Parte del Focus "Pathways to ecological transition"
a cura di Benedetta Giudice
France’s ecological transition relies on a multi-level governance system that integrates climate objectives into urban planning. The Paris case, through its pioneering bioclimatic Plan Local d’Urbanisme communal ou intercommunal (PLU/PLUi), illustrates how local policies can transform planning into a tool for resilience, sustainability, and social inclusion. In recent decades, climate change, biodiversity loss, and the depletion of natural resources have made it urgent to transform land development models, especially in highly urbanised areas. Land management thus becomes central to ecological transition, shaping settlement patterns, mobility, energy use, and the relationship between built and natural environments. France has developed an advanced legislative framework, notably the 2021 Climat et Résilience Law, which embeds ecological transition and ecosystem protection into planning, formalising the binding Zéro Artificialisation Nette (ZAN) objective. This regulatory evolution links resilience goals to land-use tools from regional SRADDET to local PLU and SCOT.
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