The summer of 2022, with its record heat, was a reminder of how climate change is adding a layer of complexity to health issues in urban areas. The heat wave that hit France in 2003, killing 15,000, had already had an electrocution effect and prompted the state to pass legislation to protect the most vulnerable during extreme heat.
But today the challenge is wider. The average temperature will continue to rise, and heat waves are expected earlier and longer. Therefore, exposure to heat stress will be increasingly significant and health risks will affect more and more residents of urban areas, not just the big cities.
“When we talk about combating heat islands, the tool that comes up regularly is vegetation.”says Marie-Laure Lambert, specialist lecturer in urban planning law at the university…
Source: Le Figaro
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