Data in Brief (Dec 2017)
Dataset of the livability performance of the city of Birmingham, UK, as measured by its citizen wellbeing, resource security, resource efficiency and carbon emissions
- Joanne M. Leach,
- Susan E. Lee,
- Christopher T. Boyko,
- Claire J. Coulton,
- Rachel Cooper,
- Nicholas Smith,
- Hélène Joffe,
- Milena Büchs,
- James D. Hale,
- Jonathan P. Sadler,
- Peter A. Braithwaite,
- Luke S. Blunden,
- Valeria De Laurentiis,
- Dexter V.L. Hunt,
- AbuBakr S. Bahaj,
- Katie Barnes,
- Christopher J. Bouch,
- Leonidas Bourikas,
- Marianna Cavada,
- Andrew Chilvers,
- Stephen J. Clune,
- Brian Collins,
- Ellie Cosgrave,
- Nick Dunn,
- Jane Falkingham,
- Patrick James,
- Corina Kwami,
- Martin Locret-Collet,
- Francesca Medda,
- Adriana Ortegon,
- Serena Pollastri,
- Cosmin Popan,
- Katerina Psarikidou,
- Nick Tyler,
- John Urry,
- Yue Wu,
- Victoria Zeeb,
- Chris D.F. Rogers
Affiliations
- Joanne M. Leach
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Corresponding author.
- Susan E. Lee
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Christopher T. Boyko
- Lancaster University, Imagination Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Claire J. Coulton
- Lancaster University, Imagination Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Rachel Cooper
- Lancaster University, Imagination Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Nicholas Smith
- University College London, Department of Psychology and Language Sciences, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
- Hélène Joffe
- University College London, Department of Psychology and Language Sciences, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
- Milena Büchs
- University of Southampton, Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- James D. Hale
- University of Birmingham, Department of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Jonathan P. Sadler
- University of Birmingham, Department of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Peter A. Braithwaite
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Luke S. Blunden
- University of Southampton, Energy and Climate Change Division, Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Valeria De Laurentiis
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Dexter V.L. Hunt
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- AbuBakr S. Bahaj
- University of Southampton, Energy and Climate Change Division, Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Katie Barnes
- University College London, Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Christopher J. Bouch
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Leonidas Bourikas
- University of Southampton, Energy and Climate Change Division, Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Marianna Cavada
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Andrew Chilvers
- University College London, Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Stephen J. Clune
- Lancaster University, Imagination Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Brian Collins
- University College London, Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Ellie Cosgrave
- University College London, Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Nick Dunn
- Lancaster University, Imagination Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Jane Falkingham
- University of Southampton, Department of Social Statistics & Demography, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Patrick James
- University of Southampton, Energy and Climate Change Division, Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Corina Kwami
- University College London, Department of Civil Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Martin Locret-Collet
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Francesca Medda
- University College London, Quantitative & Applied Spatial Economic Research Laboratory, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Adriana Ortegon
- University College London, Department of Civil Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Serena Pollastri
- Lancaster University, Imagination Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Cosmin Popan
- Lancaster University, Department of Sociology, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Katerina Psarikidou
- Lancaster University, Department of Sociology, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Nick Tyler
- University College London, Department of Civil Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- John Urry
- Lancaster University, Department of Sociology, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
- Yue Wu
- University of Southampton, Energy and Climate Change Division, Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Victoria Zeeb
- University College London, Department of Psychology and Language Sciences, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
- Chris D.F. Rogers
- University of Birmingham, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15
pp. 691 – 695
Abstract
This data article presents the UK City LIFE1 data set for the city of Birmingham, UK. UK City LIFE1 is a new, comprehensive and holistic method for measuring the livable sustainability performance of UK cities. The Birmingham data set comprises 346 indicators structured simultaneously (1) within a four-tier, outcome-based framework in order to aid in their interpretation (e.g., promote healthy living and healthy long lives, minimize energy use, uncouple economic vitality from CO2 emissions) and (2) thematically in order to complement government and disciplinary siloes (e.g., health, energy, economy, climate change). Birmingham data for the indicators are presented within an Excel spreadsheet with their type, units, geographic area, year, source, link to secondary data files, data collection method, data availability and any relevant calculations and notes. This paper provides a detailed description of UK city LIFE1 in order to enable comparable data sets to be produced for other UK cities. The Birmingham data set is made publically available at http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/3040/ to facilitate this and to enable further analyses. The UK City LIFE1 Birmingham data set has been used to understand what is known and what is not known about the livable sustainability performance of the city and to inform how Birmingham City Council can take action now to improve its understanding and its performance into the future (see âImproving city-scale measures of livable sustainability: A study of urban measurement and assessment through application to the city of Birmingham, UKâ Leach et al. [2]).
