This post introduces a new Composite Segregation Index combining ethnicity, class, and education to capture spatial sorting - and shows why UK's census architecture hides the social dynamic beneath.

Burning of wood and coal in homes contributes to almost 2500 deaths a year, and stopping unnecessary burning would save the NHS millions of pounds, a report suggests. An analysis by the charity Globa...

Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions The burning of wood and coal in homes contributes to almost 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis has found. Stopping unnecessary burning would save the NHS more than £54m a year, the experts concluded. Wood-burning stoves and open fires are one the biggest sources of small pollution particles, which cause heart and lung disease, and their use has risen in recent years. The report also links this toxic air pollution to 3,700 cases of diabetes and 1,500 cases of asthma a year, although the health impacts are likely to be underestimated. Continue reading...

Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...

While blue-green infrastructure (BGI), such as urban wetlands, can offer multiple benefits, including public health improvements, social cohesion, and…

Allies on the streets but illiberal in the sheets? Gender and the public vs. private inclusion of sexual minorities