France Maps 45,000 Bridges in Race Against Time to Avert Infrastructure Crisis
The project, led by Cerema—the Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, the Environment, Mobility and Urban Planning—marks one of the most ambitious bridge surveys in Europe, driven by growing concerns about structural decay and extreme weather conditions
France Faces Coastal Erosion Crisis: Thousands of Buildings at Risk by 2100
The relentless advance of the sea has already significantly changed France’s coastline. In its recent report on climate change adaptation, the Court of Accounts highlighted that mainland France relinquished nearly 3,000 hectares of its coastal territory between 1960 and 2010