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Since ten years about, public authority is interested by the problems of rural planning. However, results are not satisf acting. Two problems ought to be taken in order of consideration : the problem delayed with urban concentration ; the problem of inequality between rural places according io the groups dynamics.

Ecological studies on the place of the nuclear plant in Gravelines-Dunkerque Long ecological studies are being conducted before any construction of nuclear plant. The sample of Gravelines central shows that a shore central is preferable to a continental one. However the actual state of our océanographie knowledge does not allow us to know with precision and durably all the risks of such a choice.

Space consumption and individual housing The space consumption by urban growth and individual housing is perceived as a break affecting the equilibrium in traditional rural landscapes. It means however, the forcoming of a new equilibrium producted by an urban society with its social stress projected in the rural space.

The water, ecological factor for space management : the case of Alsace region This publication deals with methodology of regional balance for water resource and its protection. The making of such a balance surpasses the traditional division between academic and applied research. Also see the bibliography.