Fighting climate change with greener cities
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Dr Simon Divecha wants to reduce the impact of heat in cities by making more green urban areas.
"If we shade the buildings, the walls, the roads, it stops that mass ... absorbing that heat during the day and radiating that heat at night," says Dr Divecha.
Dr Divecha's interview can be accessed at the News Limited website.
For more information about climate change visit the Environment Institute website.
[/caption]Dr Simon Divecha wants to reduce the impact of heat in cities by making more green urban areas.
"If we shade the buildings, the walls, the roads, it stops that mass ... absorbing that heat during the day and radiating that heat at night," says Dr Divecha.
Dr Divecha's interview can be accessed at the News Limited website.
For more information about climate change visit the Environment Institute website.
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