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The eternal return: Imagining security futures at the Doomsday Vault (2022)
Journal Article
Harrington, C. (2023). The eternal return: Imagining security futures at the Doomsday Vault. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 6(4), 2614–2635. https://doi.org/10.1177/25148486221145365

This article examines how imaginaries of security in the Anthropocene function at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV), otherwise known as the ‘Doomsday Vault’. Recent explorations by scholars of security have suggested that different ways of seeing... Read More about The eternal return: Imagining security futures at the Doomsday Vault.

Boosting soil literacy in schools can help improve understanding of soil/human health linkages in Generation Z (2023)
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Johnson, K. L., Stone, W., Dominelli, L., Chivasa, S., Clarke, C. E., Gwandu, T., & Appleby, J. (2023). Boosting soil literacy in schools can help improve understanding of soil/human health linkages in Generation Z. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1028839

Soil health underpins ecosystem services like food security and therefore underpins human health. Poor soil health is a global problem which is hindering attempts to deliver the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on goals 3 (human health),... Read More about Boosting soil literacy in schools can help improve understanding of soil/human health linkages in Generation Z.

Law and governance in the Anthropocene (2022)
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Woolley, O., & Harrington, C. (2022). Law and governance in the Anthropocene. Global Policy, 13(S3), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13168

This special issue on ‘Law and Governance in the Anthropocene’ brings together scholars from the disciplines of law and international relations to examine the ramifications of the Anthropocene for global governance and international law. The predomin... Read More about Law and governance in the Anthropocene.

The Failure of Transparency as Self-Regulation (2023)
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Vigneau, L., & Adams, C. (2023). The Failure of Transparency as Self-Regulation. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 14(4), 852-876. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-01-2022-0051

Purpose: This article examines the existence of a transparency gap between voluntary external sustainability reporting and internal sustainability performance of an organisation arising from the operationalisation of transparency as an instrumental t... Read More about The Failure of Transparency as Self-Regulation.

Taking the Current When it Serves: Prospects and Challenges for an ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Oceans and Climate Change (2022)
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Roland Holst, R. J. (2023). Taking the Current When it Serves: Prospects and Challenges for an ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Oceans and Climate Change. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, 32(2), 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12481

The 2021 Agreement for the Establishment of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law has brought the prospect of an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)... Read More about Taking the Current When it Serves: Prospects and Challenges for an ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Oceans and Climate Change.

Centrifuge modelling of an expansive clay profile using artificial fissuring to achieve realistic swell magnitudes in a short timeframe (2022)
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Gaspar, T., Jacobsz, S., Smit, G., Gens, A., Toll, D., & Osman, A. (2023). Centrifuge modelling of an expansive clay profile using artificial fissuring to achieve realistic swell magnitudes in a short timeframe. Engineering Geology, 312, Article 106928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106928

This paper presents the results of a centrifuge study in which swell of an expansive clay profile was induced in the centrifuge. A factor which has previously hindered such research is the time required to induce significant swell in-flight, within a... Read More about Centrifuge modelling of an expansive clay profile using artificial fissuring to achieve realistic swell magnitudes in a short timeframe.

Application of geographical information system (GIS) using artificial neural networks (ANN) for landslide study in Langat Basin, Selangor (2022)
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Selamat, S. N., Majid, N. A., Taha, M. R., & Osman, A. (2022). Application of geographical information system (GIS) using artificial neural networks (ANN) for landslide study in Langat Basin, Selangor. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1064(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1064/1/012052

The landslide was recognized as the most common geologic hazard around the world. The assessment of the relationship landslide conditioning factors is a critical step in managing landslide hazards and risks. Several models have been made to develop t... Read More about Application of geographical information system (GIS) using artificial neural networks (ANN) for landslide study in Langat Basin, Selangor.

The secrets to successful entrepreneurship: How occupational experience shapes the creation and performance of start-ups (2022)
Journal Article
Wu, Y., Maas, G., Zhang, Y., Chen, F., Xia, S., Fernandes, K., & Tian, K. (2023). The secrets to successful entrepreneurship: How occupational experience shapes the creation and performance of start-ups. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 29(2), 354-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-09-2021-0748

Purpose Previous experience is a critical factor affecting entrepreneurial activities; however, it has not been fully studied in the existing literature. This study attempts to comprehensively reveal the routes and mechanisms of occupational experien... Read More about The secrets to successful entrepreneurship: How occupational experience shapes the creation and performance of start-ups.