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Recent Evolution of Natural Hazard Management Policy in France, the Example of Serre-Chevalier (French Alps)

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  • Christophe Flez

    (UFR de Géographie et d’Aménagement Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Laboratoire de Géomorphologie et Gestion des Milieux Naturels)

  • Philippe Lahousse

    (UFR de Géographie et d’Aménagement Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Laboratoire de Géomorphologie et Gestion des Milieux Naturels)

Abstract

Since the 1960s, the development of the Serre-Chevalier winter and summer resort has led to a rapid extension of the urban fabric on the territory of the village of St-Chaffrey. On July 9, 1981, the new neighborhoods built on the alluvial fan of the Verdarel torrent were partly devastated by a channeled debris flow. This disaster prompted the civil authorities to set up an extensive fluvial regulation system, which rapidly contributed to recreating a climate of confidence and security favorable to continuing urban expansion. The combination of catastrophic floods in July 1995, and a new security-oriented national policy on natural hazards, nevertheless led to a return to precautionary measures. The St-Chaffrey town council has therefore been forced by the State to accept a building-free zone on the land-use plan. This measure is perceived as a real denial of the local efficacy of the flood and landslide risk management policy as carried out by the council of St-Chaffrey during the previous 20 years.

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  • Christophe Flez & Philippe Lahousse, 2004. "Recent Evolution of Natural Hazard Management Policy in France, the Example of Serre-Chevalier (French Alps)," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 34(3), pages 353-362, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:34:y:2004:i:3:d:10.1007_s00267-004-2777-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-2777-8
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