The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT +) individuals in Science, Techn... more The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT +) individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are still understudied and, despite some improvements, are still characterised by patterns of exclusion, disadvantage, and discrimination. In this article, we explore how visibility is perceived and navigated by LGBT + academics and PhD students in STEM, with a focus on the ways that interlocking systems of oppression impact people and groups who are marginalised and historically excluded. This article draws on a broader research project about the experiences of women and LGBT + people in STEM that was conducted between 2019 and 2020 at a UK university and is framed by intersectionality theory. Based on the thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups with 24 LGBT + participants, findings suggest that visibility is still a risk for LGBT + academics and PhD students in STEM. We found that the labour of navigating visibility was perceived as a...
The European Directive 2015/996 describes the common methods (CNOSSOS-EU) for the determination a... more The European Directive 2015/996 describes the common methods (CNOSSOS-EU) for the determination and management of environmental noise at European level, providing guidelines for a harmonized approach for Member States. CNOSSOS-EU includes different emission data for road, railway and industrial noise and provides a common model for sound propagation. The emission model was derived to be valid under reference conditions in terms of meteorology and traffic as detailed in the reference report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. In order to take into account situations that differ from the reference one, appropriate corrections were also offered. For a correct application on a local scale, the default values suggested by CNOSSOS-EU are required to be redefined in order to more adequately describe the Italian reality (i.e. car fleet, surfaces, climate conditions, etc.). Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Tuscany (ARPAT) carried out specific measurements campaigns to acquire data useful to validate the methods for Italian conditions. Regression coefficients used in the emission model, were recalculated from campaigns in different sites carefully chosen to resemble the reference conditions.
Purpose This paper aims to shed light on current initiatives of urban regeneration around the Shi... more Purpose This paper aims to shed light on current initiatives of urban regeneration around the Shibuya Station area within the context of contemporary Tokyo’s place development strategies. The objectives are twofold: to illustrate the characteristics of the plans and the planning approaches framing the interventions; and to identify the strategies employed to reshape the cityscape. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, this paper combines data from historical and archival research, as well as policy documents and plans. These are supplemented by data from extensive fieldwork undertaken between 2015 and 2019 to critically assess and interpret the implemented policies and the outcomes of the regeneration. Findings The paper provides insight into the ongoing urban regeneration around the Shibuya Station area and identifies five key themes that summarise the strategies employed to transform the urban landscape in the area. Despite the apparent success and some innovati...
As more countries witness depopulation, the expansion of High-Speed Rail (HSR) to reach shrinking... more As more countries witness depopulation, the expansion of High-Speed Rail (HSR) to reach shrinking cities in peripheral regions is renewing the debate on the effects of this infrastructure. This is the case in Japan, a country that continues to extend its highly developed HSR network hoping to curb regional decline. This paper investigates whether HSR had a positive effect on the shrinking trajectories of connected medium and small-sized cities in peripheral regions by examining the impact of extending the Shinkansen network on five municipalities in the prefectures of Iwate and Aomori, northern Japan. Although depopulation decelerated in some of the case studies, the findings highlight that HSR did not reverse shrinkage and benefits are mainly found in increased accessibility, albeit unevenly distributed. This suggests that, rather than uniformly uplifting socio-economic outlooks, the Shinkansen contributed to reshaping the trajectories of the connected cities and reproduced core–pe...
The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT +) individuals in Science, Techn... more The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT +) individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are still understudied and, despite some improvements, are still characterised by patterns of exclusion, disadvantage, and discrimination. In this article, we explore how visibility is perceived and navigated by LGBT + academics and PhD students in STEM, with a focus on the ways that interlocking systems of oppression impact people and groups who are marginalised and historically excluded. This article draws on a broader research project about the experiences of women and LGBT + people in STEM that was conducted between 2019 and 2020 at a UK university and is framed by intersectionality theory. Based on the thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups with 24 LGBT + participants, findings suggest that visibility is still a risk for LGBT + academics and PhD students in STEM. We found that the labour of navigating visibility was perceived as a...
The European Directive 2015/996 describes the common methods (CNOSSOS-EU) for the determination a... more The European Directive 2015/996 describes the common methods (CNOSSOS-EU) for the determination and management of environmental noise at European level, providing guidelines for a harmonized approach for Member States. CNOSSOS-EU includes different emission data for road, railway and industrial noise and provides a common model for sound propagation. The emission model was derived to be valid under reference conditions in terms of meteorology and traffic as detailed in the reference report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. In order to take into account situations that differ from the reference one, appropriate corrections were also offered. For a correct application on a local scale, the default values suggested by CNOSSOS-EU are required to be redefined in order to more adequately describe the Italian reality (i.e. car fleet, surfaces, climate conditions, etc.). Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Tuscany (ARPAT) carried out specific measurements campaigns to acquire data useful to validate the methods for Italian conditions. Regression coefficients used in the emission model, were recalculated from campaigns in different sites carefully chosen to resemble the reference conditions.
Purpose This paper aims to shed light on current initiatives of urban regeneration around the Shi... more Purpose This paper aims to shed light on current initiatives of urban regeneration around the Shibuya Station area within the context of contemporary Tokyo’s place development strategies. The objectives are twofold: to illustrate the characteristics of the plans and the planning approaches framing the interventions; and to identify the strategies employed to reshape the cityscape. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, this paper combines data from historical and archival research, as well as policy documents and plans. These are supplemented by data from extensive fieldwork undertaken between 2015 and 2019 to critically assess and interpret the implemented policies and the outcomes of the regeneration. Findings The paper provides insight into the ongoing urban regeneration around the Shibuya Station area and identifies five key themes that summarise the strategies employed to transform the urban landscape in the area. Despite the apparent success and some innovati...
As more countries witness depopulation, the expansion of High-Speed Rail (HSR) to reach shrinking... more As more countries witness depopulation, the expansion of High-Speed Rail (HSR) to reach shrinking cities in peripheral regions is renewing the debate on the effects of this infrastructure. This is the case in Japan, a country that continues to extend its highly developed HSR network hoping to curb regional decline. This paper investigates whether HSR had a positive effect on the shrinking trajectories of connected medium and small-sized cities in peripheral regions by examining the impact of extending the Shinkansen network on five municipalities in the prefectures of Iwate and Aomori, northern Japan. Although depopulation decelerated in some of the case studies, the findings highlight that HSR did not reverse shrinkage and benefits are mainly found in increased accessibility, albeit unevenly distributed. This suggests that, rather than uniformly uplifting socio-economic outlooks, the Shinkansen contributed to reshaping the trajectories of the connected cities and reproduced core–pe...
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