Urban planner & designer. Talking about urban policy for heat resilient settlements. Living and working on unceded Juggera and Turrbal Country (Meanjin/Brisbane). he/him 🏳️🌈
Mixed bag of—
🌇 Urban climates, urban heat & heatwaves
🏙️ Urban policy
🌡️ Climate crisis and climate justice
☔ Disaster risk reduction
With a dash of—
🌈 Queerness and queering
🏛️ #auspol
👨🏼🎓 #phdlife
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Some big #ClimateAction news for Queensland, Australia today. A landmark case for #ClimateJustice and #HumanRights.
'[Ms Kingham] told the court the mine unjustifiably limited the right to life, cultural rights of First Nations peoples, the rights of children, the rights to property, privacy and home and the right to enjoy human rights equally.'
No surprises in today's State of the #Climate 2022 report for #australia
It is getting hotter, we are having fewer frosts, fire danger is growing, the reef is bleaching, the seas are rising, and expect more time in drought.
Do you know what #ClimateColoniality is? Learn more here from my #openaccess article:
"The Unbearable Heaviness of Climate Coloniality"
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #Coloniality #Decolonization #ClimateChange #LossAndDamage #Reparations #Resistance
An #Australian perspective on #COP27 from Nikki Hutley.
"[...] there is a huge cognitive dissonance between this message of hope and opportunity in [Australia's] new-found climate cred and the reality of our fossil fuel sector and the ongoing public support for new coal, oil and gas projects, including billions of dollars in subsidies."
@maiakbc it's predominantly volunteering my time, knowledge and capacity with bodies like our planning professionals peak body and other industry advisory groups that relate to my research. And also being the provocative, 'tell it like it is' voice with industry—something that is made easier having one foot in academia.
For example, on the industry side, something I have worked on this year with our peak body is an urban heat practice note for industry practitioners. Another project I've been supporting: https://climatejustice.social/@RyanMcNeilly_/109313832892862355
Industry advocacy and engagement is important to me because my research needs to be applicable and usable in industry if it's to create lasting change. That won't come overnight once I finish my PhD — it needs to be chipped away at by building relationships and capacity.
Attached: 1 image For the #Queenslanders here. A new community of practice will be launching next month to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing about #HeatHealth risk, challenges and opportunities. #Heatwaves are Australia's deadliest natural hazard, killing more people than all other natural hazards combined. And they require multi-sector solutions to reduce exposure, vulnerability and risk. Those risks are all but going to increase in our climate changed world. This new Queensland Heat Health Community of Practice #QHHCoP is open to professionals working on the challenges of heat across any sector, be it built environment, emergency and disaster management, clinical and public health, community services, policy and governance, ... (it's a long list). #UrbanHeat #ExtremeHeat If you're interested in attending the launch event, register here: https://bit.ly/3UwcCyC If you're interested in being involved in the QHHCoP, register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TCKBQ5?fbclid=IwAR155yQKC8FzIBuW-akfyk_mlqVETHjukyQMzMySBtQEx9YfrXn1beIYGU4
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