Using different sources of data

Uniting Britain: The Evidence Base – Spatial Structure and Key Drivers (2006) from the Royal Town Planning Institute explored the spatial data sources available in the UK and highlighted important gaps in these sources, so that new ways of mapping this information can be developed to depict the key aspects of life in the UK.

Researchers from the universities of Manchester and Liverpool assembled a large number of indicators to describe the forces that drive and shape areas of the country and proposed six functional areas to inform future policy work and governance structure debates.

The report contains a list of mapped data sets, together with their sources, definitions and health warnings related to their use.

Further reading
www.rtpi.org.uk/download/748/Uniting-Britain.pdf

Average commuting distance by ward (km) 2001
Source: Census 2001
Based on data from EDINA UKBORDERS, with ESRC and JISC support, using copyright material from the crown and Post Office.

Knowledge industries 2004
Source: Nomis, Annual Business Inquiry
Based on data from EDINA UKBORDERS, with ESRC and JISC support, using copyright material from the crown and Post Office.

Carbon dioxide emissions 2003
Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (2006)
Based on data from EDINA UKBORDERS, with ESRC and JISC support, using copyright material from the crown and Post Office.