2026/02/19 by Marcel Moran · 1 voice · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Climate change and permafrost #Data collection #Field (mathematics) #Front (military) #Satellite #Space (punctuation) #Urban Green Space and Health #Urban Heat Island Mitigation
paper · doi:10.1177/0739456x251415006
openalex publication_date 2026/02/19 · openalex created_date 2026/02/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14
Facing significant challenges in terms of access to open space and urban heat, Paris is pedestrianizing entire streets in front of schools at a significant scale. This study comprehensively evaluates Paris’s School Streets (“Rues aux écoles”) via a combination of field collection (including visits to all 272 active sites), and analysis of high-resolution satellite and street-view imagery. Over fifteen years, Paris has pedestrianized 13.5 km (8.4 miles) of streets, creating 15.7 ha (38.9 acres) of open space. Analyzing surface temperature of School Streets with cooling pavement, in comparison to adjacent “Control Streets,” detects average temperature differences of 5.01°C (9.02°F).