Mrs. Jocelyne ADJIZIAN GERARD
Lebanese School of Social Work
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Science
Professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 5309 jocelyne.gerard@usj.edu.lb
Professor – Saint-Joseph University of Beirut (Lebanon) Director of the Center for Research in the Environment-Eastern Mediterranean Space (CREEMO) Education: Doctorate in Geography from the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg I. Option: Hydro-Climatology. Title: The spatial variability of rainfall in the small Ringelbach watershed (Hautes-Vosges) - effect of topography weather types Academic activities: Since October 1999: Full-time Faculty Professor in the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of St. Joseph University of Beirut (USJ, Lebanon) Administrative activities 2023-2024: Member of the Ethics Committee of Saint-Joseph University of Beirut 2023-2024: Member of the Research Office 2022-2023: Coordinator of the Geography Department 2017-2022: Head of the Department of Geography at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of St. Joseph University. 2016-present: Coordinator of the scientific research commission at the human sciences campus 2019-present: Member of the steering committee of the Unit of Valorization, Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer (UVRITT, USJ) 2020-2022: Member of the steering committee (socio-life axis) of the GDRI O’life (IRD/CNRS/CNRS_L) 2016-2018: Member of the steering committee of the Chair of Education for Eco-citizenship and Sustainable Development (Fondation Diane, Lebanon) 2006-2012: Member of the board of directors of the International Association of Climatology (AIC) September 2004- 2008: Member of the board of the Doctoral School (FLSH-USJ) October 1999- September 2008: Head of the geography department (USJ) Research and valorization activities: Research project management 2020-2022: Head of a Franco-Lebanese CEDRE project on “Spatial analyses of prehistoric occupations and environmental contexts in Lebanon (ASPOPE-LIB)” (University of Rouen/USJ) 2018-2022: Head of a PCSI project funded by the AUF Modeling of human behavior in the event of a seismic crisis: obstacles to mobility (IsTerre laboratory, UMR Pacte (University of Grenoble)/USJ) 2018-2022: Head of the project on the “Exploratory approach to the spatial and temporal variability of the urban heat island in Beirut: remote sensing/modeling” funded by the Lebanese CNRS and the USJ Research Council (Icube (University of Strasbourg/USJ) 2013- 2017: Project leader Modeling urban pollution in Beirut in NO2 and VOCs, funded by the USJ Research Council (University of Strasbourg/.USJ) 2011- 2016: Scientific coordinator of the URA “Air Quality research Unit” associated with the CNRS 1997 -2017: Project leader Identification of environmental problems in the Nahr Beirut watershed funded by the USJ Research Council. Participation in research projects 2020-Present: Member of the ANR HIGH-PASM project - High-resolution Paleoclimate Archives & Societal vulnerability for the last Millennium in Cyprus (under the direction of the University of Rouen). October 2009- September 2015: Member of the panel of the French ANR project committee on Contribution to the assessment of seismic hazard in Lebanon and responsible for the task Study and analysis of urban vulnerability to seismic hazards in Beirut 2005-present: Evolution of the climate of the Middle East region, perception of climate change and adaptation Thesis supervision More than 30 theses defended (one of which obtained the 1st thesis prize awarded by the CNFG) Distinction 2018: Excellence Prize for Scientific Research in the Environment awarded by the Lebanese CNRS
Highest degree : PhD in Hydro-climatology - Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) - France
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro-climatology | Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) | France | 1994 |
| DEA -Géography | Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) | France | 1986 |
+ Expertise field
Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences
+ Publications and communications
• Urban Pollution, Urban Climate, Climate Change
BADARO SALIBA, N., ADJIZIAN GERARD, J., ZAAROUR, R., & NAJJAR, G. (2021). Lcz scheme for assessing urban heat island intensity in a complex urban area (Beirut, lebanon). Urban Climate, 37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100846
KARAM G., ADJIZIAN GERARD J., (2023) : Changement climatique et agriculture : Entre perception, réalité et pratiques dans la région semi-aride de la plaine de la Beqaa (Liban) , VertigO - la revue électronique en sciences de lenvironnement [En ligne], Volume 23 Numéro 2 | septembre 2023, mis en ligne le 04 septembre 2023, consulté le 18 décembre 2023. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/41649 DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/vertigo.41649
