Sustainability Research Institute


TitleSustainability Research Institute
Configured behaviouruel:research-institute:sustainability-research-institute
TypeSchool
UniversityUEL
DeanDr Stuart Connop
Research AdministratorMrs Daiva Raguckiene
Mr Richard Bottoms
Research Degrees LeaderDr Bamdad Ayati
DeputyMs Caroline Nash
Examination OfficerMrs Daiva Raguckiene

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Using soil microbial inoculations to enhance substrate performance on extensive green roofs
Molineux, C., Gange, Alan C. and Newport, D. 2016. Using soil microbial inoculations to enhance substrate performance on extensive green roofs. Science of the Total Environment. 580, pp. 846-856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.031

Article

Production of Clay Coated Lightweight Fill Materials From Air Pollution Control Residues (APCR)
Ayati, Bamdad, Shishkin, Andrei and Newport, D. 2016. Production of Clay Coated Lightweight Fill Materials From Air Pollution Control Residues (APCR). in: International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2016 Proceedings LSIPublishing. pp. 253-263

Book chapter

A Risk-Driven Investment Model for Analysing Human Factors in Information Security
Mortazavi-Alavi, Reza 2016. A Risk-Driven Investment Model for Analysing Human Factors in Information Security. PhD Thesis University of East London Architecture, Computing and Engineering https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.5379

PhD Thesis

The role of dietary breadth in national bumblebee (Bombus) declines: Simple correlation?
Connop, S., Hill, Tom, Steer, Jonathan and Shaw, Phil 2010. The role of dietary breadth in national bumblebee (Bombus) declines: Simple correlation? Biological Conservation. 143 (11), pp. 2739-2746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.021

Article

University of East London: the 2015 biodiversity update
Clough, J. and Connop, S. 2016. University of East London: the 2015 biodiversity update. University of East London. https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.5235

Project report

Predicting bee community responses to land-use changes: Effects of geographic and taxonomic biases
De Palma, Adriana, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Aizen, Marcelo A., Albrecht, Matthias, Basset, Yves, Bates, Adam, Blake, Robin J., Boutin, Céline, Bugter, Rob, Connop, S., Cruz-López, Leopoldo, Cunningham, Saul A., Darvill, Ben, Diekötter, Tim, Dorn, Silvia, Downing, Nicola, Entling, Martin H., Farwig, Nina, Felicioli, Antonio, Fonte, Steven J., Fowler, Robert, Franzén, Markus, Goulson, Dave, Grass, Ingo, Hanley, Mick E., Hendrix, Stephen D., Herrmann, Farina, Herzog, Felix, Holzschuh, Andrea, Jauker, Birgit, Kessler, Michael, Knight, M. E., Kruess, Andreas, Lavelle, Patrick, Le Féon, Violette, Lentini, Pia, Malone, Louise A., Marshall, Jon, Pachón, Eliana Martínez, McFrederick, Quinn S., Morales, Carolina L., Mudri-Stojnic, Sonja, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Nilsson, Sven G., Öckinger, Erik, Osgathorpe, Lynne, Parra-H, Alejandro, Peres, Carlos A., Persson, Anna S., Petanidou, Theodora, Poveda, Katja, Power, Eileen F., Quaranta, Marino, Quintero, Carolina, Rader, Romina, Richards, Miriam H., Roulston, T’ai, Rousseau, Laurent, Sadler, Jonathan P., Samnegård, Ulrika, Schellhorn, Nancy A., Schüepp, Christof, Schweiger, Oliver, Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Stout, Jane C., Tonietto, Rebecca K., Tscharntke, Teja, Tylianakis, Jason M., Verboven, Hans A. F., Vergara, Carlos H., Verhulst, Jort, Westphal, Catrin, Yoon, Hyung Joo and Purvis, Andy 2016. Predicting bee community responses to land-use changes: Effects of geographic and taxonomic biases. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 31153. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep31153

