Working papers
Proximity to green spaces and polluting sites: an analysis of neighborhood income distribution in French urban areas (2025). Revise and resubmit - Urban Studies (CNU A).
Abstract: In a context where research on distributive justice is receiving increasing attention, this study examines the relationship between access to green space and proximity to environmental nuisances, on the distribution of neighborhood income in French urban areas. Using 200-meter grid data providing information on households’ income, along with the geolocation of green space and polluting sites, we apply a conditional quantile regression approach. Our results indicate that the presence of green space is correlated with the economic composition of neighborhoods, provided that the heterogeneity of different categories of green space is taken into account. Furthermore, we emphasize that, in a context of exposure, the presence of green space is correlated with the distribution of neighborhood income.
Logements sociaux et sites polluants : le cas de la France (2025). Revise and resubmit - Revue d'Economie Régionale et Urbaine (CNU B).
Résumé : Dans un contexte de surreprésentation de ménages défavorisés près de nuisances environnementales et de paupérisation des locataires du parc social, cette étude examine la possible contribution du parc social à ces phénomènes, un aspect encore inexploré. Nous poursuivons deux objectifs : d’une part, analyser la corrélation entre la proximité de zones géographiques à des installations polluantes et la présence de logements sociaux ; d’autre part, tester si la concentration de ces logements renforce cette proximité. Les résultats montrent que les zones comprenant des logements sociaux sont plus proches des sites polluants que celles qui en sont dépourvues, et que leur concentration accentue cette proximité.
Work in progress
"Coming to the nuisance": unraveling the link between exposure to hazardous sites and poverty (2025) with Jouf Chouaib.
Abstract: This study analyzes the mechanisms behind the overexposure of poor households to environmental nuisances, with particular emphasis on the sorting mechanism, namely the coming to the nuisance phenomenon. Using an exposure profile based on polluting sites, and taking into account spatial heterogeneity due to population density, we assess whether environmental degradation leads to a sorting process within the population of poor households. Our findings show that environmental degradation triggers sorting processes in urban and peri-urban areas, characterized by a higher growth rate of poor households in newly exposed areas. This pattern suggests the presence of a coming-to-the-nuisance phenomenon among poor households in these newly polluted areas.