The various greater Paris authorities now hope that the Olympics can help turn this area’s fortunes, and reputation, around. The sheer scale of investment, much of which will not be complete ...

The new geography of Paris. The Economist. Apr 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST . Share Via. Copy Link. Reshaping the French capital and its banlieues.

The city of Paris plans to expand an urban cooling system that draws on water from the River Seine as it seeks to meet rising demand for air-conditioning while curbing carbon emissions, its ...

But simulations for the "flood of the century" are based on the river rising more than two metres higher, to the same height as in 1910. Each year, there is just a 1% chance that a flood of this ...