Article

Stuck in the middle with you: The role of bridging organisations in urban regeneration
Kampelmann, Stephan, Van Hollebeke, Sarah and Vandergert, P. 2016. Stuck in the middle with you: The role of bridging organisations in urban regeneration. Ecological Economics. 129, pp. 82-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.06.005

Article

Peatland conservation ‐ the Cinderella Syndrome
Lindsay, R. 1992. Peatland conservation ‐ the Cinderella Syndrome. in: Bragg, O.M., Hulme, P.D., Ingram, H.A.P. and Robertson, R.A. (ed.) Peatland ecosystems and man: An impact assessment Dundee University of Dundee/British Ecological Society. pp. 331-344

Book chapter

Multidisciplinary urban landscape design guidelines: Barking Riverside green infrastructure opportunities
Connop, S., Clough, Jack and Nash, Caroline 2016. Multidisciplinary urban landscape design guidelines: Barking Riverside green infrastructure opportunities. London University of East London. https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.4914

Project report

Peatland conservation — from cinders to Cinderella
Lindsay, R. 1993. Peatland conservation — from cinders to Cinderella. Biodiversity & Conservation. 2 (5), pp. 528-540.

Article

Hadleigh Park priority species habitat assessment
Connop, S. and Clough, J. 2016. Hadleigh Park priority species habitat assessment. London University of East London. https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.4887

Technical report

Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure
Connop, S., Vandergert, P., Eisenberg, Bernd, Collier, Marcus J., Nash, Caroline, Clough, Jack and Newport, D. 2016. Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure. Environmental Science & Policy. 62 (Aug.), pp. 99-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.01.013

Article

SESSION 1: More than just Heather TALK 3: Mires
Lindsay, R. 2016. SESSION 1: More than just Heather TALK 3: Mires. in: Alonso, I, Underhill-Day, J and Lake, S (ed.) Proceedings of the 11th National Heathland Conference Natural England. pp. 8-11

Book chapter

Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 925: A review of the influence of ombrotrophic peat depth on the successful restoration of bog habitat
Lindsay, R. and Clough, J. 2016. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 925: A review of the influence of ombrotrophic peat depth on the successful restoration of bog habitat. Edinburgh Scottish Natural Heritage.

Project report

Lagg Fen
Lindsay, R. 2016. Lagg Fen. in: Finlayson, C. Max, Milton, G. Randy, Prentice, R. Crawford and Davidson, Nick C. (ed.) The Wetland Book: II: Distribution, Description and Conservation Springer Netherlands.

Book chapter

Ecomimicry for Barking Riverside: Achieving locally contextualised biodiversity-led multifunctional urban green infrastructure
Connop, S. and Nash, C. 2016. Ecomimicry for Barking Riverside: Achieving locally contextualised biodiversity-led multifunctional urban green infrastructure. London University of East London. https://doi.org/10.15123/PUB.4913

Project report

Peat Bog Ecosystems: Tracks across peatlands
Lindsay, R., Birnie, Richard and Clough, Jack 2016. Peat Bog Ecosystems: Tracks across peatlands. International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Technical report

Peat Bog Ecosystems: Peatland Restoration
Lindsay, R., Birnie, Richard and Clough, Jack 2016. Peat Bog Ecosystems: Peatland Restoration. International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Technical report

Peat Bog Ecosystems: Atmospheric pollution
Evans, Chris, Woodin, Sarah and Lindsay, R. 2016. Peat Bog Ecosystems: Atmospheric pollution. International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Technical report

Blending adaptive governance and institutional theory to explore urban resilience and sustainability strategies in the Rome Metropolitan Area, Italy
Vandergert, P., Collier, Marcus, Kamplemann, Stephan and Newport, D. 2015. Blending adaptive governance and institutional theory to explore urban resilience and sustainability strategies in the Rome Metropolitan Area, Italy. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development.

