Aquitaine Bergerac Infrastructure Flood Risk Issues for EU Directive

European Directive 2007/60/EC requires flood risk management plans to reduce negative consequences on health, environment, heritage, and economic activity. This dataset from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières maps infrastructure challenges in Bergerac, Aquitaine, where flooding may complicate crisis management. It was last updated on March 29, 2019, and aims to homogenize knowledge of flood exposure for developing management plans.

Use Cases

• Assessing flood vulnerability of linear infrastructure based on reported challenges
• Developing crisis management strategies based on infrastructure issues that may aggravate flooding
• Creating flood risk maps for the Bergerac area based on homogenized exposure data
• Reporting on flood risk management plans for the European Flood Directive

Strengths

• Produced for a specific legal reporting requirement under European Directive 2007/60/EC
• Focuses on a defined geographic area (Bergerac, Aquitaine) and a specific risk factor (linear infrastructure)
• Aims to homogenize and objectify knowledge of flood exposure for standardized planning

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Produced for reporting purposes for the European Flood Directive.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-29 00:00:00

Geography

Bergerac, Aquitaine, France