‘Ventilation Corridors’ Funnel Cool Mountain Air Into Steamy Stuttgart

‘Ventilation Corridors’ Funnel Cool Mountain Air Into Steamy Stuttgart

An interesting piece on how Stuttgart in Germany is using urban design to cool the city. And more broadly, how the birthplace of the gas-powered automobile has long invested in adapting to a warmer future. Interesting factoid: The city has a Chief City Climatologist, in fact, it has had one since 1938.


From Weekly Filet #406, in August 2022.

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