The thesis prize 2024 of the French Complex Systems Society (CSS/France) awarded six young doctors among eighteen finalists. It was attributed during a colloquium organized by the École Normale Supérieure of Lyon, the 19-20th of September 2024. Hanae El Gouj’s thesis has also been selected by the French National University Council to compete for the thesis prize of the Comité National Français de Géographie (CNFG), which will be attributed during the International Geography Festival...

  The book was published in July 2024 by Wiley-ISTE. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the concepts and methods used in fractal analysis and modeling in order to study the spatial distribution of human settlements. The main concepts and mathematical tools are reviewed, and emphasis is placed on the practical benefits of their application and the pitfalls to be avoided when using them. The first part of the book is devoted to the basic concepts and geometric reference...

Manon Kohler organizes this workshop with two invited speakers: Mathias Jehling and Casper Kleiner from the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (Dresden, Germany). The workshop will take place at 10:00 am in the Geography Department of Strasbourg. Broadcasting: https://bbb.unistra.fr/b/cor-p72-tnk-avx Mathias Jehling is senior researcher at Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) in Dresden, Germany, where he leads the research...

  He will be assisted by Cécile Tannier and Thomas Thévenin, appointed as deputy directors.Having joined the laboratory in 2019, Samuel Carpentier-Postel is Professor. He succeeds Jean-Christophe Foltête, who held this position for 12 years.    

This thesis named "Analysis, modeling and simulation of road network morphogenesis based on geohistorical data: understanding past patterns to plan future cities" was directed by Claire Lagesse and Cécile Tannier.   The defense will take place in the UFR SLHS (salon Préclin) in Besançon, on december the 15th. You will also be able to attend the defense by videoconference. If you would like, please contact Hanae El Gouj : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need...

  The defense will take place in the UFR SLHS (salon Préclin) in Besançon, on november the 23th. This work was directed by Jean-Christophe Foltête and Emeline Comby.   Defense jury : Jean-Christophe FOLTETE, Professor, University de Franche-Comté Emeline COMBY, Associate researcher, University Lumière Lyon 2 Youssef DIAB, Professor, University Gustave Eiffel Pascal MARTY, Professor, CNRS-Maison Française d’Oxford and University  Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne,...

Sima Saadi is defending her PhD thesis on april 19th, at 9 am In ThéMA main meeting room, 4 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon. This thesis was directed by Jean-Philippe Antoni, Geographer, University Professor, at the University of Burgundy, and Co-directed by Hossein Karimzadeh, Urban planner, University Professor, at the University of Tabriz.   Defense jury : Dominique Badariotti, Professor, University of Strasbourg, France (President) Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki‬, Associate Professor,...

Claire Regnier is defending her PhD thesis the 14th december 2022 at 14 at the IRTS of Franche-Comté in Besançon.   This work was directed by Alexandre Moine, géographer, professor of University of Franche-Comté and Christian GUINCHARD, sociologist, Senior lecturer at the University of Franche-Comté.    Defense jury : Erwan Becquemie, Director General of Hygiène Sociale of Franche-Comté Olivier David, Professor, University of Rennes 2 Philippe Lyet, Sociologist,...

The defense will take place in Champs-sur-Marne at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (salle B203) on april the 1rst.   This work was directed by Alain L'Hostis and Pierre Frankhauser.Funding : Ecole des ponts ParisTech-ENPC / Efficacity-Institut de Recherche & Développement pour la Transition Énergétique de la Ville.   Defense jury : Alain L'HOSTIS, Senior researcher, University of Gustave Eiffel Pierre FRANKHAUSER, Emeritus professor, University of...

Cécile Tannier presents the Fractal model and its impact on how urban forms and spatial organisation are approached in urban studies and planning. Reflecting critically on scale invariance and optimality, she shows how and why fractal models enable us to better understand how space is organised through scales and how urban planning can modify this spatial organisation in a fractal manner, accounting for the effects of distance and scale dependence. See the video on the YouTube channel:...