Gabriel Salerno

Gabriel Salerno serves as Doctoral Assistant to Professor Dominique Bourg at the University of Lausanne's Faculty of Geosciences and Environment. His academic credentials include a Master of Science in Environmental Geosciences from the University of Lausanne, complemented by practical experience at the United Nations Environment Programme's "Adaptation to Climate Change" unit in Nairobi. His research within the IGD's environmental humanities group focuses on catastrophist discourses and the philosophy of history, particularly examining Western conceptions of civilizational collapse. Through his Coursera course "L'effondrement des civilisations," he explores historical patterns of societal collapse and their modern implications. His publications include significant contributions to the "Dictionary of Ecological Thought" (2015) and various reviews in Futuribles examining environmental consciousness, geo-constructivism, and collapsology. His work combines historical analysis with contemporary environmental concerns, particularly focusing on resource depletion and sustainability scenarios, as evidenced by his co-authored work with Dominique Bourg on sustainability scenarios.