Gestion des catastrophes naturelles en sol québécois : rendre socialement et écologiquement responsables les processus de développement des territoires affligés

Abstract

Where environmental changes increase weather hazards, the challenges of adaptation and emergency services increase. This article was written as part of a thesis on the standardized response of actors for natural disasters. We focus on Quebec's management of so-called natural disasters. First, we will address the specificity of the Quebec state, then, we will look at the literature on territorial development. This will allow us to identify the importance of prevention for natural disasters. Finally, we will present the situation on flood zones in Quebec, which will allow us to indicate how measures to mitigate inhabited human presence have been developed, but little were taken into account. We conclude by indicating that Quebec cannot be satisfied with structuring technological innovations to ensure territorial planning that is socially and ecologically responsible regarding natural disasters.