IMPACT STUDIES

ETUDES D'IMPACT

THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO IMPROVE THE PRESENT KNOWLEDGE ON PROBLEMS ARISING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND IMPACT STUDIES. THE FIELDS CONCERNED HAVE EXTENDED FROM GEOTECHNIQUE TO THE STUDY OF SOILS (PEDOLOGY), VEGETATION, ARCHEOLOGICAL REMAINS AND FAUNA. THE 1979 PROGRAMME WILL COMPRISE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL STUDY TECHNIQUES; AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF VEGETATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; A SUMMARY REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF ROADS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS; A REGIONAL STUDY (ALSACE) OF SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS.