approaches and share their work with the broader community working in river restoration. For example, there are few major dedicated events where they can come together to exchange and discuss the approaches, scientific results, and operational perspectives opened up by their research. This book was conceived to open up a space for sharing such perspectives, and to highlight the rich and dynamic interdisciplinary community.
This book forms a compendium of the diversity of scientific work carried out over the last ten years on societal challenges to river restoration. It proposes 14 contributions by researchers from different research fields, such as environmental economics, critical physical geography, human or social geography, hydromorphology, ecology and biology, sustainable management studies, philosophy and ethics, political ecology, political science, architecture and urban studies, and anthropology. Each of these disciplines enriches the book with concepts and methods from different epistemological traditions. Some contributions propose syntheses of already published works, whereas others present original studies. Most of them base their analysis on case studies and empirical data. To account for the diversity of the environmental, sociopolitical, and cultural contexts in which river restoration takes place, the contributions of this book are international. They come from research teams in Austria, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Collecting these contributions together makes it possible to emphasize their complementary nature. This compendium is intended to be a showcase of research achievements: questions, methods, and scientific results. It provides stimulating perspectives for understanding restoration in its social, economic, and political dimensions.
1.6.2 Who is this book aimed at?
This book is intended for scientists working on the theme of river restoration, and for those working on broader environmental issues. It is, of course, intended for researchers in the humanities and social sciences who wish to learn about the latest work carried out in this field by their peers. It is also, and more generally, addressed to the interdisciplinary scientific community working in the field of river research and restoration, which has strong expectations regarding societal approaches.
It is also intended for students in environmental sciences who intend to go into research or river management professions. This book will help them to understand the social, political, and economic dimensions of river restoration, and their linkages with ecological issues; it will therefore help to forge an interdisciplinary culture to better respond to the issues raised by river restoration and environmental management in general.
Finally, this book is aimed at operational actors in river restoration, be they project leaders, technical partners, or financiers. It will be of interest to public bodies such as governmental, regional, and local agencies with expertise in the field of river restoration. It will also be of interest to NGOs, whether they are specialized in the field of river restoration or more broadly interested in river management. The book may also be of interest to design offices that advise such parties. These various professionals in the midst of the action are often the first to be confronted with the social, economic, and political stakes of restoration. This book will provide them with keys to better understand the mechanisms in action and to better integrate them into the implementation or support of river restoration policies and projects.
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