Overview An updated spatial data set for existing green roofs has been produced for London's Central Activities Zone (CAZ) using 2015 aerial imagery. The CAZ makes up around two per cent of London's total area. Method ArcMap GIS software was used to map green roofs installations. The aerial imagery was loaded into the software in true colour (RGB) and infrared (IR) composites, along...

A two-part report commissioned by the GLA in 2017 as part of the review of the London Plan. It provides a photographic record of the views from each of the 61 Assessment Points identified by the London Views Management Framework (LVMF)   The report is divided into two volumes to assist ease of handling. The two volumes deal with different categories...

A heatwave refers to a prolonged period of unusually hot weather. While there is no standard definition of a heatwave in England, the Met Office generally uses the World Meteorological Organization definition of a heatwave, which is "when the daily maximum temperature of more than five consecutive days exceeds the average maximum temperature by 5°C, the normal period being 1961-1990"....

A report using 2001 and 2011 census data to compare and contrast London with nine Core Cities in England. The dataset includes both the report (CIS2015-02) and an Excel workbook containing the data and charts.

FOCUSONLONDON2011: HOUSING:AGROWINGCITY With the highest average incomes in the country but the least space to grow, demand for housing in London has long outstripped supply, resulting in higher housing costs and rising levels of overcrowding. The pressures of housing demand in London have grown in recent years, in part due to fewer people leaving London to buy homes in other regions....