Article

Quasi steady state and dynamic hygrothermal performance of fibrous Hemp and Stone Wool insulations: Two innovative laboratory based investigations
Latif, Eshrar, Tucker, Simon, Ciupala, A., Wijeyesekera, Devapriya Chitral, Newport, D. and Pruteanu, Marian 2016. Quasi steady state and dynamic hygrothermal performance of fibrous Hemp and Stone Wool insulations: Two innovative laboratory based investigations. Building and Environment. 95, pp. 391-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.10.006

Article

Hygric properties of hemp bio-insulations with differing compositions
Latif, Eshrar, Tucker, Simon, Ciupala, A., Wijeyesekera, Devapriya Chitral and Newport, D. 2014. Hygric properties of hemp bio-insulations with differing compositions. Construction and Building Materials. 66, pp. 702-711.

Article

The Flow Country – battles fought, war won, organisation lost.
Stroud, D., Pienkowski, M.W., Reed, T. and Lindsay, R. 2015. The Flow Country – battles fought, war won, organisation lost. in: Thompson, D., Birks, H. and Birks, J. (ed.) Nature’s Conscience – The life and legacy of Derek Ratcliffe. Peterborough Langford Press. pp. 401-439

Book chapter

A Letter to Derek Ratcliffe
Lindsay, R. 2015. A Letter to Derek Ratcliffe. in: Thompson, D., Birks, H. and Birks, J. (ed.) Nature’s Conscience – The life and legacy of Derek Ratcliffe Peterborough Langford Press. pp. 441-452

Book chapter

Using recycled aggregates in green roof substrates for plant diversity
Molineux, C., Gange, Alan C., Connop, S. and Newport, D. 2015. Using recycled aggregates in green roof substrates for plant diversity. Ecological Engineering. 82 (Sep.), pp. 596-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.05.036

Article

Initial insights on the biodiversity potential of biosolar roofs: A London Olympic Park green roof case study
Nash, C, Clough, J., Gedge, D, Lindsay, R., Newport, D., Ciupala, A. and Connop, S. 2015. Initial insights on the biodiversity potential of biosolar roofs: A London Olympic Park green roof case study. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution; special issue "Integrating ecology into green roof research". 62 (1-2), pp. 74-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/15659801.2015.1045791

