This article discusses a study of the perceptions of ecosystem services in pond fish farming in the Lorraine region, one of the principal pond fish farming regions in France. In total, 668 people were surveyed from four types of population: fish farmers, economic and institutional stakeholders,...

The objective of this article is to increase knowledge of the understanding, expectations, preferences and behaviour concerning beach functions and adaptation measures addressing increasing beach vulnerability due to climate change. Surveys were carried out on 881 full-time and secondary...

Cette communication présente les conditions de mise en oeuvre et les résultats d’une démarche participative de choix multicritère visant, dans une logique de recherche action, à accompagner la mise en place de l’observatoire du territoire par le Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de Thau (SMBT)....

Multi-actor and multi-level governance mechanisms are of increasing importance. This paper discusses the nature of such mechanisms and the conditions for their evaluation. Drawing on recent research, the paper reviews governance evaluation methods and concludes that they are insufficient to...

Testing an analytical framework. Territorial governance has become an issue in the development of public policy and for those involved in territorial development. This paper presents an analytical framework for territorial governance developed as part of a multidisciplinary research project...

This paper is based on three surveys concerning the beaches of Palavas les Flots and Mauguio-Carnon in the Hérault department. It compares the perceptions of marine submersion risk and the preferences for risk management methods of several types of beach users and of managers, and industry and...

Reputation mechanisms are mainly based on information sharing by traders about private trading experience. Each trader can therefore rely on his own past experience as a trader and on other traders’ past experience. The former is the direct component of the reputation mechanism and the latter...

This paper describes the elaboration of an observation system based on a participative multicriteria valuation method in order to take into account the sustainability problem related to the Thau lagoon in the Mediterranean area of France. These methodologies enable the elaboration, selection and...

There is mounting evidence of pollinator decline all over the world and consequences in many agricultural areas could be significant. We assessed these consequences by measuring 1) the contribution of insect pollination to the world agricultural output economic value, and 2) the vulnerability of...

A travers la problématique des ressources, ce travail questionne la finalité des activités économiques et des modes de production. Il propose une démarche socio-environnementale intégrée et pluri-disciplinaire pour, à travers les droits et les devoirs de l’homme, (1) préserver les...