Publication of a book dedicated to the geoprospective approach to which Professor Loubier contributed

Professor Jean-Christophe Loubier, who is in charge of the GIS Lab, contributed two chapters to the book entitled Ecosystem and Territorial Resilience: A Geoprospective Approach. Published in 2020, this book provides a full review of the geoprospective approach and how it can be used in planning for and implementing environmental and territorial resilience measures.

The geoprospective approach is a way to predict and assess for future risks, and is a comprehensive method for identifying and addressing potential change impacts. In addition to the main concepts and methods of this approach, the book presents applications and case studies for different spatio-temporal scales and problems related to the degradation of socio-ecosystems, as well as applying the geoprospective approach to environmental and urban planning. Offering an interdisciplinary perspective, the book is a unique and integral resource for policy makers, environmental and territorial managers, scientists, engineers, consultants, and graduate students interested in anticipating future change in socio-ecosystems.

Jean-Christophe Loubier participated in the writing of a chapter dedicated to the methods and tools available for developing a geoprospective approach. He also wrote a chapter, The touristic model of Valais facing climate change: geoprospective simulations of more environmentally integrated development models, presenting a geoprospective study of the ski-dependent touristic model of Valais facing climate change. This chapter covers the aspects of environmental issues caused by the ski economy and the risk of mountain depopulation if the current economic model collapses due to climate change. For this purpose, Jean-Christophe Loubier has developed a geoprospective simulation tool, which enables him to present both the methodology used and the results obtained.

The book can be ordered on the publisher's website.