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...

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...

At the end of 2019 the Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned PRD to develop a standardised social integration measurement toolkit, for use by the GLA and other organisations when monitoring social integration and evaluating interventions. The toolkit builds upon existing approaches and evidence developed at the GLA and is accessible to users across a range of existing capacity. The toolkit provides...

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...

This paper summarises the latest evidence and analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on London’s economy so far and on the economic outlook so that key actors and stakeholders engaged in responding to the pandemic can have a readily available evidence base to inform policy responses.

During the pandemic, the loss of expenditure in London’s Central Activities Zone (CAZ) due to both workers staying at home and tourists being unable or choosing not to visit has had a major impact on the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors. This analysis seeks to investigate the relative importance of these two cohorts to the CAZ. We estimate local expenditure from...

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. ...

The Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area is one of the largest regeneration areas in London. Prepared jointly by the Mayor of London’s office (Greater London Authority, GLA), Transport for London (TfL), Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Bexley, the Thamesmead and Abbey Wood Opportunity Area Planning Framework (T&AW OAPF) supports and plans for the Mayor’s proposal to...

These documents were produced through a collaboration between GLA, PHE London and Association of Directors of Public Health London. The wider impacts slide set pulls together a series of rapid evidence reviews and consultation conversations with key London stakeholders. The evidence reviews and stakeholder consultations were undertaken to explore the wider impacts of the pandemic on Londoners and the considerations for...