Next City

Malls, long derided as symbols of suburban decline, are emerging as overlooked climate infrastructure, offering cooled, accessible, self-contained shelter during extreme weather such as heat waves and wildfire smoke. They provide a unique space for physical and emotional refuge, pro-social interaction across generations and identities, and have literally served as shelters during California’s worst wildfire seasons.

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