Category: Great Britain

Measuring Comparative Public Transport Accessibility for GB Cities

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While Greater London has a comprehensive transit network, this is not a fair representation of UK cities where underinvestment and privatisation has seen many bus, metro and rail networks stagnate in recent decades, falling well behind European and Asian peers. Improving public transport is an important aspect of addressing the UK’s high regional inequality and … Continue reading Measuring Comparative Public Transport Accessibility for GB Cities →

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accessibility, comparative urbanism, density, Great Britain, mapping, Public Transport, public-transportation, Software tools, sustainability, Transport, Transportation, travel

Pandemic Geographies and Challenges with the 2021 England & Wales Census Results

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The Census is the most comprehensive demographic survey in the UK, providing detailed data for government and academics in many fields, from health and education, to planning and transport. The 2021 Census has a unique context, as the 2021 census day (21st March 2021) occurred when the UK was still in the 3rd national lockdown … Continue reading Pandemic Geographies and Challenges with the 2021 England & Wales Census Results →

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census, City Planning, comparative urbanism, Demographics, Great Britain, Housing, london, mapping

Graduate Mobility and Closing the Productivity Gap for UK Cities

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There has been much discussion in recent years about the UK ‘productivity puzzle’: the shortfall in productivity between the UK and comparable EU states like Germany and France, with this gap widening in the last decade. One important perspective for understanding productivity relates to skills and education, and how well graduate skills are integrated with businesses and are helping … Continue reading Graduate Mobility and Closing the Productivity Gap for UK Cities →

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economy, flows, Great Britain, Higher education, mapping, policy

Uneven Growth, Devolution and Urban Futures Research in the UK

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This post was written for the UCL Big Question Debate on the UK General Election 2015. The financial crises and recession that began in 2008 were initially viewed as an opportunity for rebalancing the UK economy away from financial services towards a broader base, and addressing Britain’s long term north-south divide. In reality however the…

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devolution, economy, Great Britain, growth

Mapping the Densification of Cities in England & Wales using the 2011 Census

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UK cities have been undergoing significant change over the last decade, and the 2011 census data provides a great basis for tracking current urban structure. I’ve mapped population and employment density for all of England and Wales in 2011, using a 1km2 grid scale approach- The main themes that emerge are the dramatic intensification of London, high … Continue reading →

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agglomeration, Census 2011, density, Great Britain, planning, urban form, visualisation

An Urban Renaissance Achieved? Mapping a Decade of Densification in UK Cities

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It’s been 14 years since the landmark Urban Task Force report, which set the agenda for inner-city densification and brownfield regeneration in the UK. Furthermore we’ve seen significant economic and demographic change in the last decade that’s greatly impacted urban areas. We can now use the 2011 census data, mapped here on the LuminoCity GB … Continue reading →

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comparative urbanism, density, Great Britain, LuminoCity, planning, Population Change, UK Census 2011, urban form, visualisation

An Urban Renaissance Achieved? Mapping a Decade of Densification in UK Cities

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It’s been 14 years since the landmark Urban Task Force report, which set the agenda for inner-city densification and brownfield regeneration in the UK. Furthermore we’ve seen significant economic and demographic change in the last decade that’s greatly impacted urban areas. We can now use the 2011 census data, mapped here on the LuminoCity GB … Continue reading →

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comparative urbanism, density, Great Britain, LuminoCity, planning, Population Change, UK Census 2011, urban form, visualisation

Launching LuminoCity GB: Urban Form and Dynamics Explorer

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Our cities have been changing dramatically in recent years, with the intensification of urban centres, redevelopment of old industrial spaces, new demographic trends, and the pressures of a volatile global economy. The aim of the LuminoCity website, which launches in beta today, is to visualise urban form and dynamics to better understand how these trends … Continue reading →

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comparative urbanism, density, Great Britain, LuminoCity, urban form, visualisation

Launching LuminoCity GB: Urban Form and Dynamics Explorer

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Our cities have been changing dramatically in recent years, with the intensification of urban centres, redevelopment of old industrial spaces, new demographic trends, and the pressures of a volatile global economy. The aim of the LuminoCity website, which launches in beta today, is to visualise urban form and dynamics to better understand how these trends … Continue reading →

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comparative urbanism, density, Great Britain, LuminoCity, urban form, visualisation

My Academic Research: What’s in a Name?

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I have spent the last few years investigating the geography of family names (also called surnames). I work with the team who assembled the UCL Department of Geography Worldnames Database that contains the names and geographic locations of over 300 million people in nearly 30 countries (a few of these are yet to be added to the website). My research has …

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Clustering, europe, geodemographics, Great Britain, lasker, nei, population genetics, Resources, Surname, surnames, UCL, worldnames