There’s nothing quite like spending time on a rooftop—standing above, but not altogether removed from, the grimy, crowded, overstimulating city that you love. Particularly in cities where the beach is ...

Extreme heat is one of climate change's most urgent and rapidly growing consequences, especially in cities. Urban areas are particularly vulnerable because they trap heat in building materials and ...

With space at a premium, cities are exploring new ways to make better use of their rooftops. In some European and US cities, councils now offer significant financial incentives to developers who ...