Sea-level rise and related risks are an aspect of climate change that deeply affects coastal areas worldwide and calls for adaptive responses. Spatial planning is one key to adaptation, in particular at local level, where coastal risks might be experienced and solutions need to be developed. However, local spatial planning is a complex process involving various governance levels and decision-makers in specific social, cultural, economic and geographical contexts. Focusing on Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southern France, this article proposes an analysis of the extent to which coastal risks are taken into account in the town planning documents of 65 coastal municipalities. The objective is to assess how seriously sea-level rise, coastal risks and adaptation are addressed in spatial planning. Results show that there is still a long way to go. Local development strategies often run counter to the idea of adapting, while local authorities and central government need to take a more collaborative approach. This work also shows the relevance of using spatial planning documents to reveal territories’ attitudes to adaptive policies, and the crucial role played by interaction between decisional levels.

海平面上升和相关风险是气候变化的一个方面，对世界各地的沿海地区产生深远的影响，因此需要采取应对措施。空间规划是适应的关键之一，尤其是在地方一级，那里可能会遇到沿海风险并需要制定解决方案。但是，地方空间规划是一个复杂的过程，涉及特定社会，文化，经济和地理环境中的各个治理级别和决策者。本文以法国南部的普罗旺斯-阿尔卑斯-蔚蓝海岸地区为中心，对65个沿海城市的城市规划文件中考虑到沿海风险的程度进行了分析。目的是评估在空间规划中应对海平面上升，沿海风险和适应的重视程度。结果表明，还有很长的路要走。地方发展战略通常与适应的想法背道而驰，而地方当局和中央政府则需要采取更加协作的方法。这项工作还显示了使用空间规划文件来揭示领土对适应性政策的态度的相关性，以及决策层之间的相互作用所起的关键作用。