Shade and water would go some way towards that.
To your point though, the big desert cities (whether in Texas or Arizona or elsewhere) would not exist without AC.
To your point though, the big desert cities (whether in Texas or Arizona or elsewhere) would not exist without AC.
I lived in both Arizona and Texas, and the issue is only supersonically the same. But even given that, I must agree with the spirit of the parent comment remark. Though, having spent some time in both Tucson and Phoenix, I'd strongly argue that the heat island affect just makes a bad situation worse. Replacing concrete with parks is a win virtually 100% of the time in that regard. Not to mention quality of life. The out door shopping in AZ and CA is much more pleasant than that of the strip mall experience.