Cooler Place, Fairer Futures: Connecting research and praxis on heat justice and the politics of exposure

Living with increasing heat is a growing concern in communities across Australia and around the world. The social, health and equity implications of increasing heat are serious but are not yet fully recognised or understood. In collaboration with communities, industry and governments, we are generating knowledge and action on heat, justice and the politics of exposure.

Read more about our aims/mission here: Position paper

Towards climate resilient families

Mapping intersections of gender and place-based responses to summer heat vulnerability.

Urban forestry for heatwave protection

This study looks at how urban canopy cover can be expanded to keep cities cool during heatwaves.

Empowering women primary carers: Promoting heat resilient systems for families

This project examines and maps the needs, impacts, and constraints faced by women with young children, as well as the opportunities to enhance their family’s health during heat events.

Hot Cities

This project is using machine learning to map residential property parcel scale (re)development across Australian cities and measure its impact on built, impervius, and tree cover.

Global Healthy and Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration

Good city planning produces co-benefits for individual and planetary health and wellbeing

Australian Urban Observatory

A digital platform to map liveability in LGAs across Australia.

Centre for Urban Research heat library

Centre for Urban Research experts collaborate with industry, communities and other researchers around the world to produce leading research on heat, justice and cooler, fairer futures. Read more of their work using the links below.

Cooler Place, Fairer Futures: Connecting research and praxis on heat justice and the politics of exposure