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London’s Quality of Life Indicators 2012 Report
Dr Paul Toyne
Commissioner
London Sustainable Development Commission
BASE London
July 2013
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Why should you care about QoL in London?
So who are you?
• All stand up!
• Sit down if you don’t work regularly in London (2 days a week)
• Sit down if you usual place of work is not London
• Sit down if you work in London but don’t live in London
• So those standing live and work in London, perhaps what I have to say next matters most to you!!
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Background
Timely opportunity to:
• Take a look at the bigger picture
• Gives a unique snapshot of the most important issues that affect Londoners’ quality of life
• Reaffirm why SD still matters
• Highlight future priorities for action for the LSDC and help to inform the Commissions advice to Mayor
• This fourth report identifies 33 key areas or 'indicators’.
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London’s challenges – and opportunities
• Over 8m people
• Nearly 3.4m homes
• Affluence and deprivation
• £12b energy bill each year – and rising
• 30m journeys a day
• Nearly 2.7m registered cars
• 421,000 businesses
• 45m tonnes of CO2 p.a.
QoL Indicator Set 2012Environmental Social Economic
Air quality Childcare Employment rates
CO2 emissions Education: primary Business survival
Travel to school Education: secondary Income inequality
Traffic volumes Crime Child poverty
Access to nature Decent housing Fuel poverty
Bird populations Life expectancy Housing affordability
Ecological footprint Physical activity Carbon efficiency
Flooding Satisfaction with London
Gross value added
Household recycling Voting Low carbon and environmental jobs
Waste Volunteering Skills
Water consumption Happiness Innovation
The headlines
Positive direction overall London has improved on 17 of the 33 indicators since the
2008-09 report= However there are often ‘hidden issues’ behind the
headline story = 11 of the indicators show little or no change× Five of the indicators show a clear deterioration× Performance is worst amongst the economic indicators
Good News
AIR QUALITY CRIME
CO2 EMISSIONS DECENT HOUSING
TRAVEL TO SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY
TRAFFIC VOLUMES SATISFACTION WITH LONDON
FLOODING CHILD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CARBON EFFICIENCY
HOUSEHOLD WASTE SKILLS
EDUCATION: PRIMARY INNOVATION
EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Good News
CO2 EMISSIONS Fell by 1 tonne per capita since 2009
TRAFFIC VOLUMES Dropped by 7%
HOUSEHOLD WASTE Fell from 3.4 to 3 million tonnes
LIFE EXPECTANCY 79 years for men, 83.3 years for women
DECENT HOUSING 70% exceed the decent homes standard
AIR QUALITY improving
Hidden issues
Not so good news
CHILDCARE FUEL POVERTY
VOTING GROSS VALUE ADDED
BUSINESS SURVIVAL
Housing Affordability
Future good news
Low Carbon and Environmental jobs 19% market share
Skills Continue to improve
Innovation Increase in product and process innovation
Thank You!
More info at: www.londonsdc.org