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global comparisons see international<br />

comparisons<br />

Global Markets (GM) scenario 98-101<br />

global warming see temperature changes<br />

government see public administration<br />

‘green corridors’ 29, 84, 127<br />

see also Blue Ribbon Network<br />

green open spaces see open spaces<br />

greenhouse gas emissions 41<br />

grey water usage 110-11, 135<br />

ground movement see subsidence of<br />

buildings and other structures<br />

groundwater<br />

abstraction for water supplies 23<br />

cooling of buildings 112, 125<br />

local abstraction and usage 110-11, 213<br />

recharge 66, 69-70<br />

rising levels 23-4, 110<br />

water quality, 24, 66<br />

Gulf Stream 55<br />

habitats for wildlife 31-33, 78-84, 136<br />

Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and<br />

Research 7<br />

health, public 131<br />

health impacts 63, 129-33, 225<br />

health services 131, 138-9<br />

healthy lifestyle 132<br />

heat island intensity 12-13, 56-8<br />

heat stress 130, 133, 160<br />

heat waves 50-1, 61, 109<br />

see also temperature changes<br />

heating demand 109, 111, 116-17<br />

heave of buildings 110<br />

heritage (cultural) 133-4<br />

historic buildings 133-4, 225<br />

holiday destinations 162, 186-7<br />

hot spells 50-1, 61, 109<br />

housing 114-20<br />

see also building developments; buildings<br />

humidity changes 18-19, 50, 110<br />

health impacts 130<br />

hydroelectric power 165<br />

impacts, summary 199-203, 229-32<br />

see also specific sectors<br />

inequity, social see social inequity in<br />

climate change impacts<br />

infectious diseases 82-3, 130, 131<br />

informing the public 116, 139, 226-7<br />

insect species 82, 137<br />

insurance industry 169-75<br />

Final Report<br />

290<br />

insurance of property 170-1, 173-4, 207-9<br />

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate<br />

Change (IPCC) 6, 41<br />

international comparisons 102-3, 109-10,<br />

224<br />

energy demand 167<br />

green and open spaces 138<br />

health effects 132-3<br />

tourist destinations 187<br />

transport systems 163<br />

intertidal habitats 80-1<br />

invasive species 34, 83<br />

irrigation of parks and gardens 115, 137<br />

landscaping, to mitigate effects of warmer<br />

climate 63, 114, 118<br />

leisure activities 186-7<br />

lifestyle changes 118, 128-9<br />

lightning events 156, 162, 165<br />

local authorities 221, 221-2<br />

<strong>London</strong> Biodiversity Partnership 223<br />

<strong>London</strong> Climate Change Partnership 1<br />

<strong>London</strong> Development Agency 215-16<br />

<strong>London</strong> Plan, The 101, 210-14<br />

<strong>London</strong> Underground Rail System<br />

flood risks 157<br />

impact of warmer air temperatures 61-2,<br />

157-8<br />

manufacturing industries 179-81<br />

supply of raw materials 159<br />

marshland 76-7, 80, 81, 124<br />

materials recycling 182-3<br />

Mayor’s Biodiversity Strategy, The 29<br />

Mayor’s Energy Strategy, The 165<br />

Mayor’s Transport Strategy, The 154<br />

media industries 192-3<br />

medical services 131, 138-9<br />

migration of population 125-7, 206<br />

mitigation measures, summary 204-5<br />

see also specific sectors<br />

monitoring indicators of climate change<br />

223<br />

mortality 61, 119, 129-30<br />

mudflats 80, 81<br />

natural ventilation 111-13, 125, 135<br />

nature conservation 29-30, 84, 212<br />

nature reserves 84<br />

nitrogen dioxide 28<br />

noise pollution 118, 120<br />

office buildings 108-14<br />

see also buildings

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