Impact of geography
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Living England Habitat Map
Natural England鈥檚 Living England project is transforming monitoring habitat distribution and environmental change across England.
Integrating sea level rise projections into planning policy in Kaua鈥檌 County
Kaua鈥榠 County, Hawaii has introduced a Sea Level Rise Constraint District which aims to ensure building developments are resilient to long term sea level rise impacts.
Identifying homes in flood risk areas across England
Aviva鈥檚 analysis reveals that the share of new homes built in England鈥檚 flood鈥憆isk areas has increased significantly, with one in nine new properties constructed between 2022 and 2024 located in medium or high flood鈥憆isk zones.
Mapping children鈥檚 access to playgrounds across England
Access to playgrounds and play areas are important to children鈥檚 health, well-being, and social development. The University of Sheffield have been investigating how access is dictated by geography and deprivation, and the inequality of provision.
Meeting the Bank of England鈥檚 climate standards
Ordnance Survey (OS) is helping financial institutions identify, measure, and manage climate risks across insurance and retail banking portfolios, to comply with the Bank of England鈥檚 new climate standards
Preserving place name heritage in modern developments
GeoPlace and the Institute for Name-Studies collaborated to undertake historical research into modern street-naming policies, ensuring that traditional names are considered in development projects and honours local history.
Mitigating and adapting climate risks to properties and neighbourhoods
Working with Liverpool-based housing association, Livv Housing Group, Map Impact is helping to improve understanding of climate risks to properties and neighbourhoods.
Identifying hard to heat homes in the UK
Ordnance Survey (OS) worked to identify homes most vulnerable to heat loss across the UK, helping local authorities target energy-efficiency interventions where they are needed most.
Wetlands protecting England鈥檚 coasts
Research from the Cambridge Coastal Research Unit (CCRU) demonstrated the critical role that coastal wetlands play as natural buffers against storm impacts.
Supporting nature-based solutions to flood risks in Britain
The Rivers Trust has helped to accelerate the delivery of Natural Flood Management strategies (NFM) to support more local organisations, community groups, farmers and volunteers to work together more effectively against flood risk.
Impacts of human activity on Lake Windermere鈥檚 water quality
Map Impact carried out work which highlights the impacts that human activity is having on England鈥檚 largest freshwater body, Lake Windermere in Cumbria.
Exploring 100 years of England鈥檚 archaeological history
Historic England have combined 30 years of archived aerial photograph mapping projects, making these freely available online, providing public access to thousands of historic landscapes.