About
Edith Fagnoni is a Lecturer at Sorbonne University, affiliated with the Mediations – Sciences des Places-Sciences des Liens laboratory. Her research focuses on territorial development in crisis contexts, emphasizing industrial heritage, deindustrialization, and urban regeneration through cultural initiatives. She is an associate member of EIREST (Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne University) and has served as Chair of the Association of French Geographers (AGF) since 2016. Her work explores the interplay between heritage preservation, modernity, and spatial transformation, particularly in industrial regions like the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin.
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Key research themes include the role of industrial heritage in urban redevelopment, the dialectics of reversibility-irreversibility in spatial planning, and the integration of cultural policies in metropolitan contexts. She actively participates in international conferences, including sessions on industrial heritage in Central and Eastern Europe and the Lachine Canal's gentrification dynamics.
Professional activities include leadership roles in geography associations and cross-disciplinary collaborations on heritage studies, particularly in non-Anglophone regions.
