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The ten most recent research publications on all Communities and Local Government sites.

• Sources of resentment, and perceptions of ethnic minorities among poor white people in England

  This report summarises qualitative research undertaken in four areas by the National Community Forum.

  • Added:  7 January 2009
  • Site: Communities and neighbourhoods
  • Type(s): Research

• Supporting local information and research: Understanding demand and improving capacity

  This research provides an understanding of current support activities for local partners in using local information and research in decision-making.

  • Added:  2 January 2009
  • Site: Communities and neighbourhoods
  • Type(s): Research

• Physiological Assessment of Firefighters undertaking Urban Search and Rescue - Fire Research Technical Report 17/2008

  A study investigating the thermal and cardiovascular responses of firefighters to deployment, varied recovery periods, and a re-deployment, during a conventional firefighting, search and rescue scenario.

  • Added:  23 December 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience
  • Type(s): Research; Reports and summaries

• Core Temperature, Recovery and Re-deployment during a Firefighting, Search and Rescue Scenario - Fire Research Technical Report 18/2008

  A study investigating the thermal and cardiovascular responses of firefighters to deployment, varied recovery periods, and a re-deployment, during a conventional firefighting, search and rescue scenario.

  • Added:  23 December 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience
  • Type(s): Research; Reports and summaries

• Incident Ground Communications Study - Technology Review Report - Fire Research Technical Report 20/2008

  A study of the current provision of fire and rescue service incident ground communications equipment and a consideration of potential future provision.

  • Added:  23 December 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience
  • Type(s): Research; Reports and summaries

• Incident Ground Communications Study - Incident Communications Final Report - Fire Research Technical Report 21/2008

  A study of the current provision of fire and rescue service incident ground communications equipment and a consideration of potential future provision.

  • Added:  23 December 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience
  • Type(s): Research; Reports and summaries

• Incident Ground Communications Study - Current Situation Report - Fire Research Technical Report 19/2008

  A study of the current provision of fire and rescue service incident ground communications equipment and a consideration of potential future provision.

  • Added:  23 December 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience
  • Type(s): Research; Reports and summaries

• Report on the calibration of eurocode for wind loading (BSEN 1991-1-4) and its UK National Annex against the current UK wind code (BS 6399: Part 2). BD 2619

  This calibration study focuses on the key parameters that will have a significant effect on design wind loads on structures. Report finalised 13 December 2007.

  • Added:  23 December 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Research

• Options for the Future of the Household Projection Model: A final report

  This report sets out a review of the methodology for producing national Household Projections

  • Added:  19 December 2008
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Reports and summaries; Research

• Meta-evaluation of the Local Government Modernisation Agenda - The State of Governance of Places: Community Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement

  This paper explores changes in community leadership (strategic leadership and community advocacy) and stakeholder engagement between 1998 and 2007.

  • Added:  17 December 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Research; Reports and summaries