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English translation: differentiated management


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French term or phrase:gestion différenciée
English translation:differentiated management
Entered by: Marian Vieyra
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10:48 Aug 22, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
French term or phrase: gestion différenciée
From a text on promoting urban wildlife by reducing "les traitements phytosanitaires et en adoptant une gestion différenciée de certains parcs".
Steven Durose
France
Local time: 23:37
differentiated management
Explanation:
The above is widely used, or perhaps you could try using "by adopting a different management approach" in plainer English.
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Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:37
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2differentiated management
Marian Vieyra
4differential management/maintenancexxxBourth
4ecological management
Sheila Wilson
4preferential management
Timothy Rake
3 +1sustainable managementclain
Summary of reference entries provided
liz askew

Discussion entries: 6





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
differentiated management


Explanation:
The above is widely used, or perhaps you could try using "by adopting a different management approach" in plainer English.


    Reference: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/programmes/cost8/case/greenbl...
    Reference: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/programmes/cost8/case/greenbl...
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:37
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sheila Wilson: I can't disagree, as it's clearly used, but I can't help feeling that it somehow isn't "right" in English
22 mins

neutral  chris collister: The links appear to have been translated from French, so I wouldn't put too much store by them.//Even Welsh universities have been known to use translations...
1 hr
  -> the links above are from Cardiff Uni. The other link is from a multilingual site whose source language could be either French or English (or something else).

agree  liz askew
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Liz

neutral  philgoddard: I'm not disagreeing, but if you did go for this option, 'differential' is shorter.
3 hrs
  -> Yes, differential gets a few ghits, too, though it sounds odd too!

agree  gallagy2: "differentiated ecological management" is fine by me. www.petus.eu.com/left.php?sct=5&sbsct=1&pageid=33... - Cached
13 hrs
  -> I think we're geting there...
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sustainable management


Explanation:
If you read the definition of ''gestion différenciée'':

Définition générale :

« La Gestion Différenciée fait évoluer le modèle horticole standard en intégrant à la gestion des espaces verts un souci écologique. Elle permet de gérer au mieux le patrimoine vert d’une ville avec des objectifs précis et en tenant compte des moyens humains. Elle crée de nouveaux types d’espaces plus libres correspondant à une utilisation contemporaine aux fonctions plus variées".

La vision plus technique :

« Dans l’optique de la Gestion Différenciée, le concepteur paysagiste crée un espace adapté à son milieu (sol, climat, environnement urbain...).

Il limite l’entretien et les traitements phytosanitaires, favorise le développement d’une diversité faunistique et floristique, tout en respectant le cahier des charges".

http://www.gestiondifferenciee.org/spip.php?article14

it seems to correspond to ''sustainable management'':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_management

Or ''sustainable landscape management''.

clain
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19

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agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
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preferential management


Explanation:
"differentiated" in what way? What I read into this (and I'm not positive I'm right) is more than just different, but different BECAUSE preferential treatment is given to certain parks. That's what makes it different. It's a kind of "discriminating" management (i.e., "preferential") and not just different. See link below


    Reference: http://btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=f...
Timothy Rake
Local time: 14:37
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ecological management


Explanation:
I believe this is the term most often used.

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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/paris-promotes-natur...

This certification group has a bilingual site:
http://www.ecocert.com/gestion-ecologique-des-territoires
http://www.ecocert.com/en/ecological-management-territories





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A little background to the source term and how it comes to be used in English:
From Rennes to Strasbourg and from Lille to Marseille France), green space managers have all become converts to ‘differentiated management’. “This expression means that management varies from one site to another within the same city, and also that, overall, management is more ecological,” explains Gaëlle Aggéri, head of the Paysage, espaces verts Unit at the French Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale (CNFPT), and author of a PhD thesis on the history of differentiated management.
"The term first appeared in 1993, at a conference organized by the city of Rennes, which was a pioneer in the subject, together with Paris, Orléans and Northern European cities, which were at the forefront of ecosystem management of urban green spaces. Until then, most green spaces were managed in the same intensive, ‘horticultural’ way, which was very interventionist and chemical-intensive. However, the environmental impact of these practices was beginning to worry both the scientific community and landscape architects. On top of that, town councils wanted to cut down on the costs of upkeep. Specifically, differentiated management consists, for instance, in promoting the use of a range of local plants that are adapted to the soil and climate, in making use of wild flowers by leaving certain spaces in a ‘natural’ state, and so on," Aggéri explains. The city of Montpellier (in the South of France), for example, has created ‘dry gardens’ planted with drought-resistant species, which means that there is no need for watering. The use of pesticides and fertilizers is also being questioned. In Versailles and Strasbourg (France), the goal of ‘zero pesticides’ has been attained, and municipal gardeners weed either by hand or with a thermal device. Although there are no common standards for the moment, there is huge enthusiasm for this novel method of management. “Three quarters of the 931 annual courses on green space management provided by CNFPT concern differentiated management,” Aggéri says.
http://www.cnrs.fr/cw/dossiers/dosbioville_E/contenu/alterna...

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There's a whole site dedicated to "gestion différenciée" that Clain has already linked to:
http://gestiondifferenciee.org/
I'm coming round to the view that "biodiversity management" may be the closest term for all-round use, although, as others have said, specific references to the French term may need different translations.

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@ Asker
You're right, that might just be the best match.

