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Tag: urban heat
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Penrith Council shares strategies for urban heat
Penrith Council in Sydney has developed an issues paper to advocate for changes to be made to the state planning system. The aim is to ensure that all new developments across Western Sydney are designed to be adaptive to urban heat in both current and future climates. The council began developing the issues paper after […]
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Reducing the urban heat island effect
A new study by researchers at the Ohio State University has uncovered how to measure the effects shade can have on temperatures in urban environments. Urban areas are often affected by the “urban heat island effect”, where surfaces such as buildings and carparks can absorb and reflect heat – which in turn increases the overall […]
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Solving Sydney’s urban heat dilemma
Penrith City Council is hosting a Masterclass event in 2020 to try and tackle Sydney’s urban heat dilemma. The event will bring key stakeholders and leading professionals together at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on February 18. Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler says that the Cooling the City Masterclass was developed as a result of councillor concerns arising from […]