Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque

This paper deals with the historical evolution of flood prevention institutions in the plain surrounding Grenoble, from 1219 to 1789. Based on an analysis of the existing scientific literature, we map the evolving relationship between the inhabitants and the public authorities to cope with flooding....

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Main Authors: Yvan Renou, Antoine Brochet, Jean-Dominique Creutin
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2020-12-01
Series:Revue de la Régulation
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/18191
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description This paper deals with the historical evolution of flood prevention institutions in the plain surrounding Grenoble, from 1219 to 1789. Based on an analysis of the existing scientific literature, we map the evolving relationship between the inhabitants and the public authorities to cope with flooding. For this purpose, we use the notion of hydro-social contract. We elaborate a grid based on historical institutionalism in order to examine the quality of the institutions coping with flood risk over time. Meanwhile we follow a critical approach in the sense that we look at flooding as an indicator of environmental inequalities. Our results enable the identification of three periods of time, each with its own way of providing the population with flood protection. We show a gradual transfer of responsibility for flood intervention, which moved from the feudal communities through to the city of Grenoble and finally to the central State. In terms of institutional arrangements, we highlight the changing structure of these institutions over time and also across the cognitive, normative and regulative stages. This paper presents finally the advent of a complex institutional regime that resulted in major freedom limitations to both the population and the rivers.
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spelling doaj-art-c0786b4d95014af481de7a1a9043cbe92025-01-30T14:26:04ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962020-12-012810.4000/regulation.18191Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risqueYvan RenouAntoine BrochetJean-Dominique CreutinThis paper deals with the historical evolution of flood prevention institutions in the plain surrounding Grenoble, from 1219 to 1789. Based on an analysis of the existing scientific literature, we map the evolving relationship between the inhabitants and the public authorities to cope with flooding. For this purpose, we use the notion of hydro-social contract. We elaborate a grid based on historical institutionalism in order to examine the quality of the institutions coping with flood risk over time. Meanwhile we follow a critical approach in the sense that we look at flooding as an indicator of environmental inequalities. Our results enable the identification of three periods of time, each with its own way of providing the population with flood protection. We show a gradual transfer of responsibility for flood intervention, which moved from the feudal communities through to the city of Grenoble and finally to the central State. In terms of institutional arrangements, we highlight the changing structure of these institutions over time and also across the cognitive, normative and regulative stages. This paper presents finally the advent of a complex institutional regime that resulted in major freedom limitations to both the population and the rivers.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/18191flood historyGrenoblehydro-social contracthistorical and critical institutionalismenvironmental inequalities
spellingShingle Yvan Renou
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Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque
Revue de la Régulation
flood history
Grenoble
hydro-social contract
historical and critical institutionalism
environmental inequalities
title Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque
title_full Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque
title_fullStr Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque
title_full_unstemmed Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque
title_short Comprendre la production et la régulation des conflits environnementaux pour caractériser une trajectoire de sécurisation du risque
title_sort comprendre la production et la regulation des conflits environnementaux pour caracteriser une trajectoire de securisation du risque
topic flood history
Grenoble
hydro-social contract
historical and critical institutionalism
environmental inequalities
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/18191
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