I never get bored of your newsletters, Melissa. I learn something new, get access to new ideas and resources each and every time. Thanks for being in my orbit.
So well done, as always. "In the US, heat is already responsible for more deaths annually than any other weather condition," blows my mind. No one knows that. Now we do!
Not living in a city currently I rarely think about the role of heat in the daily lives of others, but I have traveled to enough cities in the summer to have experienced what you're describing. The correlation though between heat sinks and low-income people is truly disturbing. Your initial comment that everyone deserves to wake up in a place that feels like home is profound. That is so true that it is deserved and also so true that so many people don't. I'm feeling so grateful in light of your article for the relative beauty and the amount of nature that surrounds my current home.
Thanks Rick, what I love is how interrelated these trends are. More nature = cooler, but beyond cooling, seeing greenery is great for physical and mental health. So there are a lot of virtuous cycles that can be setup by making city neighborhoods greener.
I never get bored of your newsletters, Melissa. I learn something new, get access to new ideas and resources each and every time. Thanks for being in my orbit.
So well done, as always. "In the US, heat is already responsible for more deaths annually than any other weather condition," blows my mind. No one knows that. Now we do!
Not living in a city currently I rarely think about the role of heat in the daily lives of others, but I have traveled to enough cities in the summer to have experienced what you're describing. The correlation though between heat sinks and low-income people is truly disturbing. Your initial comment that everyone deserves to wake up in a place that feels like home is profound. That is so true that it is deserved and also so true that so many people don't. I'm feeling so grateful in light of your article for the relative beauty and the amount of nature that surrounds my current home.
Thanks Rick, what I love is how interrelated these trends are. More nature = cooler, but beyond cooling, seeing greenery is great for physical and mental health. So there are a lot of virtuous cycles that can be setup by making city neighborhoods greener.
A cool article about cool design, Melissa! I love your showcasing of the innovative solutions - particularly the idea of grassy highways!