Sebastien Bourdin

The book Regions, Cities and the Circular Economy, co-edited by Sébastien Bourdin (EM Normandie Business School), André Torre (Paris-Saclay University, INRAE), and Eveline van Leeuwen (Wageningen University), offers a critical and comprehensive exploration of the role of territories in driving and implementing circular economy strategies. In an era marked by pressing environmental challenges—climate change, resource […]

Here are the changes brought about by the future european ‘right to repair‘ Is the era of disposable items about to come to an end? At least, that’s the ambition of the directive on the right to repair proposed by the European Commission, which aims to put an end to the linear model by favouring […]

In March 2023, the European Commission took a major step towards promoting more sustainable and eco-responsible consumption. The proposal for a directive to facilitate and encourage the repair of consumer goods represents a milestone in the ecological transition. This initiative aims to significantly reduce waste while generating savings for consumers. The Commission’s proposal is due […]

The spread of Covid-19 is a global concern, especially in the most developed countries where the rapid spread of the virus has taken governments by surprise. Adopting a spatial approach to this issue, we identify the spatial factors that help explain why some areas are hit harder than others, based on the Italian example (with […]

How to explain abstention in elections? Over the last ten years, sociology, political science and geography have tended to converge in terms of analysis of electoral behavior. Abstentionist voting can be considered in two ways. First, in areas where there is a concentration of politically and/or sociologically marginalized populations, there is a higher abstention rate. This hypothesis refers […]

An article published on Euro Cities with the participation of Sebastien Bourdin. Dense settlement and intensive traffic with other centres are reasons why the Covid-19 pandemic hit cities particularly hard. Recent research has shown that other factors also play an important role, for example the quality of public services and the health system. “When the […]

The spread of Covid-19 is a global concern, especially in the most developed countries where the rapid spread of the virus has taken governments by surprise. Adopting a spatial approach to this issue, we identify the spatial factors that help explain why some areas are hit harder than others, based on the Italian example (with […]