| Titre | L'urbanisation d'une plaine inondable : le risque oublié ? La Salanque (Pyrénées-Orientales) face à la crue des 12 et 13 novembre 1999. / The urbanisation of a plain liable to flooding : a forgotten risk ? The Sallanque (Pyrénées-Orientales) | |
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| Auteur | Marc Calvet, Pierre Serrat | |
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Revue | Géocarrefour |
| Numéro | volume 75, no 3, 2000 Sur la séquence orageuse de novembre 1999 | |
| Page | 209-220 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Lying at the foot of the Pyrenees and bordering the Mediterranean, the Salanque plain has experienced a high level of urbanization since 1975. This is due to important migratory movements. The expansion of urban areas has been accompagned by major hydraulic works such as a dam to limit floodin and dykes to canalize the river Agly until it reaches the sea. However, such constructions where designed only for floods of average importance and the major flooding of the Agly on the 12 and 13 november 1999 showed their limits. The river overflowed in numerous places, while at Saint-Laurent-de-la- Salanque, the dyke was breached, leading to the rapid evacuation in the middle of the night of numerous inhabitants. This event, together with testimonies from the past, show quite clearly that along the coastal plains of the Mediterranean, the destructive force of floods will never be brought entirely under control. Greater account needs to be taken of the physical environment in regional development strategies. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geoca_1627-4873_2000_num_75_3_2468 |
