Definition of Heat Wave And Vulnerability

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CANTERBURY COUNCIL PROFILE
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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Canterbury Council................................................................................................................2
Extreme heat...........................................................................................................................3
Planning responses.................................................................................................................3
Nature of the risk....................................................................................................................5
Definition of heat wave and vulnerability..............................................................................5
Social profiling.......................................................................................................................5
Demography Profiling............................................................................................................6
Demographic and social profiling: Canterbury Bankstown...................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References:...............................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
In studying sociology and social science, demography plays an important role in
understanding the society of a particular nation, state, district, city or village. The study of
demography reveals how progressive or regressive a nation/state is. Demographics is the
study of population based on several factors such as age, race and gender. Social profiling is
also important in terms of tracking the activities of the users (Forbes.com.2013). The
respective paper is the study of demographic and social profile of a newly made city known
as Canterbury Bankstown that comes under the jurisdiction of Sydney, Australia. The
particular paper is done in order to materialize the impact of the heat wave on the population,
flora, fauna and services delivery of Canterbury. This is done through the means of literature
review, which sheds light on the impact of the heat wave on the population.
Discussion
Canterbury Council
Canterbury Council is a civil institution in the city of Canterbury Bankstown that was
first proclaimed by the government of New South Wales on the year of 12 March, 2016 that
replaced the former Bankstown and Canterbury Councils, becoming the largest council in the
district of New South Wales by population and demography and is also considered that the
area has almost more than 361,000 residents. Mr. Richard Colley is the government
appointed administrator of the new Canterbury Council and the transition of the council was
led by him for the period of eighteen months, which led up to the election of September 2017.
Fifteen counsellors were elected in the election procedure and three of them were in each of
the five wards. The deputy mayor of Canterbury Council is Nadiah Saleh who will be holding
the position for the next upcoming year (Cbcity.nsw.gov.au.2020).

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The focus of the paper is on the issue of extreme heat and the responses of the
Canterbury Council towards minimizing the risks.
Extreme heat
According to the statements of the Australian government, extreme heat has been
defined as “the significantly hotter climate than the average temperature, affecting flora and
fauna, infrastructure, delivery and other services.” (Nsw.gov.au 2020)
Planning responses
The NSW government indulges in collaboration with the Bureau of Metereology for
the formulation of Heatwave Sub Plans. These plans differ for the different regions,
depending on the impact and the intensity. Canterbury Council uses Local Emergency
Management Planning Template for creating the plans. Consistent approach is exposed
towards measuring and predicting the location of the heat waves (Nsw.gov.au 2020). This
measurement is effective for issuing public warnings for saving the lives and property in the
communities. State and the local governments are involved in the process of ensuring the
wellbeing of the communities. Risk and Hazard Assessments are crucial part of the
management planning (Nsw.gov.au 2020). The operations revolve around the cycle of
planning, designing, operation and maintenance.