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Urban heat regulating: what’s the value of nature-based cooling in cities?
Cities often experience higher temperatures than rural areas. This ‘urban heat island’ effect is an increasing risk, with the average number of hot days (28°C or above) in the UK in a ten-year window having doubled between 2005-14 and 2015-24 (Office for National Statistics, ONS, Natural Capital Accounts, 2025). Green spaces –like parks, woodlands and grassland – and blue spaces – like rivers, lakes and reservoirs – in urban areas provide cooling on hot days.
Natural cooling: how we are better measuring the local value of nature for urban cooling
Every year we at ONS publish our UK natural capital accounts. These include an economic value of the benefits that the UK’s natural resources provide to people in the UK, which would otherwise risk not being factored into decision-making. Here, Oliver Mann looks at how we have improved our measurement of ‘urban heat regulation’ – the role that nature plays in cooling our built-up areas. Our previous data and methods only allowed us to measure urban heat regulation in eleven city regions.
Efficacy of laparoscopic‐installed rectus sheath block for postoperative pain reduction in transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a double‐blind, randomised‐controlled trial
Introduction Postoperative pain management plays a crucial role in early recovery after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, particularly as most repairs are done as day-case surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anaesthetic effect of a laparoscopically-guided rectus sheath block on postoperative pain.
From Oral Tradition to Comics: Homalco First Nation Partner with UBC and Education Without Borders to Create Graphic Novel Based on the Stories of their Elders - Community Engagement
A new project has brought together a team of Indigenous graphic artists to create a series of short comics based on archival recordings of Elders from the Homalco First Nation. Captured in the early 1990s, these recordings explore life in the Homalco First Nation’s traditional territory in Bute Inlet, with Elders recalling their childhoods and sharing stories about traditional customs and their nation’s rich history.
Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation and UBC Forestry Students Collaborate to Shape the Future of Fire Stewardship - Community Engagement
The Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (SXFN) and students from UBC Forestry are working together to find community-driven and decolonized solutions to wildfires in British Columbia. In recent years, wildfires in interior dry forests of British Columbia have shifted to become larger and more severe due to climate change and the legacy of settler-colonial land management.
Meet the summer recipients of UBC’s 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Image provided by the Woolwerx Wool Pellet Project. This summer, PRE funding was awarded to 20 collaborative community-university initiatives! From supporting parents of children with speech delays to exploring Indigenous-led solutions to wildfires, this summer’s projects showcase the diverse ways in which communities are partnering with UBC students, faculty, and staff on reciprocal initiatives.
Country and regional public sector finances, UK
1. Main Points All UK countries and regions saw a fall in public sector expenditure in financial year ending (FYE) 2022; London had the highest percentage fall compared with the previous year, of 9.2% (£15.8 billion), while the West Midlands had the lowest decrease (3.1%). Expenditure across the UK is higher than pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (FYE 2020) levels; this is highest in London (£23.7 billion) and lowest in Northern Ireland (£4.9 billion).
Apply for the 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
» Home » News » Apply for the 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund Get up to $1,500 for community-university collaboration and relationship building. We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund. Apply for up to $1,500 to fill small resource gaps and empower community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff.
31 community partners receive funding from UBC’s 2022-23 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
“Building Knowledge, Building Power: Empowering Migrant Filipino Communities Through Education, Community-Building, and Self-Advocacy,” is a partnership between Damayan Society for Migrant Education and Resources, a registered non-profit which assists Filipino migrants with adjustment to life in British Columbia and Christie Bernados, a member of Sulong UBC, a student group that advocates for diversity and inclusion for Filipinos on campus and in their communities and for human rights in the...
Preserving and sharing syilx digital heritage: Westbank First Nation and UBCO collaborate on interactive web map
The Westbank First Nation Archaeology Office have teamed up with Dr. Neha Gupta (UBCO) to develop a unique digital archaeology project that celebrates syilx heritage and strengthens Indigenous data governance. The project brings together audio and video recordings of syilx knowledge-keepers, photographs of cultural heritage, and location information to create an interactive web map that will be publicly available later this year.
Country and regional public sector finances supplementary tables
Dataset Country and regional public sector finances supplementary tables About this Dataset Supplementary data accompanying the country and regional public sector finances, including public sector net fiscal balance, revenue and expenditure per-head; accounting adjustments; and population and GDP data used in this publication.
Country and regional public sector finances, UK
2. Overview This article provides users with information on what public sector expenditure has occurred, what public sector revenue has been raised, and the balance between expenditure and revenue in each country and region of the UK, on an April to March financial year basis. The estimates in this article and datasets are derived from a detailed set of methodologies agreed with our users, details of which can be found in our methodology guide.
Country and regional public sector finances
1. Main points London, the South East and the East of England all had net fiscal surpluses in the financial year ending (FYE) 2020, with all other countries and regions of the UK having net fiscal deficits. London had the highest net fiscal surplus per head at £4,030 while Northern Ireland had the highest net fiscal deficit per head at £5,440.
Average household income, UK
1. Other pages in this release Alongside this release, estimates of changes in income inequality in financial year ending 2020 are presented in a separate bulletin: Household income inequality, UK: financial year ending 2020 (provisional) Back to table of contents 2.
Household income inequality, UK
1. Main points Income inequality in the UK remained stable at 32.5% in the financial year ending (FYE) 2019. Despite a small increase in income inequality over the last couple of years, levels remain slightly lower than those reached 12 years ago. Looking separately at people living in retired households, and those in non-retired households, levels of inequality for both groups were unchanged in FYE 2019. Back to table of contents 2.
Weakened hurricanes may be wind farm bonus | Climate News Network
When high winds meet tall sails in the right place, something’s got to give. Offshore wind farms may lead to weakened hurricanes. LONDON, 23 October, 2018 − US scientists have identified yet another wonder of that icon of renewable energy, the offshore wind farm: they may result in weakened hurricanes. Turbines in the right place could not just take the heat out of a hurricane, they could reduce the risk of catastrophic flooding as well.
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