Article

The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts
Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L. L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R. P., Senior, Rebecca A., Bennett, Dominic J., Booth, Hollie, Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David L. P., Day, Julie, Echeverría-Londoño, Susy, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle L. K., Ingram, Daniel J., Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D., Pan, Yuan, White, Hannah J., Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B., Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Arbeláez-Cortés, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrián B., Baeten, Lander, Báldi, András, Banks, John E., Barlow, Jos, Batáry, Péter, Bates, Adam J., Bayne, Erin M., Beja, Pedro, Berg, Åke, Berry, Nicholas J., Bicknell, Jake E., Bihn, Jochen H., Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Boekhout, Teun, Boutin, Céline, Bouyer, Jérémy, Brearley, Francis Q., Brito, Isabel, Brunet, Jörg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buscardo, Erika, Cabra-García, Jimmy, Calviño-Cancela, María, Cameron, Sydney A., Cancello, Eliana M., Carrijo, Tiago F., Carvalho, Anelena L., Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A., Cerda, Rolando, Cerezo, Alexis, Chauvat, Matthieu, Clarke, Frank M., Cleary, Daniel F. R., Connop, S., D'Aniello, Biagio, da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, Darvill, Ben, Dauber, Jens, Dejean, Alain, Diekötter, Tim, Dominguez-Haydar, Yamileth, Dormann, Carsten F., Dumont, Bertrand, Dures, Simon G., Dynesius, Mats, Edenius, Lars, Elek, Zoltán, Entling, Martin H., Farwig, Nina, Fayle, Tom M., Felicioli, Antonio, Felton, Annika M., Ficetola, Gentile F., Filgueiras, Bruno K. C., Fonte, Steven J., Fraser, Lauchlan H., Fukuda, Daisuke, Furlani, Dario, Ganzhorn, Jörg U., Garden, Jenni G., Gheler-Costa, Carla, Giordani, Paolo, Giordano, Simonetta, Gottschalk, Marco S., Goulson, Dave, Gove, Aaron D., Grogan, James, Hanley, Mick E., Hanson, Thor, Hashim, Nor R., Hawes, Joseph E., Hébert, Christian, Helden, Alvin J., Henden, John-André, Hernández, Lionel, Herzog, Felix, Higuera-Diaz, Diego, Hilje, Branko, Horgan, Finbarr G., Horváth, Roland, Hylander, Kristoffer, Isaacs-Cubides, Paola, Ishitani, Masahiro, Jacobs, Carmen T., Jaramillo, Víctor J., Jauker, Birgit, Jonsell, Mats, Jung, Thomas S., Kapoor, Vena, Kati, Vassiliki, Katovai, Eric, Kessler, Michael, Knop, Eva, Kolb, Annette, Kőrösi, Ádám, Lachat, Thibault, Lantschner, Victoria, Le Féon, Violette, LeBuhn, Gretchen, Légaré, Jean-Philippe, Letcher, Susan G., Littlewood, Nick A., López-Quintero, Carlos A., Louhaichi, Mounir, Lövei, Gabor L., Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Luja, Victor H., Maeto, Kaoru, Magura, Tibor, Mallari, Neil Aldrin, Marin-Spiotta, Erika, Marshall, E. J. P., Martínez, Eliana, Mayfield, Margaret M., Mikusinski, Grzegorz, Milder, Jeffrey C., Miller, James R., Morales, Carolina L., Muchane, Mary N., Muchane, Muchai, Naidoo, Robin, Nakamura, Akihiro, Naoe, Shoji, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Navarrete Gutierrez, Dario A., Neuschulz, Eike L., Noreika, Norbertas, Norfolk, Olivia, Noriega, Jorge Ari, Nöske, Nicole M., O'Dea, Niall, Oduro, William, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Oke, Chris O., Osgathorpe, Lynne M., Paritsis, Juan, Parra-H, Alejandro, Pelegrin, Nicolás, Peres, Carlos A., Persson, Anna S., Petanidou, Theodora, Phalan, Ben, Philips, T. Keith, Poveda, Katja, Power, Eileen F., Presley, Steven J., Proença, Vânia, Quaranta, Marino, Quintero, Carolina, Redpath-Downing, Nicola A., Reid, J. Leighton, Reis, Yana T., Ribeiro, Danilo B., Richardson, Barbara A., Richardson, Michael J., Robles, Carolina A., Römbke, Jörg, Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad, Rosselli, Loreta, Rossiter, Stephen J., Roulston, T'ai H., Rousseau, Laurent, Sadler, Jonathan P., Sáfián, Szabolcs, Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A., Samnegård, Ulrika, Schüepp, Christof, Schweiger, Oliver, Sedlock, Jodi L., Shahabuddin, Ghazala, Sheil, Douglas, Silva, Fernando A. B., Slade, Eleanor M., Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Sodhi, Navjot S., Somarriba, Eduardo J., Sosa, Ramón A., Stout, Jane C., Struebig, Matthew J., Sung, Yik-Hei, Threlfall, Caragh G., Tonietto, Rebecca, Tóthmérész, Béla, Tscharntke, Teja, Turner, Edgar C., Tylianakis, Jason M., Vanbergen, Adam J., Vassilev, Kiril, Verboven, Hans A. F., Vergara, Carlos H., Vergara, Pablo M., Verhulst, Jort, Walker, Tony R., Wang, Yanping, Watling, James I., Wells, Konstans, Williams, Christopher D., Willig, Michael R., Woinarski, John C. Z., Wolf, Jan H. D., Woodcock, Ben A., Yu, Douglas W., Zaitsev, Andrey S., Collen, Ben, Ewers, Rob M., Mace, Georgina M., Purves, Drew W., Scharlemann, Jörn P. W. and Purvis, Andy 2014. The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts. Ecology and Evolution. 4 (24), pp. 4701-4735.

