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Given the history of commercialisation of air-conditioning as a consumer product, it’s unsurprising that people see it as essential. : Zouper Dragon via Pixabay Pixabay Licence

It’s the first thing to be turned on when the weather warms but air-conditioners are not the only answer to cooling our homes.

Why we can’t rely on air conditioning to keep us cool

It’s the first thing to be turned on when the weather warms but air-conditioners are not the only answer to cooling our homes.

Cities are vulnerable to the impacts of global warming, due to the concentration of people and infrastructure. : Priscilla Du Preez via Unsplash Unsplash Licence

Cities and their inhabitants are a main driver of climate change and, ironically, potentially the main victims. Here’s how that could be fixed.

Hot cities and the boomerang effect

Cities and their inhabitants are a main driver of climate change and, ironically, potentially the main victims. Here’s how that could be fixed.

Replacing these housing blocks would be hugely expensive and come at a significant environmental cost. : Yarecki via Pixabay Pixabay Licence

Eastern Europe’s ubiquitous prefab housing blocks have potential for mass climate change adaptation.

Drab public housing ideal for a climate retrofit

Eastern Europe’s ubiquitous prefab housing blocks have potential for mass climate change adaptation.

Coatings that reflect heat have been found to lower slum dwelling temperatures by up to 5 degrees. : Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation For use only with this article

Community outreach and a roofing program have saved thousands of lives in an Indian initiative.

Coping with heatwaves

How an Indian city saved 1000 lives a year

Zhuhai wows tourists with its mountain-sea connection and leafy green spaces : Shasha Zhuhai CC 4.0

Infrastructure to prevent urban flooding has benefits for preventing urban heat.

Coping with heatwaves

Sponge cities beating urban heat in China

Interconnected networks of electricity, supply chains, fuel and workers are needed to combat urban heat : Sauterpick

Everything is connected and climate change can unravel the lot

In Taipei, buildings block cooling breezes from flowing between mountain and sea : 毛貓大少爺 CC 2.0

Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement.

Coping with heatwaves

Parallel parks: strategic green spaces can cool cities