Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

Brian Stone Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, The Conversation

Posted 8/19/24

Trees are one way to cool down a city. Architects in ancient Rome also designed buildings with porticos for shade and air flow. Laszlo Szirtesi/Getty Images As intense heat breaks records around the …

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