GEMAPI (Aquatic Environment Management & Flood Prevention)

Aquatic Environment Management and Flood Prevention
Discipline: Ecology, Hydraulics

This teaching unit allows students to immerse themselves in a real-life case study in the field, falling within the remit of GEMAPI. Stakeholders and managers will be met in the field to assess the challenges and complexity of the territory. Groups of students will work on a concrete project to bring together aquatic environment management and flood prevention in a way that respects ecology, the environment, and people. This teaching unit will be an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses (ecology, hydraulics, legislation, land use planning, etc.).

The study is conducted on the same specific case, from the field phase to the presentation of the impacts of the developments, including modeling, analysis, and collaborative management. The work is done in groups.

- Understand the challenges of GEMAPI, its evolution, and its stakeholders
- Use innovative approaches to reconcile studies on aquatic environments, biodiversity preservation, flood protection, and land use planning.
- Mobilize the skills and knowledge acquired in different EUs and be able to work with students with different and complementary scientific profiles
- Defend a project and communicate with an audience of socio-economic stakeholders.

M2 S3 course: River modeling, M2 S3 course: Ecological engineering and restoration.

Continuous assessment based on the final presentation of the completed project.