Cities, Territories, Environment and Societies (CITERES)

The CITERES laboratory’s general research theme is the analysis of the spatial and territorial dynamics of societies. Its productions fall within 5 main fields: urban and environmental research, on heritage particularly on archaeology, on construction and relationships within territories and on the effects of contemporary social recomposition. This work, which concerns a great diversity of cultural areas, takes place over a long time - from historical periods to the present - and in a multidisciplinary dynamic (archaeology, history, anthropology, sociology, geography, demography, spatial planning, town planning).

Research topics:

• Urban Study
• Environmental Research
• Research on heritage and particularly on archaeology
• Research on construction and relationships within the territory(ies)
• Research on the effects of contemporary social reconstruction

Application areas:

The work of CITERES is based on academics researchs (ANR, European Projects, etc.) but is also intended for socio-economic actors, public policies, local authorities, professionals, NGOs, etc. Relations with the environment and heritage constitute a significant part of the activity of CITERES researchers, in four complementary forms: (i) obtaining and directing research contracts from non-academic funders and public decision-makers, (ii) expertise activities within commissions or working groups linked to public structures or collective services, (iii) applied research, (iv) so-called transfer and promotion productions for different audiences. so-called transfer and promotion productions to different audiences.