title: Managing health impacts of heat in South East Queensland, Australia.
abstract: Heatwaves kill more people than any other natural hazard in Australia. Current literature on managing health risks of heatwaves highlights the importance of implementing urban planning measures, and engaging with vulnerable groups on a local level to better understand perceptions of risk and tailor health protection measures. This paper reviews arrangements to reduce heatwave health risks in South East Queensland in response to these themes. A literature search and document analysis, stakeholder interviews, and multi-stakeholder cross-sectoral workshops revealed that although heatwave management is not always considered by local government and disaster management stakeholders, many urban planning measures to minimize urban heat have been pursued. However, greater information from vulnerable groups is still needed to better inform heatwave management measures.
authors.affiliation: Urban Research Program; Nathan Campus; Griffith University ; Nathan; Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schuch
authors.affiliation: Urban Research Program; Nathan Campus; Griffith University ; Nathan; Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serrao-Neumann
authors.affiliation: Urban Research Program; Nathan Campus; Griffith University ; Nathan; Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Darryl Low
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Choy
keywords: disaster management; health; heatwave; urban planning; vulnerable groups