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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2021 · 27 MIN

What homes to build in a climate-changed world?

from The Climate Question · host BBC World Service

Heatwaves and floods are becoming more frequent around the world. But are the homes being built today taking that into account?The Climate Question considers the impact that living in a building threatened by rising water or constructed so that you bake in the heat has. And it asks why planners and developers in many countries have been so reluctant to adapt. Where are lessons being learnt and will other places follow their lead?

Heatwaves and floods are becoming more frequent around the world. But are the homes being built today taking that into account?The Climate Question considers the impact that living in a building threatened by rising water or constructed so that you bake in the heat has. And it asks why planners and developers in many countries have been so reluctant to adapt. Where are lessons being learnt and will other places follow their lead?

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