Human and social sciences and water issues

The ‘Human and Social Sciences and the Challenges of Water’ network highlights the human, historical and social issues associated with continental and marine water problems, at all territorial, regional and cross-border scales. It strives to forge links between the human and social sciences communities and those involved in water-related sciences and techniques, particularly hydraulics and hydrology. Its objectives are also to encourage the integration of social and human sciences into multidisciplinary teams and to contribute to discussions on the ecological and energy transition, in relation to global changes, in particular climate change. It is supported by the Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF) and the Académie de l’Eau. 

 

To this end, the network organises an annual seminar focusing on a specific theme. A call for papers is issued for each seminar, and a summary document is produced after the seminar to capitalise on the main lessons learned. Some of the papers presented at these seminars are published in the journal La Houille Blanche. The summaries are available on the websites of the two associations. 

 

At the same time, the SHF Pierre Massé Prize is awarded each year for a thesis in the humanities and social sciences on the subject of water. See details of the prize and its winners: https://www.shf-hydro.org/prix/prix-pierre-masse-eau-et-societe/