Steve Sharples

Biographic Data

ID6010850
NAMESteve Sharples
GIVEN NAMESSteve
FAMILY NAMESharples
SIGNATURESHARPLES S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Liverpool
ORCID0000-0002-6309-9672
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS27
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Effects of Urban Layout, Façade Orientation, and Façade Height on Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Availability in a Dense Residential Area

    Open AccessXi Zhang, Jiangtao Du et al.ARTICLEUrban Science2025

    Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) is critical for sustaining plant growth in the ground and on building surfaces, but how to accurately predict PAR availability in a complex urban environment can be a challenge. Using an advanced ray-tracing software (Radiance 4.0) and local weather data, this study presents a dynamic analysis of the effects of layout, façade orientation and height on PAR availability in four high density residential area…

  • Impact of urban heat islands on the thermal comfort and cooling energy demand of artificial islands—A case study of Amwaj Islands in Bahrain

    Open AccessHassan Radhi, Stephen Sharples et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2015

  • Global warming implications of facade parameters

    Open AccessHassan Radhi, Stephen Sharples et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…2013Cited by: 4References: 19

  • The interaction of rivers and urban form in mitigating the Urban Heat Island effect

    Open AccessElizabeth Abigail Hathway, Steve SharplesARTICLEBuilding and Environment2012

    The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect already produces elevated temperatures in city centres therefore urban design has a key role to pay in reducing the UHI to create safe and pleasant places in which to live and work. Increased surface porosity and bodies of surface water have a role to play in increasing potential cooling through evaporation. Urban rivers may, therefore, have a place in reducing the UHI. This paper investigates the effectiveness …

  • The photo‐survey research method

    Gemma Moore, Ben Croxford et al.ARTICLEVisual Studies2008

    Recent promotion of city centre living within UK policy has led to a commensurate interest in city centre conditions and the opinions and experiences of the people who live there. An apposite, straightforward method to capture city centre residents' experiences and views is described in this article. We successfully combined a novel, under-utilized visual technique (self-directed photography) with qualitative methods (log-sheets and interviews) i…

  • Réformes des finances publiques en Afrique et nouveaux mécanismes d'aide et d'allégement de la dette

    Stephen Sharples, Steve Sharples et al.ARTICLEAfrique contemporaine2008

  • The 24-hour City

    Mags Adams, Gemma Moore et al.ARTICLEThe Senses and Society2007Cited by: 16References: 13

    The concept of the 24-hour city evokes vibrancy and a dynamic that suggests the harmonious coexistence of mixed land uses which might otherwise be considered improbable neighbors. In reality we see a 24-hour city full of diverse uses, needs and requirements, potentially at odds with one another. This paper addresses a gap in the literature on sensory cities by providing an interpretation of the city with reference to residents' sensorial experien…

  • Sustainable Soundscapes

    Open AccessMags Adams, Trevor J Cox et al.ARTICLEUrban Studies2006Cited by: 7References: 9

    This paper introduces regulatory components influencing city soundscapes in Europe and the UK, illustrating the abatement approach taken within noise policy, demonstrating the importance of individual experience in assessing the soundscapes of urban environments and identifying a terminology to facilitate an introduction of soundscapes into the planning process. Drawing on work from soundscape ecology, a way is demonstrated to coalesce these dive…