Florent Joerin

• Research Director at HEIG-VD

Between 1999 and 2003, the Swiss Post carried out a decision support process concerning the reorganization of the network of post offices in 17 major Swiss cities. The applied decision support approach combined sociological survey tools, spatial analysis, and multicriteria analysis. It required very substantial resources in terms of data, skills, a...

The opportunities provided by adopting digitally-generated visual tools in urban participatory planning are compelling. These visual tools can promote interactions between authorities and citizens and among citizens. However, the urban participatory practices of these tools are often described from an academic perspective, which leads to a lack of...

Recent years have been marked by a strong popular and political mobilization around climate change. However, to what extent does this mobilization lead to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or the vulnerability of our society to the effects of climate change? This question is at the heart of the research presented, which sought to identify the barrier...

The gradual institutionalization of public participation increasingly compels local authorities to partially share their power over the transformation of urban areas. The smooth running of a participatory session is based on selecting the appropriate type of interaction, or medium, which supports the local authorities to reach and interact with a t...

The revision of a city’s Master Plan is a crucial step for its urban future development. Engaging citizens in its elaboration could increase its acceptance and understanding by the public. In this study, we suggest to use a 3D participatory digital platform to improve public engagement. In our 3D virtual platform, citizens were able to share their...

This paper aims at underling difficulties regarding the establishment of citizen engagement processes. The specificity of citizen engagement processes lies in their evolution over time where objectives, constraints, and latitudes of a given project influence the relevance of the tools offered to citizens. Three categories of urban projects (trans-u...

This paper presents a platform aiming the ease of the debate between citizens. In the early 2010’ies, governments are seeking new ways to be more accountable and transparent towards their citizens; marking a renewal in public participation. In return, citizens are eager to be heard and to use new tools based on information and communication technol...

This paper presents a platform aiming the ease of the debate between citizens. In the early 2010’ies, governments are seeking new ways to be more accountable and transparent towards their citizens; marking a renewal in public participation. In return, citizens are eager to be heard and to use new tools based on information and communication technol...

The public participation in scientific projects (citizen science) is significantly increasing specially with technology developments in recent years. Volunteers play an essential role in citizen science projects, therefore understanding their motivations, and understanding how to sustain them to keep contributing to the project are of utmost import...

The public participation in scientific projects (citizen science) is significantly increasing specially with technology developments in recent years. Volunteers play an essential role in citizen science projects, therefore understanding their motivations, and understanding how to sustain them to keep contributing to the project are of utmost import...

Today the utilization of 3D mock-ups is very common in GIScience. Since 2001, with the emergence of Google Earth, citizen have become used to virtual globes. However, a majority of applications using these technologies are still restricted to professional users. This is the case with urbanism and decision making where only static 3D scenes are shar...

Background In 2007, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated the Global plan of action for Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR). The main goal of this plan is to reduce further loss of genetic diversity in farm animals, so as to protect and promote the diversity of farm animal resources. An important step to reac...

Descriptive statistics of the selected variables used in the local agriculture sustainability index. (PDF)

The geographical distribution of the number of individuals per ZIP-code for the Valais Blacknose (VBN) sheep. (TIF)

The geographical distribution of mean inbreeding coefficients per ZIP-code for the Original Braunvieh (OBV) cattle. (TIF)

The geographical distribution of mean inbreeding coefficients per ZIP-code for the Franches-Montagnes (FM) horse. (TIF)

The geographical distribution of introgression per ZIP-code for the Franches-Montagnes (FM) horse. (TIF)

The geographical distribution of the number of individuals per ZIP-code for the Franches-Montagnes (FM) horse. (TIF)

Description of the workshop procedure to obtain thresholds and weights. (PDF)

The geographical distribution of the number of individuals per ZIP-code for the Original Braunvieh (OBV) cattle. (TIF)

Si l’exigence de négociation préalable des décisions publiques semble aujourd’hui bien ancrée dans la phase d’élaboration des politiques publiques, il apparaît de manière assez notable que la dynamique participative ne se traduit pas nécessairement dans les instruments de mise en œuvre de ces politiques. La communication présentée propose ainsi une...

Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water for small municipalities and individuals. However, groundwater can be polluted by almost any land use. Consequently, many governments have acquired groundwater information in the aim of protecting the resource. Nevertheless, the resulting data are often ill-fitted to planning needs. In a previous...

Predicted climate change may significantly affect drinking water supply in urban areas. Local water stakeholders facing climate change will have to deal with uncertain information and unexpected events. To address this lack of data, the knowledge and experience of practitioners might be used to assess the potential impacts of climate change on diff...

Generally, groundwater is naturally of good quality for human consumption and represents an essential source of drinking water. In Canada, small municipalities and individuals are particularly reliant on groundwater, since they cannot afford complex water treatment installations. However, groundwater is a vulnerable resource that, depending on its...

Spatial Analysis of Urban Confl icts: Stakes and Contexts in the Quebec City Area This paper investigates urban confl icts that took place in the Quebec City metropolitan area between 1990 and 2000. Analyses show that some population groups are more disposed than others to get involved in confl ict activity. They also stress that there are specifi...

For mid-latitude cities, higher summer temperatures due to climate change are a cause for concern because they aggravate the urban heat island phenomenon and reduce thermal comfort inside buildings. By acquiring the appropriate knowledge and skills, architects and urban designers can become key actors in adaptation to climate change. Two workshops...

Involving a wide-range of stakeholders at different moments in the planning of urban adaptation to climate change can help to overcome different barriers to adaptation, such as a lack of common perception, or control over options. This Article argues for an approach that involves a wide range of actors throughout the planning process in order to co...

Exotic vascular plants are increasingly numerous, and decision support systems identifying the most problematic species are needed to help environmental managers to develop control strategies. The fundamental tool in this respect is a list of weeds, or a weed risk assessment. We propose here a list for the province of Quebec constructed using an in...

In recent decades, governments have developed better knowledge of groundwater and established measures to protect and preserve it. In the hope of protecting this resource and ensuring its sustainability, the Government of Quebec has launched a programme to characterise groundwater in the southern portion of the province. Prior to launching this pro...

Exotic vascular plants are increasingly numerous, and decision support systems identifying the most problematic species are needed to help environmental managers to develop control strategies. The fundamental tool in this respect is a list of weeds, or a weed risk assessment. We propose here a list for the province of Quebec constructed using an in...

This article examines the effect of local context on conflict dynamics in the city centre of Quebec between 1989 and 2000. The methodology developed is based on the exploration of two data sets—one of the urban conflicts, the other derived from the Canadian census and different municipal services—to qualify the different types of urban contexts of...

Spatial analysis of the phenomenon of conflictual activities can enrich our understanding of urban conflicts and, ultimately, provide the stakeholders with a tool to come to terms with them. However, to do so, it must rest on a conceptual, as well as spatial, modeling of the phenomenon. In this research, conflict is examined from the perspective of...

Cette recherche porte sur l’analyse spatiale de 1600 conflits urbains s’étant produits entre 1965 et 2000 dans le territoire correspondant aux limites actuelles de la ville de Québec. L’article propose de renouveler l’analyse de la relation entre la fréquence spatiale des conflits et certaines variables socioenvironnementales urbaines. Tout d’abord...

Groundwater is widely used as a source of drinking water in North America. However, it can be contaminated by microbial or chemical agents potentially hazardous to human health. In recent decades, governments have developed better knowledge of groundwater and established measures to protect and preserve the resource. Several studies have shown that...

Purpose – Adapting local areas to climate change is a wicked challenge for local administrations. A participatory research is applied to explore how local experience shared by local experts can inform decision and adaptation planning by taking into account local area characteristics and their interrelationships. Methodology/approach – We turned to...

