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População urbana exposta aos riscos de deslizamentos, inundações e enxurradas no Brasil

open access: yesSociedade & Natureza, 2019
O conhecimento sobre a população urbana expostos ao risco de desastres é imprescindível para o planejamento de ações de prevenção e resposta. O objetivo do presente trabalho é analisar as condições de exposição de grupos populacionais  em áreas de risco ...
Silvia Midori Saito   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disaster Schooling Experiences and Emergent Crises: Lessons From Puerto Rico

open access: yesAnthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the disaster schooling experiences of Puerto Rican educators, families, and students across multiple crises following Hurricane Maria. Drawing on 11 months of ethnographic research, we analyze how schooling unfolded across disasters and how long‐standing vulnerabilities and structural inequalities shaped responses. Findings
Melissa Colón   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indicadores de vulnerabilidade: no contexto da habitação precária em área de encosta sujeita a deslizamento [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2011A temática envolvendo os conceitos de ameaça, risco, vulnerabilidade e desastres naturais vem ...
Dutra, Rita de Cássia
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Submarine Flank Collapses at Tagoro Volcano: Insights From Bathymetric Surveys and 3D Multiphase Simulations

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Volcanic islands are prone to flank instabilities that can generate tsunamis even when mobilized volumes are moderate. This study investigates submarine collapses during the 2011–2012 eruption south of El Hierro, which built the Tagoro submarine volcano.
E. P. Montellà   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

LA GESTIÓN DE RIESGO DE DESASTRES EN UNA SEDE UNIVERSITARIA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
El propósito de esta investigación de un diseño cuantitativo - no experimental con un nivel exploratorio – descriptivo es la de determinar el nivel de la Gestión de Riesgos físicos y antrópicos de la Universidad Jasy (nombre ficticio de una Universidad ...
SILVERO, MIRTHA ALFONSO DE
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Risk assessment using IEUBK model for the Naica mine tailings

open access: yesEnvironmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, Volume 45, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
Abstract Mexico has a long history of mineral extraction, during which limited environmental regulations allowed the accumulation of toxic waste near communities, primarily in rural or undeveloped areas. Some of these toxic substances, such as lead, pose significant risks to vulnerable populations, particularly children aged 0 to 7 years.
A. Contreras‐Guardiola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lineamientos técnicos del proceso de prevención del riesgo de desastres [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
El proceso de prevención del riesgo de desastres, recoge la información generada en el proceso de estimación del riesgo de desastres, proceso en el que se identifican actividades y acciones cuyo objetivo sean el prevenir la generación de nuevos riesgos,
Perú. Centro Nacional de Estimación, Prevención y Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres
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La gestión del riesgo de desastres en Caldas. Marco legal y consideraciones sociológicas

open access: yes, 2022
Ilustraciones, fotografíasSpa: El presente trabajo es un informe de pasantía institucional en el cual se aportan ideas específicas y generales del tratamiento histórico del riesgo de desastres en el país y el departamento.
Quintero Dávila, Jaime Alberto
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Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2281-2294, July 2026.
Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Variability of Precipitating Systems in Four Radar Domains of Northeast Brazil

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, Volume 46, Issue 6, May 2026.
This study analyzes the climatology and evaluates how the physical aspects of precipitating systems are influenced by the dry and wet seasons in Northeast Brazil, highlighting seasonal variations in the frequency, size, intensity, and duration of these systems in the regions of Natal, Maceió, Petrolina, and Salvador.
Amanda Carolina da Silva Queiroz   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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