Manchester School of Architecture

Using podcasts to forward Universal Design for Learning in civil engineering education

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Effect of seawater on the reactivity, microstructure, and strength of Roman-inspired lime-pozzolan binders

Roman marine concretes were frequently produced using seawater, yet the influence of seawater on lime-pozzolan reactions remains poorly quantified. In this work, pastes and mortars prepared with slaked lime and a natural pozzolan from the Phlegraean Fields were mixed with either...

Land transformation driven by wind and solar development in Brazilian municipalities

Abstract In the last decade, Brazil’s energy sector has been moved from an exclusively hydroelectric and thermal mix to incorporate large-scale production of wind and solar photovoltaic energy. This energy transition is synchronized with the global imperative to reduce greenhouse...

The relationship between neighbourhood retail and mental health over time: a study with panel data

Abstract This study examines associations between the availability of different types of neighbourhood retail stores and depression prevalence, a proxy for mental health, in deprived, mid-deprived, and non-deprived neighbourhoods over time (2018–2022). It used quantitative second...

Improving the Cost Modelling of Environmental, Social and Governance Using Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review

ABSTRACT The integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria into sustainable development exposes critical limitations in traditional cost modelling for Asset Lifecycle Management. Through a systematic review of 64 studies (2016–2025), this research identifies...

A national-scale assessment of the impact of canals on urban temperatures

Abstract Urban populations are particularly vulnerable to heat-related mortality and morbidity. Climate-responsive urban design, which can include development of green and bluespaces, has the potential to offset climate change-related impacts. Compared to greenspaces, the effects...

Autonomy, agency and value: an intrinsic approach to the value of autonomy does not escape the expressivist objection – a reply to Long

Long’s argument that an intrinsic approach to the value of autonomy could allow an autonomy-based approach to assisted dying to avoid the expressivist objection fails because autonomy is not the only morally valuable goal, so moral values other than autonomy also require consider...