Sustainability Research Institute
| Title | Sustainability Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Configured behaviour | uel:research-institute:sustainability-research-institute |
| Type | School |
| University | UEL |
| Dean | Dr Stuart Connop |
| Research Administrator | Mrs Daiva Raguckiene |
| Mr Richard Bottoms | |
| Research Degrees Leader | Dr Bamdad Ayati |
| Deputy | Ms Caroline Nash |
| Examination Officer | Mrs Daiva Raguckiene |
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Premises, practices and politics of co-creation for urban sustainability transitions
Frantzeskaki, N., Collier, M., Holscher, K., Gaziulusoy, I., Ossola, A., Albulescu, P., Bonneau, M., Borgstrom, S., Connop, S., Dumitru, A., Geneletti, D., Gorissen, L., Levin-Keitel, M., MacIntyre, T., Mascinga, I., McQuaid, S., Tabory, S., von Wirth, T., Vandergert, P., Vos, P., Penha-Lopes, G., Säumel, I., Wachtel, T. and Wittmayer, J. 2025. Premises, practices and politics of co-creation for urban sustainability transitions. Urban Transformations. 7 (7). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42854-025-00075-9Article
Urban greening for climate resilient and sustainable cities: grand challenges and opportunities
Kumar, P., Sahani, J., Corada Perez, K., Ahlawat, A., Andrade, M. de F., Athanassiadou, M., Cao, S-J., Collins, L., Dey, S., Sabatino, S. Di., Halios, C. H., Harris, F., Horton, C., Inostroza, L., Jones, L., Kjeldsen, T. R., McCallan, B., McNabola, A., Mishra, R. K., Mishra, S. K., Nascimento, E. G. S., Owen, G., Ravindra, K., Reis, N. C., Soebarto, V., Wenk, J., Wood, H. S. and Yao, R. 2025. Urban greening for climate resilient and sustainable cities: grand challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2025.1595280Article
How do we achieve nature positive? A vision and targets for the UK residential and commercial development sector
Humphrey, J. E., Selinske, M. J., Garrard, G. E., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Addison, P. F. E., Kiss, B. M., Burgass, M., Chimbwandira, S. J., Connop, S., Duffus, N. E., Hartwell, R., Moberly, R. L., Nash, C., Nolan, P., Staples, J. and Bekessy, S. A. 2025. How do we achieve nature positive? A vision and targets for the UK residential and commercial development sector. npj Urban Sustainability. 5 (14). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-025-00204-0Article
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Blanket bog
Crowle, A., Diack, I., Glaves, D., Key, D. and Lindsay, R. 2025. Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Blanket bog. Natural England.Technical report
A Nation Unprepared: Extreme heat and the need for adaptation in the United Kingdom
Khosravi, M., Demski, C., King, L., Gross, L. and Scott, M. 2025. A Nation Unprepared: Extreme heat and the need for adaptation in the United Kingdom. Energy Research & Social Science. p. In press.Article
Practitioner Perceptions of Mainstreaming Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Direct Versus Indirect Barriers
Haddad, H., Bryden, J. and Connop, S. 2025. Practitioner Perceptions of Mainstreaming Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Direct Versus Indirect Barriers. Sustainability. 17 (5), p. Art. 2093. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17052093Article
Effects of Retrofit Strategies on Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance in Social Housing for Current and Future Weather Scenarios
Basaly, L., Hashemi, A., Elsharkawy, H., Newport, D. and Badaway, N. M. 2025. Effects of Retrofit Strategies on Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance in Social Housing for Current and Future Weather Scenarios. Buildings. 15 (80). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15010080Article
Rainfall and PM Removal on Tree Leaves: A Study of Santiago, Chile’s Native Species
Préndez, M., Corada Perez, K., Navarrete, I., Vera, J. and Wyss, Z. 2025. Rainfall and PM Removal on Tree Leaves: A Study of Santiago, Chile’s Native Species. Atmosphere. 16 (1). https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3390/atmos16010051Article
Anti-racist Principles Guidance: Working to improve fairness, justice, and equality in City and Hackney
