Samuel Robert

Geographer, Research fellow at CNRS, Section 39 « Spaces, territories and societies »

Research laboratory ESPACE (UMR 7300) CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Université d'Avignon, Université Côte d'Azur

• HDR
• Head of the Aix-Marseille University team of ESPACE
• Head of the Human-Environment Observatory of the French Mediterranean coasts at CNRS (URL : http://www.ohm-littoral-mediterraneen.fr/ )
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Calanques national park
• Member of the Editorial board of M@ppemonde
• Occasional reviewer for the following journals : Environnement urbain/Urban Environment, Landscape and Urban Planning, Méditerranée, Norois, Vertigo

Research activities

I am a geographer, CNRS researcher at Aix-Marseille University (France). My work is dedicated to the production and the analysis of geographical information for a better understanding of the relationships between societies, environment and territories. Most of my research deals with human-environment interactions in the Mediterranean, particularly in coastal areas. My points of interest are landscape characters, land use change, spatial planning, coastal management and territorial dynamics. Many of my research projects are based on interdisciplinary studies and include partnerships between scientists and local stakeholders/decision makers.

Research topics

Territorial dynamics and space management; Environmental amenities; Spatial analysis and cartography of landscape and  environmental data; Visual landscape, land cover, land use and spatial planning; Recreationnal activities, uses and social practices on coastal areas; Natural risks.

Recent and present research projects

• OHM Littoral méditerranéen. Funding: French Programme "Investissement d'avenir", Labex DRIIHM (ANR-11-LABX-0010), managed by the National Research Agency.
• SLIDE (Quels sentiers littoraux pour demain ?). Funding: Fondation de France (AO 2014). URL : http://www.ohm-littoral-mediterraneen.fr/spip.php?article174
• FEARS (Frequency of large past earthquakes in the Aegean and associated risk susceptibility. Combining cosmogenic dating, historical data, and spatial analysis). Funding: Labex OT-Med, 2014. URL: http://www.otmed.fr/spip.php?article728
• VIPLI-Med (Intégrer une connaissance de la visibilité et des représentations du paysage pour la gestion et la planification de l’espace en zone côtière. Analyse spatiale et approche socio-culturelle sur trois littoraux méditerranéens). Funding: Fondation de France (AO 2012, commencement des travaux 10/2012, fin 10/2015). URL : http://www.ohm-littoral-mediterraneen.fr/spip.php?article57
• UQualisol-ZU (Préconisation d’utilisation des sols et qualité des sols en zone urbaine et périurbaine – application du bassin minier de Provence), programme GESSOL 3 (Gestion durable des sols). Funding: MEEDDM / French Ministry of Ecology (AO GESSOL 2009). URL : http://www.ohm-provence.org/projetUqualisol.html
• PACTES-BMP (Particules Atmosphériques dans le bassin minier de Provence : Caractérisation, Toxicité, Évaluation par la Société). Funding: AFSSET–ADEME (AO Santé-Environnement-Travail, 2009). URL : http://www.ohm-provence.org/projetUqualisol.html
• Pratiques récréatives, usages et fréquentation des bords de mer. Application à la rade de Marseille