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Western Sydney Turn Down the Heat Strategy and Action Plan 2018 TURN DOWN THE HEAT STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 2018 URBAN HEAT IMPACTS ALL TURN DOWN THE HEAT ASPECTS OF OUR CITIES STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN This strategy has been prepared to increase awareness and facilitate a broader and more coordinated response to the challenges of urban heat in Western Sydney. 13% A LETTER FROM OUR STEERING COMMITTEE increase in mortality during heat wave2 It is with much pleasure that we present the Western Sydney Turn Down the Heat Strategy and Action Plan. PEOPLE INFRASTRUCTURE Heatwaves kill more Of all extreme weather Turn Down the Heat is a remarkable collaboration between a regional, cross-disciplinary group of stakeholders Australians than any other events, heatwaves place who collectively recognise the importance of implementing solutions for a greener, cooler, more liveable and natural disaster.1 the greatest pressure on resilient Western Sydney. We specifically recognise that in the Western Sydney context, addressing urban heat our city’s assets. is a matter of survival for vulnerable communities. This strategy has been prepared to increase awareness and facilitate a broader and more coordinated response to the challenges of urban heat in Western Sydney. We recognise the considerable efforts of the many stakeholders who play a role in addressing the growing problem of urban heat in Greater Sydney. This initiative aims to build on those efforts and looks to advance the recognition that urban heat is a priority issue in Western Sydney, which will $6.9b Unusable continue to increase under the dual pressures of urbanisation and climate change. URBAN HEAT Australia’s estimated public spaces and The strategy reflects insight and inputs from stakeholders including local councils, state government, businesses, annual lost IMPACTS other facilities researchers, developers, infrastructure and critical service providers, as well as health and community service productivity due become unusable to heat stress1 providers who have participated in a series of workshops, forums and interviews in 2017. We hope that after reading this strategy, you see a role for yourself as a champion within the organisation you represent to further develop and implement actions to reduce the impact of urban heat across Western Sydney. ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT We ask that you: The economic burden of Extreme heat causes a • Advocate for urban heat to be recognised as a priority issue for Western Sydney heatwaves is thought to be dramatic reduction in the • Share your successes and lessons learnt on addressing urban heat with others across Metropolitan Sydney significant, however, the exact amenity of an environment • Join us by participating in our working groups to develop and implement the priority actions cost remains unknown and 100% from the neighbourhood challenging to quantify. to the city level. higher energy consumption for cooling in West vs East Sydney3 Signed by, Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney Local Health District, Resilient Sydney, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Government Architect NSW, Greater Sydney Commission, and City of Parramatta Council WSROC acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait A full list of stakeholders engaged through the Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of strategy development process is included at the the lands and waters of this place we now call end of this document. Metropolitan Sydney. We pay our respect to Elders If you are looking for more information about this past, present and future of the Eora, Dharawal strategy or would like to get involved in this effort, (Tharawal), Gundungurra, Dharug (Darug) and please reach out to . Guringai (Kuring-gai) peoples. [email protected] WSROC unless otherwise noted, This strategy, developed by AECOM, has been Image credits: with thanks to member councils for providing published by WSROC with assistance and support images. from a range of organisations and individuals. Urban heat in Western Sydney 2 TURN DOWN THE HEAT - STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 3 CONTENTS TURN DOWN THE HEAT STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN • Acknowledgements 2 • A letter from our Steering Committee 3 • Contents 5 SECTION 1 | DEVELOPING THE TURN DOWN THE HEAT STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 1.1 Collaborating for a cooler, more liveable and resilient Western Sydney 8 • Turn Down the Heat 8 • Why is this strategy needed 9 • Strategy targets 11 SECTION 2 | THE NEED TO TURN DOWN THE HEAT IN WESTERN SYDNEY 2.1 Urban heat in the Western Sydney context 14 • Western Sydney and the impacts of heat 15 • What is urban heat? 16 • Urban heat in Western Sydney today 17 • The future of urban heat - increasing in severity and frequency 22 2.2 Impacts of urban heat on