French: aire de retournementEnglish translation: turning area 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | aire de retournement | | English translation: | turning area | | Entered by: | Mools |
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / urban risk management | | French term or phrase: aire de retournement | In the context of urban risk management
"Lorsqu'une zone est léegèrement exposée, la ville de XX choisit de délivrer des permis de construire, à condition que ces nouvelles constructions s'accompagnent d'ouvrages qui limitent l'exposition des risques ou en facilitent leur gestion (construction de bassins de rétention, installation d'une aire de retournement...)." |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseTony M: 10:30am Mar 30, 2005: Can you explain what these risks are? It sounds like flooding, but is this 'aire...' related to flooding too, or is it some other risk (like traffic congestion?) -
Pamela Hewitt (asker): 2:02pm Mar 30, 2005: the risks in question for this particular town are flooding, earth movements, forest fires in the surrounding area and technological risks.
Connor: 2:32pm Mar 30, 2005: could it be 'aire de détournement' - that would fit... -
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| | turning area | Explanation:
Traffic management to prevent bottlenecks in the system and ensure smooth flow of traffic, etc.
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Note added at 29 mins (2005-03-30 10:16:45 GMT)
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Sometimes called \"turning circle\" - but usually only when at the end of a bus route, etc.
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Note added at 4 hrs 29 mins (2005-03-30 14:16:44 GMT)
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Hmm, I realise the turning area doesn\'t necessarily go hand in hand with flooding per se, but could be related to the \"facilitent leur gestion\" idea:
eg. facility required for works access, trucks, emergency services, etc. |
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| turning area
Explanation:
Traffic management to prevent bottlenecks in the system and ensure smooth flow of traffic, etc.
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Note added at 29 mins (2005-03-30 10:16:45 GMT)
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Sometimes called \"turning circle\" - but usually only when at the end of a bus route, etc.
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Note added at 4 hrs 29 mins (2005-03-30 14:16:44 GMT)
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Hmm, I realise the turning area doesn\'t necessarily go hand in hand with flooding per se, but could be related to the \"facilitent leur gestion\" idea:
eg. facility required for works access, trucks, emergency services, etc.
Reference: http://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/hlpdownloads/TI270203-08.htm
Reference: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/servlet/Qs?IDC=cetm/maps/details...
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks very much for confirming what I thought - I am awarding you the points because you answered first but I would like to thank Alex for his comprehensive explanations |
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Explanation:
It has to be a vehicle parking/turning area, though the logic of reasoning might be manifold.
Firstly, they might grant building permits on condition that no buildings are put on low-lying flood-prone areas, i.e. buildings are laid out such that these areas are occupied by roads, parking, etc. That's the "preventive" element.
Speaking cure, it might be that the hard-surfaced area is used to build a temporary water storage area. This has become big in France in recent years. Using coarse gravel or custom-made concrete elements as road/carpark/etc. foundation materials provides voids which can be occupied by water. Water feeds into these voids through special porous asphalt surfacing or through special drainage systems, and drains out through controlled apertures. By thus buffering water drainage, the systems allow drains and sewers to sized to more modest dimensions than if they were expected to handle the total discharge resulting from extreme rainfall events, with subsequent cost savings.
By buffering water beneath carparks, etc., the risk of flooding of adjacent buildings is reduced (without overengineering drains).
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