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Determination of a risk typology in function of urban planning in Centro Havana municipality (Cuba)
Determinación de una tipología de riesgos en función del ordenamiento territorial del municipio de Centro Habana
Autor
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Celada
Luisa Iñiguez Rojas
Institución
Resumen
This article shows a typology of risks for the municipality of Centro Habana, located in the North and central part of the province of Havana. The article itself will be a valuable tool for the decision makers allowing them to identify the most needed and affected and in-need areas.The hazards affecting the municipality were defined linking them with the structural vulnerability of its built heritage (the homes structure), showing this way the main hazards caused by the sea flooding in the north coast, the hazards caused by the rain flooding in the south of this geographic space, and the hazard of structural collapse in these areas RESUMENEste artículo determina una tipología de riesgos para el municipio deCentro Habana, ubicado en la parte norte central de la provincia LaHabana, la misma puede ser una herramienta para los decisores y planificadores,al permitir identificar zonas prioritarias de intervención.Se definen los peligros que afectan a este territorio, vinculándoloscon la vulnerabilidad estructural de su patrimonio construido, estableciendoque los peligros principales son las inundaciones marinasen el litoral norte, las inundaciones pluviales al sur y el peligro dederrumbe de los inmuebles en todo el espacio estudiado.ABSTRACTThis article shows a typology of risks for the municipality of Centro Habana,located in the North and central part of the province of Havana. The articleitself will be a valuable tool for the decision makers allowing them to identifythe most needed and affected and in-need areas.The hazards affecting the municipality were defined linking them with thestructural vulnerability of its built heritage (the homes structure), showingthis way the main hazards caused by the sea flooding in the north coast, thehazards caused by the rain flooding in the south of this geographic space,and the hazard of structural collapse in these areas.