When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun's warmth and ...

Via Serio 5 represents a virtuous example of urban architecture capable of reconnecting with its surroundings and generating quality without excess. A building that embodies the transformation ...

A practical toolkit to transform cities into smart and sustainable ecosystems REMOURBAN is a five-year project funded under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme. Since its kickoff in 2015, the project has ...

This Obscure But Powerful “Dark Roof” Lobby May Be Making Your City Hotter Reflective roofs can reduce energy bills and make urban areas livable. Roofing manufacturers have other priorities.

Unlike the flat, gray roofs adorning other structures on the street, the school’s roof is a bright, verdant green. Covered in native plants, the vegetation provides an unlikely urban haven for ...

The outbreak of bubonic plague in Lagos in the 1950s brought to the fore the need for urban renewal and regeneration at that time. Lagos Executive Development Board (LEDB) was established to kick ...

The impacts of existing and hypothetical green infrastructure scenarios on urban heat island formation. Environmental Pollution, 2020; 115898 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115898 ...

The impacts of existing and hypothetical green infrastructure scenarios on urban heat island formation, Environmental Pollution (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115898 ...

Memphis and Nashville are already experiencing dangerous urban heat levels, which disproportionately impact vulnerable communities, outdoor workers, and people who struggle with high energy costs.