Ecological Transition in Education and Research

This book centers on climate change, a pressing issue in the ecological transition, particularly for landscape and architecture schools.The scientific realities and consequences of this phenomenon are becoming increasingly well-known and it is now evident that architecture, urban planning and landscaping all have the potential to mitigate these consequences.Ecological Transition in Education and Research is a multidisciplinary collective work, intended to raise awareness of adaptation and mitigation strategies such as action-research, educational innovations and concrete transition practices that embrace different schools of thought. The overall goal is to promote educational practices and research on climate change.

Hassan Ait Haddou was Director of the Laboratoire innovation formes architectures milieux (LIFAM) between 2015 and 2021. He holds a Phd in Mathematics and an HD in Computer Science. He is a lecturer at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Montpellier (ENSAM), France, and his research focuses on modeling, simulation, optimization and decision support for architects and planners.Dimitri Toubanos is an architect, urban planner and a doctor of architecture. He is a lecturer at ENSA Paris-Val de Seine, ENSA Paris-Belleville and Sciences Po, Paris, France. He is also a researcher at the EVCAU laboratory and an associate researcher at the LIAT laboratory. He is a leader of the scientific and educational network EnsaÉco, France.Philippe Villien is an architect, urban planner and a doctor of architecture. He is a senior lecturer at ENSA Paris-Belleville and a researcher at the Institut Parisien de Recherche: Architecture, Urbanistique, Société (IPRAUS) and at Efficacity. He is also a leader of the scientific and educational network EnsaÉco, France.