Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: I discuss the special place of cities in the general problem of climate change emergency, both mitigation and adaptation. After reviewing why cities matter enormously, I turn to a brief presentation of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, then focus on some key model problems such as food or urban renovation, plus a few highlights (mobility, schoolyards, adaptation plan). Some specific cities are taken as illustrations, including Paris. Throughout the discussion, natural and human sciences are blended, as well as scientific and political analysis.
Source: Comptes Rendus Géoscience
DOI: 10.5802/crgeos.307
Author: Cédric Villani
Institution: Lyon 1 Université
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416780962