Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Phoenix Tests Sustainable Strategies to Mitigate Heat Waves

Planners in Phoenix are working to reduce the impacts of increasingly frequent summer heat waves. City officials hope to make Phoenix a laboratory for testing strategies to mitigate increased urban temperatures. Ideas being considered including covering 25 percent of Phoenix with shade trees, and zoning for higher and more-dense buildings.
To learn more:
http://www.planetizen.com/node/58070

article courtesy of Smart Growth online

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