Presentation of the Master 2 Geography & Mountain Development workshops

February 20, 2025, 8:00 a.m. - February 21, 2025, 2:30 p.m.

The 2024-2025 "Les Belleville" class, the training manager, and representatives from Cluster Montagne are pleased to invite you to the presentations of the planning workshops conducted by students in the Master's 2 Geography & Mountain Planning (GAM) program at the UFR Sciences et Montagne department of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), on Thursday, February 20, and Friday, February 21, 2025, on the Bourget-du-Lac campus, in the Nivolet amphitheater – Building 8B.

ON THE PROGRAM

Thursday, February 20, 2025

8:00-8:15 a.m.: Welcome speeches by Jean-François Dreuille, Vice President of Education at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, Richard Taillet, Director of the UFR Sciences & Montagnes, and Isabelle Bouleau, President of Cluster Montagne.

8 :15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.: Workshop presentations by students:

  • Welcoming the public and managing visitor numbers at iconic sites in the Ecrins National Park: proposals and scenarios;
  • Boosting agropastoralism and alpine pastures in Morillon: feasibility for farms, management of conflicts of use, environmental issues, proposals;
  • Sustainable collective mobility in Tignes: rethinking the balance between seasonal tourist services and year-round services for the local population;
  • Promote sustainable transport between Dailles, the village center, and Le Fornet, in winter and summer, connecting with the new bus station (Val d'Isère).

12:05-12:20 p.m.: Jury deliberation on the four workshops

12:20 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Buffet provided by the Master's program in Geography & Mountain Development (GAM)

Friday, February 21, 2025

8:00-8:15 a.m.: Welcome speeches by Philippe Briand, President of Savoie Mont Blanc University, Camille Girault, Director of the Geography & Planning Department, and Gwénaëlle Valentin, Member-Partner/Employment-Training Manager at Cluster Montagne.

8:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m.: Workshop presentations by students:

  • Diagnose, anticipate, and prioritize vulnerability in the Greater Annecy area;
  • Develop a development plan and outline a temporary urban development plan for the northern entrance to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in connection with the international railway station.
  • Including vacant built heritage in the ZAN objective within the Bauges Massif Regional Nature Park: inventory, trajectory, analysis of two municipalities, and operational renovation proposal.
  • Reconciling uses and welcoming visitors to the Dôme de Vaugelaz (Les Chapelles, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, La Plagne-Tarentaise).

12:05-12:30 p.m.: Jury deliberation on the four workshops

12:30-12:40 p.m.: Announcement of the results of the two days of presentations

12:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Buffet provided by the Master's program in Geography & Mountain Development (GAM)

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