Taxonomy

Table listing the Topics (pages) and sub-topics (sub-pages) used as headings under which the Knowledge Base is organised. To help our search engine, marked down details are further down

Taxonomy spreadsheet (links to the current working document):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L3LXnfyAQ1dHgxBrUxtiS76PPM8i2bE95QrWFHtZHYQ/edit?usp=drive_linkdocs.google.com

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Links to articles for each item in the Taxonomy headings:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CLaMdgdaPND1G_qaUi52DAQlKuzUHi4A/edit?ouid=113292045961114237601&rtpof=true&sd=true&usp=drive_linkdocs.google.com

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Markdown of the Taxonomy spreadsheet:

Buildings
Energy Efficiency: Home insulation, double/triple glazing, draught-proofing.
Renewable Energy: Solar panels, heat pumps, community energy schemes.
Retrofitting: Grants, technologies, and case studies.
Housing Design: Passive house standards, low-carbon materials
Measurement Tools for Buildings: Home energy efficiency calculators, emissions calculators.
Water efficiency: low-flow taps, rainwater harvesting
Priority Actions for Buildings: Install insulation, promote energy audits, switch to renewable heating systems
Landscape
Planning: Neighbourhood Planning, Local Plans, Planning Applications, Tree Preservation Orders, Road Traffic Orders
Gardens: supporting biodiversity, native species, climate change readiness (heat, drought, flood), flood protection, growing food
Agriculture: livestock, arable, allotments, community orchards, vertical farms
Public realm: shading, heat islands, SUDS, footpaths, bridleways
Great outdoors: wildfires, management
Streets: Low traffic neighbourhoods, 20mph zones, cycle paths
Journeys
Public Transport: Accessibility, subsidies, infrastructure investment.
Active Travel: Cycling, walking infrastructure, safe routes.
Low-Carbon Vehicles: EV adoption, charging networks, car-sharing schemes.
Logistics and Freight: Localized supply chains, efficient delivery models.
Measurement Tools for Journeys: Transport emissions calculators, traffic density mapping.
Priority Actions for Journeys: Promote active travel, improve public transport, develop EV infrastructure.
Energy
Community Energy: Renewable co-operatives, shared resources.
Generation: solar PV, wind turbines, hydro-electricity
Grid Decarbonization: Transition to green energy suppliers.
Energy Storage: Batteries, local microgrids.
Education and Advocacy: Workshops, policy engagement.
Measurement Tools for Energy: Renewable energy potential calculators, grid dependency metrics.
Priority Actions for Energy: Transition to renewable suppliers, develop community solar farms.
Food
Local Food Systems: Farmer's markets, community-supported agriculture, food partnerships
Sustainable Diets: Plant-based eating, reducing food waste.
Food Security:
Food Sovereignty: Supporting local farmers, reducing imports.
Composting and Waste Reduction: Systems for schools and communities.
Measurement Tools for Food: Food carbon footprint calculators, waste auditing tools.
Priority Actions for Food: Reduce food waste, promote plant-based options, encourage local sourcing.
Biodiversity
Habitat Restoration: Rewilding, tree planting, wetland creation.
Urban Biodiversity: Green roofs, pollinator pathways, community gardens.
Wildlife Corridors: Connecting habitats, preventing fragmentation.
Natural Capital Mapping: Biodiversity surveys, ecosystem services valuation, bioblitz
Measurement Tools for Biodiversity: Biodiversity indices, habitat mapping tools.
Priority Actions for Biodiversity: Protect existing habitats, enhance biodiversity in urban areas, develop local biodiversity action plans.
Water quality: monitoring, runoff, treatment
Society
Money: Grants and bids, other financing, financial incentives and constraints, pensions and investments, insurance, charity
Communication: audiences, messages, channels
Community involvement: events, workshops, surveys, deliberative democracy, climate action planning
Supply Chains: Raw materials, manufacturing, manufacturing emissions, industrial waste
Legal: Legal incentives and constraints, changing the law, international obligations, legal rights
Culture: Fashion, entertainment, consumption and consumer waste, culture change, messaging, social media
Politics: Local, national and international government, international relationships, campaigning, protesting, deliberative democracy
Technology: Green and emergent technology, AI, software and IT, innovation
Waste: landfill, rubbish, pollution, recycling, repair, reuse
Business: ESG commitments, co-ordinating with local business sustainability programmes