Paige Davies, a City-REDI Summer Intern, looks at the impact of flooding on households, business, transport, nature and health. Paige has recently graduated with a BSc in Geography and is about to begin a Masters in Environment, Development, and Politics at the University of Birmingham. Climate change has been recognised as a global challenge, seeing … Continue reading “Flooding Risks in the Midlands: How Can We Mitigate This?”
Tag: Enviroment
Estimating the Impact of an Innovation Accelerator
Innovation accelerators are part of the government’s strategy for levelling up regions outside of London and the South East by supporting place-based research, development and innovation activity. City REDI’s Kelvin Humphrey and The Economic Intelligence Unit’s Charlie Hopkirk take a look at the challenges in modelling the potential impact of the accelerators. The Levelling Up … Continue reading “Estimating the Impact of an Innovation Accelerator”
The Launch of the Birmingham Economic Review 2022
On 20 October 2022, a launch event was held for the Birmingham Economic Review. This blog provides a summary of some of the key points to come out of the event. The Birmingham Economic Review (BER) is produced by City-REDI / WMREDI, the University of Birmingham and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. It is … Continue reading “The Launch of the Birmingham Economic Review 2022”
Exploring Factors Influencing the Adoption of Low-Carbon and Renewable Technologies in Domestic Buildings in Birmingham
The Energy Crisis is on everyone’s minds, to raise awareness of National Energy Saving Week, Annum Rafique discusses the factors influencing the adoption of low-carbon and renewable technologies in domestic buildings in Birmingham. Climate change has been recognised as a global challenge. To combat climate change, the UK government has made ambitious targets for the … Continue reading “Exploring Factors Influencing the Adoption of Low-Carbon and Renewable Technologies in Domestic Buildings in Birmingham”