Can cities help us fight climate change?

As the planet warms, and intense heatwaves become the norm, our
urban environments need a radical rethink to keep them habitable.
So what do we want the cities of the future to look like? In the
first of our special series of episodes looking at what a future
world could look like, Madeleine Finlay speaks to author and
historian Ben Wilson, Prof Jessica Davies and Prof Diane Jones
Allen about how to create cities that are fairer, greener and more
self-reliant.. Help support our independent journalism at
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