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crime arising from extreme weather events<br />
140, 141<br />
cultural legacy 133-4<br />
cycling 132, 160<br />
dams, performance and stability 171-2, 224<br />
death rates 61, 119, 129-30<br />
demographic changes 125-7, 210-11<br />
Department of Trade and Industry, DTI<br />
Foresight 223<br />
design industries 192-3<br />
developments, building see building<br />
developments<br />
disadvantaged areas, blighting 123, 127<br />
disadvantaged groups see social inequity in<br />
climate change impacts<br />
disaster planning 138-40, 225<br />
diseases, infectious 82-3, 130, 131<br />
docks (river), impact of river flow changes<br />
159<br />
domestic buildings 114-20<br />
see also buildings<br />
drainage systems see urban drainage<br />
systems<br />
drinks see foods and drinks<br />
dry spells 15-17, 22-3, 50-1<br />
DTI Foresight 223<br />
economic impacts 151-98, 215-16, 228<br />
ecosystems 29-34, 78-84<br />
education in climate change 227<br />
education sector 120-1<br />
educational performance 121<br />
electricity consumption 165-6, 167<br />
electricity transmission and distribution<br />
networks 165-6<br />
embankments (river), flood protection 25<br />
emergency planning 138-40, 225<br />
emergency services 138-41<br />
emission scenarios (climate models) 41,<br />
43-50, 54-5<br />
emissions see greenhouse gas emissions;<br />
traffic emissions<br />
emissions trading 176<br />
energy demand/consumption 165-6, 167<br />
energy efficient buildings 112, 113, 114,<br />
118<br />
Energy Strategy, The Mayor’s 165<br />
Environment Agency 216-20<br />
environmental business 182-5<br />
environmental impacts 61-93<br />
Final Report<br />
289<br />
equity, social see social inequity in climate<br />
change impacts<br />
evidence for climate change 9-26<br />
exotic species 83<br />
extreme weather events 43<br />
see also dry spells; flood risks; heat<br />
waves; rainstorms; wet spells;<br />
windstorms<br />
financial impacts see cost of impacts;<br />
economic impacts<br />
financial services industry 176-8<br />
fire risks 136, 140<br />
fire services 139<br />
fish species 79<br />
flood defences 25, 71-2, 76-8, 217-9<br />
impact on intertidal habitats 80<br />
implications for building developments<br />
122-5, 212-3<br />
flood plains<br />
building developments, 121-4, 127, 212<br />
insurance implications 173-4, 208<br />
water storage function 124, 136<br />
flood risks 71-8, 122-3, 217-9<br />
‘at risk’ area 76<br />
property insurance 170, 173-4, 207-9<br />
vulnerability of modern housing 116<br />
flood warning systems 138, 139-40<br />
flood water storage areas 124, 136<br />
flooding<br />
costs 119, 207<br />
for social and economic impacts, see<br />
specific sectors<br />
fogs 50<br />
foods and drinks<br />
choices and consumption 128, 132, 179<br />
supplies 128, 129, 179<br />
foreshore 80-1<br />
Foresight Initiative (DTI) 223<br />
freight transport 159, 161, 179<br />
freshwater<br />
habitats 79-80<br />
saline intrusion 66<br />
fuel cell technology 135<br />
gale activity see windstorms<br />
gardens<br />
as wildlife habitats 81<br />
increased use of outdoor space 118<br />
irrigation 115<br />
global climate projections 41-43
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