<p>In mountainous areas, rockfalls represent a major threat to human safety, public infrastructures and economic assets. Accurate mapping and qualification of risk areas are required so that public authorities can make secure and efficient decisions regarding ...

In France, Risk Prevention Plans (PPR) are standard documents that determine risk areas and building authorisations for ten-year periods. This paper is about the PPR revision of the town of Veyrier-du-Lac (France), where is implemented a new methodology based ...

Purpose of the commentaryThe Commentary has been prepared to:• Provide background notes to explain the reasons for adopting theprovisions of the guideline.• Elaborate on some parts of the guideline• Provide references for additional reading.The commentary ...