our people, infrastructure, economy and environment 23 • The impacts of urban heat on our people 23 • The impacts of urban heat on our infrastructure 25 • The impact of urban heat on our economy 26 • The impact of urban heat on our environment 27 2.3 Towards a cooler future 28 SECTION 3 | A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE 3.1 Existing work across Western Sydney to address heat 32 3.2 A plan for action 36 • Strategic drivers 37 3.3 Actions to Turn Down the Heat 38 • Targets 40 • How to read our actions 42 • Take action, together 43 • Design and plan to cool the built environment 48 • Cool with green space and water 54 • Build a community that is healthy and prepared 62 • Innovative and responsive infrastructure 68 3.4 Next steps and the way forward 72 • Strategy governance 72 Glossary 74 Acknowledgements 75 References 76 4 TURN DOWN THE HEAT - STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 5 SECTION 1.0 DEVELOPING THE TURN DOWN THE HEAT STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 6 TURN DOWN THE HEAT - STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN 7 TURN DOWN THE HEAT WHY IS THIS StrateGY NEEDED NSW Health’s successful Beat the Heat program is 1.1 COLLABORATING FOR working to reduce community health impacts but is A COOLER, MORE LIVEABLE Universally, extreme heat has been prioritised as a This strategy is needed to facilitate a broader and more managed via three Local Health District Boards; Nepean AND RESILIENT WESTERN key issue of concern for governments, organisations, coordinated response to the challenges of urban heat in Blue Mountains, Western Sydney, and South Western businesses and communities alike. What is now urgently the absence of coherent state or national policy. Sydney. Local councils also run targeted programs in SYDNEY needed is coordination and action. The Turn Down their own Local Government Areas. the Heat initiative offers a pragmatic response to the How we respond to the challenge of urban heat The Turn Down the Heat Strategy has been prepared challenges of urban heat where it is felt most; spans the roles and responsibilities of many different In this space, the Turn Down the Heat Strategy aims to in collaboration with stakeholders from a diverse range Western Sydney. organisations and public sector agencies. There is complement existing policies and strategies to create of sectors including health, infrastructure, academia, a very real deficit of understanding the economic, local, practical and coordinated action in the short, planning, utilities and non-profit. Combining the expert Turn Down the Heat seeks to: environmental and social impacts of urban heat medium and long term. It aims to build on existing knowledge, skills and resources of these stakeholders is across Greater Sydney. While local government and efforts and looks to advance the recognition that urban • Represent the interests of the residents of essential to comprehensively address urban heat. As a health providers are often closest to the community heat is a priority regional issue in Western Sydney. Western Sydney; collective we will need to continue to build collaboration impact of urban heat on residents, they are not always between sector experts to ensure the goals of the • Enhance existing efforts to address urban heat; empowered from a regulatory or resource perspective Engaging across the Greater Western Sydney region strategy are achieved. • Collaborate across the region to increase to develop and drive adaptation outcomes. awareness; and Thankfully, urban heat is gaining recognition across Forums • Facilitate a broader and more coordinated planning policy, with Resilient Sydney identifying response to the challenges of urban heat. 180 participants from 55 organisations including: extreme weather events, including heatwaves as community organisations, developers, industry, This strategy presents a five-year plan for addressing Metropolitan Sydney’s greatest shock event. The research, health providers, local and state urban heat across the region. The strategy builds on Greater Sydney Commission has identified heat as government, strategic planning bodies, and inputs provided by 55 different organisations through a key stressor for Greater Sydney, and the Office of infrastructure providers workshop forums and interviews throughout 2017. Emergency Management has identified heatwaves as an extreme risk for NSW (The figure on page 10 shows The overarching aim of the Turn Down the Heat the current policy landscape addressing urban heat). Interviews program is to reduce the debilitating effects of urban 20 participants from 15 organisations spanning While urban heat is recognised by many organisations heat on people. The strategy seeks to: research, health providers, local and state serving the Greater Western Sydney region, government, strategic planning bodies, and 1. Identify and leverage existing best practice implementation of action is fragmented,
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