Zones Ateliers (French LTSER Platforms)

Description

In response to the growing complexity of contemporary global challenges – climate change, social inequality, biodiversity loss, pandemics and others – the higher education and research sector (ESR) is undergoing significant transformation. The emergence of sustainability sciences over the past twenty-five years reflects this evolution. In France, the Réseau des Zones Ateliers (RZA), a distinctive initiative of the CNRS–Écologie & Environnement, exemplifies this dynamic. As a socio-ecological research infrastructure, the RZA mobilizes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to investigate the complexity of social-ecological systems and support pathways toward sustainability transformations.

Aimed at students, local stakeholders, and researchers, Zones Ateliers (French LTSER Platforms) adopts a historical perspective to trace the origins and evolution of the network through the lens of its institutional and scientific plasticity. The book then examines the successive stages in the development of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, highlighting the diversity of issues and contexts specific to each Zone Atelier. Finally, the book opens broader perspectives by situating the RZA within the field of transformative sciences and advocating for a profound transformation of higher education and research itself.

Contents

1. Challenges and Mutations Confronting RZA, Vanessa Lea, Olivier Ragueneau, Isabelle Charpentier, Claire Tito de Morais and Mathieu Bonnefond.
2. The Socio-Hydrosystem Investment by ZA Seine, Laurence Lestel, Cédric Fisson, Michel Meybeck, Josette Garnier and Ghassan Chebbo.
3. The Zone Atelier Antarctique et Terres Australes (ZATA): Scientific and Geopolitical Issues, Romain Georges, Charles-André Bost, Christophe Guinet, Paul Tixier, Camille Mazé, Jean-Patrice Robin, Akiko Kato, Yan Ropert-Coudert and David Renault.
4. Zone Atelier Rhône Basin (ZABR): Sharing Perspectives on Socio-Hydrosystems, Anne Clémens, Emeline Comby, Anne Honegger, Hervé Piégay, Laurent Simon, Nicolas Lamouroux and Pierre Marmonier.
5. The Zone Atelier Armorique (ZAAr): A Long-Term Observation Site Focused on the Landscape, Cendrine Mony, Audrey Alignier, Jean Nabucet, Jacques Baudry, Françoise Burel and Thomas Houet.
6. The Zone Atelier Loire (ZAL): Long-Term Observation of a Social-Hydrosystem, Sylvie Servain, Nathalie Carcaud, Emmanuèle Gautier, Nicolas Legay and Mathieu Bonnefond.
7. The Zone Atelier du bassin de la Moselle (ZAM): The Social Ecological Trajectory of Water Resources, Cécile Fries-Paiola, Sylvie Dousset, Emmanuelle Montarges-Pelletier, Philippe Durand and Arnaud Legout.
8. Between Alpine Pastures and European Research Infrastructure: A History of the Zone Atelier Alpes (ZAA), Isabelle Arpin, Jérôme Poulenard, Mathilde Ratouis, Vincent Augé, Pierre-Eymard Biron, Richard Bonet, Philippe Choler, Jérôme Forêt, Sandra Lavorel, Thomas Spiegelberger and Jean-Gabriel Valay.
9. Landscape Agroecology in the Zone Atelier Plaine & Val de Sèvre (ZA PVS), Vincent Bretagnolle, Elsa Berthet and Sabrina Gaba.
10. Zone Atelier Environnementale Urbaine (ZAEU): Collective Solutions to Drive Transition?, Sandrine Glatron, Isabelle Charpentier and Nadège Blond.
11. Zone Atelier Hwange: An African Initiative on the Interfaces of Protected Areas, Hervé Fritz, Mathieu Bourgarel, Marion Valeix, Simon Chamaillé-Jammes, Eve Miguel and Chloé Guerbois.
12. Zone Atelier Brest-Iroise: A Reflective Look Back at 20 Years of Knowledge Hybridization, Adélie Pomade, Pierre Stéphan, Olivier Ragueneau, Françoise Gourmelon, Mélanie Raimonet, Alain Hénaff, Nicolas Le Dantec and Stéphane Pouvreau.
13. Zone Atelier Uranifère Territories (ZATU): An Observatory of Life under Ionizing Radiation, Vincent Breton, Clarisse Mallet, Patrick Chardon, Sylvia Becerra, Gilles Montavon, Joan Artigas-Alejo, Mireille Del Nero, Aude Beauger and Télesphore Sime-Ngando.
14. The Zone Atelier Pyrénées-Garonne (ZA PYGAR): From the Pyrenees to the Agricultural Plains, a Territory Drained by the Garonne River, Jean-Luc Probst, Annie Ouin, Vanessa Lea, Morgane Gibert, Tiphaine Tallec and Arnaud Elger.
15. Argonne: The Origins of the Zone Atelier Environnementale Rurale (ZARG), Jon Marco Church, Jean-Yves Georges, Emmanuel Guillon, Philippe Hamman, Rémi Helder, Marie-Christine Jannin, Thomas Quintaine and Stéphanie Sayen.
16. The Zone Atelier Camargue (ZACAM): Taking Action on Health and Environmental Issues, Nathalie Boutin, Raphaël Mathevet, Delphine Destoumieux-Garzón, Marion Vittecoq and Frédéric Thomas.
17. Synthesis and Transformative Perspectives, Implications for Higher Education and Research Institutions (HERI), Olivier Ragueneau, Vanessa Lea, Isabelle Charpentier, Claire Tito de Morais and Christophe Piscart.

About the authors/editors

Olivier Ragueneau is a marine biogeochemist at LEMAR, France. He currently works in transformative sciences as a scientific delegate for IR-RZA.
Vanessa Lea is involved in sustainability sciences at GEODE. She is co-director of IR-RZA and head of the researcher/stakeholder interface for ZA PYGAR, France.
Isabelle Charpentier works in modeling and mediation at ICUBE. She is the former co-director of ZAEU and current deputy director of IR-RZA, France.

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