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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