The critique of GDP as a measure of progress, the "sustainability or collapse" narrative, and the conference’s role in launching a global environmental movement. Degrowth Declaration of the Paris 2008 conference
Urban development, sustainable bidding strategies, and the transition from the 2008 and 2012 failures to the successful Paris 2024 campaign. Option 3: Environmental & Political Science
This paper analyzes how the city of Paris acts as more than just a backdrop in Klapisch’s film. It examines the protagonist Pierre, a dancer awaiting a heart transplant, and how his bird’s-eye view from a balcony connects disparate lives across the city.
