During hot weather, dense urban areas are often not conducive to outdoor recreation. However, pedestrian tolerance to heat can be increased by almost 2 °C through more climate-sensitive streetscape design.
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Lindley, S.J. Streetscapes and heat tolerance. Nat. Clim. Chang. 15, 919–920 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02416-9
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