UMR 5600 EVS - Environnement Ville Société

What UMR 5600 EVS - Environnement Ville Société does

UMR 5600 EVS - Environnement Ville Société is a public research laboratory (Unité Mixte de Recherche) jointly operated by CNRS and nine French academic institutions across the Lyon Saint-Etienne pole, including Université Lyon 2, Université Lyon 3, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, ENS Lyon, INSA Lyon, ENTPE, Mines Saint-Étienne, and ENSAL. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at 18 rue Chevreul, Lyon, the lab studies how contemporary and past societies organize, transform, and inhabit their environments, examining dynamics of urban, territorial, and environmental change across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Its research is structured around eight thematic working groups (ateliers) covering urban well-being, circulations, urban morphology, resources, environmental change, territorial dynamics, epistemology, and geomatics, supported by three technical platforms: ISIG for spatial engineering and geomatic services, OMEAA for environmental observation and measurement, and 2VS for scientific monitoring and valorization.

The lab's core technology centers on interdisciplinary social sciences and humanities research methodology integrating geography, urban studies, anthropology, history, architecture, law, political science, and computational geomatics. Its geomatics group develops spatio-temporal analysis frameworks, digital spatialities, machine learning and deep learning classification for geographic data, geovisualization, semantic web approaches to digital humanities, and low-cost urban sensors. The research unit employs 98 professors and lecturers, 18 researchers, 33 engineers and support staff, and 137 PhD students, making it one of France's largest interdisciplinary environment-society research clusters. International collaborations extend to Brazilian universities (USP, UFC, UFRRJ, UFRJ, UFMG, UnB, UFF) under a 2021 International Research Partnership on the Anthropocene, and to Indian IITs (BHU, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Delhi) on comparative river-aquifer studies between the Ganges and Rhône basins.

EVS is funded exclusively through public institutional channels: core CNRS and partner university allocations, competitive national grants from ANR, and European research programs. The lab does not sell products or services, has no commercial customers, and operates as a nonprofit research institution. Research outputs are disseminated through academic publications, thesis defenses, annual scientific days (Journées EVS), doctoral congresses, international seminars, and science communication channels including France Inter's 'La Terre au Carré' radio program. Distribution is entirely through academic channels, with no commercial product or pricing model in place.

Name

UMR 5600 EVS - Environnement Ville Société

Legal name

UMR 5600 EVS - Environnement Ville Société

Website

https://umr5600.cnrs.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UMR 5600 EVS is a CNRS-affiliated French public research laboratory studying how societies shape urban and environmental change, serving the academic community through interdisciplinary working groups and three technical platforms in Lyon.

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Product category

Academic Research Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Air Quality & Emissions Management (BPAHAJAI), Facility Emergency Response Plans (ERP) & Integrated Contingency Plans (ICP) (EUAHALAB)

Keywords

• Interdisciplinary social science research
• Urban environment studies
• Geomatics spatial analysis
• Environmental change research
• Urban morphology research

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: EVS is a joint research unit (UMR) under CNRS and partner universities (Lyon 3, Lyon 2, Jean Monnet, ENS Lyon, INSA Lyon, ENTPE, Mines Saint-Etienne, ENSAL). Core funding comes from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the involved universities. Additional funding is secured through competitive research grants from national agencies (ANR) and European funding programs.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UMR 5600 EVS is a CNRS joint research laboratory that conducts interdisciplinary research on how contemporary and past societies shape and transform their environments. The laboratory operates through eight thematic working groups covering urban well-being, flows and circulations, urban making, resources, environmental change, territorial dynamics, epistemology, and geomatics, supported by three technical platforms (ISIG, OMEAA, 2VS) for spatial analysis and environmental observation.

Product overview

UMR 5600 EVS is a CNRS research laboratory (Unité Mixte de Recherche) comprising 8 thematic working groups (Ateliers 1-8) and 3 technical platforms. The working groups cover research themes including urban well-being, spatial flows, urban morphology, resources, environmental change, territorial dynamics, epistemology, and geomatics. The technical platforms provide infrastructure for spatial engineering and geomatic services (ISIG), environmental observation and measurement (OMEAA), and scientific monitoring and valorization (2VS). This is a research institution structure, not a commercial product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Working Group 1: Well-being in cities