Sharpe, D., Osei-Asemani, E. and Castro Caicedo, J. 2024. Anti-racist Principles Guidance: Working to improve fairness, justice, and equality in City and Hackney. Institute for Connected Communities, University of East London.Report
Mapping the intersection of social deprivation and air pollution in London: Identifying domestic garden types
Corada Perez, K., Nash, C. and Connop, S. 2024. Mapping the intersection of social deprivation and air pollution in London: Identifying domestic garden types. Acta Horticulturae. p. In Press.Article
Policy Recommendations to Enhance Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprise Support for Achieving the UK’s Net Zero Targets
Khosravi, M., Jelliman, S., Muoneke, C., Haddad, H., Chandler, A. and Connop, S. 2024. Policy Recommendations to Enhance Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprise Support for Achieving the UK’s Net Zero Targets. Sustainability. 16 (Art. 10116). https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210116Article
Hot and cold: Policy perspectives on overheating and cooling in United Kingdom homes
Hoggett, R., Lowes, R., Ugalde-Loo, C. E. and Khosravi, F. 2024. Hot and cold: Policy perspectives on overheating and cooling in United Kingdom homes. Energy Research & Social Science. 118, p. 103803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103803Article
Air pollution abatement from Green-Blue-Grey infrastructure
Kumar, P., Corada Perez, K., Debele, S. E., Emygdio, A. P. M., Abhijith, K. V., Hassan, H., Broomandi, P., Baldauf, R., Calvillo, N., Cao, S-J., Desrivières, S., Feng, Z., Gallagher, J., Kjeldsen, T. R., Khan, A. A., Khare, M., Kota, S. H., Li, B., Malham, S. K., McNabola, A., Namdeo, A., Nema, A. K., Reis, S., Nagendra, S. M. S., Tiwary, A., Vardoulakis, S., Wenk, J., Wang, F., Wang, J., Woolf, D., Yao, R. and Jones, L. 2024. Air pollution abatement from Green-Blue-Grey infrastructure. The Innovation Geoscience. 2 (4), p. 100100. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2024.100100Article
Evaluating Thermal Comfort and Overheating Risks in A Social Housing Prototype: As-Built Versus Retrofit Scenarios
Basaly, L. G., Hashemi, A., Elsharkawy, H., Newport, D. and Badawy, N. M. 2024. Evaluating Thermal Comfort and Overheating Risks in A Social Housing Prototype: As-Built Versus Retrofit Scenarios. Environmental Science and Sustainable Development. 9 (2), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.21625/essd.v9i2.1073Article
Assessing the usability and value of a climate service in the wine sector
Khosravi, F., Bruno Soares, M., Teixeria, M., Fontes, N. and Graca, A. 2024. Assessing the usability and value of a climate service in the wine sector. Climate Services. 34 (Art. 100496). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100496Article
Review on Sampling Methods and Health Impacts of Fine (PM₂.₅, ≤2.5 µm) and Ultrafine (UFP, PM₀.₁, ≤0.1 µm) Particles
Chauchan, B. V. S., Corada, K., Young, C., Smallbone, K. L. and Wyche, K. P. 2024. Review on Sampling Methods and Health Impacts of Fine (PM₂.₅, ≤2.5 µm) and Ultrafine (UFP, PM₀.₁, ≤0.1 µm) Particles. Atmosphere. 15 (5), p. 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15050572Article
Mechanical and hygrothermal properties of hemp-silica bio-composites
Ayati, B., Gutierrez Rivas, A. and Chandler, A. 2024. Mechanical and hygrothermal properties of hemp-silica bio-composites. Construction and Building Materials. 425 (Art. 136077). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136077Article
Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law
Jurasinski, G., Barthelmes, A., Byrne, K., Chojnicki, B. H., Christiansen, J. R., Decleer, K., Fritz, C., Günther, A. B., Huth, V., Joosten, H., Juszczak, R., Juutinen, S., Kasimir, Å., Klemedtsson, L., Koebsch, F., Kotowski, W., Kull, A., Lamentowicz, M., Lindgren, A., Lindsay, R., Linkevičienė, R., Lohila, A., Mander, Ü., Manton, M., Minkkinen, K., Peters, J., Renou-Wilson, F., Sendžikaitė, J., Šimanauskienė, R., Taminskas, J., Tanneberger, F., Tegetmeyer, C., van Diggelen, R., Vasander, H., Wilson, D., Zableckis, N., Zak, D. H. and Couwenberg, J. 2024. Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment. 53, pp. 970-983. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02016-5Article
