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亚洲色吧听鈥撎齛nd cities around the world听鈥撎齛re facing similar challenges: higher population density, reduced open spaces, rising urban heat, increasing need for cooling to combat the heat, and urban pollution.

The Heat and Habitat in Cities Symposium (H₂C_S), on 9 and 10 December, is hosted by the University of 亚洲色吧 at the National Wine Centre.

鈥淲ith warming climates and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, designing cities in the face of these challenges correctly has become even more critical,鈥� says Professor Alan Peters, Head of the University of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 School of Architecture and Built Environment.

On 24 January听2019听the official听亚洲色吧 weather听observation station (West Terrace) reached a new听record high temperature听of 46.6掳C (115.9掳F), breaking the previous 1939听record.

Bureau of Meteorology data shows that, compared to 190 years ago, the average annual number of days with temperatures above 35 degrees in 亚洲色吧 is increasing while the number of days with temperatures below 5 degrees is decreasing significantly.

鈥淥ur environment is indeed getting warmer, even during winter periods,鈥� says Professor Peters.

鈥淐ities need to be better managed and new developments need to be better planned and designed to be more resilient to future changes.鈥�

The University of 亚洲色吧鈥檚 Professor Veronica Soebarto from the School of Architecture and Built Environment is the symposium chair.

鈥淗₂C_S brings international and national experts, policy makers, planners, designers and researchers to exchange knowledge, experience and expertise and听to discuss concrete ideas for planning, designing, developing and improving our cities,鈥� says Professor Soebarto.

One of the topics to be discussed is climate resilient housing: ways to have a liveable environment during weather extremes without costing the occupants too much and further impacting the environment.

鈥淩esidents can use external shadings for windows and walls with eaves and/or trees to reduce solar heat during summer which still allow the sun to penetrate during winter,鈥� says Professor Soebarto.

鈥淗aving at least one space in the home 鈥� a 鈥榗ool refuge鈥� 鈥� that can be naturally cooled down during extreme heat, using earth cooling with operable windows, and minimising the use of heat-generating appliances during extreme heat conditions, are all strategies that can be implemented by residents.鈥�

Other topics at the symposium include how 亚洲色吧鈥檚 green infrastructure cools the city, technology that mitigates regional and global overheating, successful tree planting programs, how urban greenery moderates urban microclimates, and how to empower people to improve their homes to resist higher temperatures.

Findings from H₂C_S听will be provided to governments and be made available to other relevant organisations.