Category: Cities Case Studies

• May 22, 2022

  Mesa, Arizona

  

  Desert cities face immense challenges. Especially when it comes to sustainability, or mitigating climate change. They face water shortages, and intense heat waves further exacerbated by urban heat islands. Practically living h*ll if you ask me.  Urban heat islands are when cities’ temperatures are much warmer than its surrounding areas. Which is precisely why desert…
• April 10, 2022

  Copenhagen, Denmark

  

  A deep rumbling. Gyrating gears, spinning rubber and metal, grating against gravel, all in unison.  Coming around the corner, a swarm of-—bikers materialize. Headed towards you. Wha–a bike marathon? You leap out of harm’s way just in time. With jingling bells, the stream of cyclists zip past. Relax. It’s just an exaggeration.  As an unknowing…