Risk Prevention Plans: Regulated Zoning for Floods in Hyères-les-Palmiers

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES provides a geospatial dataset of regulated zoning from an early Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) for the municipality of Hyères-les-Palmiers in Var, France. The data relates to flood prevention for the Gapeau River and its tributaries, with certain provisions made enforceable in 2016. The dataset was last updated on March 20, 2020.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood hazard zones based on the regulated zoning provisions.
• Analyzing land-use restrictions for development planning in areas identified at risk.
• Studying the evolution of environmental risk policy implementation in a specific municipality.

Strengths

• Dataset originates from a national geological research organization (BRGM).
• Specific legal and procedural history of the plan is documented in the description.
• Covers a defined geographic area (municipality of Hyères-les-Palmiers).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2020-03-20 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Time Range

Plan prescribed in 2014, with provisions enforceable from 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-03-20 00:00:00

Geography

Municipality of Hyères-les-Palmiers (Var, France), focusing on the Gapeau River and its tributaries.