Copyright : Laboratoire LEMAR- 2018
Coastal eutrophication is recognized as one of the most significant threats to the health of coastal socio-ecosystems (SES) at a global scale. Despite long-standing and sustained efforts, eutrophication persists today in a majority of affected sites. GreenSeas will address this sustainability issue, recognized as a "wicked problem", using the complex, multi-site case of Brittany (France), one of the coastal regions most affected by eutrophication in Europe.
The overall aim is to study the past and present adaptation of vulnerable coastal systems exposed to long-term eutrophication, and possible transformation pathways towards more sustainable and just futures. We will develop a transdisciplinary approach along the land-sea continuum, articulating several scientific disciplines (agronomy, ecology, biogeochemistry, social anthropology, environmental history, political science and economics) and the expertise of stakeholders concerned by eutrophication.
The project will provide an integrated understanding of the dynamics of SES adaptation, and of the social and political changes affecting coastal zones at different organizational levels, with a view to sustainable management of these zones. It will identify the conditions under which confrontation with long-standing environmental problems can lead to a rapid transition to sustainable SES, and contribute to the development of a sustainable coastal zone.
Laboratory Members
Contributors
- UMR SAS : Valérie Viaud, Amélie Cénet, Patrick Durand, Hervé Squividant, Souhil Harchaoui, Rémi Dupas
- UMR AMURE : Alix Levain, Betty Quefellec, Esther Regnier, Rémi Mongruel, Lucie Fortun, Pauline Guichaoua, Alban Landré
- CHCSC : Grégory Quénet
- UMR ESE : Jean-Marc Douguet
- UMR ARENES : Jean-Pierre Le Bourhis
- LABERS : Jérôme Swatschuk
- UMR G-Eau : Magalie Bourblanc
- CEVA : Pierre-Emmanuel Oms, Sophie Richier, Sylvain Ballu
- APPCB
- ATBVB
- CRESEB
- EPAB
