Chercheur
After graduating in Geography and in Urban Planning (Ecole normale
supérieure, Paris, Institut français d’urbanisme, Université Paris 8),
Eric Verdeil earned a PhD in Geography (2002, Université Paris
I-Sorbonne). He specializes in urban geography. Since September 2016, he
is University Professor at Sciences Po Paris. Previously, a was a CNRS
Researcher, and a member of the reasearch team LATTS at University Paris
Est since 2015. Before that, he worked in Lyon (2003-2015) and at the
French Institute of the Near East (IFPO), Beirut. His interests include
the sociology and history of urbanism and the current transformations of
urban management policies, specifically urban infrastructure (energy,
water, solid waste).
He conducted most of his research in the Middle East and particularly in Lebanon, after a dissertation dealing with planning cultures and urban polics through the case of Beirut’s reconstruction. His fieldworks recently expanded towards the South and the East of the Mediterranean, most notably Jordan and Tunisia.
His publications include Beyrouth et ses urbanistes : une ville en plans (2010, IFPO), Atlas du Liban. Territoires et société (codirection avec Ghaleb Faour et Sébastien Velut, 2007, IFPO; new revised edition in 2016 under the title of Atlas du Liban. Les nouveaux défis, English translation forthcoming) ainsi que Concevoir et gérer les villes. Milieux d’urbanistes du Sud de la Méditerranée (en codirection avec Taoufik Souami, 2006, Economica) and several thematic issues in academic journals. He is a member of the editorial board of Fluxand Jadaliyya Cities, after having been co-director of Geocarrefour. He is the author of the academic blog Rumor (Urban Research in the Middle East and elsewhere) where he writes about his current activities.
See the full list of publications with links to online papers.
He teaches at ScPO Paris in the School of Urban Affairs, Master Governing the Large Metropolis, after having taught in several curricula in Lyon.
French version
He conducted most of his research in the Middle East and particularly in Lebanon, after a dissertation dealing with planning cultures and urban polics through the case of Beirut’s reconstruction. His fieldworks recently expanded towards the South and the East of the Mediterranean, most notably Jordan and Tunisia.
His publications include Beyrouth et ses urbanistes : une ville en plans (2010, IFPO), Atlas du Liban. Territoires et société (codirection avec Ghaleb Faour et Sébastien Velut, 2007, IFPO; new revised edition in 2016 under the title of Atlas du Liban. Les nouveaux défis, English translation forthcoming) ainsi que Concevoir et gérer les villes. Milieux d’urbanistes du Sud de la Méditerranée (en codirection avec Taoufik Souami, 2006, Economica) and several thematic issues in academic journals. He is a member of the editorial board of Fluxand Jadaliyya Cities, after having been co-director of Geocarrefour. He is the author of the academic blog Rumor (Urban Research in the Middle East and elsewhere) where he writes about his current activities.
See the full list of publications with links to online papers.
He teaches at ScPO Paris in the School of Urban Affairs, Master Governing the Large Metropolis, after having taught in several curricula in Lyon.
French version
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Research Interests
Political ecology of urban infrastructure
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Teaching
- Establishment : Sciences Po, title : Governing the Large Metropolis, (level : master),
- Establishment : Université Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, title : Urban Planning, (level : master) -
Webhttp://rumor.hypotheses.org/
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Languages
English, German, Arabic

Last Publications
- Instruments et territoires de la gouvernance des déchets au Liban (Article dans une revue avec comité de lecture)
- L'émergence d'une politique publique des terres en Ile-de-France. réflexions à partir du cas de Cycle terre (Chapitre d’ouvrage)
- Énergie (Chapitre d’ouvrage)
- Rêves berbères – la vie urbaine selon Fellag (Chapitre d’ouvrage)
- Les enjeux de la reconstruction de Beyrouth après l’explosion du 4 août – la question de la place de l’armée (Contribution à un site web)
- Octobre Liban – les rues et les places matrices d’un nouvel ordre politique ? (Contribution à un site web)
- Atlas des mondes urbains (Ouvrage)
- 5 questions pour comprendre la situation au Liban (Contribution à un site web)
- Compte rendu de 'Atlas de l’Egypte contemporaine' (Compte rendu, critique)
- La métropolisation, coupable idéale de la pandémie ? (Contribution à un site web)
Online Publications (CERI website)