This research focuses on the analysis of the spatial distribution of 149 urban conflicts occurring between 1989 and 2000 in Quebec City, Canada. Specifically, the article explores the relationship between the spatial dynamics of the conflicts—in terms of frequency, duration, and intensity—and the following four dimensions of urban space: social com...

Les systèmes d'information, géographique ou non, aide à la décision. Malgré son apparente évidence, cette affirmation est l'objet central de cette communication. En sollicitant les notions de représentation et de complexité, nous proposons une réflexion qui décompose cette aide à la décision en deux niveaux, le premier centré sur l'accessibilité à...

The aim of this paper is to describe a method for evaluating the vulnerability of drinking water systems to contamination, in particular in rural regions used intensively for agriculture. To do so, various indicators were developed to represent the source to tap multi-barrier approach for drinking water safety. These indicators correspond to four b...

Stakeholders involved in the definition of managerial problems perceive and internalize the complexity of these problems as mental models. These models are not always made explicit, which can lead to misunderstandings and conflicts. This article presents Ulysse, a tool that enables stakeholders to progressively elicit their mental models as causal...

During the last fifty years, suburbanisation in Quebec City has been rapid. This has triggered increasingly intensive public debates about the relative advantages of urban versus suburban ways of living. Inner city neighbourhoods witnessed a significant demographic increase between 1996 and 2001, after having lost almost half of their population be...

Les premières banlieues pavillonnaires nord-américaines sont problématiques pour le vieillissement à domicile. Malgré la dépendance à l'automobile, les banlieusards âgés aspirent à y vieillir. Plutôt que de déménager, ils adaptent leur quotidien et leurs déplacements. L'accès à la mobilité est un enjeu majeur au maintien d'une expérience résidentie...

A majority of elderly suburbanites aspires to age at home. In a car-dependant environment, access to mobility may be a key dimension for the maintenance of such aspirations. However, few researches can confirm the temporal evolution of seniors’ residential aspirations, as well as the transformations of their mobility in the territory. In that regar...

Outbreaks of microbiological waterborne disease have increased governmental concern regarding the importance of drinking water safety. Considering the multi-barrier approach to safe drinking water may improve management decisions to reduce contamination risks. However, the application of this approach must consider numerous and diverse kinds of inf...

Understanding complaints regarding tap water is a useful tool for improving management of water quality. This paper presents an analysis of the spatio-temporal occurrence of citizen complaints concerning drinking water in three distribution systems of Quebec City (Canada). The study is based on an analysis of complaint data by census unit within th...

A majority of elderly suburbanites aspires to age at home. In a car-dependant environment, access to mobility may be a key dimension for the maintenance of such aspirations. However, few researches can confirm the temporal evolution of seniors' residential aspirations, as well as the transformations of their mobility in the territory. In that regar...

This contribution is a synthesis and a reflection based on almost ten years of research in territorial decision support. It starts with a discussion about the concepts of "territorial information" and "territorial decision-ma- king". Then, two application examples are briefly presented to illustrate the two main kinds of tools. The first one is an...

Urban planning involves compromise between the diverse and often contradictory issues supported by the different stakeholders. The literature generally agrees on the need to broaden the participation base to overcome this difficulty. However, participation should not be limited to problem solving, but should also take place in the problem setting p...

This chapter reports on the transdisciplinary process initiated, structured and orchestrated by the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Suburbs (GIRBa) between September 2002 and November 2003 with the goal of redefining the future of postwar neighbourhoods in the City of Québec. The developed methodology combined scientific analysis, action resear...

How to reorganize the Swiss postal network? A case study of spatial decision making-support. This article presents a case study of spatial decision making-support in relation to the Swiss Post and its efforts to reorganize the postal network in eight Swiss cities. The first part of the article describes the methodology and highlights selected origi...

How to reorganize the Swiss postal network? A case study of spatial decision making‐support. This article presents a case study of spatial decision making‐support in relation to the Swiss Post and its efforts to reorganize the postal network in eight Swiss cities. The first part of the article describes the methodology and highlights selected origi...

