Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs): French Land Use Restrictions for Hazard Zones

A spatial dataset from the French Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, last updated in September 2020. It contains Risk Prevention Plans (RPPs), the State's key instrument for controlling development in areas exposed to natural hazards. The data is informative, with paper documents held by the prefecture considered the authentic version.

Use Cases

• Mapping areas prohibited for construction (red zones) based on the RPP regulations described.
• Analyzing development requirements for projects in conditional (blue) zones based on the plan's stipulations.
• Assessing the scope of exposure to natural risks for regional planning purposes.
• Identifying areas not directly exposed to risks but still subject to prohibitions or requirements as defined in the RPP.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the authoritative French geological survey (BRGM).
• The dataset is structured into specific spatial datasets for exposure scope and restricted areas.
• The description clearly defines the regulatory framework (red zones, blue zones).

Limitations

• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2020-09-07 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Freshness

2020-09-07 00:00:00

Geography

France