Espaço Urbano: Relação com os Acidentes e Desastres Naturais no Brasil

Authors

  • Luís Eduardo de Souza Robaina UFSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X9841

Abstract

In this work present a reflection of as the spacial configuration inurban area, manifestation of specific social and historical processes, is closelyon the occurrence of natural disasters and risk areas in Brazil. The unplannedgrowth of the cities, controlled mainly by private and speculative interests,is considered as a condition of disasters. The reduction of land supplies insafe areas and its consequent valuation, provokes the accumulate of morevulnerable population in risk areas. A disaster states the materialization ofthe social vulnerability, that is, the increase of the disasters is connected closely with the increasing process of subdevelopment and to keep outsocial and economic population. Therefore, the definition of the risk areasin Brazil must be to look at as resulted of the interface of a kept out ofsociety population and a degradad physical environment.

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Published

2008-12-15

How to Cite

de Souza Robaina, L. E. (2008). Espaço Urbano: Relação com os Acidentes e Desastres Naturais no Brasil. Ciência E Natura, 30(2), 93–105. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X9841