Ecological transitions

This transdisciplinary collective aims to deepen various theoretical approaches that deal with transitions, taking root in ecological transitions, otherwise defined as transitions towards strong sustainability.

The debates address in a transversal way the thematic fields of the Institute of geography and sustainability (IGD) mainly on the following questions:

Socio-technical transition - Approaches to innovation
Actor Network Theory (ANT)
Resilience and transition
Multi-level adaptive cycles (panarchy)
Hybridization theory
Hybridization of nature and culture
Vision-conception-reflection-revision cycles
Socio-environmental studies and ecology
Sustainability studies (developments, uncertainties, risks).

This collective, animated at the IGD, wishes to dialogue with the wider scientific community of other UNIL’s institutes and faculties, and even other universities, during events that can be co-organized, in particular with the Competence center in sustainability of the UNIL.