Jérôme Chenal
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| Born | September 9, 1973 Porrentruy, Switzerland |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Switzerland |
| 🏫 Education | EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) |
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| 🌐 Website | https://www.epfl.ch/labs/ceat/en/index-html/ |
Jérôme Chenal (born September 9, 1973 in Porrentruy, Switzerland), is a Swiss architect and urbanist specialized in African cities.[1]
Career[edit]
Jérôme Chenal graduated with a diploma in architecture from EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in 1997. After a short period in the private sector, he pursued a PhD at the Laboratory of Urban Sociology (LaSUR) at EPFL, focusing on urban planning in African cities and defending his thesis in 2008.[2] He then moved to the University College London as a postdoctoral researcher within the Development Planning Unit, where he focused on cities such as Dakar and Bangalore.[3] In 2014, he was appointed director of the Urban and Regional Planning Community (CEAT) at EPFL, where he also heads the Center for Excellence in Africa since 2019.[4] Jérôme Chenal currently holds an associate professor position at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco.[5]
Professional activities[edit]
Jérôme Chenal is the director of the Urban and Regional Planning Community (CEAT) and of the Center for Excellence in Africa (EXAF) at EPFL.[6][7][8] Within the CEAT, his research team aims to understand the construction mechanisms of urban peripheries in sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland and questions pertaining to problematics such as urban density, the future of rural territories, the relationship between urban planning and public health or the construction of urban peripheries.[9][10]
Jérôme Chenal is the author of an online course (MOOC) in French entitled 'Villes africaines: Introduction à la planification urbaine' (African Cities: Introduction to Urban Planning)[11][12] and since 2017 he has been publishing columns for French newspaper Le Monde in which he discusses the fundamental issues of urban planning in Africa and proposes, on the basis of specific examples, possible solutions.[13][14]
Since 2017, he has been publishing a ranking measuring the quality of life in the 100 largest African cities through the statistical analysis of more than one hundred indicators, seeking to capture the city dweller's point of view as best as possible.[15]
He has been a member of the Scientific Council of the Francophonie University Association since 2019.[16]
Selected publications[edit]
- J. Chenal. La ville ouest-africaine. Modèles de planification de l'espace urbain. MétisPresses, Genève, 978-2-940406-18-0, vuesDensemble, 2013.
- J. Chenal. The west african city. Urban space and models of urban planning. EPFL Press, Lausanne, 2014.
- J. Chenal, Y. Pedrazzini. «Tentative Classification of Various Slum Types», in Learning from the Slums for the Development of Emerging Cities, p. 31-41, GeoJournal Library 119, 2016.
- J. Chenal. «Ville dense ou ville diffuse ? Quel avenir pour les périphéries des villes du sud ?» in Villes en développement, num. 102, p. 2-3, 2016.
- I. Diagana, J. Chenal and S. Hasler. Villes africaines : restructuration des quartiers précaires. EPFL Press, Lausanne, 978-2-88914-401-3, BOOCs EPFL, 2016.
- Yemadji, J. Chenal, S. Hasler and A. F. Kemajou Mbianda. Villes africaines: Environnement et enjeux de développement durable. EPFL Press, Lausanne, 978-2-88914-429-7, BOOCs EPFL, 2017.
- P. Sakho, J. Chenal and A. F. Kemajou Mbianda. Villes africaines: mobilités et transports urbains. EPFL Press, Lausanne, 978-2-88914-431-0, BOOCs EPFL, 2017
- J. Chenal. Architecture et ville contemporaine en Afrique. Africa Big Change/Big Chance, Centre international pour la Ville, l’Architecture et le Paysage (CIVA), Bruxelles, February 2, 2015.
- J.-C. Bolay, Y. Pedrazzini and J. Chenal. Learning from the Slums, Learning for the Slums in Learning from the Slums for the Development of Emerging Cities, p. 239-247, GeoJournal Library 119, 2016.
- J. Chenal, Y. Pedrazzini, G. Cisse and V. Kaufmann (Eds.). Quelques rues d'Afrique. Observation et gestion de l'espace public à Abidjan, Dakar et Nouakchott. Les éditions du Lasur, Lausanne, 978-2-9700357-6-3, 2009.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jérôme Chenal's page at EPFL". Retrieved 27 January 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Chenal, Jérôme (2008). "Thèse Jérôme Chenal" (in français). doi:10.5075/epfl-thesis-4268.
- ↑ "Jerome Chenal | University College London - Academia.edu". ucl.academia.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ Faure, Prisca (2014-01-15). "Un nouveau secrétaire général à la CEAT" (in français).
- ↑ "School of Architecture, Planning & Design | University Mohammed VI Polytechnic". www.um6p.ma. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ "L'EPFL va former les talents émergents de la science en Afrique". www.heidi.news (in français). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ↑ "Urban and regional planning community CEAT - EPFL". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "EXAF, a dynamic research centre - EPFL". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Research projects". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "Les zones villas, nouvelles frontières du combat pour la biodiversité". Le Temps (in français). 2018-05-27. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ↑ "EPFL and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University launch a online teaching platform". Science|Business. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ↑ "Villes africaines I: Introduction à la planification urbaine". Coursera. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "De l'art camerounais de construire cinq ponts au même endroit". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "Et la Chine inventa l'étalement urbain en Afrique, grâce aux motos-taxis". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "Invité Afrique - Villes africaines: Dakar et Brazzaville, "un terreau favorable", pour J. Chenal". RFI (in français). 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "Jerôme Chenal : Planifier la ville pour vivre ensemble". AUF (in français). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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