Institut Veolia Environnement

Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society - S.A.P.I.EN.S

The Veolia Environment Institute aims at proposing a high level, multidisciplinary and international scientific journal. This publication will gather articles from experts carrying out their activities in the fields of sustainable development.

A transdisciplinary journal

With 2.5 million scientific articles published per year, neither information, nor access to information is a limiting factor so much as critical analysis of scientific content. Emerging global and complexes issues such as health and the environment or climate change and lifestyles require approaches that transcend the boundaries between disciplines. The Veolia Environment Institute announces the launch of a transdisciplinary journal for the integration and dissemination of scientific knowledge relevant to the interface of environment and society.

S.A.P.I.EN.S seeks to provide readers with clear access to relevant advances in disciplines other than their own. The scientific community is the primary target audience but S.A.P.I.EN.S will be of interest to educators and policy makers.

Les premiers articles sont disponibles !

Sustainable development indicators: a scientific challenge, a democratic issueP.-M. Boulanger
Page(s) 59-73
Abstract Full Paper (PDF, 204 KB)

The transformative value of ecological pragmatism: an introduction to the work of Bryan G. NortonH.-S. Afeissa
Page(s) 51-57
Abstract Full Paper (PDF, 123 KB)

Theories of intergenerational justice: a synopsis
A. Gosseries
Surv. Perspect. Integr. Environ. Soc., 1, 39-49, 2008
Abstract   Full Paper (PDF, 151 KB)

Our energy for the future
C. Mandil
Surv. Perspect. Integr. Environ. Soc., 1, 37-38, 2008
Abstract   Full Paper (PDF, 89 KB)

The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change: contents, insights and assessment of the critical debate
O. Godard
Surv. Perspect. Integr. Environ. Soc., 1, 17-36, 2008
Abstract   Full Paper (PDF, 1521 KB)

An integrative approach to quality of life measurement, research, and policy
R. Costanza, B. Fisher, S. Ali, C. Beer, L. Bond, R. Boumans, N. L. Danigelis, J. Dickinson, C. Elliott, J. Farley, D. Elliott Gayer, L. MacDonald Glenn, T. R. Hudspeth, D. F. Mahoney, L. McCahill, B. McIntosh, B. Reed, S. Abu Turab Rizvi, D. M. Rizzo, T. Simpatico, and R. SnappSurv. Perspect. Integr. Environ. Soc., 1, 11-15, 2008
Abstract Full Paper (PDF, 116 KB)

Indoor air pollution, health and economic well-being
E. Duflo, M. Greenstone, and R. HannaSurv. Perspect. Integr. Environ. Soc., 1, 1-9, 2008
Abstract Full Paper (PDF, 331 KB)

S.A.P.I.EN.S Print: ISSN 1993-3800 - S.A.P.I.EN.S Online: ISSN 1993-3819

Call for Papers !

S.A.P.I.EN.S, an open-access, peer-reviewed, interactive, journal aiming at integrating knowledge from all scientific areas relevant to the interactions of society and the environment is seeking high quality submissions. For more information and instructions to authors, contact Gaëll Mainguy, Director of the Scientific Publication