Narrative
University of Manchester (UoM) research has made a key contribution to adaptation planning strategy for urban climate change, at a range of scales. Impact was achieved via the generation of data, and the creation and refinement of tools and frameworks that offer a distinct geographical perspective and a means of generating local evidence on urban climate risks, vulnerabilities and adaptation potential. Proof of principle was established within Greater Manchester, with extensive and ongoing use of research findings to support urban adaptation. Subsequently, the research has guided additional localities, and contributed to national policy formulation. More recently, a number of cities – including on mainland Europe and the African continent – have used the research within local adaptation planning, and related green infrastructure policy and practice.Impact date | 2014 |
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Category of impact | Environmental impacts, Technological impacts, Societal impacts |
Impact level | Benefit |
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Research output
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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 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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Characterising the urban environment of UK cities and towns: A template for landscape planning
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change, justice and vulnerability
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Estimating spatial and temporal patterns of urban anthropogenic heat fluxes for UK cities: The case of Manchester
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fine-scale spatial temperature patterns across a UK conurbation
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review