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Place & Spatial Analysis
GIS and spatial analysis used to understand how places work and where needs are changing.
Capabilities / People & Place
01People & Place
Understanding people. Understanding place. Making better decisions. We combine spatial analysis, research, community insight and data to understand how people interact with the places around them.
People & Place
Understanding people. Understanding place. Making better decisions.
Places work differently for different people.
We combine spatial analysis, research, community insight and data to understand how people interact with the places around them — identifying needs, pressures, gaps and opportunities.
From accessibility and public space to climate resilience and investment planning, we turn complex evidence into practical insight for better decisions.
The questions that matter
A common example
A council knows that communities are changing, but the evidence about where needs are shifting is scattered across datasets, surveys and anecdotal feedback.
How we help
We combine spatial analysis with community research to map where needs are changing and identify who is most affected.
Our areas of expertise
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People & Communities
Combining data with people’s actual experiences to understand how communities interact with the places around them.
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Public Space & Recreation
Understanding how public spaces, parks and recreation provision serve their communities.
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Climate & Resilience
Understanding who is most exposed to a changing climate and how communities can adapt.
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Investment & Decision Support
Helping clients understand what the patterns mean and where intervention could have greatest impact.
Blueridge Research
Growing Up in a Hotter Britain
Children, climate and access to public space.
A Blueridge study exploring how heat, deprivation, access to recreation, shade and water interact — and how spatial evidence can help identify where intervention may be needed most.
Explore the researchCross-capability work
Projects can combine expertise from multiple capabilities.
A climate-resilient public-space project, for example, could draw on all three practices — each answering a different question.
People & Place
Understanding communities, accessibility, heat exposure and provision.
What’s happening, where, and who does it affect?
Geology & Ecology
Understanding the natural environment and ecological conditions.
What are the physical and environmental conditions?
Management & Strategy
Developing the investment strategy, implementation approach or supporting digital systems.
What should the organisation do, and how can it deliver it?
Principal Consultant
Morgan Barkley
Morgan's background spans environmental consulting, operational leadership and complex project delivery in the UK and United States. Her work with park systems on xeriscaping, cave mapping and preservation gave her a practical understanding of how places work — and how the natural and built environment shapes the way communities live, move and spend time. She brings together technical evidence, community insight and strategic judgement to help organisations understand need, prioritise investment and make better decisions about the places they manage.
Environmental PlanningPublic SpaceCommunity InsightSpatial AnalysisClimate & PlaceInvestment Prioritisation
Contact MorganUnderstand where needs are changing.
Tell us about the place, the community or the decision you\u2019re facing. We will help you see what the patterns mean.
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