Jean-Yves Courtonne

Research field: Sustainable development implies that “all can live well within the means of one planet” (definition by Global Footprint Network). Managing the ecological transition therefore requires accounting tools dedicated on the one hand to our social and economic development (live well), and on the other hand to our environmental footprint (within the means of one planet). My research focuses on advancing knowledge on this second concern, mainly at sub-national scales.

Keywords: Environmental assessment, Material Flow Analysis, Metabolism, Sustainable supply chains, Multicriteria analysis, Sociotechnical systems.

Current position: Starting Research Position (SRP) in Inria’s STEEP team (2019-). I am involved in the coordination of the “sociotechnical alternatives” research axis.

In the “supply chain” sub-axis:

• I am supporting the creation of TerriFlux, a consultancy which will be run by Julien Alapetite, with whom I co-developed the methodology and software tools for supply-chain material flow analysis. TerriFlux will take care of the operational subjects (no longer requiring research but rather engineering) while keeping in touch with STEEP on the research front.
• I am involved in the SCALABLE project, funded by ADEME (Metabolism of agricultural biomass), as a follow-up of both my postdoc project and sibling project from Inrae Grenoble (BOAT project).
• I am co-supervising 2 PhD students (Michela Bevione, Quentin Desvaux) as well as an intern (Maxime Latgé).

In the “sociotechnical alternatives on the whole economy” sub-axis:

• I am co-supervising 2 PhD students (Alexandre Borthomieu, Olivier Mauviel) as well as two interns (Léon Fauste, Emmanuel Krieger).
• I am actively involved (as the other team members) in discussions with new potential partners (associations, public institutions, other researchers in France and abroad).

Education and professional path:

• 2017-2019 (24 months): Postdoc. I obtained a grant from ADEME and coordinated the AF Filières project – Flow analyses of biomass supply chains for regional bioeconomy policies. It involves Inria’s STEEP team, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Environment (AURA-EE), and the Laboratory of Forest Economics.
• 2017 (6 months): engineer at Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Environment (AURA-EE).
• 2016-1017 (6 months): research engineer in Inria’s STEEP team.
• 2013-2016 (3 years): PhD thesis at University Grenoble Alpes in collaboration with Artelia, under the joint supervision of Denis Dupré and Pierre-Yves Longaretti. Environmental assessment of territories through supply chain analysis – Biophysical accounting for deliberative decision-aiding. Manuscript available here. PhD defense here (video in French).
• 2013 (5 months): engineer at GREEL.
• 2012 (8 months): engineer at Artelia.
• 2011 (6 months): research intern in Inria’s STEEP team.
• 2010 (6 months): research intern at Global Footprint Network.
• 2009 (6 months): intern at Cabinet Lamy Environnement.
• 2007-2011 (4 years): Engineer diploma at Ecole Centrale de Lyon. Specialization in energy, environment, sustainable building.

Main publications in peer-reviewed journals:

• Courtonne, J-Y., Alapetite, J., Longaretti, P-Y., Dupré, D., Prados, E. (2015). Downscaling material flow analysis: the case of the cereal supply chain in France. Ecological Economics. Available here.
• Courtonne, J-Y., Longaretti, P-Y., Alapetite, J., Dupré, D. (2016). Environmental pressures embodied in the French cereals supply chain. Journal of Industrial Ecology. Available here.
• Courtonne, J-Y., Longaretti, P-Y., Dupré, D. (2017). Uncertainties of domestic road freight statistics: insights for regional material flow studies. Journal of Industrial Ecology. Available here.
• Lenglet, J., Courtonne, J.-Y., Caurla, S. (2017). Material flow analysis of the forest-wood supply chain: a consequential approach of log export policies. Journal of Cleaner Production. Available here.

Contact: jean-yves.courtonne[at]inria.fr