Blanket bogs exhibit significant alterations to physical properties as a result of temporary track removal or abandonment
Williams-Mounsey, J., Crowle, A., Grayson, R., Lindsay, R. and Holden, J. 2024. Blanket bogs exhibit significant alterations to physical properties as a result of temporary track removal or abandonment. Ecohydrology. 17 (2), p. e2623. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2623Article
The Use of Micropropagated Founder Material with Top-down Irrigation: A Novel Approach for Sphagnum Farming in a Lowland Environment
Clough, J. A. 2024. The Use of Micropropagated Founder Material with Top-down Irrigation: A Novel Approach for Sphagnum Farming in a Lowland Environment. PhD Thesis University of East London Sustainability Research Institute https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8x16qPhD Thesis
Recycling of Air Pollution Control Residues Into Engineered Lightweight Aggregates
Chamorro Bolaños, X. 2023. Recycling of Air Pollution Control Residues Into Engineered Lightweight Aggregates. PhD Thesis University of East London Sustainability Research Institute https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8x166PhD Thesis
Embodied carbon performance gaps in timber production for the UK built environment: A brief review
Sanchez, J., Sumner, H., Ayati, B. and Chandler, A. 2023. Embodied carbon performance gaps in timber production for the UK built environment: A brief review. ICARB 2023: The 8th International ICARB Conference on Carbon Accounting. Edinburgh, UK 25 - 26 Sep 2023 EcoHouse Initiative Ltd..Conference paper
Roadmap to making wide-scale adoption of paludiculture a commercial reaility in England
Stuart, J., Birdsall, K., Carver, K., Clough, J., Kelly, A., Land, D., Lindsay, R. and Wright, N. 2023. Roadmap to making wide-scale adoption of paludiculture a commercial reaility in England. England Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.Working paper
The use of historical accounts of species distribution to suggest restoration targets for UK upland mires within a ‘moorland’ landscape
Ritson, J. P. and Lindsay, R. A. 2023. The use of historical accounts of species distribution to suggest restoration targets for UK upland mires within a ‘moorland’ landscape. Mires and Peat. 29 (Art. 24), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2023.OMB.Sc.2116686Article
SMEs’ Drivers and Barriers to Decarbonisation in the East of England
Khosravi, M., Jelliman, S. and Muoneke, C. 2023. SMEs’ Drivers and Barriers to Decarbonisation in the East of England. European Journal of Sustainable Development. 12 (4), pp. 247-259. https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2023.v12n4p247Article
Peatlands: Restoring the Invisible – a matter of Intelligence
Lindsay, R. 2023. Peatlands: Restoring the Invisible – a matter of Intelligence. Power to the Peatlands Conference 2023. Antwerp, Belgium 19 - 21 Sep 2023Conference keynote
Bridging The Gap Between Academia and Practice: A case study for collaborative digital design to fabrication workflow for interlocking kit-of-parts
Shilova, E., Watts, A., Ayati, B., Chandler, A. and Gutierrez Rivas, A. 2023. Bridging The Gap Between Academia and Practice: A case study for collaborative digital design to fabrication workflow for interlocking kit-of-parts. eCAADe 2023: 41st Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe Conference. Graz University of Technology, Austria 20 - 23 Sep 2023 eCAADe.Conference paper
Strategies for mainstreaming nature-based solutions in urban governance capacities in ten European cities
Hölscher, K., Frantzeskaki, N., Collier, M. J., Connop, S., Kooijman, E. D., Lodder, M., McQuaid, S., Vandergert, P., Xidous, D., Bešlagić, L., Boskidis, I., Dick, G., Dumitru, A., Dziubała, A., Fletcher, I., González Vázquez, M., Madajczyk, N., Malekkidou, E., Mavroudi, M., Loizou, E., Osipiuk, A., Pasic, B., Prieto González, A., Quartier, M., Schepers, S., Suljević, N., Trendafilov, I., Tsouris, V., Van De Sijpe, K., Velikova, V. and Vos, P. 2023. Strategies for mainstreaming nature-based solutions in urban governance capacities in ten European cities. npj Urban Sustainability. 3 (Art. 54). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00134-9Article
The Peatland Challenge – Mission Impossible for the Forgotten Lands?
