Our scientific committee

Composed of researchers and academics with recognized and complementary skills, the scientific committee of Sustainable City by France and the “Halle aux Sucres” of Dunkirk feeds the expertise of the association on the issues and causes of the Anthropocene and the solutions to accelerate the ecological and social transformation of territories.

This scientific group, which covers a number of environmental, social and urban disciplines, is working with Sustainable City by France to :

Regularly update the shared vision of the fundamentals of sustainable and resilient territories, in light of the most recent publications and experiences in France and internationally (read our Manifesto)
To propose, as a consequence, priority actions to accelerate ecological and social transformations
Strengthen the dialogue between public and private territorial decision-makers and researchers to feed territorial transition strategies
To commit to the citizen’s capacity to act, so that they can fully participate in the challenges of ecological transitions

Members of the Scientific Committee

Edmond ABI AAD
University Professor in Chemistry, First Vice-President of the Université du Littoral in charge of research and partnerships

Emeline BAILLY
Researcher in urban planning at the Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB)

Brigitte BARIOL-MATHAIS
General Delegate of the French Network of Urban Planning Agencies (National Federation of Urban Planning Agencies)

Philippe BIHOUIX
Consulting engineer specializing in the low-tech approach, Director General of AREP

Corinne BLANQUART
Economist and academic, research director, vice-president of the Gustave Eiffel University

Dorothée BROWAEYS
Biologist, co-founder of TEK4life, and professor at CY Design School

Cédric CARLES
Designer and researcher, director of the think tank Atelier21, founder of RegenBox

Philippe CLERGEAU
Professor emeritus of the Musèum National d’Histoire Naturelle

Judith FERRANDO
Sociologist, Co-Director of Missions Publiques

Cyrille HANAPPE
Architect and teacher-researcher at the ENSA Paris Belleville

Emma HAZIZA
Hydrologist, multidisciplinary researcher, teacher and founder of Mayane

Alexandre JOST

Founder and general delegate of the Fabrique Spinoza

François MENARD

Head of research at the Urbanism Construction Architecture Plan (PUCA)

Alexandre MONNIN

Philosopher, co-initiator of “rédirection écologique”, Director of the MSc “Strategy and design for the Anthropocene“.

Hervé RIVANO

Normalien, professor of computer science at INSA Lyon and director of the joint team INRIA, INSA, Lyon Agora, specialist of networks in the smart city