Designing for aridity in Windhoek

A post argues that cities in Africa’s drylands should design for aridity rather than import green-city templates. It says Windhoek’s informal settlements grow 6.5–7% a year, compared with 4% for the formal city, while climate plans focus on disaster management. The Conversation describes research on how a “Brown is Beautiful” approach could use Windhoek’s dry landscape to protect it from heat, drought and floods.