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Cooling the Commons is an action research program that co-designs practices and infrastructures for accessible cool living in an age of urban heating.
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Cooling Common Spaces in Densifying Urban Environments
Landcom’s mission is to create more affordable and sustainable communities that demonstrate global standards of liveability, resilience, inclusion, affordability and environmental quality, including in Western Sydney, where the urban heat island effect is adversely affecting liveability.
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Climate Risk, Climate Ready!
Summer in Australia is getting hotter. Extreme heat events, with daytime temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, are becoming more common and we are getting more of these days in a row.
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Cooling the Commons Pilot Study
This pilot study provides initial insights into how residents living in Western Sydney keep cool during the hottest parts of the year and how they would like to see their living environments, at home and out and about, modified to improve wellbeing in a climate changing world.