EchoGéo

24 | 2013
Politiques et pratiques de la résilience

Retour critique sur la mobilisation du concept de

résilience en lien avec l’adaptation des systèmes
urbains au changement climatique
Béatrice Quenault

Édition électronique
URL : [Link]
DOI : 10.4000/echogeo.13403
ISSN : 1963-1197

Éditeur
Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (CNRS UMR 8586)

Référence électronique
Béatrice Quenault, « Retour critique sur la mobilisation du concept de résilience en lien avec
l’adaptation des systèmes urbains au changement climatique », EchoGéo [En ligne], 24 | 2013, mis en
ligne le 26 mars 2024, consulté le 10 octobre 2024. URL : [Link]
13403 ; DOI : [Link]

Ce document a été généré automatiquement le 10 octobre 2024.

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