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Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource
Urban design, history and climate resilience intersect in journalist Sam Bloch’s exploration of shade as an essential yet often overlooked public resource. Drawing on examples from Mesopotamian cities to modern Los Angeles bus stops, Bloch examines how access to shade affects public health, safety and quality of life—and why its absence disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities.
A former staff writer at The Counter and an environmental journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Slate and CityLab, Bloch brings research, reporting and historical context to a subject with growing urgency in an era of extreme heat. Bloch will be in conversation with Chicago-based journalist and critic of the built environment Anjulie Rao.
Tickets are free, and copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
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