The Greening Revolution

192 pages

The urban landscape of Paris is characterised by its high density of buildings and lack of greenery, which brings heat stress during the summer months. But an exhilarating green revolution is already underway. Roundabouts are turning into urban forests, the Périphérique is becoming a parkway, and traffic is disappearing in favour of pedestrians on hundreds of streets. Dense strips of planting are changing the city’s appearance, and even areas surrounding the city’s most famous landmarks are undergoing a green metamorphosis. This book captures the changes through 50 projects, providing portraits of the designers and ecologists who are contributing to these sweeping changes.