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Disaster risk construction in the progressive consolidation of informal settlements: Iquique and Puerto Montt (Chile) case studies
(Elsevier, 2015)
The relationship between informality and vulnerability, common in Latin American communities, is analyzed using data from two medium-sized cities in the Chilean urban system as case studies: Iquique, located in the northern ...
Urban heat islands and vulnerable populations in a mid-size coastal city in an srid environment
(MDPI, 2021)
Arica is a coastal city located in northern Chile, in the Atacama Desert. The behavior of surface temperatures in the city between 1985 and 2019 was studied using Landsat satellite images, leading to the identification of ...
Climate change and its effects on urban spaces in Chile: A summary of research carried out in the period 2000-2012
(CENTRO CIENCIAS ATMOSFERA UNAM, 2013)
Clima urbano, risco climático e vulnerabilidade socioespacial mediados pela produção do espaço urbano em cidades paulistas (São Carlos, Marília e Presidente Prudente)
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2019-04-10)
A pesquisa pautou-se em uma abordagem geográfica associada ao clima urbano, baseado no Sistema do Clima Urbano (S.C.U.) e na produção do espaço geográfico, subsidiados pela perspectiva analítica da Geografia do Clima. ...
27-f earthquake and tsunami reconstruction process in Chile: An approach to urban vulnerability in the reconstruction master plan of Duao, Iloca and la Pesca
(Public Administration and Public Services Academy of Economic Studies, 2015)
© 2015, Public Administration and Public Services Academy of Economic Studies. All right reserved.In Chile, the 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on February 27th 2010, made noticeable the necessity ...
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of the Yungay's Historic Urban Center in Santiago, Chile
(2022)
In this paper, a modified empirical large-territorial-scale procedure to assess the seismic vulnerability of aggregate buildings in urban areas located within a highly seismic context is proposed. The methodology is applied ...
Urban vulnerability and the contribution of socio-environmental fragmentation: Theoretical and methodological pathways
(2017)
As ongoing parallel processes, urbanization and climate change call for overarching context-specific responses that tackle the complex challenges involved and include a comprehensive data base to identify the most pressing ...
Detailed analysis of urban environmental aspects in an urban life quality model
(Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, 2012-05)
The problems in both urban and environment are those that originate from the increase of urban growth and are the result of the deterioration of environmental conditions. As a place of population growth, commercial and ...
Monte Carlo simulation for prediction of worsening conditions of type-2 diabetes patients at peri-urban zones of lima city
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016-10)
From a sample of 1K type-2 diabetes cases, using Monte Carlo simulation and real data, we have estimated that a 2.5% might be potential candidates in being in the highest levels of progress of type-2 diabetes as manifested ...
Multi-vulnerability analysis for seismic risk management in historic city centres: an application to the historic city centre of La Serena, Chile
(2023)
A comprehensive understanding of the elements at risk, through the identification of the main hazards, level of exposure and different dimensions of the vulnerability of the communities, is an essential step toward the ...