Here’s where we have made headlines…
Govt buys suburban block to save significant trees
indaily, 29 august 2022
Two surviving remnant grey box trees in Black Forest – the Adelaide suburb named after a now-vanished woodland – have been saved from the threat of the developers’ axe after the state government stepped in to buy the house and land on which they stand.
City of Unley wins local gov award for digital twin
iTnews, 16 June 2022
City of Unley has taken out the local government award at the 2022 iTnews Benchmark Awards for its tree canopy change digital twin.
Cool roofs and how to get them: City of Adelaide Council trials a space-age ceramic coating as temperatures skyrocket
The Fifth Estate, 17 May 2022
City of Adelaide Council is partnering with the University of Adelaide to trial the use of a ceramic cool roof coating called Super Therm, originally developed with NASA, that is more effective at blocking heat than an ordinary white roof.
Canopy mapping app helps SA council see wood for the trees
Government News, 28 April 2022
A South Australian council is using new technology to measure and monitor tree canopy, raise community awareness and inform Council decision-making.
Natives for Norwood
Adelaide East Herald, 2 September 2021
Neighbourhood greening projects are fast becoming a way for local councils to better their environmental sustainability and improve local streetscapes (Page 1).
Also in this publication:
Unley plans to be carbon neutral by December 2023, Page 6
Campbelltown IPCC report, Page 13
Green Cities Trio
Adelaide East Herald, 18 March 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) along with the Arbor Day Foundation has recognised the City of Mitcham as a Tree City of the World. Adelaide is heavily represented, with Burnside and Unley also receiving the designation.
We need more trees to keep SA cool
CityMag, 3 February 2021
Last November, Greens politician Mark Parnell introduced a motion to State Parliament asking for his colleagues to “prioritise” the protection of existing urban trees and green open spaces.
Urban Tree Canopy Management Case Study
Aerometrex, 19 January 2021
In a first for metropolitan Adelaide, we collaborated with Adapting Northern Adelaide, Resilient South and AdaptWest to capture a baseline of tree canopy cover and height for all trees over three metres.
Using LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) technology (and with help from Aerometrex), we captured high resolution, 3D tree data by flying across the Adelaide region. Here’s what Aerometrex had to say….
Proceedings of Heat & Habitat in Cities Symposium, Adelaide, 9-10 December 2019
The University of Adelaide, published 24 September 2020
Heat and Habitat in Cities Symposium brought together international and national experts, policy makers, planners, designers and researchers to exchange knowledge, experience and expertise and to discuss and debate concrete ideas for planning, designing, developing and improving our cities.
In the proceedings, the City of Adelaide features as a case study under ‘Progressive Policies’ on pages 96-100, titled ‘City of Adelaide- Taking Climate Action and Transitioning to a Climate Ready City’.
Using seal coats to reduce urban heat
Infrastructure Magazine, 7 August 2020
'“Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural disaster and the number of extreme heat days is predicted to increase significantly for many areas of Australia.
Climate-KIC Australia in partnership with the City of Adelaide (CoA) and South Australian Department for Environment and Water, are undertaking the Cool Road Adelaide project to test three heat reflective seal coats that may help combat urban heat now and in the future.”
Tackling Adelaide’s urban heat by cooling roads
Department for Environment and Water, 30 January 2020
An innovative way to tackle urban heat is underway in Adelaide’s Central Market District with an aim of making our city a more attractive place to work and live.
Adelaide's urban heat islands are compounding the effect of heatwave conditions
ABC News, 19 December 2019
As South Australia endures record-breaking heat, some parts of Adelaide are feeling it more than others.
In metropolitan Adelaide, some suburbs are home to "urban heat islands", which have higher average temperatures compared to neighbouring suburbs.
Tea Tree Gully Council to reject all fake turf applications for verges
The Advertiser, 25 September 2019
Fake turf will no longer be allowed on verges outside residential properties in Tea Tree Gully, after the council voted to reject all future applications.
Council bans fake grass from city verges
Indaily, 12 September 2019
Adelaide City Council has unanimously agreed to ban the use of artificial turf on verges following claims that it contributes to urban heating and landfill.
New heat map reveals our sweltering suburbs
Adelaide Advertiser, 8 February 2019
“The impact of hot weather on Adelaide’s streets and suburbs has been captured on an interactive map allowing people to see how their homes and neighbourhoods are coping with urban heat.”
Hot in the city — Urban heat mapping reveal Adeaide’s hottest and coolest suburbs
The Advertiser, 7 February 2019
Adelaide’s hottest and coolest suburbs are revealed in maps allowing households to see how their homes and neighbourhoods are coping with urban heat. SEE HOW HOT YOUR SUBURB IS.
City of Adelaide Helping the Community Prepare for Heatwaves
Mirage news, 6 February 2019
“Recent heatwaves in Adelaide have put rising temperatures front and centre in many people’s minds.
To help the community prepare for a changing climate, the City of Adelaide, on behalf of Resilient East, is hosting Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot at the Adelaide Town Hall on 6 February, where a panel of experts will work through a hypothetical extended heatwave and its impacts. Around 850 people are expected to attend.”
Adelaide’s East; resilient in times of change
The Adelaide Review, 16 September 2015
“Climate change is happening now and some impacts are unavoidable.
Leading the way in preparing for climate change, eight eastern metropolitan councils have formed a partnership for the Resilient East project, to understand the challenges of climate change for eastern Adelaide and how to create a prosperous future for the region.”