Politique publique du littoral et recherche finalisée : des pratiques et concepts en co-évolution

The Mediterranean coast condition is worrying. The Gulf of Lion coast lower and sandy areas, densely urbanized, are particularly exposed to erosion. In addition, this coastline will experience by 2100 an increase in salt water intrusions, floods by marine submersion and damage to infrastructure due to sea level rise. The State first "left it to the developers" at the end of the 19 th century, then decided to build new seaside resorts within the 'Mission Racine' the framework in the second half of the 20 th century. The State now defends a "retreat doctrine" by relocating activities and people further away from the sea. However, this doctrine is opposed by economic actors and especially by local elected representatives, who have become the real architects of planning policies as a result of the 80' decentralisation. The adaptation of this very touristy coast, which was an international laboratory of architectural and urban innovation during the 1960s, therefore seems compromised. Neither the local planning tools nor even the regional coastal management strategy can reconcile economic development and resilient urban planning in the absence of coastal governance.

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“…In fact, the ongoing crisis in coastal public policies explains the challenge of a finalized research (Baron, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Territorial planning and adaptation to global changes. A critical analysis of the French State doctrine on the coast of the Gulf of Lion

Brun

Maléfant

2023

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“…Studies were originally driven by the issue of shellfish farming, but since the 1980s, scientific initiatives increased in number and diversified across a wide range of disciplines (thanks to the geographical proximity with research teams in Montpellier). Indeed, Thau benefited from various funding schemes at different institutional level (regional, national and European), with telescoping research agendas oriented to gain understanding on human-nature interactions in coastal Mediterranean environments [5,58]. It resulted in sustained funding for multidisciplinary collaborations over Thau territoire, focusing on lagoon ecosystems, karstic aquifer and freshwater quality standards, but also in great attention to the coordination of various stakeholders.…”

Section: The Thau Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Collaborative Process in Environmental Projects, a Place-Based Coevolution Perspective

et al. 2021

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Environmental research and management organizations are mutually dependent when it comes to produce and use knowledge in favor of responsible action in an increasingly uncertain world. Still, science and practice interfacing remains a challenge when it comes to implementing and sustaining a collaborative process. In this paper, we develop a descriptive framework to study the coevolution of scientific and planning activities embedded in a territorial system. Scientists and managers dynamically interact through institutional arrangements, operationalization of knowledge and information and communication tools. We propose an approach to systematically document transdisciplinary pathways and characterize the bounding process between organizations on a typical case-study, the coastal Thau territoire (Mediterranean Sea, France). By tracing, illustrating and analyzing coupled trajectories of environmental sciences and planning for the last decades, the Systemic Timeline Multistep methodology tackles cross-fertilization mechanisms. The relational analysis draws on the elaboration of a synchronic timeline to question co-evolution and grasp causal mechanisms of research projects interactions with management pathways. Its application on the Thau territoire shows that scientific activities and public actions shaped each other in a continuous process of interaction. It also gives insights into the contributive roles of long-term place-based research and intermediate organizations for the emergence of new sociotechnical arrangements.

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The Ecological Transition of the Coastline in France

2023

Development and Territorial Restructuring in an Era of Global Change

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Politique publique du littoral et recherche finalisée : des pratiques et concepts en co-évolution

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Territorial planning and adaptation to global changes. A critical analysis of the French State doctrine on the coast of the Gulf of Lion

Territorial planning and adaptation to global changes. A critical analysis of the French State doctrine on the coast of the Gulf of Lion

The Collaborative Process in Environmental Projects, a Place-Based Coevolution Perspective

The Ecological Transition of the Coastline in France

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