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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoPlanting trees and so on, (re)planning cities with hot summers in mind.
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink11•1 year agoThe thing that’s going on in North America is that parts of cities where wealthy people live are done that way, but not areas for the poor. It creates a significant temperature difference between wealthy areas and poor ones.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoThis is a bit more in depth than is standard in Europe
minus-squareedriclinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 year agoSingapore is a small city state and very urban-dense even compared to European cities. It’s definitely a different model they are trying to implement.
Planting trees and so on, (re)planning cities with hot summers in mind.
The thing that’s going on in North America is that parts of cities where wealthy people live are done that way, but not areas for the poor. It creates a significant temperature difference between wealthy areas and poor ones.
Now this is sad.
Now this is capitalism.
This is a bit more in depth than is standard in Europe
Singapore is a small city state and very urban-dense even compared to European cities. It’s definitely a different model they are trying to implement.