Our report shares the stories of how four suburbs of Melbourne experience extreme heat. To show dangerous surface and air temperatures, we collected data from the suburbs on the warmest days. We conducted twenty six interviews with community members and leaders to hear about their experiences in the heat. We combined these findings into an ArcGIS StoryMap to fabricate a story that spreads advocacy and awareness around the effects of extreme heat in Melbourne.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Calandra, Nicole
• Dutson, Eliza
• Tran, Kathy
• Barnes, Emma

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Well-Being
• Community
• Sustainability
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 117993
• E-project-022924-001659

Palabra Clave

• Climate Change
• Heat
• StoryMap
• Storytelling
• Multimedia

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Saberi, Sara

Year

• 2024

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Sweltering Cities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2024-02-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022924-001659

Rights statement

• In Copyright