Christian BOUCHARD
Biography
Christian Bouchard is full professor at the School of the Environment at 黑料吃瓜不打烊 (Sudbury, Canada) where his teaching concentrates on sustainable development. Holding a Ph.D. in geography (Université laval, Québec), its research work focusses mainly on the Indian Ocean geopolitics and the Southwest Indian Ocean, with a particular interest for maritime geopolitics and the small island states and territories of the region. He is actually associate editor for the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group) as well as a member of the editorial boards for the Cahiers de géographie du Québec (Université Laval, Québec) and VertigO – La revue électronique en sciences de l’environnement (Université du Québec à Montréal). He is also funding member of the Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG Inc.).
At 黑料吃瓜不打烊 since 2003, I am actually the Director of the School of the Environment (2020-2023) and the Program Coordinator and Student Advisor for the English program in?Environmental Studies (2020-2021). I am also a member of the LU Academic Senate.
Education
?Ph.D. in Geography (Université Laval, 2001)
?M.A. in Geography (Université Laval, 1991)
Academic Appointments
Full Professor, School of the Environment
Director, School of the Environment (2020-2023)
Program Coordinator and Student Advisor for the English?program in?Environmental Studies (2020-2021)
Member of the LU Academic Senate (2019-2021)
On The Web
Research
Indian Ocean Geopolitics:
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Small Island States and Territories:
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Teaching
ENVI 1507 F?- Empreinte écologique
ENVI 2507 F?- Développement durable?
ENVI 2527 F?- ?nergie, environnement et développement
ENVI 3517 F?- Géopolitique des ressources naturelles
ENVI 3527 F?- Océan et société
ENVI 3656 F?- Camp de terrain en études de l'environnement (en équipe)
ENVI 3656 E?- Field Work in Environmental Studies (coordinator)
ENVI 4717 F?- Petites ?les : environnement, société et développement
Publications
- Bouchard C. & W. Crumplin (2013)?? Indian Ocean region: The evolving context and rising significance of the African littoral ?,??Journal of the Indian Ocean Region (Taylor & Francis Group / Indian Ocean Research Group), vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 150-172.
- Bouchard C. and W. Crumplin (2013) ? France as a pertinent and significant Indian Ocean player ?, FPRC Journal (Foreign Policy Research Centre, New Delhi, India), No.14 - Indian Ocean: A New Vision, pp. 88-100.
- Bouchard C. and W. Crumplin (2011) ? Two faces of France: ‘France of the Indian Ocean’/‘France in the Indian Ocean’ ?, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region (Taylor & Francis Group / Indian Ocean Research Group), vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 161-182.
- Bouchard C. and W. Crumplin (2011) ? Regionalism: the experience of the South-West Indian Ocean Islands ? in Sakhuja V. (ed.), Reinvigorating IOR-ARC, New Delhi: Pentagon Press, pp. 27-59.
- Bouchard C., Marrou L., Plante S., Payet R. et ?. Duchemin (dir.) (2010) ? Les petits ?tats et territoires insulaires face aux changements climatiques : vulnérabilité, adaptation et développement ?, VertigO - la revue électronique en sciences de l'environnement, vol. 10, no. 3, numéro thématique mis en ligne en février 2011. [en ligne] http://vertigo.revues.org/10471
- Bouchard C. and W. Crumplin (2010) ? Neglected no longer: the Indian Ocean at the forefront of world geopolitics and global geostrategy ?, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, Vol. 6, No. 1, June 2010, pp. 27-49.
- Bouchard C. (2009) ? Transition énergétique dans le contexte des petits ?tats et territoires insulaires ? in Boissoneault, J., Corbeil, R. et A. Hien (dir.), Actes de la 15e Journée Sciences et Savoirs. Sudbury : ACFAS-Sudbury (Université Laurentienne), p. 197-211.
- Bouchard C. (2009) ? Fisheries in the French Indian Ocean Territories ? in Rumley D., Chaturvedi S. et Sakhuja V. (dir.) Fisheries Exploitation in the Indian Ocean Region: Threats and Opportunities. Singapour : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), chap. 9, pp. 177-193.
- Bouchard C. (2008) ? Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in the Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean ? in Doyle, Timothy et Risely, Melissa (dir.) Crucible for Survival: Environmental Security and Justice in the Indian Ocean Region. Piscataway (NJ) : Rutgers University Press, chap. 18, pp. 258-272.
- Bouchard C. (2007) ? Maritime Affairs in the Mozambique Channel ? in Rumley, Dennis Chaturvedi, Sanjay et Taib, Mat (dir.) The Security of Sea Lanes of Communication in the Indian Ocean Region. Kuala Lumpur : Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA), Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG) vol. 3, chap. 5, pp. 73-92.
- Bouchard C. (2006) ? Question de géographie et de développement : Petits ?tats et territoires insulaires du sud-ouest de l'océan Indien ?. Cahiers de Géographie du Québec, vol. 50, no. 141, pp. 469-477.
- Bouchard C. (2006) ? L’Altermondialisme : un mouvement émergent dans la nouvelle donne géopolitique mondiale ? in Jouve, Bernard et Roche, Yann (dir.) Des flux et des territoires : vers un monde sans ?tats? Québec : Presses de l’Université du Québec, Coll. Géographie contemporaine, chap. 7, pp. 199-225.
- Bouchard C. (2005) ? Le défi de l'autosuffisance énergétique dans les petites ?les du sud-ouest de l'océan Indien ? in Jauze, Jean-Michel et Guébourg, Jean-Louis (dir.) Inégalités et spatialités dans l'océan Indien. Paris / Saint-Denis : L’Harmattan / Université de la Réunion, pp. 283-297.
- Bouchard C. (2004) ? Emergence of a new geopolitical era in the Indian Ocean: characteristics, issues and limitations of the Indianoceanic Order ? in Rumley, Dennis et Chaturvedi, Sanjay (dir.) Geopolitical orientations, regionalism and security in the Indian Ocean. New Delhi : South Asian Publishers, pp. 84-109.
- Bouchard C. (2004) Les petits états et territoires insulaires. Saint-Denis (Réunion) : Observatoire du développement de la Réunion (ODR), coll. Documents, no. 51 (Nov. 2004), 77 pages.