Séminaire Cournot – Antoine Leblois (CEEM, INRAE)

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Nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir pour la prochaine séance du séminaire Cournot du BETA organisé avec le soutien de la FSEG ce mardi 09/12 à 14h00 :

Antoine Leblois (CEEM, INRAE)

qui nous présentera son article intitulé

Urban planning decisions expose Traveller sites to disproportionate environmental burdens

Résumé : Ethnic minorities often face environmental inequalities, as they are more likely to be exposed to hazardous and polluting facilities. Yet the role of urban planning on shaping these inequalities, particularly in Europe, remains understudied. The siting of Traveller sites offers a clear example of how repeated urban planning decisions can produce systemic discrimination, as local representatives determine where Travellers are allowed to stay, thereby directly influencing their exposure to environmental disamenities. Here by linking Traveller sites in France with socioeconomic and environmental data, we provide statistical evidence that Traveller sites are more likely to be implemented in cities with more disamenities and that sites are more exposed than any other residential areas within these cities (even other disadvantaged households). On the basis of our findings, we discuss two potential mechanisms that may underpin this discrimination: cost minimization and discriminatory preferences of local representatives and residents. The Travellers case illustrates the need for more thorough examinations of how urban planning decisions contribute to socio-spatial inequalities, particularly in the European context.

Lien zoom : https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/94160457118?pwd=MVYyT0Fzc2RIc1dzOXhwNm9ISERZdz09

Agenda du séminaire : https://www.beta-economics.fr/seminaires-cournot-2025-2026/