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Political ecology of disasters: vulnerability, socio-territorial exclusion and volcanic eruptions in Chilean Patagonia
(2015)
The studies of disasters from social sciences have been emerging in Chile because of the phenomena that have affected the country in recent years, such as volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, large storms, drought ...
Peligro vulnerabilidad y riesgos en Cuba
(2010)
La actividad humana, acompañada de un intenso desarrollo económico en los últimos decenios, ha originado grandes desastres ecológicos de origen técnico o ha alterado las características medioambientales de territorios. La ...
Natural disasters and territoriality: the case of the lafkenche de Saavedra
(PONTIFICA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE. INST GEOGRAFIA, 2018)
Proposta metodológica para estimativa de resíduos de desastres naturais: um estudo de caso
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritibaBrasilGraduação em Engenharia CivilUTFPR, 2016-11-25)
Natural disasters are fateful events that affect the population in various ways, causing damage. It is important that studies predict the consequences of such events and their associated waste in order to make post-disaster ...
Mining activity in Brazil and negligence in action
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-04-01)
The number of disasters involving tailings storage facilities has increased in Brazil. Only in the last six years, there have been six disasters involving this type of structure. Despite the vast socio-environmental impacts, ...
Resilience is not a one-step process: The importance to focus on the post-recovery phases at the Global South.
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)
In this chapter, resilience is not considered to be a one-step process, as many policy frameworks have been proposed. We presented some trends in resilience and post-recovery management theoretical frameworks. Also, we ...
Geospatial mapping of surgical systems for earthquake emergency planning in Guerrero, Mexico: an ecological study
(Elsevier, 2023)
Background: Accessibility to surgical services can impact earthquake preparedness and response. We aimed to estimate the population with timely access to surgical care in Guerrero, a Mexican state with high tectonic activity, ...
Using mental well-being impact assessment to understand factors influencing well-being after a disaster
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
The increased frequency and magnitude of natural disasters is producing a growing awareness of the need to incorporate mental well-being and resilience into policy and practice. The present research uses mental well-being ...
Participação ativa cidadã na gestão de riscos de desastres no estado do Paraná: uma análise de percepção à luz da campanha "Construindo Cidades Resilientes"
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCuritibaBrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Tecnologia e SociedadeUTFPR, 2019-06-07)
Disaster risks, which are essentially structured in the exposition and the vulnerabilities resulting from the global development model in combination with the threats derived from the nature and/or the human activities, ...