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[...] Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Environment, Mobility and Land Use (Cerema). Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion . (2022). Respect the RE 2020 to build your house . Mucig, C., & Le Nouveau, N. (2013). Use of rainwater in community gardens in France: stakes, problems and first analyses of practices. Lyon, France.: Novatech 2013 - 8th International Conference on Sustainable Techniques and Strategies for Urban Rainwater Management . Noble, G. ( 2). The individual house, first source of soil artificialization. [...]
[...] Social demand for individual houses remains strong, fueled by the aspiration to access property and residential comfort. In addition, local elected officials alert to the difficulties of applying the law, particularly in rural communes where the issue of revitalization sometimes passes through a certain urban extension. In the face of these tensions, relaxations were introduced in 2023 and 2024, including the creation of the "rural guarantee", allowing each commune a minimum of one hectare of development, and regional tools for accompaniment and conciliation to adapt the objectives to local realities (Bpifrance, 2024)." The success of the ZAN will therefore depend on a subtle balance between land sobriety, territorial justice, and the attractiveness of new sustainable habitat models. [...]
[...] Adaptive housing is then inscribed in a logic of anticipation and autonomy: it offers each household the possibility of mastering its living space without systematically moving (Cerema, 2020). In addition, this type of housing contributes to social inclusion. The ELAN law (2018) has notably introduced the obligation for a part of new housing to be "evolvable", in order to ensure future accessibility for people with reduced mobility through simple adaptations. It is no longer just a matter of adapting the housing to age or disability, but" of thinking ahead the possibility of a smooth transition, without a break in residential trajectory. [...]
[...] The progressive evolution of housing allows for smoothing investments over time, avoiding transaction costs related to moving and improving the patrimonial valuation of the property. As a result, there is a more permanent, more resilient, and better adapted housing to the challenges of the 21st century. (Vanzande, 2020). Autonomy and short circuits: local energy production, rainwater harvesting, shared gardens In a context of energy tensions, climate emergency, and pressure on resources, the autonomy of habitats becomes a central issue of the ecological transition. [...]
[...] In conclusion, the single-family home, although widely popular among the French, poses significant challenges in terms of mobility and infrastructure. In the absence of adapted urban planning, it reinforces dependence on the car and exacerbates congestion and pollution problems. A rebalancing of land-use policies and increased development of sustainable transportation alternatives are essential to limit these effects and promote a more resilient urbanism. The social and economic limits of a fragile housing model The single-family home model, long perceived as an ideal for property access, reveals today increasingly marked social and economic limits (Legué, 2008). [...]
