Sustainable development 05-01-2025 ZACCAI Edwin Sustainable development is a concept that has a history of nearly thirty years. Launched at the United Nations level, it has been interpreted in many…
Natural disasters: when the environment becomes a threat 05-01-2025 LUTOFF Céline The environment becomes threatening when nature expresses its devastating power through natural disasters that directly affect societies. This article aims to show how natural disasters…
Environmental inequalities 07-02-2019 GOBERT Julie Environmental inequalities are now a terminology that is increasingly used by civil society and politicians. But what exactly do these inequalities overlap? Are they only…
Exposome and social sciences: the promise of a meeting? 05-01-2025 CAVALIN Catherine The concept of exposure aims to identify the complex causes of chronic diseases related to the environment. It builds on knowledge that has been well…
How does the law protect air quality? 05-01-2025 MOLINER-DUBOST Marianne While the problem of air pollution is old (Focus #1), it is nevertheless very contemporary because of the awareness of its environmental and health impacts.…
Water law in France 05-01-2025 CHIU Victoria Water is a natural resource in permanent movement through the hydrological cycle, and as such it is difficult to grasp by law. If this observation…
The Antarctic Treaty: a unique governance for the environment and science 05-01-2025 FRENOT Yves The Antarctic Treaty is a unique example of the world’s international governance of a region dedicated to peace, science and environmental protection. Born at the…
Environmental taxation 05-01-2025 BALLANDRAS-ROZET Christelle Environmental taxation, regardless of the regular revenue it provides to public authorities, influences taxpayers’ behaviour to make them aware of the negative effects of their…
Mountain law : how to reconcile exceptional nature and human activity ? 05-01-2025 JOYE Jean-François The mountains often make you dream, sometimes frightened. A space and ecosystem that is at once sumptuous, rugged and fragile, the mountain is as much…
The Minamata Convention on Mercury 05-01-2025 THIRION Sophie The Minamata Convention on Mercury represents a real hope for reducing the harmful effects of mercury on the environment and human health. This multilateral agreement…
Economic theory and environment : a divorce ? 05-01-2025 MARTIN-AMOUROUX Jean-Marie, CRIQUI Patrick Not a day goes by without the media denouncing the damage to the natural environment of our societies and these misdeeds being attributed to the…
Water meter, tariff, invoice: approximation better than accuracy? 05-01-2025 BARRAQUE Bernard Should we count the volumes of water we consume, and in what level of detail? Together with watertight pressurized water systems and shut-off taps, the…
Economic theories in the face of the realities of environmental crises 05-01-2025 MARTIN-AMOUROUX Jean-Marie, CRIQUI Patrick In the Anthropocene era [1], it is no longer possible to leave the question of the relationship between economic activity and the environment, both in…
The Laki Fissure eruption, 1783-1784 05-01-2025 KLEEMAN Katrin In 1783, a mysterious dry fog enveloped the continent of Europe, blood-red sunsets were reported throughout the summer, and many reported a sulfuric smell, breathing…
The environment, an object of history 05-01-2025 FRIOUX Stephane History, a science that studies above all the life and activities (economic, political, cultural, etc.) of human societies in the past, has gradually focused on…
