Constance Brouillet

Constance Brouillet is doctorate student part of Future Cities Lab Global Tana project. The project is situated in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, a city that is simultaneously confronted with ongoing, rapid urbanisation and increase in the frequency and severity of floods and droughts. Its main goal is to co-design efficient, sustainable and socially acceptable blue and green infrastructure.

Her contribution within the project is to explore alternative pathways of landscape transformation and to reflect on their differential capacity to provide the desired ecosystem services to the population (e.g. for food provision, flood regulation, recreation). For this, she uses surveys and participatory tools (serious game) to explore with key actors transformation pathways for peri-urban Antananarivo.

In parallel with her PhD, she is conducting researchon the various meanings, values and relationships that people have with rivers. In collaboration with three other researchers, this research aims to raise awareness of the value of rivers and improve their protection.

Professional experience

11/2020-02/2021: Research assistant, PLUS, ETH Zürich

03-08/2019: Trainee, Oréade-Brèche, Consulting office in Environment and Development, Toulouse, France

06-07/2017: Trainee, Rougier S.A., Timber company, Republic of the Congo

Education and training

05/2021- now: Doctoral researcher

2017-2020: MSc in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, EPFL, Lausanne

• Thesis: Investigated the perceptions of cultural and social values of various stakeholders attached to the Sava river in Slovenia. Developed a participatory approach to integrate local stakeholders’ knowledge and assess their preferences for river management (interviews, map-based survey).

Teaching assistance

103-0347-01L  Landscape Planning and Environmental Systems (GIS Exercises)

 Publications

• Scaini A., Stritih A., Brouillet C., and Scaini C. (2021). Flood Risk and River Conservation: Mapping Citizen Perception to Support Sustainable River Management. Frontiers Earth Science. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.675131
• Scaini A., Stritih A., Brouillet C. and Scaini C. (2022). What locals want: citizen preferences and priorities for the Tagliamento River. Environmental Research Letters, 17(2), p. 025008. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4d50
• Galleguillos T. M., Brouillet C., Molloy J., Axhausen K. W., Zani D., Van Strien M., and Grêt-Regamey A. (2022). Do we have enough recreational spaces during pandemics? An answer based on the analysis of individual mobility patterns in Switzerland. Landscape and Urban Planning, 221 p. 104373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104373