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Article Dans Une Revue Regional Environmental Change Année : 2022

Industrial metabolism and territorial development of the Maurienne Valley (France)

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Abstract The globalisation of exchanges has resulted in excessive growth of material and immaterial flows. The disconnection among the supply, production, decision-making and consumption sites generates new spatial interdependencies. It determines local socio-economic dynamics and affects ecosystems. In this context, the question arises if territorial capability—“localized collective capacity to serve territorial development”—influences, from local level, these globalised flows systems. By combining territorial economic principles and territorial ecology approaches, we study the industrial metabolism of the Maurienne valley in France. The Maurienne case shows how territorial characteristics contribute to the economic resilience in rural areas. The calculation of wealth flows provides information on the local economic base, the weight of industry and its social impact. The analysis of physical flows reveals the materiality of this industry and the dependence on external resources and international companies. It highlights the various pressures and risks on the environment. To deal with these constraints, companies rely on relational and geographic proximities with local subcontractors. These relationships determine both the proper functioning of the local industrial system and the territorial capability to maintain and transform industrial activities. Most rural European territories experience the same industrial issues and environmental challenges. Therefore, this study offers new research perspectives to better understand and promote ecological transition in old and often rural industrial areas.

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halshs-03528737 , version 1 (17-01-2022)

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Magali Talandier, Myriam Donsimoni. Industrial metabolism and territorial development of the Maurienne Valley (France). Regional Environmental Change, 2022, 22 (1), pp.9. ⟨10.1007/s10113-021-01845-4⟩. ⟨halshs-03528737⟩
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