Jean-Paul VANDERLINDEN, Ph.D in Environmental Studies York University (Toronto), is a Professor in Economics at the UVSQ since September 2008. Within the setting of Master SETE, for which he assumes direction, he is responsible for courses in methodology and practical participation, ecological economics and environmental risks, integrated management of coastal zones. His fields of expertise touch on inter-disciplinary matters concerning manifestations of adaptation to natural risks and emerging socio-techniques. Jean-Paul’s research is strongly linked to his participation in several European projects, such as SPICOSA (integrated science and politics in coastal zones), THESEUS (new approaches to coastal risk management associated with climate change) and TECHNOLIFE (prospective ethics and emerging technologies). Jean-Paul Vanderlinden is also deputy director of REEDS and the Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.