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Tracking rats in the city of Paris

The city of Paris and the National Museum of Natural History will look at how Norway rats (R. norvegicus) use space and move in urban areas, particularly on the surface in parks and gardens, and in underground areas, in order to meet the following objectives: To study environmental health issues in the city: issues related […]

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Improving the resilience of Paris’ non-drinking water network using systemic health risk analysis: the QMRA

Today’s cities are undergoing multiple overarching changes that create an imbalance in how they function by directly impacting residents and urban infrastructure. To respond to these changes, cities are striving to make their infrastructure more robust and resilient. This project will focus on Paris’ non-drinkable water network (RENP), which today has the vital function of […]

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The process of social construction of uncertainties and risks in development: the case of high-speed rail lines (Phase 2)

The impact of planning on the human and natural environment is an increasingly common issue in configuring, carrying out and concerting infrastructure and town planning projects. It impacts both major projects, such as high-speed rail lines, highways, large stadiums, etc., as well as – and increasingly – micro-projects like housing developments, ZACs and shopping centers. […]

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Study of the movement of rats in the city of Paris

The goal of this internship is to conduct a technical feasibility study to analyze the movement of rats (under and above ground). In other words, it consists of carrying out a comparative evaluation of the sensors likely to meet the specifications for the identification, tracking and localization of rats. It involves doing a comparative evaluation […]

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Automated analysis of amateur flood images and videos

Images and videos of floods captured by amateurs, which are almost always communicated via social networks such as Twitter or the like, are now commonplace. The systematization of their interpretation would provide a new source of precious information that would greatly enrich the still fragmented knowledge on runoff water during exceptional floods. This would make […]

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