Irene Carpentier

Irene Carpentier is a geography researcher affiliated with Campus Condorcet and holds a doctorate from University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her work bridges academic research and practical applications in territorial development, with current focus on agricultural crises and social impacts of pandemics.

Education:

• Doctorate in Geography from University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Doctoral School of Geography

Research Profile: Dr. Carpentier specializes in the geography of vines and wine, examining how wine economies drive territorial development in Douro/Porto regions through metropolisation, rural heritage preservation, and wine tourism. Her secondary work analyzes social worker responses to Covid-19 and poverty dynamics in French territories. Formerly, she studied tsunami risk in Indonesia. Geographically, her expertise spans Mediterranean landscapes, Maghreb regions, Morocco, and oasis systems.

Research Leadership:

• TransAgri project (2021–present): Analyzing agricultural crises in France as associate researcher
• COSI Program (2021–2022): ANR-funded study on social innovations during Covid-19
• INNOVINE & WINE (2016–2019): ERDF-supported consumer markets research
• TSUNARISQUE (2005–2007): Multi-institutional tsunami risk analysis across French/Indonesian partnerships

Collaborative Networks: Works with University of Paris Cité, UTAD (Portugal), CNRS research units (PRODIG, SEDET), and international consortia including French/Indonesian universities and NGOs like Planet Risk.