When climate comes unhinged, we need to re-think how to build our cities

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/tromal/27666594030/ S.Faric/Flickr]], [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ CC BY-ND]]</span>In late January 2018, Paris seemed to be drowning. Both the Seine and the Marne rivers overflowed for their banks, forcing some suburban city-dwellers to have to row to reach their houses, while the iconic Zouave statue on the Pont d'Alma was even given a life-vest. That was just before snow engulfed the French capital.
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