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How has LEZ in Glasgow affected Traffic Flow and Air Quality?

How has LEZ in Glasgow affected Traffic Flow and Air Quality?

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How has LEZ in Glasgow affected Traffic Flow and Air Quality?

New research exploring the effects of the Low Emission Zone in Glasgow has found that while traffic flow has remained largely unchanged since the Zone was enforced, air quality has significantly improved.

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2024

How has licensing affected short-term lets in Scotland?

We compare the number of licenses issued with the number of STLs operating and ask if provision has fallen.

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2024

How many heat pumps?

Response to The Climate Change Committee downgrading the estimate of progress with the installation of heat pumps.

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2024

Open-access public transport timetable archive for Great Britain

Two new open access datasets expand UBDC's public transport timetable archive for Great Britain

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2024

New high-resolution traffic flow dataset from UBDC

New UBDC paper introduces a long-term traffic flow dataset for a concise urban area combined with detailed space and time data

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2024

Adzuna insights - how the world of work is evolving

The Adzuna dataset offers a rare opportunity for researchers to explore trends in the UK labour market through a large-scale, high-frequency dataset providing detailed insights into how the world of work is evolving.

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2024

Mapping With Communities workshop at AGILE 2024

HeiGIT and UBDC ran a successful international workshop, 'Mapping with Communities' at the AGILE 2024 conference.

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2024

Brainstorming Data Dive promotes innovative social research

Researchers gathered in Glasgow for an innovative Data Dive, organised by the Urban Big Data Centre in collaboration with ESRC Smart Data Research UK. The aim of the event was to provide researchers with first-hand experience using smart data curated by UBDC and brainstorm new approaches and analyses.

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2024

MSc students in Urban Analytics and Urban Transport visit Aalto University

Six UBDC students on our MSc in Urban Analytics and Urban Transport programmes have recently returned from a rewarding study visit to Aalto University near Helsinki, Finland. The visit provided an opportunity for the Glasgow University students to develop their networks and exchange ideas.

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2024
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