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Bushfires and heatwaves are expected to increase and significantly impact on Australian cities and urban communities. AAP/Tracey Nearmy

March 15, 2016

Hot cities: the ‘smart’ response to urban heat threats

Wendy Steele, RMIT University; Ian McShane, RMIT University; John Handmer, RMIT University; Sarah Pink, RMIT University, and Yolande Strengers, RMIT University

How well does the ‘smart’ city respond to the devastating scale and impact of urban heat threats such as bushfires and heatwaves?

Workers assemble air conditioners at a factory in China earlier this year. EPA/SHEPHERD ZHOU CHINA OUT

January 1, 2014

Australia’s rising air con use makes us hot and bothered

Yolande Strengers, RMIT University; Cecily Maller, RMIT University; Larissa Nicholls, RMIT University, and Sarah Pink, RMIT University

With temperatures starting to climb, it’s time to think about how we will stay cool this summer. The stakes are getting higher when it comes to hot weather. As the Australian Medical Association has warned…

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