Policy
The Melting Metropolis team is keen for our research, and our community and public engagement, to inform policy-making on urban climate change. We work with policy-makers and planners, alongside advocacy groups, to help secure healthier and more equitable futures within urban heat islands.
Living with Extreme Heat in London: a compendium of stories
This compendium of stories shares evidence of what it’s like to live with both short-term heatwaves and chronic extreme heat in London. It draws on personal accounts of life in the capital that have been collected by the Melting Metropolis team, the Greater London Authority and Shade the UK.
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Living with Extreme Heat in London: policy recommendations
Based on personal testimony and lived experience, these recommendations highlight areas where further work is needed to support Londoners living with extreme heat.
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Melting Metropolis: A Human-Centred Approach to Urban Heat
This report outlines the Melting Metropolis research ethos, explaining our human-centred approach and giving examples of the stories and experiences we have found in archival material and from conversations within the community. We also give our key recommendations for addressing urban heat.
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