Area 2 : Territories, organizations and companies: for a greening of practices

Energy and ecological transition objectives fuel, drive and sometimes constrain the transformation of socio-economic actors’ practices, in their projects, their organizations and their territorial commitments.
For nearly a decade, some of the research conducted at ISIGE has focused on these processes, with a view to greening practices: the aim is to better understand the methods of action (and their challenges) that take into account and contribute to ecological principles on the part of socio-economic actors.

Area

Territories, organizations, and businesses: towards greener practices

The work carried out at ISIGE Mines Paris – PSL analyzes the practices of organizations (local authorities, public institutions, companies, industries) and the various interactions between stakeholders on energy and ecological transition projects. It examines both the theoretical dimensions and representations associated with this greening, and the operational dimensions of their implementation.

This research focus is reflected in involvement in various research projects, particularly partnerships, focusing on how territories function, the practices of various public actors (particularly through various public action tools and mechanisms) and businesses, and the management of sociotechnical objects (sanitation networks, energy sectors, resources).

The work draws on various methods and approaches from the social sciences (sociology of public action, geography, urban planning): semi-structured interviews, participant observation, stakeholder mapping, document analysis.

This work aims to:

  • Understand the place and manner in which ecological, environmental, and energy issues are taken into account in various projects (political, territorial, or economic);
  • Document existing strategies and practices, as well as the broader systems of action in which they are embedded;
  • Identify existing or mobilizable frictions and resources, and thus the conditions necessary for the emergence and implementation of projects and organizations supported (and appropriate) by a group of actors within a territory or sector;
  • Inform collective action and support organizations in the implementation of practices that are more respectful of the ecological transition.

Research projects

Projects

Periods Partners Funders

FORET

2024-2025

CSI, ENS Ecotron IdF, Géosciences

CNRS

GE.CO (Gestion Ecologique des COnflits et des contraintes d’usage)

2024-2026

Métropole de Turin, Parc du Queyras, Parco del Monviso

Feder Alcotra

HERBE (Hameau Expérimental de Recherche pour une BioEconomie locale )

2024-2027

CEEP, Univ. Lorraine (ERPI), ENSAD Nancy, AgroParisTech…

ADEME

DOMINOS

2023-2026

AgroParisTech, INRAE, Univ. de Lorraine, La Vigotte Lab

ADEME

PREBAT (De la conception à la mise en place : la politique de rénovation des bâtiments à l’épreuve des usage(r)s) (projet TTI.5)

2023-2025

PERSEE

TTi.5

PEPR SORRYL (Une Société du réemploi et du recyclage ?)

2023-2024

Pilotage CNRS-ESO et CNRS-LISST

ANR

ANR ECOMODAM (Écologisation du Modèle économique des Aménageurs)

2023-2024

Co’more, LATTS, CSI, Centre Alexandre Koyré, A&E, ENSA Belleville

ANR

NMA (Nouveaux Modèles d’Aménagement)

2022-2023

Co’mone, PUCA, Banque des Territoires, Institut CDC pour la Recherche, Agence Nationale pour la Cohésion des Territoires

Banque des Territoires, CDC

Thesis

“Les pratiques des entreprises et institutions financières en matière de protection de la biodiversité”

Funding: CGS, TBS, The Transition Institute 1.5 (TTI.5) PhD student: Astrid Ponsot Le Chippey (CSG, Mines Paris-PSL)

Publications