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Houses in our cities and suburbs are getting hotter : Michael Joiner (360info) CCBY4.0

A deadly combination of rising summer temperatures and inefficient homes is making life tougher for renters in some of Australia’s biggest cities, data shows.

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Record heat

Renters in older homes feeling the heat

A deadly combination of rising summer temperatures and inefficient homes is making life tougher for renters in some of Australia’s biggest cities, data shows.

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Vegetation incorporated into a building’s exterior has two purposes: it lowers the heat transferred inside and improves the building’s look. : Photo provided by the author.

As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.

Record heat

The urban jungle needs more trees

As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.

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Kolkata has spread so far from its original boundaries and chewed up so much surrounding land the only solution is high-rise. : Biswarup Ganguly CC3.0

Colonial planning was about attracting people to Kolkata, post-colonial planning is more about crisis management.

Cities after colonialism

Sprawling Kolkata’s tall order for a sustainable future

Colonial planning was about attracting people to Kolkata, post-colonial planning is more about crisis management.

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Building design can impact mental health. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

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Access to warm, dry, secure, long-term housing is key to mental health. 360info explores housing policy, residential green space and the meaning of ‘home’.

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Building mental health

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Social housing in the UK is allocated on a fast, low-cost basis. Credit: Lydia_Shiningbrightly (Flickr) CC BY 2.0 : Lydia_Shiningbrightly (Flickr) CC 2.0
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Putting the heart back into home

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An architecturally designed prison with light, views and nature seems fanciful. But it could be what’s needed to deliver good neighbours, friends, colleagues and parents back into the community. : PHILIPVILE All rights reserved

Maggie’s are health centres designed to be beautiful and healing. Prisons could learn something from their design principles.

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Rethinking prisons for the people they house

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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

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