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NeoArabia is an interdisciplinary and multi-scalar project, dealing with the very long term of the Arabian Neolithic (6200-2800 BC). Focused on environments and the mobility of coastal human communities, it intends to test the societal resilience at scales from the site to the region, using socio-en
In the context of agriculture increasingly relying on groundwater irrigation, it is crucial to develop reliable and applicable methods for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems under climate change. A wide variety of models have been developed for ex-ante evaluation of management poli
Transition Toward a Greener Economy: Environmental Policies and Societal Adaptation – GREEN-Econ
This collaborative project analyzes the transition process toward a greener economy by studying the potential consequences of, and reactions of our societies to, environmental changes. This topic being very broad, the project mainly focuses on two important objects of analysis, which are emblematic
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to biodiversity and to the sustainability and stability of human communities. A hallmark of the domination of nature by modern societies is the transformation and simplification of landscape mosaics, which can cause a disruption of ecological processe
A formal viability-based framework for the robust and adaptive management of Coupled Infrastructure Systems within an Institutional and Analysis Development framework – VIRGO
Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework coupled with the socio-ecological system (SES) framework enables researchers and actors to address a wide diversity of situations that has led to several insights about the management of natural resources (Imperial, 1999) (Ostrom, 2011). Such an
The RAVEX project aims to develop an integrated approach to reduce the risks associated with explosive volcanism. It is structured into three tasks dedicated to the study of volcanic hazards, which can occur in a chain during explosive eruptions, and a fourth transverse task, which deals with the st
Recent research about climate change has revived old concerns about a possible conflict between human development and population size. Economic growth accelerates climate change, inducing large impacts on agriculture (threatening livelihood especially in developing countries) and more directly affec
The use of shale gas releases less CO2 emissions than most fuels, among which coal. On this basis, an increasing number of top CO2 emitting countries that are endowed with large shale gas deposits plan to achieve energy transition by promoting the shale gas resource. Shale gas extraction can also en
Land use change is widely recognized as a net source of greenhouse gas emissions at the global scale, mostly because these emissions are attributed to losses from aboveground terrestrial pools such as deforestation. Deforestation also impacts severely livelihoods, wildlife and soil quality. Finding
RICOCHET addresses both basic/fundamental scientific questions and their societal applications. The financing instrument (PRCE: Research projects collaborative – Enterprise) chosen by the project RICOCHET is going to allow us to develop and to strengthen collaborations between the various actors of
The Sea of Marmara has been in the focus of national and international research groups for tectonic, paleoseismological and paleoceanographic studies because of its tectonic setting on the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), its earthquake risk and its location on a gateway between the Mediterranean and th