Heat in the Streets

Biloria, NM; Thomas, L; pakdel, P

Heat in the Streets

Biloria, NM

Thomas, L

pakdel, P

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Publisher:: Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2023, pp. 318-329
Issue Date:: 2023-12-04

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dc.contributor.author	Biloria, NM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-5187
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, L https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-9260
dc.contributor.author	pakdel, P
dc.contributor.editor	Dewsbury, M
dc.contributor.editor	Tanton, D
dc.date	2023-11-29
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-21T08:44:36Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-21T08:44:36Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-04
dc.identifier.citation	2023, pp. 318-329
dc.identifier.isbn	9780992383596
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175809
dc.description.abstract	Heat stress from rising temperatures in the workplace is an urgent public health issue. The absence of canopy cover, excessive built-up areas with heat-reflective materials such as glass facades and concrete paving, the absence of shade provided by surrounding buildings, the width of streets, and traffic occupancy often aggravate heat stress in cities. This paper presents the outcomes of a research study to map, analyse, and visualise the lived experience of climate-exposed outdoor workers. The project sought to understand how experience data of heat-exposed urban workers can be communicated using digital tools and environmental sensors to derive evidence-based suggestions for developing heat-sensitive urban environments. Focusing on bicycle delivery couriers and outdoor council workers, the project draws on quantitative (temperature, humidity, and geo-location) and qualitative data (time worked and psychophysiological responses to heat) from outdoor urban workers. Minnow sensors, Strava (geo- location mapping), analogue intake and exit interviews, Google Street View, and online surveys were deployed for data acquisition, correlation, and prototyping of a real-time updating digital dashboard that served as a visual narrative of summer heat stress experienced by Sydney’s essential outdoor workers. The dashboard is instrumental in revealing heat stress hotspots and corresponding opportunities for urban interventions (e.g., heat refuges, shade, landscaping) to mitigate urban heat effects while simultaneously revealing the lived experience data of the participant outdoor workers. A citizen science initiative, the research is instrumental in communicating the impact of the spatial, social, and policy landscape on critical climate emergencies to a broader audience.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)
dc.relation	The Council of the City of Sydney
dc.relation.ispartof	56th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Heat in the Streets
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Launceston, Australia
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - VI - Visualisation Institute
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.consider-herdc	true
dc.date.updated	2024-02-21T08:44:35Z
pubs.finish-date	2023-12-02
pubs.place-of-publication	Australia
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.start-date	2023-11-29
dc.location	Australia

Abstract:

Heat stress from rising temperatures in the workplace is an urgent public health issue. The absence of canopy cover, excessive built-up areas with heat-reflective materials such as glass facades and concrete paving, the absence of shade provided by surrounding buildings, the width of streets, and traffic occupancy often aggravate heat stress in cities. This paper presents the outcomes of a research study to map, analyse, and visualise the lived experience of climate-exposed outdoor workers. The project sought to understand how experience data of heat-exposed urban workers can be communicated using digital tools and environmental sensors to derive evidence-based suggestions for developing heat-sensitive urban environments. Focusing on bicycle delivery couriers and outdoor council workers, the project draws on quantitative (temperature, humidity, and geo-location) and qualitative data (time worked and psychophysiological responses to heat) from outdoor urban workers. Minnow sensors, Strava (geo- location mapping), analogue intake and exit interviews, Google Street View, and online surveys were deployed for data acquisition, correlation, and prototyping of a real-time updating digital dashboard that served as a visual narrative of summer heat stress experienced by Sydney’s essential outdoor workers. The dashboard is instrumental in revealing heat stress hotspots and corresponding opportunities for urban interventions (e.g., heat refuges, shade, landscaping) to mitigate urban heat effects while simultaneously revealing the lived experience data of the participant outdoor workers. A citizen science initiative, the research is instrumental in communicating the impact of the spatial, social, and policy landscape on critical climate emergencies to a broader audience.

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