Flood Risk Assets and Vulnerabilities for the Charente River in Gonds, France

Gonds commune in Charente-Maritime, France, contains data on assets and individuals considered at risk from flooding for the development of a Risk Prevention Plan (PPR). The dataset was created by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and represents a snapshot of exposed elements as of the plan's development, last updated on September 17, 2021. It includes people, property, activities, and environmental heritage elements assessed for their vulnerability to flooding hazards.

Use Cases

• Mapping flood exposure zones based on identified assets and individuals.
• Assessing community vulnerability to river flooding based on the described stakes.
• Informing land-use planning decisions using the land cover knowledge base developed for the PPR.
• Historical analysis of flood risk considerations at the time of the PPR's development.

Strengths

• Dataset provides a specific geographic focus on the commune of Gonds in Charente-Maritime.
• Explicitly defines its scope as covering people, property, activities, and cultural/environmental heritage.
• Source organization (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières) is a recognized geological survey.

Limitations

• Data is described as a 'figible and non-exhaustive' photograph and is not updated after PPR approval.
• Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Likely gathered for the development of a Risk Prevention Plan (PPR) for flooding.

Time Range

Snapshot from the time of the PPR study development.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-09-17 00:00:00

Geography

Commune of Gonds, Charente-Maritime, France, focusing on the Charente River.