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Optimum water content tests for earthen construction materials (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, J., & Augarde, C. (2014). Optimum water content tests for earthen construction materials. Construction Materials, 167(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.12.00040

There is considerable interest in earthen construction materials, owing to their inherent sustainability, and also in the conservation of heritage structures. For new-build in situ construction a key aspect of quality control is the achievement of fu... Read More about Optimum water content tests for earthen construction materials.

Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England (2014)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Robertson, S., Kasim, A., Smith, J., Cairns-Nagi, J., Copeland, A., …Johnson, K. (2014). Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England. Environment and Planning A, 46(2), 433-454. https://doi.org/10.1068/a46105

It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to... Read More about Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England.