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From disaster risk construction to disaster risk reduction: exploring the agency of urban land-use planning in Chile
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This paper explores how the existing urban land-use regulatory framework and its associated planning practices in Chile have contributed to disaster risk construction in urban areas. It uses Actor Network Theory as an ...
Transformation of social capital during and after a disaster event: the cases Chañaral and Diego de Almagro, Atacama Region, Chile
(Springer, 2020)
This article analyzes the impact of socio-natural disasters on social capital at a local level, studying the cases of the communities of Chanaral and Diego de Almagro after the flooding and mudflow disasters of 2015. ...
Scientific controversy as a disaster risk factor: The 2007 seismic crisis in Patagonia, Chile
(Elsevier, 2020)
In 2007, a sequence of geophysical events occurred in Chilean Patagonia that manifested themselves in a series of earthquakes and a fjord tsunami, causing many months of disruption to the normal functioning of a region not ...
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 ...
Preventing mental health risks in volunteers in disaster contexts: The case of the Villarrica Volcano eruption, Chile
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019)
© 2018 Chile is a country that is constantly affected by natural disasters. In this article we present the results of a qualitative follow-up study with members of the Chilean Red Cross, who led the evacuation of the Pucón ...
Technocracy, disaster risk reduction and development: A critique of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030
(Departamento de Derecho Constitucional, 2020-08-20)
Este artículo es una crítica el Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres 2015-2030 (MSRRD), que la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas adoptó como el actual marco internacional de referencia no vinculante ...
Local perceptions of fires risk and policy implications in the hills of Valparaíso, Chile
(MDPI, 2020)
Climate change is increasing the occurrence of natural disasters worldwide, and more frequent and intense fires represent one of the most destructive expressions of this trend. Chile is highly vulnerable to climate change, ...
From multi-risk evaluation to resilience planning: The case of central Chilean coastal cities
(MDPI AG, 2019)
Multi-hazard evaluations are fundamental inputs for disaster risk management plans and the implementation of resilient urban environments, adapted to extreme natural events. Risk assessments from natural hazards have been ...
Community resilience in response to the 2010 tsunami in Chile: The survival of a small-scale fishing community
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019)
This paper examines the role of community resilience during the emergency response after the 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami. El Morro – a fishing community that managed to survive the tsunami in the Talcahuano region – ...