Bertrand DESAILLY

Lecturer in Geography

Contact details

Address
Maison de la Recherche, Jean Jaurès University 5, Allées A. Machado – 31058 TOULOUSE Cedex 1
Email
bertrand.desailly@univ-tlse2.fr

Taught academic discipline(s)

  • Bachelor’s degree in Geography : teaching in Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 in the fields of environment (climate change, biodiversity, water resources, human impact) and physical geography (geomorphology, climatology, biogeography). Geography of France.
  • Master’s programme "Geography of Environment and Landscape" : theoretical and conceptual foundations of environmental geography. Supervision of student internships.
  • Master’s programme "Teaching and Education Professions: History and Geography" : preparation for the History and Geography CAPES examination.
  • Preparation for the external Geography Agrégation. Preparation for the internal History and Geography Agrégation.

Research topics

Geo‑history of mountain landscapes (18th–21st centuries) :
  • geo‑history of the landscapes of Pyrenean thermalism.
  • geo‑history of the landscapes of the Pyrenean papermaking industry.
  • geo‑history of pastoral landscapes in the southern Massif Central.
Urban and peri‑urban landscapes and environments :
  • city and biodiversity: biodiversity and management of public green spaces; biodiversity in private urban gardens; implementation of the Green and Blue Infrastructure in urbanised areas.
  • fluvio‑urban landscapes.
Geo‑history of natural hazards :
  • history of natural disasters in the Pyrenees and southwestern France.
  • history of flood‑risk management from the 17th century to the present.

Activities / Resume

SCIENTIFIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • member of the Council of the Department of Geography‑Planning‑Environment, University Toulouse – Jean Jaurès.
  • member of the Qualified Scientific Board (CSQ), sections 23 and 24, University Toulouse – Jean Jaurès.
  • member of the Advisory Board of the Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Department of Geography‑Planning‑Environment, University Toulouse – Jean Jaurès.
  • head of disciplinary geography teaching in the MEEF History‑Geography Master’s programme, ESPE Toulouse – Midi‑Pyrénées.
  • member of the Departmental Commission for Nature, Sites and Landscapes of the Haute‑Garonne department.
  • member of the Environmental Partnership Observatory of the Toulouse Metropolitan Planning Agency, AUA/T.
  • member of the editorial board of the journal Sud‑Ouest européen.

Publications extraites de HAL affiliées à Geode : Géographie de l'environnement

Additional information

KEYWORDS

  • Geo‑history of environment and landscapes
  • Biodiversity
  • Natural hazards