Trees alone can’t win fight against soaring heat, cities warned
Abu Dhabi, UAEThomson Reuters Foundation Popular projects to plant more trees and expand green space in cities may not protect residents from soaring and often deadly heat unless the efforts target those most in need of relief and bring communities closer, researchers and policymakers said. As record numbers of people move into urban areas, cities […]
Art and technology expose “hidden inequalities” in cities
Abu Dhabi, UAEThomson Reuters Foundation In South Africa’s Cape Town, an aerial photograph shows vast villas interspersed with lush greenery, blue swimming pools and the odd tennis court, while on the other side of the road, hundreds of tin-roof shacks tell a different story. The image is one of a series shot by drone in […]