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Understanding and modelling interactions between agricultural drainage ditches, catchments and wetlands Hydro-ecoregions—a natural framework for water management Micropollutant bioavailability and toxicity When history enhances flood prevention An international hydrology project: FRIEND How the risk of flooding can be managed better by taking into account socio-economic aspects Habitat conditions and trout population dynamics Efficiency of wastewater treatment, and quality of river water Managing populations of migratory fish Earth observation for flood control: NOAH European project Diatoms as water quality indicators: collaboration with Catchment Authorities Role of buffer zones and ditches in combating phytosanitary pollution of surface waters Simulating the dynamics of a shad population Modelling sediment transport in rivers Physics helps predict the environmental impacts of river development The invasion of the Ludwigia peploides
Combined use of conceptual models and the Monte Carlo method for avalanche simulation Modelling aeration processes in wastewater treatment plants A robust control for regulated river systems Optimising oxygen transfer in wastewater treatment plants Measuring the ageing of sealing systems in hazardous waste landfills Optimum management of drinking water networks Evaluating the performance of local public water services Irrigation, a high-performance technique that can be used more efficiently A field laboratory for studying erosion and solid transport: the Draix BVRE Building model expressing how snow is transported by wind Pollution-free manure processing Influence of surfactants on oxygen transfer in waste water Modelling pipe renewal in partnership with system operators Improving water management policies, a major world issue Partnership with consulting engineers on numerical simulation of rockfill dams Electronic memory of risks in mountain areas Mapping embankment condition for better flood control Software to improve domestic water supply Better water sharing in irrigated river catchment
Management of mountain pasture ecosystems—striking a balance between ecology and agriculture 3D modelling of rockfalls to enhance the sustainability of mountain forest management Alternative use of farmland with quick-growing trees Landscapes and poplars Anchoring firms spatially in the rural environment: from the functional space to the territorial space Diagnosing and foreseeing changes in the herbage of mountain dairy pastures Evaluation of mountain policy Evaluating and mapping the risk of forest fire in the Maures massif The public-interest group ECOFOR Satellite imaging helps reconcile agriculture and environment in Charente catchment Ecotones as indicators of agricultural abandonment:Vanoise nature reserve International conservation effort on elm genetic diversity Public policy and the countryside: goals and initial results Modelling Alpine forest dynamics A complete model of growth and branching of European black pine
Ice slurry refrigeration Sludge assessed like concrete Safer agricultural machinery in compliance with European standards Developing a modulated fertilising system New refrigeration technologies Building a model of the flows and the transfers in the cold chain Automating the measurement of sugar content in fruit using a non-destructive method NMR relaxometry and foodstuffs Mechanising gherkin harvesting European partnership for non-polluting weeding prototype Magnetic resonance in the cheese industry Feedback on operational expert system in tractor test bed Satellites that drive tractors... Close protection for food packaging Organizing data in an information system: The need for traceability
An economic and geographical model for agricultural activity location Rational agriculture and farm management "Incubation" of the Geographical Information Department of MAAPAR Combining spatial and temporal information to predict avalanche hazards X-NT platform, universal surface water management program Model Ling combats health risk in French beef production From expert evaluation to research: The 1999 mudslides in Venezuela From theoretical model to practical software application: Better flood forecasting A "Green Sticker" for agricultural sprayers Towards coherent integration of the environment in public policies : the Collective Services Schema for Natural and Rural Areas (SSCENR) Joint expert evaluation following the damage to forests caused by the storms of December 1999
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