Paris, the city of revolutions, of the Impressionists, the World’s Fairs and the Olympics, of Haussmann’s boulevards, of the Bois de Boulogne, the metro, and the Seine. Paris, also the densely built-up city with so little greenery per inhabitant. Heat stress is a problem there like nowhere else.

But under the leadership of Mayor Anne Hidalgo, a veritable green revolution is currently under way in the French capital. In many streets, the car is disappearing, and the pedestrian is being given space – now surrounded by plants and trees. On squares and traffic circles, urban forests are rapidly being planted, old train routes are being transformed into long strips of parkland, the equally famous and infamous Periferique is being covered over in strategic places. Not to mention Paris' tourist hotspots, such as the environments of the Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Élysées and the banks of the Seine. All these places are being redeveloped and given a green makeover. 

In this issue, we dive into more than 50 projects and take stock. We speak with ecologists, landscape designers and many other experts. Can Paris transform itself into the climate-resilient city of the future, even setting an example for other cities? You'll soon read about it in the latest edition of 'scape, the international magazine for landscape architecture and urban planning.

From Paris with love.