Collaborative Governance of Traditional Houses Heritage Conservation and Energy Performance Improvement Under Climate Change: Lessons from French Experience
Abstract：
With the increasing climate change, traditional houses face the climate adaptation challenge. At the same time, the lack of clear policy definitions has led to a conflict between their protection and their energy performance improvement. France, as a pioneer in the reconciliation governance of heritage and energy, has gradually explored a path of reconciliation governance through planning, policies, and other measures within the existing legal framework. This paper takes traditional houses as the research subject and discusses the contradictions between heritage protection and energy performance improvement in France, focusing on issues such as ideological conflicts, the limitations of standardized policies, and interdepartmental coordination challenges, by several cases studies, such as the Plan Local d’Urbanisme Bioclimatique of Paris, the Plan de Sauvegarde et de Mise en Valeur d’Angers, and the multi-party cooperation mechanism in Lyon. The paper points out that France’s practical experience offers valuable lessons for China’s urban regeneration. By adopting dynamic heritage recognition, multi-party collaboration, and technological adaptation, it can promote energy transformation, improve living conditions, and regenerate heritage, thus achieving a sustainable urban regeneration model.