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Heat Stress and Urban Resilience: Alternative Cooling Strategies to Combat Extreme Heat in the Urban Environment

Dorit Aviv, Siva Mathiyazhagan, Sara Jacoby, Mu Jiang, Nikki Bagby, Joshua Klaris

Heat Stress and Urban Resilience: Alternative Cooling Strategies to Combat Extreme Heat in the Urban Environment
The Solar-Powered Cooling Shelter Being Tested by Community Members in August 2024 Photo by Eric Sucar, Penn Comms
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Heat Stress and Urban Resilience: Alternative Cooling Strategies to Combat Extreme Heat in the Urban Environment
The Solar-Powered Cooling Shelter Being Tested by Community Members in August 2024 Photo by Eric Sucar, Penn Comms

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As heat intensifies in cities, this digest argues that solar-powered open-air cooling shelters can play a critical role in a layered urban cooling strategy—providing resilient, low-energy relief that complements cooling centers and remains operational during power outages.