• Determining the carbon footprint of a National Trust country estate 

  Slater, Dora (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  The UK Government aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 % by 2050 against a 1990 baseline. Agriculture makes up around 7 % of UK emissions and the industry is under pressure to meet these targets (and to produce ...
• Assessment of an innovative soil aerator on soil physical disturbance and reducing runoff on compacted grassland 

  Shanahan, Peter (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  Poor grassland management practices increases compaction and reduces infiltration leading to increasing risk of poaching and runoff generation. On-site impacts of grassland compaction include the loss of topsoil structure ...
• Low temperature ITO thin film deposition for solar cells 

  Seraffon, Maud (Cranfield University, 2008-09)

  The electrical and optical properties as well as the microstructure of indium tin oxide thin films deposited on glass and flexible substrates is demonstrated in this project report. This project is a part of an MSc in ...
• Semantic based approach for knowledge management 

  Sanya, Isaac (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  Companies are beginning to understand the importance of the management and maintenance of knowledge resources. One of the main constraints that have hindered the solution to resolving technical problems has been the ...
• The relationship between UVT and turbidity, with respect to the disinfection of surface waters 

  Roussillon, Guillaume (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  UV transmittance (UVT) is a parameter very closely related to the efficiency of any UV processes. Firstly a theoretical model of UVT proposed by Gregory (2006) was assessed and secondly an experimental approach was ...
• The summer nutrient dynamics of Bosherston lakes, Pembrokeshire, and the potential impacts of future climate and policy change 

  Niciecki, Georgina (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2008-09)

  Bosherston Lakes, Pembrokeshire have had problems with high nutrient concentrations and algal blooms, particularly in the stream-fed Eastern Arm, leading to the loss of Chara within the Eastern Arm. Management in the ...
• Enabling the development of a sustainability best practice library 

  Nazir, Amir (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  Global environmental problems, rising energy prices, lack of raw material availability, increasingly demanding legislation and costly environmental taxes are some of the reasons that drive company policy towards ...
• Beyond narrative: modelling metaphor in environmental discourse 

  Naughton, Linda (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  This project aims to bring together ideas from a wide range of disciplines with the objective of exploring the use of metaphor in environmental discourses. It looks beyond the narrative form of story-lines to construct ...
• Using discrete event simulation to investigate engineering product service strategies 

  Ball, Peter D.; Alabdulkarim, Abdullah; Cuthbert, Rachel; Thorne, Alan (2010-09-16)

  As companies develop business models based on service provision through engineering products the role of information becomes increasingly important to achieving high levels of service performance. One approach to achieving ...
• The water balance of Lake Victoria: towards an accessible and updateable model 

  Murray-Williams, Róisín (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest fresh water lake and with a basin spanning five countries the livelihoods of 30 million people depend upon its waters. Many water balance studies have been carried out yet there ...
• Drinking water quality and treatment practices in Pabal, India 

  Mukadam, Aisha (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  The drought prone, rural village of Pabal is an example of improved access to water through a piped water system, however at times the villagers are also recipients of a poor water quality supply. Prevailing illnesses ...
• Water supply in Ndirande : a case study of a peri-urban community in Blantyre, Malaw 

  McVeigh, Nina (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2012-09)

  Access to water and sanitation can lift people out of poverty by improving health and releasing resources to engage in income generating activity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the current water supply ...
• Enablers and barriers to innovation activities in call centres 

  Smith, Marisa K.; Ball, Peter D.; van der Meer, Robert (2009-06-15)

  Call centres have an operating model that aim to reduce costs - this has led to both customers and employees having issues with the current model. This has led to the view that contact centres are not entities in which ...
• An evaluation of the restoration programme for a cut over section of Wedholme Flow raised mire 

  Lewis, Graham (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2008-09)

  Wedholme Flow, Cumbria is the site of the largest lowland raised mire remaining in the UK. It forms part of a group of ombrotrophic mires known as the Solway mosses, situated in the north west of England. As with all ...
• Agricultural challenges today and in the future: the beneficial role of agroecology 

  Keay, Gordon (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  Interest in agroecology is growing as evidence mounts that conventional agricultural methods are unsustainable, degrading the resource base (e.g. soil, water, crop diversity, biodiversity etc.) on which they depend. ...
• Development of a framework for assessing the economic benefit of remanufacturing 

  Jakpa, Onome, E. (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2009-09)

  Product waste is becoming a big problem in our life. In order to reduce waste and efficiently use resources, product can be remanufactured, and its materials can be recycled to achieve better sustainability. In comparison ...
• The restoration of an urban still water fishery: monitoring for success at Tom Thumb Lake 

  Hughes, Stephen (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2008-09)

  Tom Thumb Lake is a former gravel pit and carp fishery situated in East London. In 2005 the Lake was restored as an accessible, self-sustaining fishery. The objectives of this study were to outline a monitoring plan to ...
• A methodology for cost and risk reduction in purchasing and supply management. 

  Younis, Kieron (Cranfield UniversitySAS, 2010-09)

  Automotive manufacturers in the UK and other industrialised nations face competitive pressures from rivals with lower underlying cost bases. Reducing costs and risks is of increasing importance, and purchasing and supply ...
• Simulation of oxy-combustion co-firing coal and biomass with ASU and steam turbine using Aspen Plus 

  Jurado Pontes, Nelia; Gohari Darabkhani, Hamidreza; Oakey, John (International Centre for Sustainable Carbon, 2013-05)
• Zero carbon manufacturing through process flow modelling 

  Despeisse, Melanie; Ball, Peter; Evans, Steve; Levers, Andy (2012-10-16)

  The pressure on natural resources and emerging environmental legislation are leading manufacturers to adopt solutions to reduce their environmental impact, thereby becoming more sustainable, while enhancing competitiveness. ...

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