Participation in the “Mémoires du Rhône symposium”
Sion © EPFL / LAST
Entitled “Rhône frontière et trait d'union”, the 15th edition of the “Mémoires du Rhône” international scientific symposium was held on September 5 and 6 at the Pavillon des Mangettes in Monthey, as part of the 35th Fêtes du Rhône. On this occasion, Dr. Sara Formery presented the work carried out as part of the RHODANIE URBAINE project, initiated and developed by the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST).
In an era of seeking new balances between rivers and the urban areas they cross, some sites are proving ideal for new sustainable river districts, particularly when they are connected to public transport networks and offer significant potential for urban regeneration. As a river that is undergoing significant changes linked to flood management, the Rhône is particularly emblematic of the many challenges inherent in these processes of transformation.
During her lecture, Sara Formery presented the development of specific project-based approaches to rhodanian neighborhoods in transition, as well as a range of tools for assessing the new city-river balance. To cope with the diversity of situations, the approach seeks to develop project-based visions on different study sites undergoing regeneration and showing evolution potential.
Following the Rhône as a common thread, four study sites are selected, one for each hydraulic entity (excluding Lake Geneva and the Delta): a site in Sion located along the Rhône alpestre, a site in Geneva located along the Haut Rhône, a site in Givors (commune of Greater Lyon) located along the Rhône moyen, and a site in Avignon located along the Rhône inférieur.