
Are you interested in what we can learn from the Middle East regarding urban cooling? Our debate today works with the article titled A systematic review of passive cooling strategies integrating traditional wisdom and modern innovations for sustainable development in arid urban environments from 2026, by Shiva Manshour and Steffen Lehmann, published in the Discover Cities journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Shawn Meyers in episode 468 talking about the Middle East as a testing ground to find climate-resilient solutions. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how we can utilise passive cooling strategies to enhance urban thermal comfort. This article provides a practical roadmap for architects and policymakers to reduce energy dependency and mitigate rising temperature through climate-adaptive urban planning.Find the article through this link.Connected episodes you might be interested in:No.104R - The story of NEOM city: opportunities and challengesNo.105 - Interview with Richard Morrison about project NEOMNo.444 - Interview with Markus Appenzeller about the opportunities in the Middle EastYou can find the transcript through this link.What was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also availableI hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.If you would like to support the podcast, check out the Building Better Cities book or our Patreon!Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link)Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
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