Abbreviation Used :
AAP = Ambient Air Pollution - PM10s
Ambient air pollution is based on a calculation of the PM10 concentrations across the country at a 1km x 1km resolution, then converted to SOA. PM10 is the pollutant with the largest health effect that dominates other pollution effects. Source: Environment Agency, 2003
SO2 = Industrial Airborne Releases SO2
The industrial airborne release indicator consists of SO2 releases. SO2 is the main air pollutant that the Environment Agency regulates. This has been calculated at a 1kmx1km resolution for major sources and then converted to SOA.
Source: Environment Agency, 2003
GS = Green Space(Write the percentage only in the % Value field, no need to divide with max value as max value of this parameter will always be equal to 100)
Percentages showing the proportion of each SOA that is either a garden or public green space.
Source: General Land Use Database (GLUD) 2001
BD = Bio-diversity(Write the percentage only in the % Value field, no need to divide with max value as max value of this parameter will always be equal to 100)
Bio-diversity has been estimated from the Land Cover 2000 database which provides the percentage cover in each 1kmx1km grid square of the following land cover categories: broadleaf woodland, coastal, conifers, open water, semi-natural habitats and upland. These are added to give the fraction of habitat deemed to favour bio-diversity in each 1km x 1km grid square. This data is based on the proportion (%) of each SOA deemed to favour bio-diversity.
Source: Land Cover 2000 database, 2001
DRL = Derelict Land
A measure of average distance from the centre of an SOA to one or more derelict land sites.
Source: National Land Use Database, 2001
FR = Flood Risk(Write the percentage only in the % Value field, no need to divide with max value as max value of this parameter will always be equal to 100)
These data show the proportion(%) of the land area of each SOA that is subject to high, medium and low flood risk. Source: Environment Agency 2006
RQ = River Quality
As with derelict land, these are based upon 'weighted kilometres' - that is, calculation of distance from the centre of each SOA to rivers.Source: Environment Agency General Quality Assessment database, 2003
SC = Street Cleanliness(Write the percentage only in the % Value field, no need to divide with max value as max value of this parameter will always be equal to 100)
Percentages, describing the proportion of 'relevant land area' (broadly streets and roads) covered in 'litter and detritus' by the ENCAMS survey and used as BV199 in the Best Value Performance Indicators.
Source: Audit Commission, 2003
PHQ = Poor Housing Quality
'social and private housing in poor condition', based on the 2001 survey.
Source: Neighbourhood Statistics/IMD 2004
FT =Flytipping
Street Cleanliness, District data assumed constant across constituent SOAs, and show 'numbers of incidents' per 1,000 of the population.
Source: Environment Agency/Defra Fly Capture database, 2004/05
PRs = Proximity to Regulated sites(Write the percentage only in the % Value field, no need to divide with max value as max value of this parameter will always be equal to 100)
This is a figure indicating the percentage area of land within an SOA or district/unitary that is at risk due to a regulated site.A regulated site includes, sites with a waste management licence, industrial sites, landfills and sewage treatment works. Each site type was then buffered on the bases of their OPRA (Operator Pollution Risk Appraisal) rating, A - 900m, B - 950m, C - 1000m, D - 1050m, E - 1100, N - 1000m. Following the buffering of each site type the fraction of area with the SOA or district/unitary was calculated.
Eg. SOA's total area = 1500m, area within proximity of regulated site = 725m this SOA's area of proximity to a regulated site would give a score of 0.483
CO2 = Carbon Dioxide Emissions
This data shows the carbon dioxide emissions from consumption, this takes into account direct and indirect emissions related to the consumption of products and services throughout the economic supply chain.Source: SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute
AE = Air Emissions
Air pollutant like Ozone,CO,NOx,O2 etc(mean values) concentration are used to calculate the EQI
