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People and Places: A 21st-Century Atlas of the UK

Danny Dorling

How can very recent UK trends in the years 2011-2015 be understood in the context of detailed maps of social change in the 10 years between 2001 and 2011? This unique atlas, the third in a bestselling series, uses a wealth of up-to-the minute data sources alongside 2011 Census data. It shows national and local trends and provides analysis of the implications of these for future policy.

Packed with at-a-glance data tracking the period from boom to bust and beyond to the new Conservative government of 2015, key features include the analysis of over 100,000 demographic statistics and the use of new cartographic projections and techniques, all laid out in an attractive and accessible format.

Put together, this is the most accessible guide to social change over the past 15 years, and is essential reading for all those working in local authorities, health authorities, and statutory and voluntary organisations, as well as for researchers, students, policy makers, journalists and politicians interested in social geography, social policy, social justice and social change. This is the only social atlas of the 2011 Census that explains so much about how all of the UK is changing.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Policy Press
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 2016
  • Pages: 284
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.50in - 9.10in - 0.90in - 3.45lb
  • EAN: 9781447311362
  • Categories: DemographyHuman GeographyAtlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see also Travel - Maps & Road At

About the Author

Thomas, Bethan: - Bethan Thomas is retired and last worked in academia as a Research Fellow at the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield. She completed her PhD at the University of Leeds in 2004. She has authored a variety of books including People and Places (Policy Press, 2007) and Bankrupt Britain (2011). She has pioneered new ways of census mapping which have now been widely adopted across the UK
Dorling, Danny: - Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Peter's College. He is a patron of RoadPeace, Comprehensive Future and Heeley City Farm. He has published over 50 books, including the best-selling Peak Inequality: Britain's Ticking Timebomb (2018) and Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists (2014)..

Praise for this book

"a comfortable, accessible style that makes palatable what could have been a dry recitation of material. The resource will be useful for those in a number of fields of study who follow demographics of the UK." CHOICE
"Beautifully clear and endlessly informative, this atlas provides a fascinating yet sobering picture of the changing nature of the UK's population." Dr Alexander J. Kent, President of the British Cartographic Society
"The great value of the book is that in an era where expertise can be casually dismissed and where facts can be treated with disdain, it supplies the necessary tools to combat many misconceptions within much contemporary public discourse." Chartist
"a fascinating work" Future First
"A superb and utterly fascinating insight into what our country actually looks like, and how it's changing. Both authors brilliantly and meticulously dissect society. A must if you want to understand modern Britain." Owen Jones, author and Guardian columnist
"Dorling and Thomas' narrative helps the reader navigate the changing landscape of society effectively, highlighting interesting points and emphasising those areas which have seen the most change or continuity." Fran Darlington-Pollock, British Society for Population Studies