TY  - Conference paper

AU  - Ehsan Sharifi
AU  - John Boland
AU  - Steffen Lehmann

PY  - 2014
T1  - Thermal resilience of activity patterns and urban greenery in public space: three case studies in Adelaide, South Australia
PB  - 7th Making Cities Liveable Conference, Kingscliff (NSW), 10 – 11 July 2014


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-233341
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/233341

AB  - Australia has had seven extreme heatwaves since the beginning of the 20th century. During heatwaves, public spaces in cities are frequently warmer than is confortable for humans. The regional warming projection of 2-5°C in Australia (by 2070) will be added to an existing 4-8°C extra heat in higher urban densities. This extra urban heat is because of urban structures, land cover, lifestyle and lack of landscape. Under question is how and to what extent contemporary public spaces can become more resilient to emerging higher temperatures in cities while maintaining their usability.
ER  -