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Résilience et sobriété face aux limites planétaires

La 5ème limite planétaire -sur neuf – vient d’être franchie. Cela déclencherait des conséquences environnementales graves pour les conditions de vie sur terre. D’où l’importance d’adopter avec urgence les limites planétaires dans l’élaboration des stratégies économiques et territoriales. 

Dans une étude publiée le 18 janvier dans la revue “Environmental, Science and Technology”, un collectif de scientifiques affirme que l’humanité a dépassé la 5ème limite planétaire due à la pollution chimique de ces dernières décennies : la production de pesticides, plastiques, médicaments, produits de consommation, tissus de synthèse, etc, qui a doublé entre 2000 et 2017, contribuant à la destruction des écosystèmes vivants. 

Le concept de limites planétaires a été proposé par une équipe de chercheurs, menée par Johan Rockström, dans une étude datant de 2009. Neuf limites avaient alors été définies afin de limiter les dégradations de l’équilibre écologique sur terre. 

Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities. Environmental, science and technology revue.

Quatre limites ont été déjà franchies : le changement climatique, l’érosion de la biodiversité, la modification de l’usage des sols et la perturbation des cycles de l’azote et du phosphore. C’est pourquoi, les scientifiques appellent à une action urgente face à cette menace écologique. 

L’équipe de France Villes et territoires Durables est convaincue que les villes d’aujourd’hui et demain doivent être résilientes et conscientes de leurs vulnérabilités et de ses ressources, des villes capables d’anticiper, de s’adapter et d’évoluer face aux aléas du quotidien comme aux chocs majeurs, et surtout, des villes qui fonctionnent et se développent de manière compatible avec les limites physiques de la planète. 

C’est le sens de l’engagement de France Villes et territoires Durables pour une société plus sobre, résiliente, inclusive et créative.

About Solène

Mission Officer, Working Group, and Projects. Student at the Urban School of Sciences Po Paris, focusing on the ecological transition of cities.

About Quentin

Motivated by climate issues and planetary boundaries, Quentin decided to study land use planning at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. His experience in associative field at the Fresque du Climat, helped him to better understand the stakes of the ecological bifurcation. Between his native Haute-Savoie and his home town Rennes, where he gained expertise in mobility and sustainable agriculture, he is now based in Paris to deploy the Sustainable City by France’s territorial workshops throughout the country.

About Alice

After five years’ study at Sciences Po Lyon, with a specialization in territorial transitions, Alice joined Sustainable City by France (France Villes et territoires Durables). She actively contributes to the deployment of the association’s territorial workshops and working groups.
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Currently studying as a second-year Master’s student in International Relations at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Tara holds a Bachelor’s degree from INALCO, with a double-major in Hindi language, and International relations / Environmental studies. Her work with us is in line with her former experiences at UNESCO and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, thus deepening her professional expertise in the field of environmental diplomacy and international cooperation for sustainable development.

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She holds a Master’s degree in Development Economics from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in International Relations and Action Abroad at the same university. She approaches the problems of sustainable cities and territories through these different perspectives and her international experiences.

About Isabelana

Isabelana is a Mexican journalist who holds a Master’s degree in Digital Communication and Data Analysis from the Sorbonne University. She previously worked in communication and press relations in the cultural sector in France and Mexico. Today, she is interested in ecological actions and solutions to preserve the environment and the biodiversity.

About Camille

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With a background in social sciences, art history and architecture, Camille has worked in communication within the VINCI group: from major international projects to La Fabrique de la Cité, a think tank dedicated to urban foresight.

About Alexandra

A geographer by training (Saint Petersburg State University), she started as a geographer and economist at the Academy of Agricultural Economics (Russia), before pursuing her career in France as an administrative and accounting assistant (Air Liquide, Association TGV Provence Côte d’Azur, COFHUAT, Groupe Hervé)

About Marion

Trained in international and European affairs between England and France as part of a double degree at Sciences-Po Lille / University of Kent, Marion started her career in advocacy and institutional relations of non-governmental organisations, in the fair trade sector (Max Havelaar France label). Her experiences are also linked to territories, with a passage in decentralised cooperation at the level of a departmental council.

About Sébastien

Before joining the SCbF team, he held several positions in local government management. From elected official and deputy mayor of his native city Besançon, in charge of university relations and international cooperation, to Director of Economic Development of the City of Pantin, to Chief of staff in Montreuil – where he notably piloted the in-depth redesign of the urban project towards more ecology and sustainable development – he continued his career as Senior Resilience Officer of the City of Paris.
He promotes a holistic and systemic vision of sustainable development and brings his expertise in territorial resilience, ecological and social transition.
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