RESUME. La recherche présentée dans cet article vise à concevoir un modèle de SIG adapté à la dynamique et aux dimensions collaboratives formelles du processus de design urbain délibératif. Le prototype développé vise également à saisir les représentations spatiales créées et échangées au cours du processus, mais aussi à proposer une représentation...

This paper investigates urban confl icts that took place in the Quebec City metropolitan area between 1990 and 2000. Analyses show that some population groups are more disposed than others to get involved in confl ict activity. They also stress that there are specifi c built environments which are more prone than others to generating such activity....

Purpose This paper is an attempt to bridge the gap between, on the one hand, the mobility behaviour of households and their perception of accessibility to urban amenities and, on the other hand, house price dynamics as captured through hedonic modelling. Design/methodology/approach In order to analyse the mobility behaviour of individuals and hous...

This paper presents a post-experiment evaluation of a public participatory process that was conducted in a Geneva neighborhood. During the experiment, a set of geographic indicators was used to help residents express their opinions and formulate a diagnosis of the neighborhood. The evaluation is centered on a specific set of considerations that wer...

Territory is the living environment of all human activities, however diversified and contradictory they might be. Therefore, the strategies and policies established for territorial management are often the source of debate and conflict. This difficulty in reconciling diverging interests quickly led land planners to more and more consider participat...

This final technical report is part of a publication series on the European methodology INVESTIMMO, coordinated by D. Caccavelli. The report summarizes the four guideline handbooks developed within the framework of the project. The first section explains how four criteria - Social, Environmental, Financial, Technical & architectural - can affect bu...

Land-useplanners oftenmake complexdecisionswithin a shortperiod of time when they must take into account sustainable developmentand economic competitiveness. A set of land-use suitability maps would be very useful in this respect.Ideally, thesemapsshouldincorporatecomplexcriteriaintegratingseveral stakeholders' points of view. To illustrate the fea...

In land management, conflicts are more frequent and stronger. Any important project on land becomes difficult to implement. MAGISTER (Multicriteria Analysis with GIS for TERritory) model proposes a decision support method to integrate multiple actors of land management. It is based on geographical information systems and multicriteria analysis. In...

In Europe land management and planning become considerably more and more complex. This situation is due to the fact that traditional land users (agronomy, economy, habitation, etc.) have strong and incompatible requirements. This results in what is called "NIMBY" reactions. This kind of systematic opposition can only be reduced by a modification in...

The reader might be surprised at first to find in this chapter neither a GIS software directory, nor a comparative list of software performances. It is our conviction that such an attempt does not belong in this book for two major reasons. First, the interest for a software compilation decreases rapidly over time due to permanent progress in comput...

An application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for flood mapping in flat areas is described. On this basis impacts on agricultural practice can be assessed. Flood mapping is achieved with a two dimensional hydraulic model supported by a suitable Digital Terrain Model (DTM). The GIS framework includes: dBaseIV as the database management sy...

RÉSUMÉ. Cette communication porte sur la relation entre les représentations, mentales et externes, et l'action territoriale. Partant du constat que les représentations agissent sur le territoire, la difficulté de l'action territoriale est en partie liée à l'insuffisance ou l'inadéquation des représentations des acteurs territoriaux. Ces représentat...

This paper explores the mobility behaviour of households and their perception of accessibility to urban amenities. Concomitantly, the paper captures the accessibility impacts on ho use price dynamics in a hedonic modelling framework. First, the paper analyzes mobility behaviour of individuals and estimates their sensitivity to travel time from home...

These Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne EPFL, n° 1755 (1998)Institut de l'amenagement des terres et des eauxLaboratoire d'hydrologie et amenagements Reference doi:10.5075/epfl-thesis-1755Print copy in library catalog Record created on 2005-03-16, modified on 2016-08-08