Difference between revisions of "Solace: Rapid response for urban heat emergencies"
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This will cause [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02482-z intense human suffering] from [https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2467 heat stress, heatstroke, and even death]. We need to plan now to avoid catastrophic consequences later. | This will cause [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02482-z intense human suffering] from [https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2467 heat stress, heatstroke, and even death]. We need to plan now to avoid catastrophic consequences later. | ||
| − | The goal of the Solace project is to create a global suite of location-specific [https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2022/11/17/how-can-we-respond-to-the-dangers-of-extreme-heat-in-uk-cities/ solutions] that encompass both technical and non-technical aspects. Our vision is to crowd-source solutions using challenge-style competitions run around the world. Our first step is to create a https://propelnonprofits.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/social_enterprise_business_plan_Propel.pdf template] for such a competition and pilot it in Cambridge, then use this to refine the template, share it openly, so that similar competitions can be run elsewhere. | + | The goal of the Solace project is to create a global suite of location-specific [https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2022/11/17/how-can-we-respond-to-the-dangers-of-extreme-heat-in-uk-cities/ solutions] that encompass both technical and non-technical aspects. Our vision is to crowd-source solutions using challenge-style competitions run around the world. Our first step is to create a [https://propelnonprofits.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/social_enterprise_business_plan_Propel.pdf template] for such a competition and pilot it in Cambridge, then use this to refine the template, share it openly, so that similar competitions can be run elsewhere. |
Interested? Please contact me at sk818@cam.ac.uk. | Interested? Please contact me at sk818@cam.ac.uk. | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 24 October 2023
SOLACE: Addressing extreme urban heatwaves
Extreme urban temperatures and humidity, due to a combination of heatwaves and the urban heat island effect, are now inevitable, and will result in unprecedented conditions, such as reaching 45C for multiple days in London. This will cause intense human suffering from heat stress, heatstroke, and even death. We need to plan now to avoid catastrophic consequences later.
The goal of the Solace project is to create a global suite of location-specific solutions that encompass both technical and non-technical aspects. Our vision is to crowd-source solutions using challenge-style competitions run around the world. Our first step is to create a template for such a competition and pilot it in Cambridge, then use this to refine the template, share it openly, so that similar competitions can be run elsewhere.
Interested? Please contact me at sk818@cam.ac.uk.
The ideas in this work were developed jointly with J. Prabhu and M. Fernandes at the Judge Business School.