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 22:37
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sheila, I'm coming round to "biodiversity management" too (rather than ecological management, which is broader in meaning to me). It's an interesting debate because everyone has chipped in an element of what it could mean: maybe "integrated biodiversity management" to include the ideas of raisonnée, biodiversité, gestion and durable.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Marian Vieyra: I think it means much more than just the ecological. http://www.euroscapes-eu.org/en/Partnership/france.html
19 mins
  -> There may be a term that goes beyond "just the ecological", but I'm not sure this term is sufficiently wrong to deserve a "disagree"

neutral  liz askew: it also means not applying the same management process to all green spaces
2 hrs
  -> True, Liz, but I don't know if that needs to be specified - what's ecological for a wood wouldn't be so for a lake

agree  philgoddard: I think this is a specifically French concept and you need to find an approximation. I actually prefer Clain's translation, but you were first with the idea.
3 hrs
  -> Well thanks for the "agree" anyway, Phil! What do you think of "biodiversity management" as per my note above?
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49 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
differential management/maintenance


Explanation:
I've just spent a large part of the morning researching this for my own purposes and I beg to differ regarding the chosen answer.

"Differentiated management" might be "widely used", but only, from what I can see, in texts closely related to the French. The ref. in the chosen answer - "Cardiff" features predominantly - does indeed use the expression .... in a paper presented by French speakers from Rennes (where, incidentally, it is claimed the notion of gestion différenciée was first proposed, in 1993).

What I have found is that "differential maintenance/management" is used in real-English.

linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1146609X08001744
There is therefore a need for developing strategies for DIFFERENTIAL MANAGEMENT OF PATH AND ROAD VERGES combining the preservation of target species and the ...

www.irsa-world.org/prior/XI/papers/25-1.pdf
DIFFERENTIAL MANAGEMENT OF SPACES TO BE "LANDSCAPED". ... tech” material for pruning as verge cutter, a fruit grower (and also a specialist of tree pruning)

Hedgerows (Broad Habitat)
Trend – in decline generally but local initiatives for replanting, for example in Derby City. Greatest threat from lack of management, DIFFERENTIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIRED FOR HEDGES next to roads, footpaths, bridleways etc. Hedgerow incentive schemes but also protection for best examples under the Hedgerow Regulations Act.
http://www.derby.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A454B9EA-FE35-4FBA-AA66...

www.richmondshire.gov.uk/PDF/Final BAP.pdf
Linear habitats such as road verges, railway embankments, ...... DIFFERENTIAL MANAGEMENT OF ARABLE MARGINS to include some tussocks and some tall herbage. ...

ETESIA's commitment is taking concrete form with its new green engines and also through the versatility of the range, making it possible to apply several mowing techniques and thus enabling DIFFERENTIAL MANAGEMENT.
http://www.etesia.com/en/bio-concept.html?PHPSESSID=7f92f1ad...

• Fundamental review of open space maintenance, management and future development including DIFFERENTIAL MAINTENANCE, wildlife habitats and transfer of space to the community.
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/your-council/budget-and-annual-r...

As stated in the 1999 Plan, the adoption of DIFFERENTIAL MAINTENANCE REGIMES will help to reduce costs, achieve greater efficiencies and achieve better environmental outcomes. Council has begun planning and coordinating their approach to maintaining the open space of the City
[ ... ]
Explore the opportunities to implement DIFFERENTIAL MAINTENANCE regimes in order to:
• review existing maintenance
• minimise costs
• prioritise maintenance operations
• achieve better environmental outcomes
Operations to address might include:
• DIFFERENTIAL MOWING HEIGHTS
• increased areas of bushland regeneration
• planting low native shrubs/grasses with conservation value
• planting low water demand species
• using recycled greenwaste
http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/upload/veuib73732/FINALU...

If we take roadside verges as an example, what it means is that you don't mow the entire area to the same height every time. With every mow you might cut a 1-metre strip along the road edge short, the next metre longer, and leave the third metre in its natural state.
Or you might mow to that regime at one time of year and do something different at another.

At some point - every few years, say, you'll have to cut the area of long grass severely to get rid of saplings etc.

In a park it might mean regularly manicuring some areas for leisure activities, etc., leaving other areas more "wild" and cutting them back once a year, say.

Re. leaves, it might mean raking them up in some areas and letting them lie on the ground in others.

Basically it's the opposite of the "one size fits all" approach, something that, with mechanization, has been made so easy if not inescapable without a deliberate effort to be match horses to courses, to exercise difference .

xxxBourth
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Reference information:
Gestion collective : lexique
www.econetwork.eu/pages/en/glossary.htmlDifferentiated maintenance = Differentiated management. Method for maintaining public or private green spaces designed to maintain, or even increase the ...
Sars et Rosières (fr) - Gestion collective : dans nos parcs...
www.econetwork.eu/pages/en/our-parks/sars-et-rosieres.htmlO... March 12th, 2009, around a friendly breakfast, business managers ... This document promotes the differentiated management by the green spaces and ...
[DOC] Green urban space
ec.europa.eu/.../europeangreencapital/.../EGC-application-2012-2013_Nant...File Format: Microsoft Word - Quick View
For example, for the City of Nantes, differentiated environmental-management is applied to all green space. This makes it possible to optimise maintenance ...

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[PDF] Green Paper on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/0962_JNCCresponse.pdfFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
Conservation Committee) to your consultation Green Paper on the reform of the Common ...... A differentiated management for small-scale coastal fisheries regime is ..... developments can and will compete with fisheries for space at sea. ...

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targeted management?

[PPT] Slide 1 - Green Infrastructure North West
www.greeninfrastructurenw.co.uk/.../GI_workshop_Liverpool_3... Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTML
Its design and management should also respect and enhance the character and .... Accessible natural green spaces – variation of Natural England model ..... Targeted management of railway lines could provide significant benefits ...

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[PDF]
Nantes European Green Capital
ec.europa.eu/.../europeangreencapital/wp.../04/nantespresentationpart1.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
-Differentiated environmental management of urban green spaces allowed a reduction of 85% pesticides consumption in 6 years. Biodiversity and the city ...

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Euro speak:)

liz askew
United Kingdom
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