France plans to dismantle shopping centers in order to enhance climate protection efforts.

Shopping areas should be enhanced, for example, by adding more greenery.

The French government aims to transform concrete-heavy commercial areas on the outskirts of cities into livable neighborhoods. The goal is to create more housing and green spaces. The preferred mode of transportation for shopping will no longer be by car.

Riesige Einkaufszentren mit Läden in Form von Schuhkartons und Parkplätzen, so weit das Auge reicht: Am Rande französischer Städte