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Older Civilizations had ways to counter the urban heat island effect

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I had studied architecture in the Chicago high school I attended and found the idea of drafting homes and buildings with the other features to be interesting. Why(?) is another story. What interfered with my going further into the interest was “not ready for college,” a war-time US, and probably the lack of maturity then. When I left the Corps and returned to Chicago with a wife, I discovered a lack of a college degree impeded my ability to provide. Ok, so get your degree! Except Engineers and other disciplines associated with such were not in demand. The rest is history. Yet I find this to be interesting. Hope you enjoy the article. ~~~~~~~ Professor of Environmental Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Brian Stone Jr. discusses

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I had studied architecture in the Chicago high school I attended and found the idea of drafting homes and buildings with the other features to be interesting. Why(?) is another story.

What interfered with my going further into the interest was “not ready for college,” a war-time US, and probably the lack of maturity then. When I left the Corps and returned to Chicago with a wife, I discovered a lack of a college degree impeded my ability to provide.

Ok, so get your degree! Except Engineers and other disciplines associated with such were not in demand. The rest is history. Yet I find this to be interesting. Hope you enjoy the article.

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Professor of Environmental Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Brian Stone Jr. discusses ways the Greeks and the Romans were able to minimize the impact of the sun’s radiant sunlight through the use of colors, plant life, and structural planning of the cities. Published in The Conversation. Thank you, Prof. Stone, for this piece.

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Older Civilizations had ways to counter the urban heat island effect
Older Civilizations had ways to counter the urban heat island effect

A cooler city is a safer city, and one very much within communities’ power to create.

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