Transforming Ile-de-France to Face a Hotter Future

Sammanfattning

Urban overheating exacerbates the impact of heatwaves, making cities significantly hotter than surrounding rural areas. The Ile-de-France region, Paris’ region, is particularly vulnerable to this phenomenon. As climate change drives more frequent and intense heatwaves, cities must urgently develop strategies to both mitigate and adapt to urban overheating. Using Ile-de-France as a case study, this research draws on interviews with municipal and intermunicipal staff and applies the framework of transformational adaptation to examine municipal and intermunicipal planning efforts, and related adaptation constraints. The study finds that while technical solutions are frequently considered, social, cultural and institutional dimensions are often overlooked, leading to incomplete and insufficient adaptation.