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Editorial
No full textThe Editorial Board of Geotechnical Research extends a warm invitation for article submissions to a themed issue centred around ‘Recent advances in biogeoscience applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering’. Biogeoscience techniques, such as bioprecipitation (microbial-induced and enzyme-induced calcite precipitation), biomineralisation, biocementation, bioremediation and bio-geopolymerisation, have gained considerable popularity in the fields of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.No Full Tex
Editorial
No full textOn behalf of the Editorial Board of Geotechnical Research(GeoRes), we welcome submissions to the themed issue currently being championed by the journal, namely ‘Recent advances in biogeoscience applications in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering’. Two papers by Omoregie et al. (2023a, 2023b) have already been published online ‘ahead of print’ for this themed issue. Submissions are welcome before 31 December 2023.No Full Tex
Editorial
No full textOn behalf of the Editorial Board of Geotechnical Research (GeoRes), we welcome our readers to the fourth issue of volume 8 (2021). GeoRes, being the first gold Open Access (OA) journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, maximises the impact of research articles and knowledge-based case studies in a wide range of geotechnical challenges. Like most other OA journals, authors have to pay a publication charge for publishing in GeoRes. However, the journal offers a range of discounts for disadvantaged groups of researchers, particularly researchers from the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) countries. Such a discount policy aims to partially eliminate an economic barrier for disseminating research output from developing countries. Form 2022, the editors of GeoRes may offer up to six fee waivers for outstanding papers.No Full Tex
Balancing contractual and relational approaches for PPP success and sustainability
No full textUseful synergies are targeted by proposing a convergence of hitherto parallel international endeavours towards: (1) developing better and sustainable relationships for more productive construction project teams, in general; and (2) optimising the necessarily long term contractual arrangements of PPPs in particular. Examples are drawn from Africa and Latin America to reinforce reported PPP experiences from other regions, in building up a case for injecting ‘relational contracting approaches’ in order to develop more productive and sustainable PPPs. Strong and sustainable relationships are shown to be essential, and complementary to appropriate contractual incentives, that would together empower PPP project teams to focus on developing sustainable infrastructure and ultimately on overall sustainable development. These propositions are merged into a basic model that merits further investigation and development, in order to ensure that planned PPPs benefit the community at large, in respect of both present and future generations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Mapping inundation from sea level rise and its interaction with land cover in the Sundarbans mangrove forest
Full text linkThe sea level rise (SLR) in the Sundarbans areas is higher than the global-average rate of sea rise, and many studies assume that most of the dry land of the Sundarbans will be inundated by the end of the twenty-first century. This study aims to analyze the amount of dry land that can potentially be inundated by SLR in Sundarbans and the impact under different land cover conditions. Four SLR scenarios, a digital elevation data grid, and net subsidence data are used to map areas that will be potentially inundated by 2100. Results for the low (35 cm), mid (52 cm), high (70 cm), and extreme (147 cm) SLR scenarios indicate that the Sundarbans landmass area will be flooded up to 40 km(2) (1%), 72 km(2) (1.8%), 136 km(2) (3.4%), and 918 km(2) (23%), respectively, under the current net subsidence rate of -2.4 mm/year by 2100. Except for the extreme scenarios, the low, mid, and high SLR will result in riverbank and beach areas to be covered by water. The potential inundation areas of different vegetation cover classes that already exist today (2020) will be nominal for the low, mid, and high SLR scenarios. We also analyzed the sensitivity of the results through station-based SLR data, which fits with the low (35 cm) SLR scenarios under the -2.4 mm/year subsidence rate. This study concluded that the inundation aspect of SLR will not directly affect the Sundarbans; however, indirectly related threats and anthropogenic disturbances can be major drivers of the Sundarbans' degradation by the end of the twenty-first century. This work discusses reasonable inundation scenarios integrating SLR and subsidence with a custom land-cover map that includes three forest-density categories. The study's findings contribute to forest management planning and support the UN goals of the Bangladesh Delta Plan
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Environmental impact of financial Market's development in Australia
No full textEnhancing environmental quality has become one of the most commonly discussed topics in the modern world, particularly in response to the challenges posed by the increasing threats to climate change. The financial system is acknowledged as a crucial factor in achieving environmental quality by facilitating the flow of financial resources. This study aims to examine the impact of a unique aspect of the financial system—financial market development—on environmental quality in Australia. What sets this study apart from existing works is its comprehensive approach, capturing broader measures of financial market development, including financial market depth, access, efficiency, and stability. By employing the Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) model over the period from 1983 to 2021, our research demonstrates a positive impact of market-based financial development on Australia's environmental quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the long run. Specifically, an opposing impact of financial market development on environmental quality is evident in the short run. Our findings highlight that financial market development degrades environmental quality in the short run by contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions, which further emphasizes the importance of integrating both the positive and negative effects of financial market development in policymaking, particularly in the context of achieving Australia's environmental targets.Full Tex
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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