Authors: Brandon Yeu, Antonio Aguiar, Jeffrey Brady, Robert Shumway
Advisors: Uma Kumar, Douglas Creed
Category: Undergraduate – IQP
Abstract: Extreme heat is Australia’s most deadly natural hazard — known as the ‘silent killer,’ it causes more fatalities than all other natural hazards combined in the country. For our project, we located hotspots, identified priority areas for intervention, based on social demographics, and developed GIS heat maps, an interactive visual library, and AI tool. Using our deliverables, we determined fine-grained measures for locating hotspots and proposed predictive modeling to analyze effects of urban heat islands, enabling the City of Melbourne to make more informed decisions about high-heat interventions.
UN SDGs:
SDG 3 – Good Health and Well Being
SDG 10 – Reduce Inequalities
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 – Climate Action
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