Mathilde COLAS

Research activities

Research Interests

Proximity relations, Circular economy, Industrial and territorial ecology, Socio-technical systems and Social innovation, Sustainable territorial development, Systemic

Research Project

As part of the energy transition of the territories, analysis of the methanization units as a case of application of the circular economy: analysis focused on the governance of actors and the circularity/territorialization of biomass-energy flows

• Modes of specification, activation and anchoring of local biomass resources by actors
• Spatio-temporal dynamics of proximity between actors
• Management of biomass-energy flows by actors
• Contribution of actors to the ecological transition of territories
• Clarification of the circular economy model in terms of territoriality and circularity of resources
• Contribution to the theoretical reinforcement of the link between proximities and industrial and territorial ecology

Keywords

Governance, Proximities, Biomass, Methanization, Bioenergy, Bioeconomy, Energy transition, Territorial development

Publications

• Bourdin, S., Colas, M. et Raulin, F. (2019). Understanding the problems of biogas production deployment in different regions: territorial governance matters too. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 10.1080/09640568.2019.1680158.
• Bourdin, S., Colas, M. et Raulin, F. (2018). Focus 2 : Analyse des proximités dans les projets de méthanisation (Méthanisation et proximité entre acteurs : quelle gouvernance territoriale ?. Projet DETECTE. PSDR Grand Ouest Bretagne, Normandie et Pays de la Loire. Série Focus PSDR4).
• Colas, M. (2017). La gouvernance territoriale de l’économie circulaire : analyse des dynamiques de proximités entre acteurs de la méthanisation en Grand Ouest (Master’s Essay). Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11143/11334

 

Academic activities

• Science and Technology Student Expert for the Haut Conseil de l’Évaluation de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur (HCERES) (7 expert missions from 2018-2021)
• Representation of Doctoral students on the Ad Hoc Committee on research restructuring at UTT (March-April 2021)
• PhD student representative on the UTT Scientific Council (2018-2020)
• Scientific communication at Doctorales ASRDLF 2020
• Participant in the organization of the UTT Doctoral Forum What’s Up Doc 2019

This doctoral project is financed by the Aube Department and the European Regional Development Fund