MOKALLED T., ADJIZIAN GERARD J., ABBOUD M., LIAUD C., NASREDDINE R., LE CALVE S (2021): An Assessment of Indoor Air Concentrations in the Maintenance Room at Beirut International Airport, Atmosphere 2021, 12(3), 400 https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12030400doi.org/10.3390/atmos12030400
MOKALLED T., LE CALVE S., BADARO SALIBA N., ABBOUD M ZAAROUR R., FARAH W., ADJIZIAN GERARD J. (2022): Atmospheric dispersion modelling of gaseous emissions from Beirut international airport activities. AIMS Environmental Science, 9(5): 553–572. DOI: 10.3934/environsci.2022033
MAHFOUD, C., & ADJIZIAN GERARD, J. (2021). Local adaptive capacity to climate change in mountainous agricultural areas in the eastern mediterranean (Lebanon). Climate Risk Management, 33, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100345
MAHFOUD, C., & ADJIZIAN GERARD, J. (2022): Mapping apple trees future land us potential as a mean of climate change adaptation in east-Mediterranean mountains –Mount Lebanon. J. mt. area res. 07, 1-13, https://doi.org/10.53874/jmar.v7i0.145
• Other
ADJIZIAN GERARD J., BUCCIANTI BARAKAT L., GERARD P.C., ZAAROUR R. (2021): Les activités de plein air d’hier à aujourd’hui au Liban. Plein air : Manuel réflexif et pratique , coll.21, Hermann éd., Paris, pp.549-563
Al-SHAAR M., GERAD, P.-C., FAOIUR G., AL-SHAAR W., ADJIZIAN GERARD J. (2024): Comprehensive Approach to Quantitative Risk Assessment of Rockfalls on Buildings Using 3D Model of Rockfall Runout. J 2024, 7, 183–203. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/j7020011
AL-SHAAR M., GERARD P.C., FAOUR G., AL-SHAAR W., ADJIZIAN GERARD J. (2023): Comparison of Earthquake Moisture Effects on Rockfall- Runouts Using 3DModels Orthorectified Aerial Photos. Geographies, 3, 110–129, https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies3010006
Al SHAAR, W., ADJIZIAN GERARD, J., NEHME, N., LAKISS, H., & BUCCIANTI BARAKAT, L. (2020): Application of modified cellular automata markov chain model: forecasting land use pattern in Lebanon. Model. Earth Syst. Environ., https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00971-y
Al‑SHAAR W., NEHME N., BONIN O., ADJIZIAN GERARD J., Al‑SHAAR M. (2022): Passengers receptivity of a new public transport mode: case of a BRT project in Lebanon. Computational Urban Science, 2:25, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43762-022-00053-y
CHAOUL, C., BADARO SALIBA, N., ZAAROUR, R., & ADJIZIAN GERARD, J. (2021) : Crises et conséquences de lextension de la tâche urbaine de Beyrouth sur les espaces verts (Liban) 1985-2016. InteraXXIons, 1, 167–179.
CHAOUL, C., ADJIZIAN GERARD, J., BADARO SALIBA, N., & ZAAROUR, R. (2019). La pression exercée par létalement urbain sur la faune et la flore de la région métropolitaine de Beyrouth. Revue forestière française, 71(4), 521–530.
ISKANDAR R., Al TFAILY B., CORNOU C., BARD P.Y.,, GUILLIER B., HARB J., LACROIX P., ADJIZIAN GERARD J., BECK E., DUGDALE J., SALAMEH C., SALIBA N., ZAAROUR R. (2023) : Estimating urban seismic damages debris from building-level simulations: application to the city of Beirut, Lebanon. Bull Earthquake Eng 21, 5949–5990 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01768-
KASSARGY, C., HAYKAL HARIRI, S., & ADJIZIAN GERARD, J. (2021). Le Liban entre mauvaise gouvernance et crises socioéconomiques et environnementales. InteraXXIons, 1, 195–210
Majdalani, Georgia & Koutsias, Nikos & Gerard, Jocelyne & Faour, Ghaleb & Mouillot, Florent. (2022). Burnt area trends in the Middle-East: evidence for the importance of recent conflicts. 10.14195/978-989-26-2298-9_154.
MAJDALANI G., KOUTSIAS N., FAOUR G., ADJIZIAN GERARD J., MOUILLOT F. (2022): Fire Regime Analysis in Lebanon (2001–2020): Combining Remote Sensing Data in a Scarcely Documented Area. Fire 2022, 5, 141. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire5050141
SAAD R., ADJIZIAN GERARD J., GERARD P. (2024): Impacts of local community perception and participation on environmental issues in integrated coastal zone management: A case study of Tyre. International . International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 11(4):1- DOI:10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V11I4P101
SAAD, R., ADJIZIAN GERARD, J., & GERARD, P. C. (2022). Detection of the shoreline changes using dsas technique and remote sensing: a case study of Tyre southern Lebanon. Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research, 10
SAAD R., KALLAS A., ADJIZIAN GÉRARD J., GÉRARD P. (2022): Importance of Beach Evaluation for Integrated Coastal Zone Management A Case Study of Tyre Southern Lebanon. Bull. Soc. R. Sci. Liege, 91(1), 59-83, DOI: 10.25518/0037-9565.10907
SLEIMAN R., ABI SAAB M.T., GERARD J.A., FAHED S., CHEHAHDE A., ELHAJJ A.K., JAMMOUL A., MANSOUR G., SELLAM M.H., TODOROVIC M. et al. (2022) : Lebanese Cannabis: Agronomic and Essential Oil Characteristics as Affected by Sowing Date and Irrigation Practice. Water 2022, 14, 3842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ w14233842