Goodness, painting rooftops white? They ‘ll be grey in a week or so.
You could plant fucking trees for even less heat and an overall better climate! Also, add solar panels - albedo might not be as good, but you have clean energy for trams, trains and trolley buses - instead of all polluting traffic that also heat up the city.
Planting trees in cities is not trivial. Big trees need space for roots, but in the city they would damage power, water or gas pipes running underground. There is also not much open soil that would trap rainwater.
Goodness, painting rooftops white? They ‘ll be grey in a week or so.
You could plant fucking trees for even less heat and an overall better climate! Also, add solar panels - albedo might not be as good, but you have clean energy for trams, trains and trolley buses - instead of all polluting traffic that also heat up the city.
Mfs would do anything but plant trees and switch to green energy.
Planting trees in cities is not trivial. Big trees need space for roots, but in the city they would damage power, water or gas pipes running underground. There is also not much open soil that would trap rainwater.