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Coastal flood hazard mappingEncyclopedia of Coastal Science
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Hazard, vulnerability and coastal erosion risk assessment in Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(Springer, 2016-10)
This contribution determines the coastal erosion risk of Necochea and Quequén cities, Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires Province (Argentina). Both risk components, hazard and vulnerability, were assessed by the construction ...
A climate change vulnerability index and case study in a Brazilian Coastal City
(2016-08-18)
Coastal areas are highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly to sea-level rise and extreme rainfall events, resulting in increased social and environmental vulnerabilities. In this context, the need ...
Integrated analysis of natural hazards in the coastal semiarid environment of Chile. La Serena, Coquimbo
(Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, 2015)
We identify the landscape units most prone to natural hazards that frequently strike the Coquimbo bay. The research was based on geomorphological processes and soil infiltration capacity. Also, some proxies realized by ...
Household preparedness for multi-natural hazards in coastal communities
(Elsevier Ltd, 2024)
Natural hazards have generated significant human and economic losses throughout history. This issue concerns the Pacific Ring of Fire (PRF) coastal cities. Chile is located on the PRF and is one of the countries with the ...
Natural Hazards in Patrimonial Geosites on the Southern Coast of Atacama
(PONTIFICA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, INST GEOGRAFIA, 2010)
The southern coast of Atacama Desert, between the city of Chanaral (26 degrees 20' S) and the Copiapo River, (27 degrees 19' S), presents a great diversity of shapes, types of rocks and fossil deposits. Some of the most ...
Flood risk from geophysical and hydroclimatic hazards: an essential integration for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in the coastal zone
(2022)
Coastal zones worldwide have been subjected to increasingly high anthropic pressures over the last 50 years. The rapid urban growth rate together with the acceleration of Climate Change are boosting negative impacts on a ...