Climate Stress and Daily Life

Extreme heat is becoming a planning problem rather than a short-term weather inconvenience. Explain why heat waves can be especially dangerous in temperate countries with older housing stock, dense cities, and aging populations. Then propose a layered adaptation plan covering public health, workplaces, schools, transport, building design, and urban green space. Include which measures are cheap and immediate, which are expensive but transformative, and which are likely to face political resistance.