Thought Leadership Event Series
https://library.westernsydney.edu.au/...

14 February 2023
From Hot Suburbs to Cool Towns
Dr Sebastian Pfautsch

Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, where nearly 90% of the population lives in towns and metropolitan areas. The trend in Australia and elsewhere in the world is towards larger and denser cities. Both processes, expansion of cities at their fringe zones and densifying within, make cities hotter. This is counterproductive in a time where our summers become hotter. We must do the opposite – develop urban spaces so they keep cool.

Dr Sebastian Pfautsch is an Associate Professor at the Urban Transformations Research Centre of Western Sydney University where he develops strategies to keep cities cool. He is an advocate for change who regularly features in the media. His work has changed government policies and practices and he has won state and national awards for his projects.

In this talk, he explained why it is necessary to pivot urban design and development from businessasusual to cool. Using practical examples, he demonstrated the wide range of possibilities available today to create heatsmart towns and cities for tomorrow – from simple changes around residential homes to turning public parks into large air conditioners.

You may find out about his work on car parks, playgrounds and schools as well.

00:00 Introduction

00:19 Global Change
01:07 Earth System Pathways
03:21 Tipping Cascades
05:40 Australia's Situation
06:56 Sydney's Situation

07:39 02. EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
07:58 Western Sydney University

11:39 03. WHY ARE OUR CITIES OVERHEATING?
11:43 Urban Overheating
12:39 Urban Overheating Sources
14:05 Urban Heat
16:28 Urban Overheating Land Use Change
17:48 Urban Overheating Car Parks
18:54 Urban Overheating Energy Balance

19:54 04. URBAN COOLING APPLICATIONS
20:04 ECooling
22:25 ClimateSensitive Cooling
23:03 Limits to Climate Sensitive Cooling
25:04 Urban Heat Reports and Recommendations
25:31 Actions and Recommendations
26:09 Cooling Individual Homes
29:52 Cooling Playgrounds
32:15 Cooling Asphalt Surfaces
33:12 Cooling Public Parks
34:29 Watersensitive Urban Design
35:17 Global, National, Local Resources

35:55 05. WE CAN BUILD COOL CITIES TODAY
35:57 Fraîcheur de Paris
38:16 Regenerative Residential Estates
38:48 Fairwater, Blacktown
39:45 Green Roofs
41:04 Green Car Parks

42:17 Standards Australia HB 214:2023

43:07 06. SUMMARY
43:08 Summary
44:53 Partnerships
45:25 WesternX/OpenLearning Microcredential "The Basics of Urban Cooling"

Western Sydney University was placed first in the world in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact rankings, the only global performance measure that assesses universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event series aims to celebrate and promote this #1 ranking, complementing work being undertaken across the University as part of its Sustainability and Resilience Decadal Strategy 2030.

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