James Fitton

Do Cork City's narrow roads mean that there is not enough room to fit an expansive cycling infrastructure network in the city? Thread 👇 TL;DR If you want cars in your city, it might be difficult. If you don't want cars, there is plenty of room. 1/19

UK infrastructure at risk from climate crisis due to ‘extreme weakness’ in government theguardian.com/business/2022/…

@andreadav2022 Thanks Andrea - at the southern end Gardiners Hill is about 10% roughly, although there is a high of 16% at one point according to my analysis, so quite steep!

@J_M_Fitton This is very interesting James. Do you know the gradient of Gardiners Hill in Cork?

How hilly is Cork City? The topography of Cork City was mentioned as a reason why it is difficult to improve the cycling infrastructure in the city: echolive.ie/corknews/Whing… So, I did some spatial analysis to find out how hilly Cork actually is. THREAD 👇 1/13 #cycling #cork

The paper of @Laurenk_pearson, @DrBenBeck et al. on adults’ self-reported barriers and enablers to riding a bike is on 🔥🔥🔥 ! We therefore have made the article free access: doi.org/10.1080/014416…

#JobAlert We have prolonged the deadline for @bluegovernance @aautech #PostDoc position in Marine Affairs & Arctic Studies to 15 Sept 2022! Those with #marsocsci training in #citizenscience, #Arctic studies (esp. 🇬🇱), #fisheries governance encouraged stillinger.aau.dk/vis-stilling/?…

Very proud of @UofGGES's @fme_muir and the rest of the OirthirSAT team! The data collected by this nanosatellite will help our understanding of how our coasts evolve in the context of climate change

In partnership with NNRCMP @channelcoast, @UoP_CPRG is pleased to announce the first UK Coastal Research Conference to be held @PlymUni in July 2023 to showcase and celebrate the coastal research being undertaken within the UK. plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/unite…

For the first time temperatures of 40°C have been forecast in the UK and the first ever Red warning for exceptional heat has been issued. Find out more in our press release 👇

This Wednesday, we'll be hosting the first of @CorkCyclingCrew meetings to look at improving #Northside Infrastructure in #Cork. Want to play a part? DM me, share widely and get involved! #AndACyclist #Cycling (Photos courtesy of @DamianColemanPh)

Sea level along the world’s coastlines can be measured by a network of virtual altimetry stations earthenvironmentcommunity.nature.com/posts/sea-leve… #BehindThePaper

PhD Alert - Funded (3-year) project as part of the @uniplymouth & @UCC Doctoral Training Programme investigating Nature Based Solutions through mapping of #ecosystems & #biodiversity, hydrodynamic & connectivity modelling and stakeholder engagement

UK finance ‘faces £340bn in losses’ without action on climate change theguardian.com/business/2022/…

The new @NZSeaRise data on projected sea level rise "is yet another reminder that the water is now lapping close to a lot of New Zealand’s front doors." "The ominous question is who will pay when it crosses the threshold?" Excellent op ed from @TomMLogan theconversation.com/with-seas-risi…

The #OpenData Climate Action Challenge competition is now open, seeking practical open data-driven solutions that encourage and support climate action. To learn more and to apply, click here: bit.ly/dlrOpenData22 @smartdublin @DublinCARO #ClimateCrisis #ODCAC

1/3 Today we begin @REACHOUT_cities project’s Learning Programme to build capacity among local authority staff & stakeholders on urban #ClimateAdaptation & #ClimateResilience. Content reflects needs identified as 1st step by 7 City Hubs - incl Cork. @corkcitycouncil @MaREIcentre

PhD Opportunity with my twitterless colleague Fiona Cawkwell looking at using GIS/RS to assess coastline vulnerability: ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancie…

'Hard and unpopular decisions' needed after stark UN climate report' #MaREI Director @BOGallachoir says the #IPCCReport “hammers a final nail into the denial of climate change” bit.ly/3K3s8gb

New paper that would be of interest to passenger transport modellers - How and why we travel – Mobility demand and emissions from passenger t... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢Announcing FABDEM - a new 30m global terrain dataset Using machine learning, we remove building and tree artefacts from Copernicus GLO-30m DEM, to create the most accurate complete map of the Earth's terrain ever built. Paper iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108… Data doi.org/10.5523/bris.2…

We're hiring! @eriucc @EngineeringUCC seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to create climate services in the form of risk-based decision support tools, to help determine Ireland’s future climate risks, & assist with climate adaptation planning. More details: bit.ly/3H5rgXd