Smoke Control Areas in Nottingham with Operative Dates

Smoke Control Orders covering the administrative area of the City of Nottingham. Each order defines a Smoke Control Area and includes an 'Operative Date' when it came into effect. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Mapping the historical rollout of smoke control policies based on the 'Operative Date' for each area.
• Analyzing the relationship between regulatory boundaries and air quality improvements mentioned in the description.
• Modeling the impact of fuel-burning restrictions on urban environments based on the described reduction of smoke and sulphur dioxide.

Strengths

• Data is linked to a specific policy outcome, as the description states the programme 'significantly improved air quality'.
• Includes a temporal dimension with 'Operative Date' for each defined area.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official Smoke Control Orders.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is implied by 'Operative Date' fields but the specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Covers the whole administrative area of the City of Nottingham.