Les décisions prises dans un système complexe s'imbriquent dans un réseau d'enjeux et d'acteurs en interaction, et nécessitent la participation des parties prenantes du système pour éviter les conséquences indésirables des actions qui y sont menées. D'une manière générale,...

The role of the court expert has changed much since the 19thcentury, not only in terms of its organisation and procedural rules, but also in its technical demands and legitimacy. The role of experts in economics and finance – those specialising in accounting, valuation, management, corporate...

This article aims to present the research conducted in recent years by a multidisciplinary team on the questions of land-use conflict, and to reveal the methodology of survey and data collection, as well as the structure of the resulting database. We first define the scope of our study by...

The presence of nearby public facilities has an impact on real-estate values; for this reason, the market may reasonably anticipate that public infrastructure projects will affect house prices. But undesirable and semi-desirable facility location choices may be contested by nearby residents, as...

The presence of nearby public facility contributes to real-estate’s value, that’s why the market may expect impact of public project on house’s price. But undesirable and semi-desirable facility location choices can be contested by close inhabitants, because they are source of negative...

After a summmary of the theoretical background of their research, the authors report two cases: two families of former agricultural workers in the region of Bordeaux, confronted with the French principle of “obligation alimentaire” [family support duty] towards the elderly : two old ladies,...