[Seminaire CREM] Présentation de Hamza BENNANI, Université de Nantes, LEMNA

jeudi 19 novembre 2026 · 12h15

Faculté des Sciences Economiques, Rennes, Rennes

Jeudi 19 novembre, 12h15 Who Is Most at Risk? Uncovering the Determinants of Population Vulnerability to Heat Waves in France Abstract: Heat waves are becoming more frequent in France, raising concerns about their public health impacts. Using Emergency Unit Territories as a spatial unit, we examine how exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity shape vulnerability to extreme heat by collecting environmental, demographic, socioeconomic and health access data at the municipality level. Our results show that high temperatures and age significantly increase hospital admissions and emergency…