Urban areas like Paris face increasing challenges from heatwaves, driven by a lack of green spaces amidst concrete structures. Efforts to combat the climate crisis include installing green walls and transforming parking areas into spaces for vegetation. Paris's approach includes creating urban forests and pedestrianizing streets, offering solutions to make the city more livable during rising summer temperatures. The initiative aims to enhance comfort and provide natural relief in densely populated areas contending with intense heat.
As the climate crisis throws its destructive effects ever more fully in our faces, cities during heatwaves are their own type of ground zero.
With the sidewalks sizzling and the sweat dripping, how can we create more green spaces and more tolerable streets in a densely populated city?
The answer seems to be to squeeze in bits of vegetation and traffic-calming measures wherever possible.
A green wall near Sentier Metro station shelters almost 250 species of plants, showcasing an innovative approach to urban greening.
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