Développement durable, durabilité faible/forte

PLASTICO : une illustration de démarche de développement conciliant agilité et urbanisation du système d'information

RÉSUMÉ. Le processus de développement de la plate-forme épidémiologique PLASTICO doit satisfaire deux objectifs à concilier : la durabilité de la plate-forme et la réactivité de son évolution par rapport aux exigences du client. Le premier objectif a nécessité la prise en compte de l’architecture, ou urbanisation, du système d’information supportant les processus d’étude épidémiologique de l’IN...

Viewpoint: Sustainability: Malthus revisited?

The sustainability debate concerns whether the world will experience stable or improving living standards for the foreseeable future, or whether the current trajectory will overtax the natural environment, leading to a ‘crash’ in living standards. This paper selectively reviews relevant research, focusing on both ecological concerns and technological progress, and asks whether sustainability wo...

Développement et validation d'architectures dynamiques

Le Développement Mental et L'Intelligence

Le Dcveloppement Mental ct L'Intelligence. By Henri Pieron. Felix Alcan, Paris, 1929, XII+ 95 pp. This small volume includes four lectures presented by Pieron at the University of Barcelona, embodying a sketchy presentation of the highlights of mental development and of problems of mental measurement. The first lecture is devoted to a discussion of stages of mental development, starting with a ...

Quantifying trends in system sustainability

This paper focuses on the measurement of the relative sustainability of renewable water resource systems. Being able to quantify sustainability makes it possible to compare alternative plans and policies, and to include sustainability as one of the multiple objectives to be considered when making decisions regarding the design and operation of these systems. Commonly used measures of reliabilit...