Human Influences on Environmental Changes in The Kerkennah Archipelago (Tunisia) Since The 60's
| Autor: | Etienne, Lucile, Beltrando, Gérard, Daoud, Abdelkarim |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Etienne, Lucile, Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (PRODIG), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris-Sorbonne (UP4)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Eau Energie et Environnement (LEEE), École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | 3rd international geography symposium 3rd international geography symposium, 2013, Antalya, Turkey |
| Popis: | International audience; The Kerkennah archipelago in Tunisia is known to be vulnerable to climatic changes. With very low topography (max 13m) and high vulnerability to erosion, it is subject to palm grove degradation, especially extension of the sabkha and retreat of the coastline. In that context and for the safety of the local populations, it is important to assess their perception of environmental changes and to analyze their reactions, for instance in terms of planning. In order to address these issues, a questionnaire concerning different natural and anthropic phenomenon was first submitted in June 2012 to 147 inhabitants of the Kerkennah archipelago. Similar to the scientific community, the interrogated population identifies the phenomenon of coast line retreat and sabkhas extension as the most serious problems. The population seems to be aware of the multifactorial nature of these phenomena and understand some causes and consequences of the coastline retreat and of the extension of the sabkhas. Secondly, several local actors have been interviewed and photographic campaigns were conducted on to investigate the planning strategy on the archipelago. This allowed the identification of two types of facilities: those built before problems but that promote some environmental perturbations, and those built in response to a damaging event. The impacts of these facilities can be very important and sometimes cause more damages than they were meant to solve. In conclusion we observed an opposition between the good perception and the inappropriate actions that are taken by the state and the local population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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