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Alliance Transform4EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024European university alliance enabling joint seminars on cultural heritage and digital tools with partners from France, Italy, Slovenia, and Estonia.
• Brazilian Partner Universities (USP, UFC, UFRRJ, UFRJ, UFMG, UnB, UFF)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021International Research Partnership (IRP) 'Anthropocène, métropolisation et sociétés: prismes franco-brésiliens' comparing urban development, environmental evaluation, and metropolitan governance between France and Brazil.
• Indian Partner Institutions (IIT BHU, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati, IIT Delhi)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021International Research Partnership (IRP) on river-aquifer exchanges and riverine ecosystem resilience to global change, comparing Ganges and Rhône river basins.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVS is a joint research unit (UMR 5600) under CNRS, which serves as the primary institutional anchor. CNRS provides core funding, administrative framework, and national research infrastructure access for the laboratory and its eight working groups.
• Université Lyon 3 Jean MoulincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university contributing researchers and faculty to EVS working groups. Hosts multiple research activities and seminars at the Chevreul campus location.
• Université Lyon 2 LumièrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university providing research expertise in social sciences and humanities. Researchers from Lyon 2 coordinate several EVS working groups.
• Université Jean Monnet Saint-ÉtiennecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution extending the Lyon-Saint-Etienne academic pole. Contributes researchers to EVS working groups and hosts some research activities.
• Mines Saint-ÉtiennecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering school contributing expertise in environmental engineering, natural resources management, and applied sciences to EVS research programs.
• INSA LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Applied Sciences providing engineering and urban planning expertise to EVS research on urban development and environmental systems.
• ENS de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉcole Normale Supérieure de Lyon contributing fundamental research expertise. Hosts many EVS seminars and research events at the Descartes campus.
• ENTPE (École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering school contributing expertise in public works, urban planning, and territorial development to EVS research programs.
• ENSAL (École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Lyon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture school contributing expertise in urban morphology, architectural history, and spatial design to EVS research on urban development.
• Université Gustave EiffelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through IRP Brazil program on urban heritage digitization projects (Open-Jerusalem, Archival City, Nextark).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• MIT Senseable City Lab: MIT research lab studying urban environments through data-driven and design-led approaches. Comparable to EVS for its interdisciplinary urban-environment research, though with a stronger emphasis on data science and design rather than social science.
• LSE Cities: London School of Economics research center on urban research, policy, and design. Comparable to EVS for its interdisciplinary urban-environment research with international and policy orientation, though based in the UK.

Direct peers

• UMR PASSAGES: CNRS UMR based in Bordeaux studying political, social, and environmental dynamics of territories. Directly comparable as a CNRS UMR covering territorial dynamics, environmental change, and social science research.
• UMR ESO - Espaces et Sociétés: CNRS UMR focusing on social geography and the relationships between spaces and societies, with bases across Nantes, Caen, and Le Mans. Directly comparable as a CNRS UMR conducting interdisciplinary social science research on environment-society interactions.
• UMR CITERES: CNRS UMR in Tours focused on cities, territories, environment, and society. Directly comparable in name, scope, and CNRS UMR structure to EVS, with overlapping research themes in urban and environmental dynamics.
• UMR LAVUE - Laboratoire Architecture Ville Urbanisme Environnement: CNRS Joint Research Unit also focused on architecture, urban planning, and environment research in France. Directly comparable as a CNRS UMR with similar interdisciplinary social science and urban/environmental scope, though based in the Paris region.
• UMR Géographie-cités: CNRS UMR studying urban geography, spatial analysis, and city dynamics in Paris. Directly comparable to EVS in that it is a CNRS joint research unit focusing on urban and territorial studies with quantitative and qualitative methods.
• UMR IDEES - Identités et Différenciations de l'Espace, du Milieu et des Sociétés: CNRS UMR studying spatial identities, environments, and societies across Normandy. Comparable to EVS as a CNRS UMR with interdisciplinary social science and environment research, including maritime and territorial themes.
• UMR ThéMA - Théoriser et Modéliser pour l'Aménagement: CNRS UMR based in Besançon and Dijon researching geography, planning, and modeling for territorial development. Comparable to EVS as a CNRS UMR applying geomatics, modeling, and quantitative methods to territorial/urban research.

Broad incumbents

• EHESS - École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales: Major French research and higher education institution conducting interdisciplinary social science research including geography, environment, and urban studies. Comparable to EVS for its national-level French social science research scope, though much broader across disciplines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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