Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT220100652
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Urban greening to protect vulnerable people and promote thermal equity. This project aims to create, test and apply new knowledge to promote thermal equity in Australian cities. Climate change is increasing heatwave frequency and intensity as our cities are becoming denser and their populations growing older. Many older people have heightened vulnerability to extreme heat due to income constraints, medical conditions, physical frailty, and reduced mobility. Outputs will include a heat vulnerability assessment index for identifying at-risk places and vulnerable people, urban tree canopy maps, urban planning policy guidelines for creating cooler cities, and a toolkit for identifying appropriate green infrastructure treatments. Benefits include avoidance of heat-related deaths and improved liveability in cities.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2023
End Date: 12-2027
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $1,059,390.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Urban planning and health | Urban geography | Human geography |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
