'Architecture, city design a frontline of defense' against heatwaves, expert says

Europe's recent heatwave has killed more than one thousand three hundred people, according to the World Health Organization. The solution, says Cambridge professor Ronita Bardhan, may lie in how we design our cities. Architecture and city design are becoming frontline public health infrastructure in our warming world—and for good reason. Street layouts, building materials, green spaces: these design choices directly shape how cities handle extreme heat. As global temperatures continue to rise, how we build matters just as much as how we treat heat illness.

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