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Environment
London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI) 2013
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 4 years ago
The LAEI 2013 has been superseded. Click here for the full list of releases. The LAEI 2013 was published in 2016. However, due to revised road transport emission factors (COPERT 5) the data has been further updated in April 2017 (see 4.1 and 6.1) Estimates of key pollutants (NOx, PM10, PM2.5 and CO2) are included for the base year 2013...
Researching Community Collecting During COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated almost 5 years ago
The Community Engagement team at the Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned this report to identify and examine past and present projects which involve collecting Londoners experiences of COVID-19 through a variety of creative and non-traditional materials. The purpose of the report is to: provide an overview of projects and activities which record Londoners COVID-19 stories and experiences. outline who is...
Major Summer Heat Spots using Landsat-8 Thermal Satellite data
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added about 5 years ago
Fine resolution satellite thermal data can be used as a basis for mapping the spatial distribution of urban surface temperatures and identifying urban hotspots. This dataset has been produced from satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST) data for the Greater London Area by ARTi Analytics BV as part of EXTREMA Global portfolio of services and reveals the city’s major daytime summertime...
Just transition initial analysis by industry group in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
These slides begin to explore the potential impacts of the transition to a net-zero carbon and circular economy on different industry groups and workers in London.It should be noted that this analysis has not been based on London’s emissions as reported through the London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory (LEGGI). Instead we use UK level data on emissions and energy...
Learning lessons from previous pandemic-related and other shocks
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
The purpose of this report is to collate literature on the health, social, community, economic and environmental impacts of epidemics, pandemics and other shocks that have had large-scale impacts on different countries and cities internationally. The literature review will help to answer the question, “What could an effective, evidence-based, long-term plan to drive London’s recovery from the impacts of the...
Map of Community Views
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
Image: Snapshot from the Map of Community Views To understand different communities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard and the GLA Community Engagement Team convened a series of virtual roundtable conversations and community meetings with groups and community leaders between April and September 2020. These conversations covered a...
Potential Woodland Creation Sites in London's Green Belt
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 5 years ago
This map was created by the GLA in 2017 as a preliminary analysis of the potential for woodland creation in London’s Green Belt, which covers 35,000 hectares. The map shows land in London’s Green Belt which could have potential for woodland creation, described as, ‘plantable areas’, based on an assessment of land use data.
Tree Canopy Cover Prioritisation Tool
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 5 years ago
This is a new tool to help decision-makers choose which locations within London might be prioritised for tree planting. This tool presents the Curio Canopy – London Tree Canopy Cover map at ward scale[1], alongside several other environmental and social datasets.There are multiple factors that influence both the existing variation in tree canopy cover across the capital, and the potential...
Curio Canopy - London Tree Canopy Cover
Breadboard Labs
Updated about 6 years ago
A high resolution map of tree canopy cover for Greater London was produced from aerial imagery using machine learning techniques. The map was produced by Breadboard Labs in collaboration with the Greater London Authority as part of a Breadboard Lab’s European Space Agency funded project, Curio Canopy . The algorithms and machine learning based techniques used to produce the canopy...
Green Infrastructure Focus Map
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 6 years ago
The Green Infrastructure Focus Map is a new tool and evidence base to help London’s decision-makers identify where green infrastructure improvements and investments might be best targeted, and what kind of interventions might be most useful for the needs of a specific area.The Green Infrastructure Focus Map can help: identify where there is more need or less need for green...
