Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Project Details
Description
This project was previously named 'Measuring Urban Plastic Flow', but was changed to 'Plastics in Portsmouth' pre-practice as the team were unable to map the full flow of plastics in the city due to the survey findings.
This project aims to find out whether a citizen-science approach can successfully track urban plastic waste and produce actionable findings to design ways of alleviating plastic pollution. Specifically, we aim to answer the following:
Where on Portsea Island are plastic pollution hotspots found?
Does the location of plastic pollution change over time in response to factors including weather, time of year, and significant events?
Can identified patterns in type and location of plastic pollution be used to determine potential sources of pollution, thereby allowing the creation of interventions which prevent leakage into the environment?
This project aims to find out whether a citizen-science approach can successfully track urban plastic waste and produce actionable findings to design ways of alleviating plastic pollution. Specifically, we aim to answer the following:
Where on Portsea Island are plastic pollution hotspots found?
Does the location of plastic pollution change over time in response to factors including weather, time of year, and significant events?
Can identified patterns in type and location of plastic pollution be used to determine potential sources of pollution, thereby allowing the creation of interventions which prevent leakage into the environment?
| Short title | Urban Plastic Flows |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/08/20 → 31/07/21 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
- 2 Article
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From shops to bins: a case study of consumer attitudes and behaviours towards plastics in a UK coastal city
Northen, S., Nieminen, L., Cunsolo, S., Iorfa, K. S., Roberts, K. & Fletcher, S., 30 Jan 2023, (Early online) In: Sustainability Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile257 Downloads (Pure) -
Harnessing citizen science to tackle urban-sourced ocean plastic pollution: Experiences and lessons learned from implementing city-wide surveys of plastic litter
Winton, S. J., Roberts, K., Bowyer, C. & Fletcher, S., 1 Jul 2023, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 192, 11 p., 115116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile73 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 2 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Mapping Portsmouth's Plastics Launch
Winton, S. (Organiser), Fletcher, S. (Invited speaker), Bowyer, C. (Invited speaker), Preston, J. (Invited speaker) & Roberts, K. (Invited speaker)
23 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Portsmouth Climate Festival
Bowyer, C. (Organiser)
21 Oct 2021 → 21 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prizes
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Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence 2023
Roberts, K. (Recipient), Fletcher, S. (Recipient), Bowyer, C. (Recipient), Salam, S. (Recipient), Winton, S. (Recipient), Northen, S. (Recipient), Nieminen, L. K. (Recipient), Couceiro, F. (Recipient), March, A. (Recipient) & Evans, T. (Recipient), 28 Nov 2023
Prize: National/international honour