In the past, modifications of entire areas have been made to respond to major national interests, notably during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games or during agricultural consolidation. A provisional report shows 7,000 deaths during the heatwave and 220,000 people displaced by the fires.
Internationally, solutions are making this research a reality, like the city of Taipei where hot air at 42 degrees and loaded with 100% humidity passes under the foundations of a building to meet a constant temperature of 16 degrees before being re-infused by natural air currents without consuming energy.
These climatic conditions have sometimes transformed urban areas into boilers, while the city of Bordeaux found itself threatened by fires.
Reflection on nature in the city integrates both plants and animals to respond to environmental challenges.
At the same time, after a mobilization on October 24 that took place relatively calmly, the coordination of the yellow vests and the union organizations of high school students and students called for an “Act III”, constituting a new day of social mobilization against the high cost of living.
The question of the city's adaptation to global warming arises with particular urgency in France after a scorching summer marked by temperatures exceeding 45 degrees and three episodes of extreme heat between May and September.
Most of the work consists of adapting what already exists, using an approach described as exciting but largely theoretical.