Article

Hygrothermal performance of wood-hemp insulation in timber frame wall panels with and without a vapour barrier
Latif, Eshrar, Ciupala, A., Tucker, Simon, Wijeyesekera, Devapriya Chitral and Newport, D. 2015. Hygrothermal performance of wood-hemp insulation in timber frame wall panels with and without a vapour barrier. Building and Environment. 92, pp. 122-134.

Article

Manipulating soil microbial communities in extensive green roof substrates
Molineux, C., Connop, S. and Gange, Alan 2014. Manipulating soil microbial communities in extensive green roof substrates. Science of the Total Environment. 493, pp. 632-638.

Article

Are microbial communities in green roof substrates comparable to those in post-industrial sites?—a preliminary study.
Molineux, C., Gange, Alan, Connop, S. and Newport, D. 2015. Are microbial communities in green roof substrates comparable to those in post-industrial sites?—a preliminary study. Urban Ecosystems. 18 (4), pp. 1245-1260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-015-0450-z

Article

Bauxite residue (Red mud) as a pulverised fuel ash substitute in the manufacture of lightweight aggregate
Molineux, C., Newport, D., Ayati, B., Wang, C., Connop, S. and Green, J. E. 2015. Bauxite residue (Red mud) as a pulverised fuel ash substitute in the manufacture of lightweight aggregate. Journal of Cleaner Production. 112 (1), pp. 401-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.024

Article

Americas
Lindsay, R. 2014. Americas. in: Cris, R., Buckmaster, S., Bain, C. and Reed, M. (ed.) Global Peatland Restoration demonstrating success Edinburgh IUCN UK Peatland Programme. pp. 55-57

Book chapter

Galloping Gertie and the Precautionary Principle – How is Environmental Impact Assessed?
Lindsay, R. 1995. Galloping Gertie and the Precautionary Principle – How is Environmental Impact Assessed? in: Science for the Earth: Can Science Make the World a Better Place? Chichester Wiley. pp. 197-236

Book chapter

Lewis Wind Power (LWP) Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) 2004 and 2006 - a Critical Review
Lindsay, R. and Freeman, Jamie 2008. Lewis Wind Power (LWP) Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) 2004 and 2006 - a Critical Review. London University of East London.

Technical report

Birds, bogs and forestry: the peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland
Stroud, D.A., Reed, T.M., Pienkowski, M.W. and Lindsay, R. 1988. Birds, bogs and forestry: the peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland. Nature Conservancy Council.

Technical report

Strategy and Action Plan for Mire and Peatland Conservation in Central Europe: Central European Peatland Project (CEPP)
Bragg, Olivia and Lindsay, R. 2003. Strategy and Action Plan for Mire and Peatland Conservation in Central Europe: Central European Peatland Project (CEPP). Wageningen, Netherlands Wetlands International.

Book

Asia
Lindsay, R. 2014. Asia. in: Cris, R., Buckmaster, S., Bain, C. and Reed, M. (ed.) Global Peatland Restoration demonstrating success Edinburgh IUCN UK Peatland Programme. pp. 41-49

Book chapter

The peatland vegetation of Lewis
Goode, D. A. and Lindsay, R. 1979. The peatland vegetation of Lewis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences. 77 (Jan79), pp. 279-293.

Article

Bogs: the ecology, classification and conservation of ombrotrophic mires
Lindsay, R. 1995. Bogs: the ecology, classification and conservation of ombrotrophic mires. Edinburgh Scottish Natural Heritage.

Technical report

Ombrogenous mires in Islay and Mull
Lindsay, R., Rigall, J. and Bignall, E. M. 1983. Ombrogenous mires in Islay and Mull. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences. 83 (Jan), pp. 341-371.

Article