For over 10 years, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has been investigating geotechnical and
mineralogical factors controlling volume change behaviour of UK clay soils and mudrocks. A
strong understanding of the relationship between these parameters and the clays' shrink-swell
properties has been developed. More recently, partly resulting from concerns of users of this
knowledge, a study of the relationships between climate change and shrink-swell behaviour
over the last 30 years has been carried out. Information on subsidence insurance claims has been
provided by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the UK Meteorological Office (UKMO)
historical climate station data has also been utilised. This is being combined with the
BGS's GeoSure national geohazard data, to build a preliminary GIS model to provide an understanding
of the susceptibility of the Tertiary London Clay to climate change. This paper summarises
the data analysis and identifies future work for model construction and refinement
