating How Urban Morphology Matters: Reaching Beyond the Geometry of Building Design, Construction Systems and Occupational Behaviours and Towards Broader Context-Specific Transformations.
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Reid, A., & Campbell, F. H. (2013)
Demonstrating How Urban Morphology Matters: Reaching Beyond the Geometry of Building Design, Construction Systems and Occupational Behaviours and Towards Broader Context-Specific Transformations. Environmental management and sustainable development, 2, 101. https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v2i2.4307
Recent studies of urban morphology, suggest the design, layout and texture of district centres, neighbourhoods and buildings have as much a bearing on levels of energy consump...
Smart cities: the state-of-the-art and governance challenge.
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2014)
Smart cities: the state-of-the-art and governance challenge. Triple Helix, 1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40604-014-0007-9
Reflecting on the governance of smart cities, the state-of-the-art this paper advances offers a critique of recent city ranking and future Internet accounts of their developme...
Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter.
Book
Fraser, B. (2005)
Bengal partition stories: an unclosed chapter. Anthem Press
This book throws new light on post-colonial evaluations of the Partition and its effect on eastern India. Until very recently, a striking state of ‘near silence’ has existed c...
Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Networks, Innovation, and Creativity in Building Successful Partnerships
Journal Article
Deakin, M., & Allwinkle, S. (2007)
Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Networks, Innovation, and Creativity in Building Successful Partnerships. Journal of Urban Technology, 14(1), 77-91. doi:10.1080/10630730701260118
The following examination goes against the current
trend in policy on urban regeneration partnerships by
relaxing the assumption that they represent virtuous
circles of mutual...
Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigating strategies: A case-based comparative analysis
Journal Article
O’Malley, C., Piroozfar, P., Farr, E. R. P., & Pomponi, F. (2015)
Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigating strategies: A case-based comparative analysis. Sustainable Cities and Society, 19, 222-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2015.05.009
Urbanisation may have been shown to have no effect on climate change, but some researchers suggest that cities are fully capable of responding to it. Urban Heat Islands (UHIs)...
The embedded intelligence of smart cities: urban life, citizenship and community
Journal Article
Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2017)
The embedded intelligence of smart cities: urban life, citizenship and community. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age, 4(4), 62-74. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJPADA.2017100105
This paper reviews Mitchell’s thesis on the transition from the city of bits to e-topia. The review finds it wanting and suggests the problems encountered with the thesis rest...
Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT.
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2003)
Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT
The geographical remoteness of many rural communities from major centres of economic activity clearly affects the availability of public services, which tend to be concentrate...
The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development.
Presentation / Conference
Deakin, M., & Curwell, S. (2004, October)
The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. Paper presented at EnviroInfo 2004: an international conference dedicated to sh@ring, Geneva
The concepts of sustainable development that have emerged in the ‘post Brundtland’ era are explored in terms of a vision and methodology of sustainable urban development (SUD)...
Sustainable Urban Development
Thesis
Deakin, M. Sustainable Urban Development. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4660
This submission for PhD by publication aims to capture, reflect upon, analyse and offer critical insights into how the use of land and exchange of property can help serve the ...
The aging Scottish population: trends, consequences, responses
Journal Article
Raeside, R., & Khan, H. T. A. (2008)
The aging Scottish population: trends, consequences, responses. Canadian studies in population, 35, 291-310
The population of Scotland is projected to decrease despite recent increases in fertility and an excess of immigrants over emigrants. The reason for the projected decline is t...