Malpasset 1959 - The One We Feared Technological, Organizational and Ecological History of an Anthropogenic Disaster
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Ædificare Revue internationale d’histoire de la construction
2022 – 2, n° 12. La perspective de l’accident - Author: Langlois (Gilles-Antoine)
- Pages: 139 to 180
- Journal: Ædificare
The aim of this article is to present the facts, causes and consequences of the failure of the Malpasset dam in the Var department, France. The geological, technological, organizational and environmental aspects of the disaster illustrate the fragility of preliminary studies, decision-making chains and the longevity of environmental consequences.
- CLIL theme: 3076 -- TECHNIQUES ET SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES -- Architecture, Urbanisme
- ISBN: 978-2-406-16730-3
- EAN: 9782406167303
- ISSN: 2649-177X
- DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-16730-3.p.0139
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 04-24-2024
- Periodicity: Biannual
- Language: French
- Keyword: Malpasset, large dam, soil mechanics, organizational sciences, ecology
