Zombie apocalypse map shows the best place to be in UK if the dead rose – Daily Express

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In the event of a societal collapse, such as a zombie apocalypse, researchers believe the best place to be would be somewhere which already has an environmentally friendly and sustainable infrastructure in place. For that reason, energy firm Save On Energy has been ranking the most sustainable cities in the UK, which would also be best suited for a zombie apocalypse.

The company's analysis revealed that Cambridge would be the best place to head if the dead began to rise up.

This is because it has a lot of access to farmland, as well as being home to a number of onshore wind farms and recycling centres.

As such, the people of Cambridge could easily sustain themselves in the event of the collapse of society.

The next on the list is Swansea, according to Save on Energy.

The firm said: "When taking into account each of the eight survival factors, the Welsh city is not only home to the most outdoor space per 100,000 population, it also has vast amounts of farmland that could be used in the event of an apocalypse and farmers"

Belfast completes the top three, as the Northern Irish city has access to onshore wind farms and it has a large farming community.

Oxford was ranked as the least likely place where the people could survive a zombie apocalypse.

Save On Energy said: "Despite having some of the most farmland of all cities studied, Oxford was let down by its lack of onshore wind farms, lack of outdoor space, and clean air."

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Preston came in as the second-worst place to be, due to it having one of the lowest parks per population in the entire UK.

Derby is the third least likely place where its inhabitants would survive the living dead.

This is because it had one of the worst air qualities of the cities studied, and also one of the lowest numbers of recycling centres per 100,000 people in the population.

Save on Energy said: "Whilst much of the population believe that a zombie apocalypse is little more than a fictitious scenario, a number of Brits still fear the possibility, with pop culture leading some to believe that a zombie takeover remains a reasonable explanation of how the world might end.

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"But if zombies were to take over, how prepared would your city be?

"Our zombie survival index sought to find out which cities are least prepared for a zombie apocalypse based on each of the eight different factors: solar energy produced per year, farming area, the number of farmers per city, air quality, outdoor space, recycling centres, wind farms, and the number of electric vehicle charging points."

A recent study from Penn State University revealed that those who are fans of zombie movies were most prepared for the current coronavirus pandemic.

The researchers asked more than 300 participants to fill out a survey which calculated an individual's positive and negative resilience to situations.

The survey then asked a set of six questions which analysed how prepared someone was for the outbreak.

Participants were then asked to indicate which movie genres they most cared for, according to the research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

The researchers found that those who were fans of horror and zombie movies were most mentally prepared for the pandemic.

John Johnson, professor emeritus of psychology at Penn State, said: My latest research collaboration was unique in that my colleagues wanted to identify factors beyond personality that contributed to peoples psychological preparedness and resilience in the face of the pandemic.

"After factoring out personality influences, which were actually quite strong, we found that the more movies about zombies, alien invasions and apocalyptic pandemics people had seen prior to Covid-19, the better they dealt with the actual, current pandemic.

"These kinds of movies apparently serve as mental rehearsal for actual events."

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