Narrative
Decisions about how to adapt to the impacts of climate-related events like floods and heat-waves have often relied on understanding only the physical exposure of people and places. University of Manchester research brought decision-makers fresh perspectives and new insights from map-based evidence. The research and its resources (www.climatejust.org.uk) have benefitted many socially vulnerable and climate disadvantaged communities by:• Bringing a stronger social emphasis into UK climate change risk assessments and national adaptation plans;
• Underpinning practitioner guidance, e.g. from the European Environment Agency and UK professional planning bodies; and
• Transforming thinking so that actions now account for personal, social and environmental contexts, e.g. in the NHS, and in UK and European local authorities.
| Impact date | 2010 → 2020 |
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| Category of impact | Environmental impacts, Societal impacts, Political impacts, Environmental, Policy, Awareness and understanding |
Documents & Links
Related content
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Research output
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Adaptation strategies for climate change in the urban environment: Assessing climate change related risk in UK urban areas
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of spatial risk assessment in the context of planning for adaptation in UK urban areas
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptation and mitigation in urban areas: Synergies and conflicts
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flood Disadvantage in Scotland
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Mapping Flood Disadvantage in Scotland
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Climate change, justice and vulnerability
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report