Lindsay, R. 2023. The Peatland Challenge – Mission Impossible for the Forgotten Lands? LIFE platform meeting: The benefits of peatland restoration for Europe . Berlin, Germany 26 - 28 Apr 2023Conference paper
Building resilient wooded landscapes: How can we support saproxylic invertebrates into the future?
Skipp, S. 2023. Building resilient wooded landscapes: How can we support saproxylic invertebrates into the future? PhD Thesis University of East London Sustainability Research Institute https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8w515PhD Thesis
Development of Low-Carbon Lightweight Concrete Using Pumice as Aggregate and Cement Replacement
Abbas, A., Mahadevan, M., Prajapati, S., Ayati, B. and Kanavaris, F. 2023. Development of Low-Carbon Lightweight Concrete Using Pumice as Aggregate and Cement Replacement. SynerCrete'23 - International RILEM conference on synergising expertise towards sustainability and robustness of cement-based materials and concrete structures. Milos, Greece 14 - 16 Jun 2023 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33187-9_27Conference paper
Microplastic pollution in the estuarine and river environment of the River Thames, UK
Devereux, R. 2023. Microplastic pollution in the estuarine and river environment of the River Thames, UK. PhD Thesis University of East London Sustainability Research Institute https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8w26wPhD Thesis
“The great source” microplastic abundance and characteristics along the river Thames
Devereux, R., Ayati, B., Westhead, E. K., Jayaratne, R. and Newport, D. 2023. “The great source” microplastic abundance and characteristics along the river Thames. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 191 (Art. 114965). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114965Article
An integrated process for planning, delivery, and stewardship of urban nature-based solutions: the Connecting Nature Framework
Collier, M., Frantzeskaki, N., Connop, S., Dick, G., Dumitru, A., Dziubała, A., Fletcher, I., Georgiou, P., Hölscher, K., Kooijman, E., Lodder, M., Madajczyk, N., McQuaid, S., Nash, C., Osipiuk, A., Quartier, M., Reil, A., Rhodes, M-L., Rizzi, D., Vandergert, P., van de Sijpe, K., Vos, P. and Xidous, D. 2023. An integrated process for planning, delivery, and stewardship of urban nature-based solutions: the Connecting Nature Framework. Nature-Based Solutions. 3 (Art. 100060). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2023.100060Article
Frontiers in blue-green infrastructure
Hardman, M., Baldock, K., Connop, S., Taylor, K. and Stirling, R. 2023. Frontiers in blue-green infrastructure . in: Washbourne, C-L. and Wansbury, C. (ed.) ICE Manual of Blue-Green Infrastructure ICE Publishing. pp. 227-246Book chapter
Green roofs
Nash, C., Julien, A., Roddick, C. and Connop, S. 2023. Green roofs. in: Washbourne, C-L. and Wansbury, C. (ed.) ICE Manual of Blue-Green Infrastructure ICE Publishing. pp. 105-122Book chapter
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on microplastic abundance along the River Thames
Devereux, R., Ayati, B., Westhead, E. K., Jayaratne, R. and Newport, D. 2023. Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on microplastic abundance along the River Thames. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 189 (Art.114763). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114763Article
Cooling is hotting up in the UK
Khosravi, M., Lowes, R. and Ugalde-Loo, C. E. 2023. Cooling is hotting up in the UK. Energy Policy. 174 (Art. 113456). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113456Article
Sugarslab
Gutierrez, A., Chandler, A., Shilova, E., Ayati, B., Nichols, P., Ogundare, F. O., Taha, R., Ranasinghe, K., Ganji, M. S., Borda, A-M., Gillespie, A., Dungrani, M., Klimenteva, A., Henley, S., Tsakiridis, G., Nikitidis, P. and Singer, P. 2022. Sugarslab. University of East London.Technical report
Urban Living Labs: Experiences of Nature-Based Solutions in the European Union
Collier, M. and Connop, S. 2022. Urban Living Labs: Experiences of Nature-Based Solutions in the European Union. in: Herzog, C., Freitas, T. and Wiedman, G. (ed.) Nature-Based Solutions and the Challenges of Water: Accelerating the Transition to More Sustainable Cities European Commission - Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. pp. 146-153Book chapter
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