Creating cool urban spaces: combining ecology and user well-being
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Adapting to climate change means rethinking urban planning. With this in mind, creating cool spaces in the city is an effective and responsible way of improving the comfort of city dwellers. Focus on possible solutions with Polymobyl.
What are the challenges of urban cooling?
The“îlot de fraîcheur” (cool island) combines ecological transition with the protection of vulnerable people from the effects of heatwaves. It also helps to revegetate public spaces and preserve biodiversity. Finally, it helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Refreshing the city involves three key points: combating concrete encroachment, reintroducing trees and vegetation, and providing shaded areas for the public. A cool space is the ideal combination of a seat, a sun-shading structure, a planter and a screen.
Why create islands of coolness in the city?
Studies show significant temperature differences between the city and the countryside, and even between the hypercentre and neighbouring parks or green spaces. By creating urban cool islands, you can lower overall temperatures and effectively combat heat peaks.
In addition to providing resilience in the face of climate change, shaded and planted areas in the city represent a public health project. The elderly, the sick, pregnant women, babies and young children are particularly sensitive to the effects of heat. Providing them with shelter is therefore a commitment on the part of the community to protect its citizens.
How to design your urban cool island project?
The increasing greening of school and college playgrounds illustrates the growing awareness of town halls and local authorities. However, creating sustainable, environmentally-friendly cool zones in the city requires a great deal of thought.
By calling on an expert in urban landscaping, you give your initiative every chance of success. Polymobyl designs eco-friendly, custom-made urban pergolas and shade structures that take into account the environment and your corporate identity.
Why call on Polymobyl?
A major player in space planning since 1986, we support all projects in France. Our range of urban shade furniture allows you to create your own custom-made island of comfort:
- green street furniture ;
- models of sober or designer shelters ;
- numerous options: rainwater collector, benches and tables, USB sockets…
- resilient vegetation, adapted to climatic conditions and maintenance-free.
Our product catalog and customization options enable the creation of true urban refuges. Umbrellas, urban planters, pergolas, urban galleries, vegetated canopies or ecological shade structures: there’s a solution for every project. Our solutions are particularly interesting in areas that cannot be planted directly.
Our urban furniture references include LUD plant umbrellas in vibrant colors, planters and matching seating furniture. CUB urban planted pergolas are ideal for creating an indoor or outdoor gallery, a true climatic refuge in the city.
With Polymobyl, you can reconcile sustainable development and climate adaptation.
