La Zone critique

This interview goes back over the emergence of the concept of “critical zone,” which refers to the thin layer between the subsoil and the lower atmosphere where life on earth is concentrated, and the construction of a new research infrastructure – Critical Zone Observatories (OZCAR) – in the context...

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Main Authors: Jérôme Gaillardet, Soraya Boudia
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Société d'Anthropologie des Connaissances 2021-12-01
Series:Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rac/25340
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Summary:This interview goes back over the emergence of the concept of “critical zone,” which refers to the thin layer between the subsoil and the lower atmosphere where life on earth is concentrated, and the construction of a new research infrastructure – Critical Zone Observatories (OZCAR) – in the context of reconfigurations in Earth and Environmental Sciences and in the face of climate change and the ecological crisis. The interview reviews efforts to develop an infrastructure for overcoming points of ignorance and incomplete knowledge about complex interactions between gas and the atmosphere, stone, water, and the living.
ISSN:1760-5393