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The faster the better? Economic effects of the speed of inter‐city technology transfer in China
(Wiley, 2019-06-18)Although existing studies questioned the simple positive correlation between the technology transfer speed and the benefits, they have been widely condemned for lacking em-pirical evidence. Using the ... -
Challenging conventions towards energy sufficiency: ruptures in laundry and heating routines in Europe
(eceee Summer Study, 2019-06-03)This contribution proposes to address a central question in social science approaches to household energy studies: how do conventions around energy services evolve, how do they alter over time, and how can they be changed ... -
Geophysical survey of Knowth Area 11 [Apppendix 8]
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The manufacture of the decorated macehead from Knowth, county Meath
(Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1995)[No abstract available] -
Conclusion: Comparing household energy use across Europe uncovering opportunities for sustainable transformation
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)This chapter considers the similarities and differences between ten European countries in relation to meso-level considerations when it comes to household energy usage. We uncover the governing frameworks and policies ... -
Reducing residential carbon emissions in Ireland: Challenges and policy responses
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)Carbon emissions from the residential sector in Ireland are higher than the European average and are rising. This is a concern in a country already struggling to meet its agreed climate targets. In this chapter, the authors ... -
Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)Sustainable consumption policies often rely on ecological modernisation rationality, where the focus is usually on making current consumption patterns more sustainable in such a way that status quo (ideas about the quality ... -
An introduction to energy demand challenges in Europe
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)This opening chapter calls for greater attention to energy demand challenges in Europe. It argues that many obstacles and opportunities in achieving the so-called energy transition are social and cultural in nature and ... -
Energy demand challenges in Europe: Implications for policy, planning and practice
(Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature, 2019)This open access book examines the role of citizens in sustainable energy transitions across Europe. It explores energy problem framing, policy approaches and practical responses to the challenge of securing clean, affordable ... -
'Oweynagat', Rathcroghan, Co, Roscommon, and associated karst features
(Speleological Union of Ireland, 1997-11)[No abstract available] -
An integrated approach to archaeological survey design, methodology and data management
(Computer Applications in Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, 2004)[No abstract available] -
In search of the lost 'cromlech' of Knowth: Geophysical investigations in Area 10 of the Knowth Passage Tomb cemetery, Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath.
(Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 2019)The passage tomb cemetery of Knowth (Fig. 1) is part of the UNESCO Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, Co. Meath. It forms an integral and important component of what was once a great prehistoric numinous precinct embraced ... -
Tourist expectations and experiences in County Mayo
(Geography Publications, 2014)This chapter reports findings relating to tourist expectations and experiences in the central and western coastal and mountainous areas of County Mayo, based on survey work which has not been published previously in the ... -
Memorialising Gaelic Ireland: the curious case of the Ballyshannon fragments and the Irish monuments at San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
(Guildhall Press, 2010)The burial place of the exiled Irish at San Pietro in Montorio, Rome (Pl. 1), is perhaps the most iconic Irish diaspora funerary site in Europe, not least because the community interred there (1608–23) are found in ... -
Labour and education-related migration in the age of globalisation: new links between Brazil and Ireland
(Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2018-12-22)International migration over great distances is one expression of increased global connectivity. Migration between Brazil and Ireland since the late 1990s illustrates three well-recognised contemporary flows: recruitment ... -
Negotiating colonialism: Gaelic reaction to English expansion in early modern Ireland, c.1541–1641
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Envisioning human security – commentary to Gill
(Geographical Society of Finland, 2018)Prompted by Nick Gill’s review essay, ‘The suppression of welcome’, this commentary additionally reflects on attendant questions of security and responsibility in seeking to conceptualize a more human-centred vision of ... -
Geography under threat in Irish second-level education
(Taylor & Francis, 1998)Recent Department of Education recommendations for a revised second-level junior cycle programme in the Republic of Ireland omitted geography from its established position in the core curriculum. This paper describes the ... -
Four million patients who failed to attend
(BMJ Publishing Group, 1984-08-18)[No abstract available]